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Planning board conditionally approves 1 Smith Road site plan, grants buffer waiver
Summary
The Brentwood Town Planning Board conditionally approved the site plan for 1 Smith Road and granted a waiver to reduce the buffering distance after the applicant provided revised plans, a planting and buffering sheet, and a fire‑truck turning‑radii diagram. Conditions include showing the 25‑foot buffer to scale, an updated planting bond that includes installation, completion of plantings within six months and on‑site demarcation submitted to the town.
Ryan Lavelle, surveyor with Lavelle Associates, told the Brentwood Town Planning Board that the applicant updated the 1 Smith Road plan set to address comments from the Jan. 21 work session, including a clarified description of rear lease‑land use, a separate landscape and buffering sheet and a dust‑control note drawn from alteration‑of‑terrain standards. "Since the board reviews reviewed these plans last month, we have incorporated all the comments raised during the January 21, 2026 work session as outlined by the town planner," Lavelle said.
The board focused on a waiver request to allow a reduced buffer between the proposed commercial/storage area and an abutting residentially used…
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