The Ridge Lot

34 feet of fall across 3.4 acres, falls 34 ft to the north, toward the Sound. Outside mapped flood zones.

Acres

3.4

Frontage

240 ft

Fall across the lot

34 ft

Aspect

Falls 34 ft to the north, toward the Sound

Soils (test pit)

Sandy till with cobbles. Refusal on a boulder at 9 ft; clean sand beside it.

Groundwater

None found at 12 ft (test pit, 3 September 2026).

Water

Away from tidal water

Wastewater

A new septic system on the flatter top of the ridge, county approval.

Electric

Overhead at the road, about 300 ft from a likely house site.

Zoning

One-family residence district, 2-acre minimum.

Flood zone

Outside mapped flood zones.

Approvals likely

Building permit, septic approval, planning board, slope and drainage plan.

Oak and tulip poplar on a ridge that falls 34 feet to the north, toward the Sound. The brush below the ridge is too thick to walk without a machete; the survey crew cut sight lines and nothing else. A driveway has to climb along the contours, not up them.

• Tall oak and tulip poplar, some 30 in across. We would set the house among them, not in a clearing.
• A driveway that climbs along the contours: about 420 ft of it, with one switchback.
• The Sound shows through the trunks from the top of the ridge in winter.
• The survey is current; the brush is not cut. We walk it in boots, by appointment.