Berlin Planning Board Tables Subdivision Endorsement, Cites Affordable Housing Trigger

BERLIN -- February 10, 2026, Berlin Planning Board tables lot endorsement after finding eight-unit subdivision likely triggered town's inclusionary zoning bylaw. Chair Thomas Sanford halted action on an Approval Not Required lot-line reconfiguration for applicant Mark Rhodes on Randall Road after determining that two sequential ANR submissions, creating a total of eight lots, appeared to violate the bylaw's anti-segmentation provision, which kicks in at six or more dwelling units. Consultant Seth Donahue of Dilson Roy, appearing on Rhodes's behalf, agreed to inform the applicant and return for further discussion. The board also voted unanimously to submit two warrant articles: a $15,000 request to continue master plan work and a revised ADU parking provision conforming to a state Attorney General ruling that struck down Berlin's one-space-per-unit requirement, with the new language retaining the parking mandate except where a protected ADU falls within a half-mile of a transit station.