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Middletown Planning Board approves six routine business applications; minutes tabled
Summary
At its July 2025 meeting the Middletown Planning Board voted to approve six land‑use applications for small retail and office uses, and tabled approval of the June minutes because not enough members who attended that meeting were present.
The Middletown Planning Board on a voice/roll‑call vote approved six routine site plan/resolution items at its July 2025 meeting and tabled approval of the June minutes because several members who attended that prior meeting were absent.
The board approved applications for: 203–209 Dolson Avenue (phone retail/repair); 63–67 North Street (tattoo shop with retail art sales, no food or drink); 228 Wickham Avenue (tax preparation/office); 28 Moore Street (HV Business Link, a member‑based small business office/collaborative workspace); 28 North Street (office — as recorded on the agenda); and 238 Wickham Avenue (appliance open‑box retail). Each item passed on roll call with all voting members present voting “yes.”
Why it matters: These approvals clear small‑business and office uses to open or continue work in commercial corridors of Middletown. Several applicants received clarifications about limits on public assembly and food/drink service tied to the approvals.
Key details and conditions - 203–209 Dolson Avenue — Applicant: Bartolo Gonzalez Juarez. Use: phone retail and phone repair. Vote: approved by roll call.
- 63–67 North Street — Applicant: Daniel Noel Ortiz and Liam La Russa. Use: tattoo shop with retail art displays. Board and staff emphasized the approval does not allow food or drink or an advertised public event space; occupancy and fire capacity will be determined by the Middletown Fire Department. Vote: approved by roll call.
- 228 Wickham Avenue — Applicant: Carla Raymund Morello. Use: tax preparation and office services. Board discussed parking: applicant said operations will be by appointment with a single employee on site; two on‑site spaces were shown. Vote: approved by roll call.
- 28 Moore Street / 28 North Street (as listed on agenda) — Applicant(s): Barbara Martinez (HV Business Link) and related owner statements. Use: small‑business office/collaborative workspace. The board noted the resolution states no eating/drinking or public event space; the applicant may return with an amended site plan or a temporary one‑day permit if the business seeks to host public mixers or workshops. Vote(s): approved by roll call.
- 238 Wickham Avenue — Applicant: Daelyn Bun (as recorded). Use: appliance open‑box retail. Vote: approved by roll call.
Board procedure and minutes The board did not approve the minutes from the June meeting because several members who had attended that meeting (Dan Higbee, Sixto Martinez, Michael Guadery) were absent; the item was tabled until next month.
What the approvals do not authorize Board members and staff repeatedly clarified that approvals for offices or retail do not automatically authorize advertised public events, food service or assembly uses. Where applicants said they want to host occasional mixers, galleries or workshops, the board directed them to amend their application, seek a temporary one‑day permit from the building department/DPW or return with an amended site plan tied to parking and occupancy calculations.
Outlook Most approved applicants were wished luck by the board and told to coordinate any follow‑up permits (fire, building, DPW) before opening.
