Planning Board approves accessory apartment and manufacturing site‑plan modification

At its meeting the Town of Falmouth Planning Board approved two separate land‑use decisions: a site‑plan approval and conditions for a detached accessory apartment for Roy Aukenbach, and an amendment to a prior site‑plan approval for the Falmouth Manufacturing Center LLC for a 9,960‑square‑foot building at 550 East Falmouth Highway.

Bob (board member/reader of drafted decisions) read the Aukenbach decision, noting the accessory apartment will be 663 square feet (one bedroom) and equal approximately 27% of the principal dwelling; after outlining standard conditions (owner‑occupancy periods, occupancy certification steps, address assignment with the engineering division, assessor inspection prior to occupancy), the board voted by voice to approve the application.

Separately, the board approved a motion to modify a 2021 site‑plan approval for the Falmouth Manufacturing Center LLC (formerly Falmouth Boat Storage LLC). The amendment calls for rotating the planned building and shifting it toward the lot’s southern limit; the motion reiterated prior conditions, required structural engineer plans for proposed retaining walls before a building permit, and repeated the town’s soil erosion and sediment control standard conditions. The motion passed by voice vote.

Both motions included conditions directing the applicant to coordinate with the town’s Engineering Division on address assignment and to follow erosion control and stormwater procedures required by the Engineering Division; the board noted staff will draft the written decisions for formal signature and filing.

The board’s voice votes were recorded as unanimous 'Aye' in the meeting transcript; individual roll call vote counts were not recorded.