Sig Sauer requests three covered shooting bays; board signals preference for expedited review

Sig Sauer submitted materials seeking to add three covered pavilions over existing shooting bays in Area 9 of its range. The applicant presented pavilion drawings and fixtures such as overhead infrared heaters and lighting intended to make outdoor bays usable in colder weather.

Planning staff noted the site is an existing, permitted shooting range with nine bays; the addition would cover three of those bays. The Planning Board discussed the town’s expedited site-plan process, which applies to minor modifications up to 1,500 square feet. The combined pavilion footprint as proposed exceeds that threshold, so under the letter of the expedited rule the change would normally require a full site-plan submission. Board members said the site is long‑established and the proposal does not change use or hours; several members indicated they would be inclined to treat the proposal as a minor modification or otherwise expedite review for this specific application but asked the applicant to appear at the next meeting so the board could vote on an expedited/modification path with a public record.

What happens next: staff will invite the applicant to appear at the next meeting to request expedited treatment formally; the board may vote at that public meeting either to apply an expedited process (by waiver or interpretation) or require a full site-plan submittal depending on board consensus and legal/consultant advice.