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Recommended for approval: recommended for approval:
_ 2021 _2021
CITY ENGINEER DATE CHAIR, NASHUA PLANNING BOARD DATE
Petition introduced at Board of Aldermen Meeting _ 2021
DATE

Public Hearing conducted by the Committee on Infrastructure:

2021
DATE TIME PLACE

In accordance with Chapter 285, Section 23(C), the foregoing petition was granted, conditional on the
petitioner's recording the plan in the Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds, by the Board of

Aldermen and Mayor on 2021.
DATE

Attest: _ 2021
DATE CITY CLERK

ATTACHMENT TO PETITION FOR STREET DISCONTINUANCE

Etchstone Properties, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation, with a principal address of 179
Amherst Street, Nashua, New Hampshire 03064 (the “Petitioner”), is hereby petitioning the City
of Nashua, by and through its Board of Aldermen, to discontinue (i) an existing portion of a
street (public right-of-way) described in Exhibit A attached (“Discontinuance Area ‘A’”), which
includes a portion of a road as laid out on January 14, 1799 and another portion of a road for
which no layout or acceptance was found but which is presumed to be public under RSA 229:1,
and (ii) an existing portion of a street (public right-of-way) described in Exhibit B attached
(“Discontinuance Area ‘B’”), which includes a portion of a public-right of way as laid out on
November 24, 1847.

Discontinuance Area ‘A’ is a portion of the historic location of Groton Road and abuts a
portion of existing Groton Road, as laid out by the State of New Hampshire’s realignment of
Groton Road in 1937. Discontinuance Area ‘B’ is a public road layout from 1847, which was
likely intended to relocate the historic location of Groton Road, possibly to avoid certain
wetlands and straighten out the “S” curve in the 1799 public road layout, but such 1847 public
road layout was never was built, opened, or used by the public.

In support of its Petition, the Petitioner states as follows:

1, This Petition is filed pursuant to RSA 231:43 and the City of Nashua Revised
Ordinances Chapter 285-23.

2. The Petitioner is the owner of real estate located at 35 Groton Road, Nashua, New
Hampshire (Map D, Lot 23) (“Lot 23”).

3, Discontinuance Area ‘A’ (described by metes and bounds in Exhibit A) is owned
(in fee simple) by Etchstone Properties, Inc. Discontinuance Area ‘A’ abuts Lot 23 and is shown

on a plan of land titled “DISCONTINUANCE PLAN PORTIONS OF THE HISTORIC

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Very truly yours,
HKT Architects Inc.

Janet M. Slemenda, AIA, LEED-AP, Principal

LOCATIONS OF GROTON ROAD NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE”, prepared for Etchstone
Properties, Inc. by Hayner/Swnason, Inc., dated 19 January 2021 (the “Discontinuance Plan”).

4, On January 14, 1799, the Selectmen of Nashua laid out a public road, as described
in Book 1, Page 18 of the Books of Layouts and Discontinuances on file with the City of Nashua
Engineer’s Office. Such public road later became known as Groton Road. A portion of such
1799 public road’s layout is a component of Discontinuance Area ‘A’.

5. The remainder of Discontinuance Area ‘A’ is presumed to be a public road under
RSA 229:1, as it appears that certain areas adjacent to the 1799 public road’s layout were used
for public travel over the years.

6. From 1799 to 1937, Discontinuance Area ‘A’ was a part of historic location of
Groton Road and the City of Nashua had a public right-of-way over Discontinuance Area ‘A’.

7. In 1937, Groton Road was realigned by the State of New Hampshire. The new
location of Groton Road as laid out by the State of New Hampshire in 1937 did not include the
Discontinuance Area ‘A’. The State of New Hampshire acquired fee ownership of the land
included in the 1937 layout of Groton Road by deeds of the existing landowners; however, the
State of New Hampshire did not acquire fee ownership of Discontinuance Area ‘A’, which was
not included in the new location of Groton Road. As a result, the City of Nashua continued to
have a public right-of-way over Discontinuance Area ‘A’.

8. Petitioner has found no record that the State of New Hampshire ever acquired the
fee ownership of Discontinuance Area ‘A’, nor any evidence that the City of Nashua
discontinued or released as a public right-of-way Discontinuance Area ‘A’ in connection with or
following that 1937 road realignment. As a result, Discontinuance Area ‘A’ continues to be an

existing public right-of-way based on (i) the public road layout by the Selectmen of Nashua in

1799, and (ii) pursuant to RSA 229:1, for that portion of Discontinuance Area ‘A’ for which no
layout or acceptance has been found.

9. On November 24, 1847, the Selectmen of Nashua laid out a public road that
seems likely to have been intended to relocate the location of the 1799 public road, possibly to
avoid certain wetlands and straighten out the “S” curve in the 1799 public road layout. The
Petitioner has found no evidence that the 1847 public road layout was ever constructed, opened,
or used by the public.

10. Discontinuance Area ‘B’ (as identified on the Discontinuance Plan and described
in Exhibit B) is that portion of the 1847 public road layout that crossed Lot 23. Because of
ambiguous language in the 1847 layout, the location of the 1847 layout cannot be determined
and therefore Discontinuance Area ‘B’ cannot be plotted on the Discontinuance Plan. If it had
ever been constructed, a portion of the public road built using such 1847 layout likely would
have been within the real estate now owned by the Petitioner identified as Lot 23 (defined
above), and would likely have run between Discontinuance Area ‘A’ and the eastern boundary of
Lot 23. The metes and bounds description of the 1847 public road layout is the basis for the legal
description of Discontinuance Area ‘B’ included in Exhibit B. Although the Petitioner cannot
determine the location of the 1847 public road layout and therefore cannot show its location on
the Discontinuance Plan, the Petitioner has limited the definition of Discontinuance Area ‘B’ to
those portions of the 1847 public road layout that are within the boundaries of Lot 23, which
excludes from Discontinuance Area ‘B’ any portions of such layout that are contained in the
existing layout of Groton Road and the current paved travel lanes of Groton Road.

11. Petitioner has found no record that any public road using the 1847 public road
layout was ever constructed. Petition also has not found any record that the State of New

Hampshire ever acquired the fee ownership of Discontinuance Area ‘B’ or any evidence that the

City of Nashua discontinued or released as a public right-of-way Discontinuance Area ‘B’ at any
time, notwithstanding the fact that it was not constructed, nor was it used in connection with the
1937 road realignment.

12. Discontinuance Area ‘A’ does not include any portion of the paved travel lanes of
existing Groton Road and it is not necessary that such land remain as a public right-of-way,
given the current layout and public use of Groton Road, following the 1937 realignment of the
road,

13. While the Petitioner cannot be certain of the location of the 1847 public road
layout, Discontinuance Area ‘B’ has been defined in Exhibit B so that it does not include any
portion of the paved travel lanes of existing Groton Road and, therefore, it is not necessary that
Discontinuance Area ‘B’ remain as a public right-of-way, given the current layout and public use
of Groton Road, as laid out in the 1937 realignment of Groton Road. Discontinuance Area ‘B’
(as defined in this Petition to not include any portion of the 1937 layout of Groton Road) is the
only portion of the 1847 public road layout that is proposed to be discontinued by this Petition,

14. The Petitioner is the only person affected by this Petition since only its property
(Lot 23) abuts Discontinuance Area ‘A’ or Discontinuance Area ‘B’, which would be
discontinued by this Petition.

15. The Petitioner has commenced development of a twenty-five (25) single-family
residential condominium project on Lot 23, as approved by the Nashua City Planning Board on
December 3, 2019 (which approval was extended on November 6, 2020), which condominium
development will include private streets and will not require the use of the public right-of-way

over Discontinuance Area ‘A’ or Discontinuance Area ‘B’ for any access to the condominium

project.

16. The Petitioner hereby consents to the deprivation of access over Discontinuance
Area ‘A’ and Discontinuance Area ‘B’, in the context of such areas no longer being a public

highway or city road upon the granting of this Petition.

EXHIBIT A

Discontinuance Area ‘A’

A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE HISTORIC LOCATION OF GROTON ROAD LOCATED IN THE CITY OF
NASHUA, COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH, STATE OF NEW EIAMPSHIRE, SITUATED ON THE NORTHERLY
SIDE OF GROTON ROAD, BEING SHOWN ON A PLAN TITLED “DISCONTINUANCE PLAN PORTIONS OF
THE HISTORIC LOCATIONS OF GROTON ROAD NasHua, NEW EIAMPSHIRE” PREPARED FOR
ETCHSTONE PROPERTIES, INC. DATED: JANUARY 19, 2021, BY HAYNER/SWANSON, INC. (THE
“DISCONTINUANCE PLAN”) AND BEING DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARLY AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A DRILL HOLE IN A STONE WALL ON THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF GROTON ROAD AT
THE DIVISION LINE OF LAND OF PETER AND JUDY ERICKSON AND LAND OF ETCHSTONE
PROPERTIES, INC. AND BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PARCEL;

THENCE:
N 89° 42'35"E

S 87°26'07"E
S83°51'03"E
N 89° 44' 16"E
S 87° 50' 29" E
$55°40' 21" E

S51°17'29"E

N 67° 37' 18" W
NORTHWESTERLY

N 89° 39° 18” W

N 00° 20° 42” E

BY A STONE WALL, A DISTANCE OF 118.99 FEET TO A DRILL HOLE;
THENCE

BY SAID STONEWALL, A DISTANCE OF 194.32 FEET TO A DRILL HOLE;
THENCE

BY SAID STONEWALL, A DISTANCE OF 58.70 FEET TO POINT; THENCE
A DISTANCE OF 108.48 FEET TO A DRILL HOLE; THENCE

BY A STONEWALL AND PASSING THROUGH A DRILL HOLE, A DISTANCE OF
180.37 To POINT; THENCE

A DISTANCE OF 155.96 FEET TO POINT; THENCE

A DISTANCE OF 68.53 FEET TO THE POINT AT THE NORTHERLY SIDELINE
OF GROTON ROAD AS LAID OUT AND REALIGNED IN 1937 BY THE STATE
OF NEW FIAMPSHIRE PLAN S.A.Y 1937; THENCE

BY SAID SIDELINE, A DISTANCE OF 95.89 FEET TO POINT; THENCE

BY SAID SIDELINE AND A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF
1,457.39 FEET, A DELTA ANGLE OF 22 ° 02’ 00” AND AN ARC LENGTH
OF 560.45 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE

BY SAID SIDELINE, A DISTANCE OF 207.74 FEET TO A POINT, BEING N 82°
50’ 57” W A DISTANCE OF 1.81 FEET FROM AN IRON PIPE; THENCE

A DISTANCE OF 3.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

CONTAINING AN AREA OF 0.329 ACRES OR 14,329 SF MORE OR LESS.

Exhibit B
Discontinuance Area ‘B’

Discontinunace Area ‘B’ consitututes those portions of the public right-of-way laid out
by the Selectmen of Nashua on November 24, 1847 that are situated within the boundaries of
Map ‘D’, Lot 23. Any portions of the public right-of-way laid out by the Selectmen of Nashua on
November 24, 1847 that are either (i) within the existing 1937 layout (realignment) of Groton
Road, or (ii) not within the boundaries of Map ‘D’, Lot 23, are specifically excluded from
Discontiunance Area ‘B’.

The metes and bounds of the entirety of the public right-of-way laid out by the Selectmen
of Nashua on November 24, 1847 (which includes Discontinuance Area ‘B’), is as follows:

Beginning ata _ near the southwest corner of the School-house in District No. 7 in said
Nashua, thence westerly 182 34°, 200 fect to a stake in the ground, thence westerly 163° 96 feet
to a stake in the ground, thence westerly 179° 455 feet to a stake in the ground, thence westerly
176° 226 feet to a stake in the ground, thence westerly 176 34° 402 feet to a stake in the ground,
thence westerly 163° 778 feet to an oak tree at a lane running to Peter Terrell’s house, the line
above described is at the north side of said Highway running through Peter Terrells land, and the
highway is three rods wide.

The only portion of the public right-of-way described in the previous paragraph that is
being discontinued is Discontinuance Area ‘B’.

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