Orleans Board of Health approved a septic upgrade variance and new outdoor dining seating in one meeting. The board voted 5-0-0 to grant three Title V variances for a 15 Franz Road septic replacement, including a 42-foot wetland setback variance for the tank, after engineer Bob Reedy of J.M.
Orleans Board of Health clears pool fence and septic variances, tightens raw bar rules. The board voted 5-0 to let Nicole Boucher's 60 Cedar Lane pool fence sit 29.8 feet from the pool apron, a 9.8-foot variance, conditioned on a motorized safety cover and alarmed gates.
Orleans Board of Health approves septic and pool-fence variances, one homeowner withdraws fence-free bid.
Orleans Board of Health pauses pool fence variance decisions pending a Town Counsel opinion.
Board of Health approved 48-foot pool fence variance.
Orleans Board of Health approves a 48-foot pool fence variance, defers a second, more contested one.
The Orleans Board of Health continued a sewer show-cause hearing and delayed a pool-fence variance, both to September 3.
Board of Health approved two septic system modifications allowing property improvements. Health Agent Meredith Ballinger reported that 4 Walker Road received unanimous approval for construction of a new three-bedroom dwelling on an existing septic system with no increase in flow.
Board of Health ordered 13 properties to connect to municipal sewer. Chairman Joseph Hartung and Board Clerk Sims McGrath Jr., along with member John Kanaga, voted unanimously to order 11 properties to connect by November 30, 2026, with $200 weekly fines to begin December 1 for failure to comply.
Orleans Board of Health gives 19 properties a hard November 30 sewer connection deadline, with $200 weekly fines starting December 1.
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