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Contractors‑yard site at 250 Turnpike Road: hearing continued after peer‑review referral, DCR flags 100‑foot wetland buffer
Summary
The Planning Board continued hearings on a proposed contractors‑yard building at 250 Turnpike Road and extended the decision deadline to April 22 to allow peer review after DCR raised a possible 100‑foot buffer requirement for septic systems tributary to a surface drinking‑water supply.
The Planning Board on Feb. 10 opened and then continued multiple hearings for a proposed contractors‑yard building at 250 Turnpike Road after staff referred revised materials to the board’s on‑call peer reviewer and after the Division of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) flagged a potential 100‑foot buffer requirement for septic systems tributary to a surface drinking‑water supply.
Applicant updates and scope
Attorney George Bonon, representing FD 250 Turnpike LLC, told the board the building footprint was revised to include a second‑level mezzanine occupying roughly one‑third of the interior, increasing gross floor area from the earlier 14,400 sq ft to about 19,200 sq ft to provide more storage space. The plan shows 10 contractor bays within a building located in an industrial zoning district.
Key technical issues raised during public comment and staff review
- Wetlands and water‑supply buffer:…
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