The Planning Board addressed a full slate of agenda items at its Jan. 5 meeting.

Item 1, a site plan amendment sought by CMF Transportation & Logistics for construction of a 19,200 SF trucking facility/warehouse building with an attached 2,500 SF loading area and associated infrastructure, was approved with conditions (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 2, a preliminary subdivision and site plan for Thistle Petite Condominiums, comprising 32 units of multifamily age-restricted housing with associated infrastructure on County Road, was approved with conditions (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 3, a master site plan amendment for Connector Commons – Jordan, a three-phase mixed-use development (two 8,500 sf and one 25,000 sf buildings) on Washburn Drive, was tabled pending further information (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 4, an amendment to the Land Use and Development Code (LUDC) to establish abutter notification requirements for projects before the Planning Board to 500’ from parcel boundaries except when required otherwise by state law, was sent to the Town Council with a recommendation for adoption (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 5, an amendment to the LUDC to allow for fewer paper copies of application materials and allow for digital submissions, was sent to the Town Council with a recommendation for adoption (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 6, an amendment to the LUDC exempting accessory apartments from the requirement of being considered a dwelling unit as it pertains to private ways, was sent to the Ordinance Committee for review and recommendations (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 7, an amendment to the LUDC to change the number of rooms that constitute an β€œInn,” was sent to the Town Council with a recommendation for adoption as amended (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 8, a request by Big Moose Harley Davidson (673 Main St.) for allowance of a 50% increase in the size of a building-mounted sign, was approved with conditions (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 9, a pre-app/sketch plan for construction of nine contractor/tradesman units in two buildings on Eastern Drive was discussed but no action was taken.
Item 10, a proposal to construct a 1,050 foot gravel private way off Dingley Springs Road to access 4 new buildable lots, was approved with conditions (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).
Item 11, an amendment to the LUDC to allow additional driveway curb cuts to access accessory dwelling units on low-traffic roads, was moved to the next available Planning Board meeting for a public hearing (5 ayes, Crisafulli, Delaney absent).

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