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Charlton planners require formal site plan after Moreland Realty proposes temporary asphalt‑maintenance yard
Summary
Moreland Realty Trust sought waivers to use a Route 20 lot for storage containers and parking for an asphalt maintenance business; the Planning Board told the applicant to submit a formal site plan and an enumerated list of waiver requests and recommended time‑limits on any temporary occupancy.
The Charlton Planning Board told an applicant on Feb. 18 that it needed more detail before approving a proposed temporary operations yard for an asphalt maintenance company.
Applicant Ken Kozowski, representing Moreland Realty Trust, described the proposal as a non‑permanent, yearly lease to store six containers, park work trucks and trailers, and provide employee parking on a Route 20 lot. Kozowski said trailers are custom enclosed units that are cleaned off‑site in Worcester and that porta‑potties and a dumpster would handle sanitary and trash needs.
Board members raised several concerns, including the absence of permanent water, electric and compressed‑air services; how fuel and heated tanks on trailers would be managed; potential leaks reaching wetlands or Route 20; signage and lighting; and the driveway connection to the state roadway. An engineering review from Graves Engineering (Feb. 17) was noted as raising five items — among them drainage and the need for confirmation from Alpha Omega Engineering when reused prints are proposed.
Planner and board members said the application lacks the plan detail required to evaluate waivers from pavement, curbing, drainage controls, traffic flow and emergency‑vehicle access. The board directed the applicant to submit a formal site plan or a written list of the specific waivers requested, showing where containers, parking, the dumpster and porta‑potties would be located, the existing drainage, and turning radii for trailers. The board also flagged a time‑limit as a likely condition if the use is allowed as "temporary." Kozowski said a two‑year review with possible renewal would be acceptable.
"We don't want scope creep," a board member said, explaining why temporary permissions typically include review dates. Kozowski said the business stores materials inside locked containers nightly and performs trailer cleaning off‑site.
Next steps: the board asked the applicant’s engineer to prepare a site plan that addresses Graves’ items and shows the location of all on‑site elements; once submitted, the board said it could either consider waivers tied to the site‑plan application or require full site‑plan review and a public hearing if the application remains incomplete.
