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Alton planning board hears design review for two-building self-storage on Route 11 amid neighbor drainage, screening concerns
Summary
Engineers presented a design review for two storage buildings (about 11,700 sq ft and 9,300 sq ft) on Route 11 with stormwater controls and dark-sky lighting; nearby residents raised water-quality, well and visual screening concerns. The board requested further drainage analysis, landscaping revisions and peer review before a final application.
Alton — The Alton Planning Board on Jan. 20 reviewed a design proposal for a two-building self-storage facility on Route 11 and Rand Hill Road, where engineers said proposed drainage improvements would control post-development flows and retain on-site stormwater.
Eric Kullen of Jones and Beach Engineers, the applicant’s agent, told the board the project would place two storage buildings keyed into the slope — one about 11,700 square feet and the other about 9,300 square feet — with an access drive to Route 11 and a gated emergency egress to Rand Hill Road. Kullen said the design includes two on-site bioretention ponds, a 24-inch pipe network in places, an oil-water separator for limited washing activities, an on-site well with the leach field located outside the aquifer protection zone and dark-sky-compliant…
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