Littleton Board of Health Approves Six-Room Cap at Deed-Restricted Aspen Road Home

LITTLETON -- January 22, 2025, Littleton Board of Health caps deed-restricted Aspen Road home at six rooms and moves toward formal septic sizing regulation. The board voted 4-0 Wednesday to allow homeowner Joe Kidd to add a family room at 9 Aspen Road and consolidate an upper-level master suite into a single space, provided revised plans are resubmitted confirming the property will not exceed six rooms under an existing two-bedroom deed restriction. The property's septic system was confirmed as a 220-gallon-per-day unit, strictly two-bedroom capacity, leaving no room for expanded flow calculations. Acting Chair Kevin Davis noted the decision followed the board's established practice of permitting one room above the five-room baseline on deed-restricted two-bedroom systems. The board then continued a parallel discussion on formalizing that practice into written regulation, reviewing a Lunenberg Board of Health rule as a model; draft language addressing room-size thresholds, basement treatment, walkout-versus-bulkhead distinctions, and the state's new accessory dwelling unit law is expected in four weeks. "There's nothing codified anywhere," consulting agent Jim Gareffi said, "it's just kind of you do it."