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Planning staff said the committee has worked through multiple meetings and has identified about 25–30 definitions that may need changes; some are typographical, while others need substantive clarification. The committee recommended a piecemeal submission to town meeting because combining all changes would create a lengthy article. \"With the amount of changes we have in particular to the definitions, this would end up being a 5 hour town meeting just on this one thing,\" a board member said.

The board also noted that short-term rentals are not addressed clearly in the town code. A member said he could not find language prohibiting short-term rentals in the bylaws; others suggested the select board would be the appropriate body to consider licensing or regulation of short-term rentals. Staff noted attorney-general review and reprinting costs associated with any bylaw amendments and recommended grouping related changes to reduce repeated reprinting expenses.

The board scheduled continued work and said staff will prepare a structured presentation of the proposed definition changes for future meetings and for select board review, with an eye toward splitting proposed amendments into multiple town-meeting warrant articles if appropriate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Millis, MA - Planning Board 5/13/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board members reviewed progress on an extensive zoning bylaw definitions update and noted short-term rentals are not currently addressed in the zoning code and likely fall under the select board's licensing authority.","taxTitle","Town of Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",54409,"location","Massachusetts","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},6564366,"Tractor Supply tent application at 1313 Main Street withdrawn; planning board accepts withdrawal",90,1653000,1743000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3290626-a8316b1bd51b4ae00619b63f33beda6d&start=1653&end=1743","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3290626-a8316b1bd51b4ae00619b63f33beda6d/thumbnail_1653000.jpg","/articles/6564366/Massachusetts/Tractor-Supply-tent-application-at-1313-Main-Street-withdrawn-planning-board-accepts-withdrawal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6564366-9c63257d7ec02cc2579821e6078c4b0b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770811238&Signature=TRtYmYsMFqHCGMQWcnsbs6KV82Pj1t-tNQItlNSepwZtlHqFR4HtMPjDvFf8GEi0rFUInSGwiticPFapid6Jaz8ulNznEn7vP9Lw~j-ZNq2TlaEaeQGNO4xpVJY7XELwuSQn7VxUS-IMOMBTBfNu32mxhwedoYD5v0B3p7DLIiTULDCGgi31mk0FdMpfzOdbVrTwAvYvJn1KiDCOGysv9gupmco0tED7yOs9SSLglhPyuoFaXRC6z8Zcwmsv0IuqUaVglrucPcxQVdO1r62TEIV5LH6HU~M-wH6IMlA8L55B-koY8XKPe8XfcCGZ85PPh1MHZMEh7eGYy1skI6t4RA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Millis Planning Board accepted a withdrawal of an application for a temporary 20-by-30-foot tent at Tractor Supply, 1313 Main Street, after the applicant indicated it lacked time to secure approvals.

A public notice on the agenda identified the applicant as Aaron Knight of Base Date Tent (application for a store event tent). At the meeting the applicant requested withdrawal and the board voted to close the public hearing and approve the withdrawal by voice vote. The motions were made, seconded and carried with \"Aye.\"","An application for a temporary 20x30-foot tent at Tractor Supply, 1313 Main Street, was withdrawn by the applicant and the Planning Board approved the withdrawal.",{"_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},6564371,"Millis planning board renews annual temporary-tent permit for Tangerine Spring Farm",190,34000,224000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3290626-a8316b1bd51b4ae00619b63f33beda6d&start=34&end=224","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3290626-a8316b1bd51b4ae00619b63f33beda6d/thumbnail_34000.jpg","/articles/6564371/Massachusetts/Millis-planning-board-renews-annual-temporary-tent-permit-for-Tangerine-Spring-Farm","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6564371-cdbc01cb5a01898e9500ffbc2cdc4b8a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770811238&Signature=d-rtkKZ2ihn~FWs3hDAT6bNXdEMDEyxMN6YtJNj9PcaFgWALsu3NiwzrLo8pd4utluFdOAsacMD7iap4-dv7BKCa4nF-S5cTRN8H9ntVGPypMqXtZbLjwpzZUpVEHE-75geo7V3NFo6gIRUas~SKwuvMnfspXtZjvWtt1IIsF5srFUevZYkCqDDGo0k~fWyIPEGoXlRds7zeatv0c-WOr1l4TcHf~~BNqFva3D96yVnpV~OXbQlunC5BK7-o1DIyLJzNaIYB-In6AKNp7yfFX5TUlpEJ0vId26OufvZLwECU9731znFQ4s9OvTn9bNCBLNKwGnkf6Q2xKTeI-GFZEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Millis Planning Board on May 13 voted to renew a special permit to allow a seasonal 30-by-60-foot event tent at Tangerine Spring Farm, 139 Spring Street. The renewal matches the previous year's permit and contains no changes to the attachments or conditions.

Nicole, the planning office staff member who read the public-notice language, said the application requested a special permit under the town zoning bylaw for temporary structures. Chair Richard Nichols said the installation is unchanged from past years and noted the fire department and accessibility arrangements are the same. \"It's the same as they have done every year. So there's really no change,\" Nichols said.

Board members moved, seconded and approved a motion to close the public hearing and to grant the special permit renewal; the votes were taken by voice and recorded as \"Aye.\" The board did not place additional conditions on the permit at this meeting.","The planning board voted to close the public hearing and renew the annual special permit for a seasonal 30x60-foot event tent at 139 Spring Street, unchanged from the prior year.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6564376,"Millis planning board approves special permit for private dog park at 1380 Main Street with conditions",1347,242000,1589000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3290626-a8316b1bd51b4ae00619b63f33beda6d&start=242&end=1589","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3290626-a8316b1bd51b4ae00619b63f33beda6d/thumbnail_242000.jpg","/articles/6564376/Massachusetts/Millis-planning-board-approves-special-permit-for-private-dog-park-at-1380-Main-Street-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6564376-fb6610fe3897aa51ca0589f77ba52deb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770811238&Signature=GfJPguHja~t3ux8QhMXGy0OZDfWi5YZmgsOsO-PSdj1aOtavnXknYfo0fcDmp576xT7UzM8EmFSoyhBlBUF2d1nNiQ5qaB~ucwaijJ067MNpfd1uS9jtVGeAxRHgkGZQAdzDYDvRctQpN1LpzC4hAG5wGa-sOhqhlpZhc8oxQ3-9rKoDq0IHslteXoqBSQJBeynGYtJXwCBsViWMUyCoZ8Nx~aHDg3g7dZjFGom8W~TRzHclnRJTm7haq3PcZZCr~ECQ8amns490PI-Hq3YiT07P6g8HmNhpL1M9h5QbhFqLyWeFgRLqe-F6GJaSv2T5C2narVlfXwGlLFXqW8lRJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Millis Planning Board on May 13 approved a special permit with site-plan approval for a private dog park at 1380 Main Street, contingent on submission of requested plan revisions and confirmation by town counsel of a legal opinion about a shared right-of-way.

Board members said the developer had addressed most peer-review comments and agreed to several technical revisions. The board also voted to grant six waiver requests related to parking, loading, paving and interior landscaping that the applicant said were necessary because of existing site constraints.

Jeff King of LAL Engineering, representing the applicant Lapdog LLC, summarized the outstanding engineering items. He told the board the project will move stormwater infiltration to the rear of the building with a stone trench and chambers that will capture runoff from about one-quarter of the roof and infiltration beneath the artificial-turf play area. For runoff from the new asphalt area, he said stormwater will pass through two deep-sump catch basins and a proprietary separator before connecting back to the municipal system at Main Street. \"Between these two areas, we do capture the required volume that we need for infiltration,\" King said.

Mike Carter of GCG Associates, the board's peer reviewer, told the board the applicant had addressed all but two minor items and called the remaining items easy to change on the plans. \"Really, the biggest thing is the waiver request,\" Carter said, adding that if the waivers are acceptable, the peer-review comments are otherwise resolved.

Board discussion focused on parking, the condition of a gravel access aisle, and the legal status of a driveway/right-of-way that functions like a private driveway. King said the applicant is proposing 42 parking spaces; he described a method used to calculate a notional requirement that produced 30 spaces and noted the design attempts to reduce impervious area by cutting the artificial turf and removing one parking stall. King also outlined six waiver requests: shared loading occupying two parking spaces, reduced stall length (9x19 feet instead of 9x21), elimination of a dedicated loading area, keeping an existing compacted gravel access aisle, eliminating interior curbing at one side, and meeting tree requirements on the perimeter rather than interior islands.

Town counsel Matthew Watzke (spelled in the record as Watzke) recommended the board could close the hearing and make approvals contingent on submittal of the final plan revisions. The board agreed to that approach but added a condition that the special permit be subject to town council confirming the attorney's opinion about how the right-of-way functions.

The board voted to approve the six waivers as submitted, to close the public hearing, and to approve the special permit with site-plan approval contingent on (1) the submittal of the requested plan updates (including drainage revisions and a short paved driving path shown on the plan) and (2) town council's review/confirmation of the attorney opinion on the right-of-way. The motions were made, seconded and passed by voice vote. Mike Carter agreed to draft the final decision for the board.

The board and applicant also discussed timing: members urged the applicant to proceed with needed utility work in the Route 109 right-of-way so site work would not be delayed. The board said the outstanding items were minor and that the conditional-approval process is a commonly used practice for limited plan refinements.

The decision requires the applicant to file a revised plan showing the requested changes and to obtain the county/town-counsel confirmation about the right-of-way before the permit is finalized. The board directed staff and the peer reviewer to confirm the final drainage calculations and the limited paving detail for the driving path on the updated plan.","The Town of Millis Planning Board approved site-plan and special-permit waivers for a proposed private dog park at 1380 Main Street, subject to revisions to the plan and town counsel review of a right-of-way opinion.","actionData","errors"]

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