Planning Board
TL;DR
The Concord Planning Board held its first meeting of 2025, focusing primarily on sign approvals for various businesses and reviewing several site plan and subdivision applications. The meeting included multiple design reviews for new business signage and potential small-scale developments around the city.
Key Decisions
- Bank Construction at 111 Loudon Road Approved for Preliminary Review
- Red Blazer Restaurant Addition Continued for Further Review
- Home-Based Workshop Construction on Shaker Road Under Review
- Alden Place Condominium Subdivision
- City Easement Modification Request Referred to Multiple City Departments
Agenda
- Call to Order
- 1A. Elect Chair and Vice-Chair for 2025report
- Roll Call
- Approval of Meeting Minutes
- 3A. Planning Board Meeting Minutes - December 18, 2024consent report
- Agenda Overview
- **Consent Agenda**
- Design Review Applications by Consent
- 5A. Signarama, on behalf of Pembroke Road Apartments and Housing Land Partners NH, LLC, requests architectural design review for a new non-illuminated, freestanding sign consisting of two panels - an 18-square-foot panel (SP-0415-2024) and a 4.26-square-foot panel (SP-0429-2024), at 195 Pembroke Rd in the Gateway Performance (GWP) District. (2024-092)consent report
- 5B. Signarama, on behalf of New Season and FLO Hampshire Commons, LLC, requests architectural design review approval for a new 32-square-foot, externally illuminated freestanding sign (SP-0416-2024), to replace an existing freestanding sign at 100 Hall St in the Opportunity Performance (OCP) District.consent report
- 5C. NEOPCO Signs, on behalf of Coldwell Banker Lifestyles and IJMW LLC, requests architectural design review approval for a 13.5-square-foot, non-illuminated wall sign (SP-0427-2024) to replace an existing wall sign and a 4.2-square-foot non-illuminated tenant panel sign (SP-0428-2024), to replace an existing tenant panel sign in an existing freestanding sign, at 30 S Main St Bldg. 1 in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (2024-090)consent report
- 5D. NEOPCO Signs, on behalf of Hope Vision and Ekstrom Harold E & Judith A, requests architectural design review approval for a 7.4-square-foot, externally illuminated tenant panel sign (SP-0426-2024), to replace an existing tenant panel sign, at 21 Green St in the Civic Performance (CVP) District. (2024-093)consent report
- Determination of Completeness Items by Consent
- 6A. Nobis Group, on behalf of Bangor Savings Bank, requests approvals for a major site plan application, architectural design review, a conditional use permit application for driveway separation, and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations, for the new construction of a 3,672-square-foot bank at 111 Loudon Rd, in the General Commercial (GC) District. (2024-091)consent report
- **End of Consent Agenda**
- Public Hearings
- Design Review Applications
- Site Plan, Subdivision, Conditional Use Permit, and Amendment Applications
- 8A. Nobis Group, on behalf of SARP Realty, LLC, requests approvals for minor site plan review and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations for a 2,598-square-foot addition to the south side of the existing Red Blazer restaurant building at 72 Manchester St in the Highway Commercial (CH) District. (2024-059) (PL-SPM-2024-0018)public hearing report
- 8B. Ian MacKinnon and Jones & Beach Engineers, Inc., on behalf of Aaron LeClerc and Cara Scala, request approvals for a minor site plan application, a conditional use permit application for disturbance to a wetland buffer to construct a driveway, and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations, to construct a detached workshop building for a home-based business and an associated detached single-family dwelling, at Tax Map Lot 411Z 49, unaddressed Shaker Rd, in the Medium Density Residential (RM) District. (2024-074)public hearing report
- 8C. Richard D. Bartlett & Associates, LLC, on behalf of Alden Place Condominium Owners’ Association, requests approvals for a minor subdivision application to eliminate platted convertible land area and make it platted common area, and certain waivers from the Subdivision Regulations, at 6 McKinley St, 1 Matthew St, and 310 S Main St in the Neighborhood Residential (RN) District. (2024-072) This application was continued to a date certain of January 15, 2025, at the request of the applicant.public hearing report
- 8D. Michael G. and Eileen M. Gfroerer request approvals for a minor subdivision and certain waivers from the Subdivision Regulations for a lot line adjustment between 12 Tahanto St and 11 Summit St, in the Neighborhood Residential (RN) District. (2024-085)public hearing report
- Other Business
- 9A. Request from Stephen M. Duprey and others to modify City easements located at 31 and 33 Samuel Dr, as well as permission to landscape and maintain the vegetated area within the center of the cul-de-sac at Samuel Dr, as referred to the Planning Board (as well as Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, Transportation Policy Advisory Committee, General Services Department, and Community Development Department) by City Council on November 12, 2024.report
- Any other business which may legally come before the Board.
- Adjournment
- Information
- i. Architectural Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes - January 7, 2025Information item
- ii. Report for January 15, 2025 - Minor Revisions to Approved Site PlansInformation item
- Next regular monthly meeting is Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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