The Worcester County Planning Commission approved multiple brief items on its agenda, granting a gravel parking request for a roadside stand, a waiver for a small kennel to use gravel parking, and an irrigation waiver for Farmers Bank of Willards’ landscaped areas.

On the roadside stand item, staff reported the applicant, identified in the record as Timothy Deal, requested permission to use gravel rather than a permanent paved parking area; the commission voted to approve the gravel request. For the kennel item, the applicant sought a waiver to allow gravel rather than paved ADA parking; the commission approved the waiver after members described the operation as small and by appointment.

Representatives for Farmers Bank of Willards requested a waiver from required irrigation/sprinkler systems for approximately 5,000 square feet of frontage. The bank’s representative said the bank has a long-term contract with a private lawn-care provider and that some comparable sites with sprinklers did not operate them; the representative said concern about winterization and overwatering informed the request. The commission voted to accept the irrigation waiver. One commissioner abstained from the irrigation vote due to a stated personal relationship with the contractor.

Each item was presented as a short, standalone request; motions and seconds were made and carried on voice votes. No detailed roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.