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Mark Sargent of Richard D. Bartlett & Associates represented the applicant and explained the parcel’s multiple narrow frontages and topography. Board members and staff reviewed three potential access options and concluded the proposed location best balanced grades, minimized wetland disturbance and avoided a very long driveway that would conflict with fire department limits on driveway length.

Neighbors raised concerns at the public hearing about long‑term development, future subdivision potential and immediate site disturbance. Several neighbors asked the board to limit the approval to a single‑family driveway and to require the cleared western slope adjacent to 18 Little Pond Road be restored and stabilized to address erosion and runoff; neighbors also noted localized spring flow and periodic road undermining at that segment of Penacook Street.

The planning board discussed constraints: a driveway meeting the 40‑foot separation would have required a longer access route, more wetland impacts or steeper grades; staff noted that an approval for driveway‑separation relief for a single-family driveway is distinct from approvals that would permit larger subdivision access, and that any future subdivision or additional access would require separate applications and additional public hearings. The board approved the conditional‑use permit with precedent conditions that include restoring the western side grade adjacent to 18 Little Pond Road to the plan profile, installing erosion/stabilization measures and providing a standard driveway permit inspection process. The motion carried with one abstention recorded (per meeting record).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Board Meeting - 5/21/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Concord Planning Board granted a conditional‑use permit to allow a reduced separation between driveways on Penacook Street, authorizing a new gravel residential driveway 30.1 feet from an adjacent driveway rather than the ordinance‑required 40 feet.","taxTitle","Concord, Merrimack County , New Hampshire","taxId",52782,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227139,"Planning board approves Marshalls amendment at Interchange Drive; adds loading dock, requires pedestrian connection",2202,4291000,6493000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3494308-fe003e2a535fce3fd24e380c917e8f18&start=4291&end=6493","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3494308-fe003e2a535fce3fd24e380c917e8f18/thumbnail_4291000.jpg","/articles/6227139/Concord/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Planning-board-approves-Marshalls-amendment-at-Interchange-Drive-adds-loading-dock-requires-pedestrian-connection","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227139-48173e6be96fa3298450155ff7ea00a4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146927&Signature=CDlKFjc4f0xoaZ4SyexTUYfLmyHWmTud22QKEFNBUk-hTWSqV-5faRr-FZPHxkwmCzPlsJlTCO-Ggh9GdHOSOBv1SJf2jiUp~xs~dMhX3OHUCvLr6RrbGpThXgCgeUH10Acom6MrXAyfiRAQqucKENKXCvE75iH~DzXWzNVtPpMcmtOYvLce1Y9f73999M6IKCuVmLh~Y9WIZkIIM7sizHCldKxay1xLqPa6QEmdfYPeSsd~TdMYcl22tubcBVARLKBnqkONR-vzq0MC-5CzcwYuc9IyBb~e9OyEJ1VbEbNyu0z8DDSLphVm0K9aJXhAAHJxU6tBKtmaBfVaZturDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Concord Planning Board approved an amendment to the Interchange Drive site plan that increases the Marshalls store footprint by about 2,000 square feet, adds a second loading dock and makes exterior‑elevation upgrades while requiring the developer to restore an accessible pedestrian connection that had been removed from the revision.

Interchange Development and TF Moran presented the amendment. Developers said the added loading dock required a modest enlargement of the truck well at the south end of the building and some façade enhancements (stone columns and improved storefront treatments) to align the building appearance with adjoining retail and medical office uses. The board’s architectural‑design review comments were incorporated into final elevations.

Board members pressed the applicant to reinstate a sidewalk connection at the southeast corner of the building to provide a continuous pedestrian route between Interchange Drive and the eastern side of the development; staff noted the earlier approved plan included that connection and the amendment had omitted it. The applicant agreed to add an accessible pedestrian connection to the plan and to supply truck turning exhibits that confirm the revised truck well works with the loading arrangement. Staff clarified rooftop mechanicals must be screened in accordance with the site‑plan standards.

The board voted to approve the architectural design amendment and the site‑plan amendment subject to precedent conditions that include final screening details for rooftop equipment, final truck‑movement exhibits and a restored pedestrian connection; subsequent conditions included final recording of any easements and standard construction‑phase requirements. Board members also discussed driveway width and confirmed the site will revert to the previously approved maximum curb cut width unless the developer seeks a zoning variance for a wider opening.","The board approved a site-plan amendment that enlarges the Marshalls tenant space and adds a second loading dock at 59 Interchange Drive, and added a condition to restore an accessible sidewalk connection from Interchange Drive to the eastern side of the building after board members pressed for pedestrian connectivity.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227144,"Planning board approves 5 MW solar array on capped landfill at Old Turnpike Road",787,2759000,3546000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3494308-fe003e2a535fce3fd24e380c917e8f18&start=2759&end=3546","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3494308-fe003e2a535fce3fd24e380c917e8f18/thumbnail_2759000.jpg","/articles/6227144/Concord/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Planning-board-approves-5-MW-solar-array-on-capped-landfill-at-Old-Turnpike-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227144-6d8a642789d23e4a741ae955ca201082/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146927&Signature=fIVpEc9M3K5SuEHx6zH2ygqo7aEPeCCzkdu0w7857AJffUbyXzzBoHPmpHJspkjO8NUQMqWsJ3GLVUfbRI5371Ni3om-mIMz4D6LDx0ha8pDuhAwd~QZeCvpfiBD2l-RxVxv8W0Gwr7hPZC-vbOYTGJ-B88uuwabkcSj~D-7VOgm9WTqjObafw-pgYP1Nz8oU9cgFx4MTF7nL8YsFfKgByGwO3Vo8xn5OYPjjiY285GXQFjhPAsWAVlY8~GbjgiETkiifo2ZNQfnK2Yw7CyLsIyR8ZAwfMW5hSffR~AZnPlKWGDOp-~0VQa1MLESh8-WShebx~zJSLwb7qk58U4SJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Concord Planning Board granted site-plan approval and conditional use permit for a 5-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic installation on a capped landfill parcel at Old Turnpike Road, approving multiple waivers tied to landfill closure constraints.

Beth Fenstermacher, the city’s Director of Special Projects, said the City had pursued reuse of the underused capped portion of the former landfill for local renewable energy and selected Kearsarge Energy through an RFP. Fenstermacher said the project will provide lease payments and revenue to the city through a group net‑metering agreement and a pilot and that the city and developer limited improvements to the leased, capped area because of state closure‑plan restrictions.

Project engineers explained the technical approach for mounting arrays on a landfill cap: instead of driven piles they will place precast concrete blocks and low‑ground‑pressure equipment on gravel surfaces so they do not penetrate the landfill cap. Weston & Sampson said the array covers roughly 21.4 acres within a 52.9‑acre parcel, uses precast block foundations to avoid cap penetration and routes power to a pole on Old Turnpike Road for interconnection with Unitil.

The applicant said it has submitted the proposal to New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) solid‑waste and has received initial feedback on the tier‑1b permitting pathway for landfill projects and that the DES and AOT (Bureau of Environmental Stewardship/AOT) reviews are underway. Engineers said conservative stormwater analysis found the existing southwest basin can accommodate runoff from the array and that the capped landfill membrane already functions as an impervious layer; the arrays and associated aggregate pads will not increase runoff beyond what the cap already produces.

The board approved multiple waivers from site‑plan requirements that could not be met given the capped‑landfill constraints; it also approved the conditional use permit under the zoning ordinance for solar collection systems and granted final minor site‑plan approval subject to precedent conditions including DES clearances, final grading, and recorded easement(s). Board members asked timing and interconnection questions; the developer said construction could begin in summer and finish in roughly six months pending final permits and utility interconnection timing. A member of the public asked technical questions about impervious coverage; the developer said the additional impervious surface will be limited to equipment pads, access road and foundations and is relatively small compared with the capped surface area.

Speakers emphasized the project’s role in the city’s renewable energy goals and the applicant said the array will produce energy for municipal customers, the school district and a third municipal/public off‑taker through financial agreements and sale of renewable energy credits (RECs). The planning board closed the public hearing and voted to approve the waivers, conditional use permit and minor site‑plan approval.","The board unanimously approved a 5‑megawatt AC solar photovoltaic project on a capped landfill at Old Turnpike Road after staff and the developer explained foundation methods, stormwater and DES permitting constraints and community benefits including lease payments and group net metering.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227148,"Planning Board approves LeClair Shaker Road plan with wetland-buffer waivers",1124,1314000,2438000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3494308-fe003e2a535fce3fd24e380c917e8f18&start=1314&end=2438","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3494308-fe003e2a535fce3fd24e380c917e8f18/thumbnail_1314000.jpg","/articles/6227148/Concord/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Planning-Board-approves-LeClair-Shaker-Road-plan-with-wetland-buffer-waivers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227148-fda85320cbf4512a548a53b87d686ed6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146927&Signature=nOpKXIpd6rpy5bKkfMsvIHKcDRx6taer2068ga7oC7TG-PMdN-Az-f2DO4I35eFOrAJqAjNg-8G8~EPwIhMysVib3ohX0x7SvsST-X~tlQbcynYiPREP1-r-j2ovcLbqVSb5BAQ-R5Hij5rrkaUf9LdaNU1Dyrl~qzTwEJyfA-ITUNcMRZmd6qsUROUG8tuenJcHySzI5PIdxs0Q7h8Kh2csxgDzeQa8L8Op~H01yoL1Ljaelo3s01xht-5e~wgUW0eHr6cqeb3Qnjr9HcCAMdyfJnhaRxg0sppIfHX2eY7iTp-u1jnmzcCTxwYkIktKgTREnTDCBeHFC9mGwa3CCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Concord Planning Board voted to approve a minor site plan and associated conditional use permits allowing construction of a detached workshop and single-family dwelling on a mostly wooded parcel on Shaker Road, with several waivers to city site-plan rules and a lot-line adjustment to move the driveway out of the wetland.

The applicant, represented by civil engineer Ian McKim of Jones & Beach Engineers, told the board the roughly 15-acre parcel contains a wetland along the frontage and that the proposal locates the driveway and a detached workshop to avoid direct wetland impacts where possible. McKim said the project will capture and infiltrate impervious runoff from the developed areas into two proposed stormwater ponds and that the design captures “100% of the impervious that’s on our property into these ponds.”

The item mattered for neighbors and staff because engineering found the larger watershed downstream experiences chronic flooding and the board’s site-plan regulations require post-development flows to not exceed predevelopment flows. City staff recommended most requested waivers but recommended denying 1 waiver that would allow increased post‑development peak flows because of documented downstream flooding near Mountain Road and a constrained culvert and downstream pipe.

Board members and staff discussed the tradeoffs: the applicant explained that, because the surrounding watershed and existing vegetation shorten the modeled time of concentration, the applicant’s on-site infiltration cannot, under the modeling standards, fully return modeled peak flows to predevelopment values even though the design retains and infiltrates runoff from all on-site impervious surfaces. A majority of planning board members accepted that explanation and found the applicant had minimized impacts through the lot-line adjustment with the adjacent owner (Lot 68 Shaker Road), revised driveway routing and the proposed stormwater ponds.

The board granted the requested waivers, approved the conditional use permits to allow the disturbance of wetland buffers (the staff report noted a permanent impact of 4,550 square feet of wetland buffer for driveway and utility access), and granted site‑plan approval subject to precedent and subsequent conditions listed in the staff packet (standard engineering review comments, recorded easements for the shared driveway, and construction‑phase stormwater controls). The board also approved a related minor subdivision/lot‑line adjustment that provides the additional frontage needed to place the driveway outside the wetland buffer.

Board members and the applicant noted the property will be served by a well and septic system, underground power along the driveway, and that parking needs are minimal for the proposed one‑person home‑based business. The planning board recorded its findings and closed the public hearing before approving the motions.","The Concord Planning Board approved a minor site plan, two conditional use permits and multiple waivers to allow a detached workshop, a single-family dwelling and driveway access that will result in a permanent impact to the wetland buffer at an unaddressed lot on Shaker Road.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227129,"Planning board retroactively approves Cornerstone site cleanup and relocation of storage containers at Old Turnpike Road",532,4590000,5122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3494308-fe003e2a535fce3fd24e380c917e8f18&start=4590&end=5122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3494308-fe003e2a535fce3fd24e380c917e8f18/thumbnail_4590000.jpg","/articles/6227129/Concord/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Planning-board-retroactively-approves-Cornerstone-site-cleanup-and-relocation-of-storage-containers-at-Old-Turnpike-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227129-ea5ce3142bc6b9f069e6c32f0d4ba194/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146927&Signature=G1OOTjeai89T0cXYB64Qe1sSb~jjKLqO53nqDmDQ9SJ~rFdyJHYdOAgDQhQ7liDQIKDOh2UNLRfGVrJI7bjzLGV4LbxodJjZecAH3eDMGalsAU75qbxl4vbx~mJL1mLNaEgilZvFa44GSYhMpuVTdrPXI~V86Af4EulUgUxVIvSNUqb8n~PRWaHN2TZTrzLHQedDL1J-R1Xp2EtafkZFPOHHVRxUvSvze5MKQQcOavYq-Ud0JUn5OAugXY5Rdx4MFX95wx64NmI0jlprhaCJ4av~WYotPYhP1t4kZNTpmWI7A9AaxnzSkFDm-R-wMS6bUkfwVDHxM-frfoWNN4PgtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Board granted after‑the‑fact site‑plan approval for site clean‑up, paving and installation of Conex storage containers at 119 Old Turnpike Road, with conditions to resolve items that were installed without prior permit.

Staff reported the property owner removed junk, tires and dilapidated trailers, repaved a portion of the lot and installed modern storage containers; the owner had not realized the new containers and pavement would trigger site‑plan review. The board required the applicant to relocate three containers that encroached into a city sewer/drainage easement, to restore or replace several paved manhole rims that were covered during paving, and to install a 15‑foot landscape buffer and opaque fence along the residential rear property line.

Applicant representative Chris Neto (Nobis Group) said the developer will relocate the three containers from the easement, adjust paving to provide five feet of setback from the property line where required and work with staff to field‑locate landscaping so it does not conflict with the drainage infrastructure. Staff and the applicant agreed to plant four trees (field located with staff to avoid buried pipe) and install an opaque fence to satisfy the zoning buffer; staff will inspect final locations to avoid conflicts with a 60‑inch culvert that daylighted at the rear of the parcel. The board approved the waivers requested and granted minor site‑plan approval subject to precedent items including correction of utility covers, moving containers out of easement and final landscape/fence details to be field‑located with staff.","The board granted after‑the‑fact site‑plan approval for Cornerstone Realty’s cleanup, paving and placement of storage containers at 119 Old Turnpike Road, subject to moving three containers out of a sewer/drainage easement and installing a 15‑foot landscape buffer in coordination with staff.","actionData","errors"]

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