Planning board grants conditional approval for Mastriano contractor‑bay site at 180 Route 25 with cistern waiver and conditions

The Brentwood Planning Board voted to grant conditional site‑plan approval for a proposed six‑bay contractor‑style garage at 180 Route 25 and to approve associated waiver requests after hearing from the applicant and town staff on Sept. 24.

Ryan Lovell of Lovell Associates, representing the Mastriano Group, described the proposal as a new site configuration for a 2.77‑acre parcel (Map 216, Lot 28) that currently contains used‑auto sales and a pet‑care use. Lovell said the submission was updated the morning of the meeting with drawings and a building rendering. He noted outstanding items — a lighting plan and final DOT and DES approvals — and told the board those could be handled as conditions of approval.

The board specifically considered a waiver request tied to fire suppression water supply. The fire department’s Sept. 16 letter (on file) stated concurrence with a 15,000‑gallon cistern for the site. The applicant proposed a 15,000‑gallon cistern; the board approved the waiver referencing the fire department letter and required a final sign‑off letter from the Brentwood Fire Department confirming cistern location and compliance with departmental standards (for example, minimum clearances and access).

Planning staff and the applicant said they had discussed DOT driveway issues and that a DOT curb/driveway permit will be required before mylar and final recording. The board listed conditions it required before final plan endorsement: receipt of the fire department sign‑off letter; an engineered lighting plan demonstrating on‑site, dark‑skies‑compliant fixtures; evidence of a DOT driveway permit; New Hampshire DES approval of the proposed septic design; a stormwater operations and maintenance plan (appendix E of drainage calculations); and sign‑off letters from the town planner/engineer (Glenn) and TEC. The board also approved a separate mapping waiver request that had been on the agenda.

Commissioners said they had inspected the existing site previously and that the applicant had addressed prior vehicle parking compliance issues. During the meeting a board member described multiple site visits by town staff and said parking counts had been brought into compliance. The board made the conditional approval motion with the enumerated conditions and voted in favor. The applicant was also advised to deliver a hard copy of the lighting plan to the planning office at plan recordation, and to obtain any final septic/DES approvals prior to mylar submission.

The board also required a maintenance plan for stormwater infrastructure, to be noted on the plan set and included in the submission.