Planning Board

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Meeting Minutes
4. 25-547 Planning Board meeting minutes - September 17, 2025
   consent report
5. Agenda Overview
6. **Consent Agenda**
7. Design Review Applications by Consent
8. 5A. Advantage Signs, on behalf of Eagle Square Associates, Lee Marden, and Land Vest, requests architectural design review approval to replace an existing building wall sign with a new 26.75-square-foot non-illuminated building wall sign (SP-0638-2025) at 3 Eagle Square in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (2025-111/PL-ADR-2025-0127)
   consent report
9. 5B. Advantage Signs, on behalf of Ledyard Financial Group Inc, requests architectural design review approval to reface an existing freestanding sign with a new 24.83-square-foot internally illuminated freestanding sign (SP-0639-2025) with added pole covering, and to replace two existing building wall signs with a new 11.5-square-foot non-illuminated building wall sign (SP-0640-2025) and a new 30.33 square-foot externally illuminated building wall sign (SP-0641-2025) at 74 South Main Street in the Urban Commercial (UC) District. (2025-112/PL-ADR-2025-0128)
   consent report
10. 5C. Sousa Signs, on behalf of Thomas Cusano and the Stove Barn, requests architectural design review approval to replace two existing building wall signs with a new 50.2-square-foot internally illuminated building wall sign (SP-0646-2025) and a new 24-square-foot internally illuminated building wall sign (SP-0647-2025) at 249 Loudon Road in the Gateway Performance (GWP) District. (2025-113/PL-ADR-2025-0129)
    consent report
11. 5D. Ethos Signs Co, on behalf Automotive Supply Assoc Inc, requests architectural design review approval for alterations to a 128-square-foot non-illuminated freestanding sign (SP-0401-2024) such that the alterations render the sign as different from the architectural design review approval granted on December 18, 2024, by the Planning Board, at 263 South Main Street in the Urban Transitional (UT) and Opportunity Corridor Performance (OCP) Districts. (2024-076/PL-ADR-2024-0048)
    consent report
12. 5E. Heather Dudko, sign permit consultant, and American Sign Inc, on behalf of Interchange Development, LLC, and Marshalls, request architectural design review approval for two new internally illuminated building wall signs of 186.5-square-feet (SP-0642-2025) and 129.6-square-feet (SP-0643-2025), a new 2.5-square-foot internally illuminated hanging projecting sign (SP-0644-2025), and a new 5.12-square-foot internally illuminated tenant panel sign (SP-0645-2025) to be placed in an existing freestanding sign at 14 Merchants Way in the Gateway Performance (GWP) District. (2025-110/PL-ADR-2025-0126)
    consent report
13. Determination of Completeness Items by Consent
14. 6A. TFMoran and Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. request approval for a major site plan application, architectural design review, a conditional use permit for essential public utilities and appurtenances, a conditional use permit for a bluff buffer disturbance, and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations, including a waiver to allow the determination of completeness and public hearing in the same meeting, for the construction of a new substation, at Tax Map 494Z Lot 44, addressed as 1-7 McGuire Street, in the Industrial (IN) District. (2025-105) (PL-SPR-2025-0047).
    public hearing report
15. 6B. Nobis Group, on behalf of St. Paul's School, requests approval for a major site plan application, architectural design review, and conditional use permit for disturbance to wetland buffers, and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations for the construction of a 17,600-square-foot building addition, relocated squash courts, and other site improvements, at Tax Map 724Z Lot 1/10/A, addressed as 80 Dunbarton Road and Tax Map 811Z Lot 1/A, addressed as 117 Dunbarton Road, in the Institutional (IS) and Open Space Residential (RO) District. (2025-114) (PL-SPM-2025-0026) (PL-CUP-2025-0099)
    public hearing report
16. Extensions by Consent
17. **End of Consent Agenda**
18. Public Hearings
19. Design Review Applications
20. Site Plan, Subdivision and Conditional Use Permit Applications
21. 9A. Smarmolemi Earth LLC requests approval for a minor subdivision application and certain waivers from the Subdivision Regulations for a three-lot subdivision, at Tax Map 11Z Lot 52, addressed as 138 Snow Pond Road, in the Open Space Residential (RO) District. (2025-092) (PL-MIS-2025-0043)
    public hearing report
22. 9B. Brady Sullivan Properties, Stickney Avenue LLC, and First Sign & Corporate Image request approval for architectural design review and a conditional use permit, pursuant to Section 28-6-7(i), for a 72.93-square-foot internally illuminated building wall sign (SP-0634-2025) to be placed above the sills of the first level of windows above the first story on the same wall, or placed more than 25 feet above grade, on the building addressed as 11 Stickney Avenue, in the Opportunity Corridor Performance (OCP) District. (2025-108 / 2025-109) (PL-CUP-2025-109) (PL-ADR-2025-0125)
    public hearing report
23. 9C. Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC and Cafua Realty Trust CXXXIX LLC request approval for a major site plan application, architectural design review, and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations, for construction of a new 11,150-square-foot urgent care clinic, at Tax Map 583Z Lot 30, addressed as 161 North State Street., in the Urban Commercial (CU) District. (2025-095) (PL-SPR-2025-0046)
    public hearing report
24. 9D. Northpoint Engineering, LLC, Skuffy’s LLC, and Enterprise Mobility request approval for a minor site plan application and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations for the addition of a 760-square-foot two-bay garage and associated paving, at Tax Map 781Z Lot 31, addressed as 28 Manchester Street, in the Gateway Performance (GWP) District. (2025-104) (PL-SPM-2025-0026) (continued from September 17, 2025, at the request of applicant)
    public hearing report
25. 9E. Eastern Development requests approval for an amendment to a major subdivision application and recorded subdivision plat to grant certain waivers from the Subdivision Regulations to allow bituminous cape cod berm in place of vertical granite curbing throughout the common private drive; to not require street trees along the full length of the common private drive and instead limit new plantings to the cul-de-sac area and allow existing trees along the approach to credit toward compliance; to allow a common private drive length of over 1,000 feet; and, to allow a common private drive with 3 inches of hot bituminous pavement instead of the required 4 inches, at Tax Map 11Z Lot 25/1, addressed as 15 Hot Hole Pond Road in the Open Space Residential (RO) District. (2023-140) (PL-AMEND-2025-0020)
    public hearing report
26. Amendments
27. Other Items
28. Other Business
29. Any other business which may legally come before the Board.
30. Adjournment
31. Information
32. i. Architectural Design Review Committee meeting minutes - September 30, 2025
    Information item
33. ii. Report for October 15, 2025 - Minor Revisions to Approved Site Plans
    Information item
34. Next regular monthly meeting is Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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