250 Turnpike Road contractor yard: applicants to merge major site plan and LID filings, hearing continued
Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts
Subscribe
Summary
The applicant for a contractor’s yard building at 250 Turnpike Road told the Planning Board it will merge its major site plan and Low Impact Development (LID) applications; the board continued the hearings to Feb. 10 and extended the decision deadline to Feb. 28.
Attorney George Bonann, representing FD 250 Turnpike LLC, told the Planning Board the contractor yard project will combine the major site plan with an application filed this week for a Low Impact Development (LID) special permit. The applicant has filed the LID paperwork with the town clerk and provided updated plan sets; the town’s peer reviewer will receive the combined packet for a single, coordinated review.
Why it matters: 250 Turnpike Road is a major development proposal that requires both site-plan review and LID approval. Combining the filings is intended to streamline technical review and ensure the stormwater and site-design elements are fully coordinated; the board’s consultant will scope peer review work on the unified plan.
Applicant update and plan status: Planning staff said the LID application and updated site plans are in the 3-ring binder in the packet and that the town will route the materials to the board’s new peer reviewer, Nich Engineering, for a work-order estimate and review. The applicant also provided waiver requests for both the major site plan and LID sections.
Board concerns and follow-up: board members asked whether the 40B (affordable-housing) project nearby would alter the lot lines depicted on the contractor-yard plans; staff and counsel said the applicant will modify site plans and return for a minor modification or a new submission if lot lines shift as 40B decisions proceed. Members reiterated prior concerns about accurate existing-conditions mapping (the board has previously flagged differences between “as-built” and approved plans) and asked the applicant to confirm the plan set corrects previous discrepancies.
Outcome: The board voted to continue the major site plan public hearing to Feb. 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. and extended the decision deadline to Feb. 28, 2025.
What happens next: the applicant’s full plan set and LID application will be sent for peer review; the board said it expects a consolidated peer-review comment set before further testimony at the next hearing.