Board schedules Sept. 2 public hearing for CIB Custom Homes buffer variances

Tom Schomburg, project manager at SCC and Associates, presented a preliminary variance request on behalf of CIB Custom Homes for work within a wetland buffer and said the property contains about 1.68 acres. "The existing parcel contains 73,339 square feet, about 1.68 acres," Schomburg told the board as he described the proposal for an addition and a detached barn within the 50‑foot wetland buffer. He said the project would avoid filling or altering wetlands and proposed erosion controls.

Board members pressed for additional clarifications — including driveway access, labels showing the required 65‑foot sight distance from the center of the road, confirmation whether the road is a state road (requiring a DOT permit), and whether the barn might house animals (which would trigger manure‑storage and well‑radius concerns). After the preliminary review the board moved the application to a public hearing scheduled for September 2 and asked the applicant to correct legend errors and add labels requested by the board and the road agent.