Planning board signs decades-old subdivision mylar for 161 Bayside Road; registry submission to be attempted

The Greenland Planning Board reviewed a 1979 subdivision mylar for 161 Bayside Road and agreed to sign and attempt to record it at the registry of deeds, with a written stipulation that the natural waterway on the property be preserved.

Planning staff explained the mylar was prepared and approved in 1979 but never recorded. The town attorney had advised the board that it could attempt to sign and record the mylar; if the registry declines because the plan does not meet current technical standards the applicant will be required to remap or resurvey to current standards.

Board members discussed registry standards, surveying stamps and whether old pins and prints remain valid. One board member said the worst-case outcome is the registry will refuse the old mylar and the applicant would need a modern survey. Planning staff and the applicant discussed practical steps for scanning, locating original surveyor records and contacting firms that might hold the original job files.

The board asked staff to add the stipulation about preserving the watercourse to the mylar text. The applicant and board members signed the mylar at the meeting and left the document to dry overnight before submission. Planning staff said if the registry rejects the plan the applicant will be directed to obtain an updated mylar from a surveyor.

The board characterized the outcome as an effort to preserve a valid historic approval without forcing a resurvey unless the registry requires one.