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Applicant Felipe Goncalves told the board the interior plan targets about 320 seats. He said the site has 13 on-site parking spaces and that the applicant secured a lease for 10 off-site spaces at the nearby plaza (the DW Diner area), giving 23 spaces in total for typical services. The town’s site-plan regulation typically requires one parking space per three seats (or one space per six linear feet of bench); staff said the applicant must provide interior seating details so town staff can apply the formula. Goncalves said services are typically at 7:30 p.m. midweek (volunteers arrive about an hour earlier), and Sundays at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; the applicant and board noted Sundays are the busier times and some neighboring businesses are closed then.

The board discussed traffic concerns but concluded that the site already was designed to accommodate peak on-site parking and that the signalized intersection nearby will regulate egress. The board and staff agreed the applicant should submit a \"minor traffic analysis as outlined in the section 3 1 4 C,\" which staff will review; the board left the traffic review to staff’s administrative confirmation rather than requiring a full traffic study. Robert (Planning and Zoning Administrator) summarized the instruction: \"Please provide a minor traffic analysis as outlined in the section 3 1 4 C.\" Applicant Felipe Goncalves said the conversion will focus on interior fit‑out and modest exterior upkeep and landscaping, and confirmed a lease agreement exists for the off‑site parking.

The board voted first to declare the application complete (7-0-0), then to grant a waiver of full site-plan review (motion recorded as moved by Helene; second by Lynn) and then to grant conditional final approval subject to the staff memo (all motions recorded as approved 7-0-0). Conditions include submission of interior seating layout to verify parking calculations, the minor traffic analysis for staff review per §3.14.C, and other checklist items listed in the staff memo. The parcel is in the C-2 Commercial and Town Center overlay districts and the Aquifer Conservation District (tax map 5D4, Lot 31; Case PB-2025-9).

Board members noted a few plan items for the applicant to finalize before recording: clarify whether an existing sewer easement crosses the parcel, formalize the off-site parking lease document, show snow storage on the plan (applicant had added a snow-storage area), and verify handicap access routing to the building entrance. The board indicated it preferred conditions be completed administratively by staff where appropriate to avoid repeated return appearances. This decision allows the applicant to proceed with interior work and finalize plan items for administrative sign-off.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Board: April 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Merrimack Planning Board on April 1 accepted as complete and granted a waiver of full site-plan review for a proposal to convert the vacant Rite Aid at 420 Daniel Webster Highway into a church, and granted conditional final approval subject to staff conditions and a minor traffic analysis to be reviewed by staff.","taxTitle","Merrimack Planning Board, Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire","taxId",70561,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6087802,"Merrimack planning board conditionally approves 15,452-square-foot warehouse addition at 4 Webb Drive",878,135000,1013000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2888229-8f9a82fdea585fbab02d779f19a7cb1c&start=135&end=1013","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2888229-8f9a82fdea585fbab02d779f19a7cb1c/thumbnail_135000.jpg","/articles/6087802/New-Hampshire/Merrimack-planning-board-conditionally-approves-15452-square-foot-warehouse-addition-at-4-Webb-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087802-9ac39b4a252eda3e257669b913ae5b53/orig.mp4?Expires=1771088402&Signature=Ip~IjMecj8itdaKzlemyeV9cjr7IEb1ogaGxLGkk8jcty6B2fX7IMeZ25flwJuaK2Z35gHtM4DK7N17YHFgvmu6hp0ATgJYKJt8vdgASXm5VFDNTLZGwqkYmFNRI04tP8IO2z~hFZcdOkjYnlSTyTZCsyl0pZDtYqRjatB2Hi8Drglmj9HyQgo3TALWE9b4fZY2z6oRRUdqImBpJI5DK5Nz-4d4txGulLsoJ5Uf3~BE91VHeI~c4jxBgl8Wl~X~LvN3cdSDnHqYDzAdtlsK2Gb1cc1oi0qd0W6vIOQzmkp0UCpAyhaXUpHvKMfiHrSkDp~HLgmWULsfKREe4rzqtlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Merrimack Planning Board on April 1 granted conditional final approval for an amended site plan to add a 15,452-square-foot warehouse on the northwest face of an existing building at 4 Webb Drive and approved a waiver from a stormwater-quality requirement, voting 7-0-0.

Board members focused discussion on a single outstanding waiver to site-plan regulation section 3.07.b.11, which requires a stormwater quality treatment practice designed to meet New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Alteration of Terrain (AOT) standards. Staff reported that the town’s peer reviewer, Fuss & O'Neill, recommended a compromise: require pretreatment for runoff from the existing southern parking lot that drains into the proposed detention system, but not require pretreatment for rooftop runoff because roof runoff is considered cleaner. Robert (Planning and Zoning Administrator) said that Fuss & O'Neill \"would support that waiver being granted.\" Alex Giuffredo, representing the applicant, told the board they \"can retrofit some sort of solution there to, provide a pretreatment for that parking lot.\" Civil engineer Tom Zajac described options: \"We could retrofit the end of the pipe with a sediment forebay or kind of a rip wrapped depression\" or install \"more of a mechanical treatment system, more of a proprietary system, which would essentially be a catch basin type structure with all kinds of bells and whistles in there that separate, sediment and debris and floatables.\"

Board member Lynn moved to grant the waiver under the board’s hardship criterion; the motion passed 7-0-0. After the waiver vote, the board granted conditional final approval of the site plan, again by a 7-0-0 vote. Conditions in the staff memo include the applicant providing the pretreatment design for the existing parking lot and having that design peer reviewed and signed off by Fuss & O'Neill, merging the subject parcel with the adjacent lot to the south as noted in staff memos, and completing standard checklist items in the staff memo. Robert read one condition into the record: \"The applicant shall provide pretreatment for runoff from the existing parking lot, the design of which shall be peer reviewed by Fuss and O'Neil.\"

Board members also discussed several ancillary items the applicant must resolve before final recordation: the lot merger, confirmation of sewer easements that cross the parcel, and fire protection review. A board member asked that the sprinkler and fire alarm design be reviewed by a fire protection engineer; the applicant said the project architect had been in contact with the fire department, and staff noted a BDA (water supply) study is typically required. The board asked staff to obtain and distribute the Saint‑Gobain consent decree language and maps referenced by the peer reviewer so members could understand heightened infiltration scrutiny in parts of town; staff said it will place the item on a future workshop agenda.

The vote tallies and motions recorded on the transcript: waiver of section 3.07.b.11 — motion by Lynn; outcome: approved, tally 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Conditional final approval — motion by Lynn; outcome: approved, tally 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.

The project is in the I‑1 Industrial and Aquifer Conservation Districts (tax map 2D, Lot 32; Case PB-2025-8). Fuss & O'Neill will perform peer review of the pretreatment design and must sign off before final approval is released. The board did not change other waivers previously granted on the project (sections 3.11.E, 4.12.A, 4.16, 3.09, 4.14.E, 4.17, and 3.14 were recorded on the March record).","On April 1, 2025, the Merrimack Planning Board granted a waiver to a stormwater quality standard and gave conditional final approval for a 15,452-square-foot warehouse addition at 4 Webb Drive, subject to staff conditions and peer review of pretreatment design by Fuss & O'Neill.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6087797,"Votes at a glance: Merrimack Planning Board, April 1, 2025",2387,97000,2484000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2888229-8f9a82fdea585fbab02d779f19a7cb1c&start=97&end=2484","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2888229-8f9a82fdea585fbab02d779f19a7cb1c/thumbnail_97000.jpg","/articles/6087797/New-Hampshire/Votes-at-a-glance-Merrimack-Planning-Board-April-1-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087797-89645825cccc0a1d8a90298df02d8942/orig.mp4?Expires=1771088402&Signature=IK-1e2eLcTrPi1HMKm26Lwk21hbEI0nOxjFVMIBXaiotEyn2ICT6tj71Ckwtp8JObJt5y-ZExOdltV1Op5qYCAYxQZTLUj49xUsed12EXvZpb7FSavlfYEmyY-cwNi8B0PHBHy1C1XfigP3T~Ovpz6cMWWh6QzRU7TCYrRxZXKrETwJflNmD0iZgC~INFlKEXKi5PAhY7fxvZW6bEHpERFuhjRp6w33wlyTFfIPU-EnAjuOouFsmrNowuZ8sEaI4-ntuUk1BjvPP0JTIpjdCjIULazwcnE00smiKgypMISYeOCnmZgsIfHW8N2rgCsiTQpuchTLTNmoOzmw2fLJnLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Merrimack Planning Board took several formal votes on April 1, 2025. Key results recorded in the meeting transcript are listed below.

- Consent agenda (regional impact determinations; release of a maintenance bond for Greenfield Farm Subdivision): approved, recorded as 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.

- 4 Webb Drive (LL Realty LLC / Patrick Baldwin; Case PB-2025-8): waiver from site-plan regulation section 3.07.b.11 (stormwater quality practice) — approved 7-0-0; conditional final approval of amended site plan for a 15,452-square-foot warehouse addition — approved 7-0-0. Conditions include peer review and sign-off of a pretreatment design by Fuss & O'Neill and submission of required checklist items in the staff memo.

- 420 Daniel Webster Highway (Premier Commercial Properties LLC / Felipe Goncalves; Case PB-2025-9): board found the application complete — approved 7-0-0; waiver of full site-plan review to convert the former Rite Aid to a church — approved 7-0-0; conditional final approval subject to staff memo (interior seating verification, minor traffic analysis per §3.14.C, off-site parking lease) — approved 7-0-0.

- Administrative approval noted in packet (March 28, 2025): attached auxiliary dwelling unit at 10 Lantern Lane (administrative approval granted by staff; details in administrative record).

- Approval of minutes of March 18, 2025: approved with recorded abstentions (transcript records one abstention).

Where the transcript recorded vote tallies, those tallies are listed above. Several motions were handled as unanimous board votes on the record (tallies recorded as 7-0-0); the minutes approval included at least one abstention in the transcript. For votes that condition future action, staff follow-up tasks are specified in the staff memos and recorded in the project actions above.","Summary of formal votes taken at the Merrimack Planning Board meeting on April 1, 2025, including consent-agenda action, two site-plan items, and minutes approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning board accepts application and grants waiver to convert former Rite Aid at 420 Daniel Webster Hwy into a church

Merrimack planning board conditionally approves 15,452-square-foot warehouse addition at 4 Webb Drive

Votes at a glance: Merrimack Planning Board, April 1, 2025