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Planning Board grants conditional approval for 101 Herrick St. office‑warehouse, limits use to contractor storage and up to four units
Summary
The Merrimack Planning Board granted conditional final approval for a 2‑story, 9,870 sq ft office/warehouse at 101 Herrick St., subject to staff conditions, a clarified purpose statement limiting uses (contractor’s yard/storage) and approval for up to four rental units. Board vote was 7–0–0.
The Merrimack Planning Board on July 1 granted conditional final approval to a proposal to construct a two‑story, 9,870‑square‑foot office and warehouse building at 101 Herrick Street, with conditions specifying permitted uses and the number of rentable units.
Fieldstone Land Consultants, representing the owner, presented updated site plans that added a loading dock for tractor‑trailers, revised parking and turning movements and relocated accessible parking. Staff and the town’s sewer division asked that wastewater be routed to Herrick Street rather than Daniel Webster Highway; the applicant said it would comply if that proved preferable. The board also reviewed updated architectural renderings and landscaping, including a perimeter tree count intended to soften the building’s frontage.
Board members and staff said the site plan should include a clear purpose statement and an explicit note on the site plan indicating the number of approved units. “As drafted right now, the recommended conditions would require you to connect on Herrick,” a staff member said, and urged that the approved page state the number of units and the approved types of businesses so future tenant changes would require board review.
Applicant Matt Farris said he has a five‑year lease with Granite Group (plumbing and HVAC) and expects the tenant to remain in place. The board accepted the applicant’s revised facade design and landscaping changes and agreed to record the proposal as a contractor’s yard and storage facility with no more than four units.
The board’s motion granting conditional final approval incorporated conditions in the staff memo dated June 27, 2025, and added requirements on the purpose statement, number of units and lighting/landscaping details; the motion passed by voice vote, recorded 7–0–0. The approval is conditional on the applicant meeting the listed staff conditions and final site‑plan details.
The project’s next steps include final review by planning staff to verify the plan‑sheet notes, sewer connection details and any remaining technical items noted by DPW and the sewer division. The board did not list any variances needed for this approval; waivers originally requested for facade details were not required after the applicant revised the design.
