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Planning board flags noncompliant laydown-yard activity at Smith Road; asks for plan by Aug. 21 or recommends cease-and-desist
Summary
Board members said a property owner has continued substantial site activity without a complete planning submission; they asked staff to expect a draft plan in coming weeks and agreed to consider recommending a cease-and-desist to the Select Board if no substantive application appears by the August 21 meeting.
Brentwood Planning Board members raised enforcement concerns July 17 about ongoing activity at a Smith Road property that the board said had not submitted a completed site plan and appears to be operating as a laydown yard without final approvals.
Why it matters: board members said the property has seen a continuing and increasing level of material and equipment storage after staff previously advised the owner that a site plan application was required. Several members said the visual and operational impacts had escalated and that the town needs documented, time-certain progress toward a formal submission.
Board discussion and direction: Planning staff reported the property owner (referred to in discussion by first name and as the owner/operator) has been working with an engineer who was expected to deliver a preliminary plan; staff said Glenn Greenwood is available to review plans after his return. The board and staff agreed to monitor progress and to expect a substantially complete application before the August 21 meeting. Several board members said if substantive material is not received by that date the board should consider recommending that the Select Board issue a cease-and-desist order or take other enforcement steps.
No formal enforcement action was taken at the July 17 meeting; the board recorded its concern on the public record, set a target date for a submission and asked staff to report back. The Select Board may be asked to act if no adequate plan is filed by the August meeting.
