Plan for 34 single-family homes in Dover in early stages: What we know
DOVER — Pending city approval, Long Hill Road could become the site of a major single-family home subdivision with close to three dozen lots.
A total of 34 detached single-family lots are proposed. The application to the city's Technical Review Committee was filed by the 42 Long Hill Road property owner, Diamond Capital LLC, which is Portsmouth-based and has two principals, Michael Savage and Sarah Lauren Lederman, according to state records.
The proposal named Long Hill Place would have lots ranging from 7,350 square feet to 28,669 square feet, according to project records.
The 11.1-acre property has an existing house with outbuildings serviced by a private septic system and well. All existing structures would be demolished, if the project is approved.
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The application discloses very little information about the single-family homes that would be built on the site if the subdivision proposal is ultimately approved. The only note the applicant makes is six of the lots were purchased through the city’s Transfer of Development rights program, four of which would be deed-restricted for houses approximately 1,400 square feet in size.
The Transfer of Development rights request was granted by the city in March.
“The proposed house lots along Long Hill Road and along the newly constructed 50-foot right-of-way (Naples Way) will connect to existing city water located within the Long Hill Road right of way and septic service, approximately 715 feet away at the intersection of Long Hill Road and Old Rochester Road,” the proposal states. “Electric service will be provided by the existing power poles owned by Eversource also located in the Long Hill Road right-of-way.”
The project would include designing a 50-foot-wide right-of-way for the construction of a 24-foot-wide, 1,600-foot-long paved roadway, site landscaping, installing underground utilities and a wet pond with a stormwater mitigation and management system, and site grading. This work is estimated to cost $900,000, according to the plan.
The proposed roadway has not been named yet by the applicant, which is seeking a waiver from the city to not create sidewalks along the proposed new road.
“There are no sidewalks along Long Hill Road. Likewise, we are seeking relief from sidewalks along the proposed public road off Long Hill Road. Having no sidewalks would maintain a similar feel as other properties in this area without sidewalks. It is our opinion that this location does not fall within the urban core. Therefore, granting this waiver is in general conformance and intent of the subdivision regulations,” the applicant argues in the proposal.
The Technical Review Committee will have its first review of the proposal Thursday, Jan. 4 at 10:30 a.m. in City Hall.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Dover NH plan calls for 34 single-family homes on Long Hill Road
