After months of continued public hearings, the Planning Board on Monday approved the Bay Pointe Club’s modified plans for the next phase of development, which includes about 50 housing units to be built alongside the golf course.

Before voting to approve the plans, officials made it clear what the board’s considerations included — and what they didn’t.

“Sewer’s off the table,” chair Mike King said, meaning that the ongoing dispute between condo owners and Bay Pointe over the ownership and maintenance of a sewer pump house was not within the board’s purview. 

Additionally, King said it was confirmed through the sewer commissioner that the project’s sewer usage has been factored in before the town’s sewer moratorium was enacted.

Board member Carl Schulz voted to approve the modified plans, but acknowledged two items the board said are outside of its scope: the sewer dispute, and the concerns among current residents about the construction of their homes. Residents have complained of shoddy construction and ineffective heating.

The vote passed 4-0, as member Mike Baptiste was procedurally ineligible to vote and Sherry Quirk is still an associate member.

That vote brought to an end months of hearings, which were continued and continued again as dozens of residents submitted letters of concern and procedural difficulties further slowed progress.

The next phase’s site plan includes plans for seven buildings containing about 50 units of housing.

Before the vote, board members and Bay Pointe Club President Tim Fay discussed the size of the planned garage sizes of the planned homes.

The board amended its conditions of approval for the project to include an extension of garage depth to 19 feet from its planned 18 feet to meet bylaw minimums. The garages must be made one foot deeper if Bay Pointe intends to count the spots within its total count of parking spaces, the board said.

Fay said the additional foot would be fine, and the project has a plethora of parking already.

Several members of the public attending the meeting in person left after the Bay Pointe project passed.

Few addressed the board during Monday night’s meeting, as some took the stand to clarify the total number of parking spots planned and the timing of construction.

Fay said the additional foot would be fine, and the project has a plethora of parking already.

Several members of the public attending the meeting in person left after the Bay Pointe project passed. Few addressed the board during Monday night’s meeting, as some took the stand to clarify the total number of parking spots planned and the timing of construction.