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Planners push for stricter review after Berlin Activities Depot moves HVAC from roof to ground
Summary
Planning commission members said Berlin Activities Depot—omplied with code but placed rooftop HVAC on a concrete pad that "meets code" yet harms the streetscape; members discussed requiring mechanical systems on submitted drawings and conditions forcing return to staff or commission for deviations.
The Berlin Planning Commission pressed for clearer submission requirements and follow-up authority after members raised aesthetic and process concerns about mechanical equipment installed at the Berlin Activities Depot.
Members said the Depot moved HVAC equipment from the roof to a concrete pad at ground level that "meets code" but is visually detrimental. "It's ugly as sin," Speaker 4 said during public comments, adding that the commission would likely have required screening or placement changes had the equipment been shown on the original drawings. Speaker 2 confirmed the town later requested an after-the-fact…
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