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Planning Board allows Red's Towing to withdraw Bradford Street application without prejudice; approves minutes 4–0–1
Summary
The board voted unanimously to accept Red's Towing's withdrawal without prejudice for a proposed trailer storage lot at 0 Bradford Street after staff said the building commissioner considered the use a continuing one and no planning-board permit was required; the board also approved Aug. 28 minutes with four yes votes and one abstention.
The Northampton Planning Board on Sept. 25 voted to allow the applicant for a proposed trailer storage lot at 0 Bradford Street (Red's Towing) to withdraw its site-plan application "without prejudice," closing the advertised matter after staff said the building commissioner determined the use qualifies as a continuing use and does not require planning-board approval.
Planning Office staff (Speaker 2) said the property owner later provided documentation showing prior permitted use and that the current and proposed use matched that earlier permitted activity. "The building commissioner is ... supportive of the fact that this is a continuing use, and there's no need for a planning board permit," the staff member said, while noting the application had to be closed administratively because it had already been advertised.
Board member Speaker 4 moved to accept the applicant's request to withdraw without prejudice; another member seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
In other business, the board moved to approve the planning-board minutes from Aug. 28, 2025. The minutes were approved with four members voting yes and one abstaining.
What it means: withdrawing without prejudice allows the applicant to reapply in the future (staff said typically within a two-year window under the zoning framework). The board took no further action on the merits of the proposed Bradford Street storage use.
