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Town of Barnstable
Planning & Development Department
Staff Report
Subdivision #058
Road Name Change Request
FIELD ROAD (A PORTION OF)
TO ANCIENT ARMENIAN WAY, MARSTONS MILLS, MA
Date: June 4, 2024
To: Stephen Robichaud, Chair, Planning Board
From: Planning & Development Department Staff
Subdivision: No. 058
Owner: Tigran Gichunts
Applicant: Tigran Gichunts
Property Address: 108 Field Road, Marstons Mills
Assessor’s Map/Parcel: Map 150 and Parcel 028
Zoning: Residential F (RF), Resource Protection Overlay District (RPOD), Aquifer
Protection Overlay District (AP)
Request & Background:
The owner of 108 Field Road and the applicant, Tigran Gichunts, has requested to change the name of a
subdivision road. The specific request is to change a portion of Field Road as identified in the submission
provided to a road name entitled Ancient Armenian Way, Marstons Mills, MA. Field Road is a public way.
It is one of multiple roadways created in the subdivision plan entitled “Pleasant Place Subdivision Plan of
Land” approved on October 11, 1965.
At this time, the portion of roadway in question has been developed to a minimum paved standard to
provide access to 108 Field Road. Two other parcels enjoy frontage on the portion of Field Road (as
shown on the following attachments). 122 Tree Top Circle which is currently owned by the Barnstable
Housing Authority is undeveloped. The other parcel is deeded open space that is associated with an Open
Space Subdivision fronting on Old Stage Road.
Procedure:
The request was filed with the Planning Board’s Office on April 24, 2024. In order to change a subdivision
roadway name, an applicant shall submit to the Planning Board and the Planning Board shall hold a public
hearing. The public hearing before the Planning Board was duly advertised and notice sent to all abutters
in accordance with MGL Chapter 40A.
Change of roadway name shall be by majority vote of the Planning Board.
The road name change request was reviewed by the Town of Barnstable’s Engineering Division and
COMM Fire District and is permissible as it was found to not create any name conflicts with existing roads
in the Town.
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Correspondence:
A request for comments has been sent to the COMM Fire District and Town Engineer. The Town
Engineer forwarded the request to the Planning Board and has no concerns. COMM Fire has submitted a
letter to the Board.
Draft Motion:
If the Board agrees to the requested change, a motion should be formulated to grant the applicant’s
request to change the road name of a portion of “Field Road” to “Ancient Armenian Way” as identified in
the submission to the Planning Board.
Attachment 1
122 Tree
Top Circle
Open Space for
Old Stage Road
Subdivision
Section of Road to
be changed
Attachment 2
Attachment 3