Planning Board

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM AM · City Council Chambers 37 Green Street Concord, NH 03301

TL;DR

The Planning Board held a routine meeting on February 18, 2026, where they approved several routine design changes and signage requests for downtown businesses through a consent agenda process. The board also advanced several major development projects, including an 8-story mixed-use building at 56 North Main Street and a 6-story addition at 2 Phenix Avenue, which will proceed to public hearings on March 18, 2026.

Key Decisions

  • Design Review - Monitor Statesman exterior changes (10 Pleasant St) Approved
  • Design Review - New building signs for downtown businesses (97 Storrs St and 146 North Main St) Approved
  • Major Site Plan - 4-story office/commercial building (94-98 Manchester Street) Deemed Complete
  • Major Site Plan - 8-story mixed-use building with height variance (56 North Main Street) Continued to March 18 for public hearing
  • Major Site Plan - 6-story addition to Phenix Hall (2 Phenix Avenue) Continued to March 18 for public hearing
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes
  4. 25-879 January 21, 2026 Planning Board Minutes.
    minutes
  5. Agenda Overview
  6. **Consent Agenda**
  7. Design Review Applications by Consent
  8. 5A. Alex Stoyle, on behalf of Monitor Statesman, LLC, requests an architectural design review approval for exterior changes of a building at 10 Pleasant St Extension, in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (PL-ADR-2025-0133) (2025-121)
    consent report
  9. 5B. Advantage Signs, on behalf of Wild Bloom Home and TwoKph LLC requests an architectural design review approval for a new 54-square-foot externally illuminated building wall sign (SP-0701-2026) to replace an existing building wall sign at 97 Storrs St in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (PL-ADR-2026-0152) (2026-003)
    consent report
  10. 5C. Advantage Signs and The Eleventh Letter Writing Gallery, on behalf of Associated Enterprises Inc, requests an architectural design review approval for a new 6.25-square-foot non-illuminated projecting building wall sign (SP-0702-2026) at 146 North Main St in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (PL-ADR-2026-0151) (2026-002)
    consent report
  11. Determination of Completeness Items by Consent
  12. 6A. TFMoran Inc, on behalf of 94 Manchester St, LLC, requests approval for a major site plan application for a new 4-story, 14,768-square-foot footprint building and other site improvements at Tax Map 781Z Lots 12, 12-1, 12-2 and 12-3, addressed as 94-98 Manchester Street in the Highway Commercial (HC) and Office Park Performance (OCP) Districts. (2026-005) (PL-SPR-2026-0057)
    consent report
  13. Extension Requests by Consent
  14. 7A. Nobis Group, on behalf of SARP Realty, LLC, requests a one-year extension to meet the precedent conditions of approval for the project titled “The Red Blazer”, conditionally approved by the Planning Board on March 19, 2025 located at 72 Manchester Street. (2024-059) (PL-EXT-2026-0024)
    consent report
  15. **End of Consent Agenda**
  16. Site Plan, Subdivision and Conditional Use Permit Applications
  17. 8A. Wilcox & Barton, Inc, on behalf of Daval Realty Associates LLC, and Banks Chevrolet, requests approval for a major site plan application and a conditional use permit for certain uses in the Aquifer Protection District for the construction of a parking lot and other site improvements at Tax Map 782Z Lot 8, addressed as 234 Airport Road in the Highway Commercial (CH), Single-Family Residential (RS), and Open Space Residential (RO) Districts. (2025-134) (PL-SPR-2025-0052) (PL-CUP-2025-0105) (Continued to March 18, 2026)
    consent report
  18. 8B. Orr & Reno, on behalf of Arts Alley LLC, requests approval for a conditional use permit, pursuant to Section 28-6-9(b)(2), for wall signs to be placed above the sills of the first story windows and more than 25-feet above grade, on the building addressed as 22 South Main St in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (2025-133) (PL-CUP-2025-0104) (Continued to March 18, 2026)
    public hearing report
  19. 8C. Northpoint Engineering, LLC, on behalf of Ciborowski Associates, LLC and Phenix Hall, LLC, requests approval for a minor subdivision application for a lot line adjustment and the discontinuance of Phenix Ave at Tax Map 6443Z Lot 27, addressed as 56 North Main St and Tax Map 6443Z Lot 28, addressed as 2 Phenix Ave, in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (2025-122) (PL-MIS-2025-0047)
    public hearing report
  20. 8D. Northpoint Engineering, LLC, on behalf of Ciborowski Associates, LLC, requests approval for a major site plan application, a conditional use permit to allow a portion of a proposed mixed-use building to be constructed to a maximum height of 89feet-6inches from area average grade, a conditional use permit application to allow the partial obstruction of views of the State House Dome, and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations for the construction of a new 8-story, mixed use building at Tax Map 6443Z Lot 27, addressed as 56 North Main Street in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (2025-123) (PL-SPR-2025-0049) (PL-CUP-2025-0101) (PL-CUP-2025-0102)
    public hearing report
  21. 8E. Northpoint Engineering LLC, on behalf of Phenix Hall, LLC, requests approval for a major site plan application and certain waivers from the Site Plan Regulations for the construction of a 6-story addition and other site improvements at Tax Map 6443Z Lot 28, addressed as 2 Phenix Ave in the Central Business Performance (CBP) District. (2025-125) (PL-SPR-2025-0050)
    public hearing report
  22. Public Hearings
  23. Design Review Applications
  24. Amendments
  25. Other Items
  26. 25-937 Planning Board Recommendations regarding Tax Deeded Properties
    report
  27. 25-938 Planning Board Letter of Support - Merrimack River Greenway Trail "BUILD" Grant Application
    Information item
  28. Other Business
  29. Any other business which may legally come before the Board.
  30. Adjournment
  31. Information
  32. 25-945 Report for February 18, 2026 - Minor Revisions to Approved Plans
    consent report
  33. 25-944 Architectural Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes - February 3, 2026
    Information item
  34. Next regular monthly meeting is Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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