Creekside

5 feet of fall across 1.9 acres, flat, falling north to the marsh. The lower third is in a mapped flood zone.

Acres

1.9

Frontage

180 ft

Fall across the lot

5 ft

Aspect

Flat, falling north to the marsh

Soils (test pit)

Sandy loam over sand. Firm sand at 7 ft.

Groundwater

At 6 ft (test pit, 22 August 2026).

Water

On a tidal creek

Wastewater

No sewer. A new septic system, county approval, outside the trustees' buffer.

Electric

Underground at the road.

Zoning

One-family residence district, 80,000 sq ft minimum.

Flood zone

The lower third is in a mapped flood zone.

Approvals likely

Building permit, septic approval, trustees permit, flood elevation.

Flat lawn to a salt marsh and a creek that fills twice a day. The lower third is in a flood zone and the trustees buffer leaves the upper two-thirds for the building area.

• The marsh edge was flagged on 20 August. The trustees' buffer runs 100 ft back from it.
• An old farm lane along the west line, firm enough to carry the construction drive.
• Two black cherry trees near the road, worth keeping.
• Groundwater at six feet: a crawlspace, no basement.