Berlin Board of Health Grants Septic Variances for Two Properties at November Meeting

BERLIN -- November 18, 2025, Berlin Board of Health approves septic variances for two properties, including a potential first ADU system. The board voted unanimously at its November 18 Zoom meeting to grant three local regulation waivers for a replacement system at 240 Crosby Road, covering percolation test requirements, a 25-foot property line setback, and the reserve area, as engineer Evan Carloney presented plans for a new system serving both an existing house and a proposed one-bedroom accessory dwelling unit, which board members noted may be the town's first ADU septic application. The board also unanimously approved six state Title 5 and local upgrade variances for 75 Carter Road, a commercial auto garage where engineer Jack Maloney proposed a treatment tank, 1,000-gallon pump chamber, and a 406-square-foot geomat leaching field after finding the existing tank fully inundated and three catch basins packed solid with dirt; Conservation Commission approval is already in hand. Board of Health Agent Bill reported that landfill cap test borings, requiring roughly 30 hand-dug holes, have been rescheduled to the first week of December, with spring methane and water quality monitoring wells expected to carry multi-year budget implications the board cannot yet quantify.