Planning board delays decision on Red's Towing trailer storage lot as wetlands delineation remains outstanding

The Planning Board voted unanimously on June 26 to continue a site-plan review for a proposed trailer storage lot by Red's Towing at 0 Bradford Street until its July 17 meeting, citing an incomplete wetlands delineation. The continuation is intended to give the applicant time to produce a wetlands delineation for a parcel behind the former Amherst Woodworking property, where staff said wetlands have likely expanded over a former parking area. Carolyn, planning department staff, told the board that the property "is on a back piece of property behind the old Amherst Woodworking, and there's wetlands back there. ... we asked for the applicant to do the wetlands delineation. They haven't done it yet, so I don't know if it'll be ready by July 17." The applicant had indicated they expected to have information ready but staff said such delineations typically take longer than two to three weeks. Board member George [last name not specified] moved to continue the hearing to the July 17 meeting at 7:16 p.m.; the motion was seconded and approved in a roll-call vote. The board did not open the hearing or take any substantive action on site-plan content, stormwater, access, or mitigation measures at the June 26 meeting. No public comments were recorded during the discussion. The continuation places the burden on the applicant to provide the wetlands documentation before the board will resume substantive review. If the delineation confirms wetland expansion, the board and staff may require additional studies or permitting before the site plan can proceed. Planning staff did not specify which federal, state, or local wetland permitting requirements would apply; those regulatory dependencies were not discussed on the record at the June 26 meeting.