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Planning board approves site plan for school-bus parking at 16 Milton Road with conditions
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Summary
The board approved a site-plan amendment allowing Any Events & Transportation to use 16 Milton Road for vehicle service and school-bus parking, setting conditions including updated parking plans, limits on regular bus counts, a larger seasonal allowance in August, no on-site refueling, and spill‑prevention measures.
The Rochester Planning Board approved a site-plan amendment on March 2 allowing Any Events & Transportation to convert a former car dealership at 16 Milton Road into a vehicle-service and school-bus parking facility, subject to conditions from planning staff.
Stephen McKinney, co-owner of Any Events & Transportation, told the board the business primarily stores about 10 vehicles on site on most days but that the company may briefly accommodate up to 36 buses during limited periods such as inspection season. “Around 10 vehicles are there at any given time,” McKinney said; he and his team clarified that spikes to as many as 20–25 vehicles have occurred for short periods in August and for inspection-related activity.
Planning staff requested an updated overhead plan showing parking for the maximum number the applicant had submitted, clearer buffering and screening details, closure of one curb cut, removal or replacement of nonconforming floodlights, assurances that vehicles will not be used as a junkyard, a requirement that all parked vehicles maintain current registration, and a condition prohibiting on-site fuel sales or refueling. Staff also asked for a written explanation of when higher counts would occur and coordination with DPW on the curb-cut change.
At the meeting, staff and the board negotiated operational limits. Staff suggested a regular allowance of up to 12 buses parked on site and a higher, limited allowance during August (inspection season) to permit short-term increases; the applicant said 20 was a workable August maximum and requested some flexibility. The board approved the site plan with conditions including: an updated parking plan showing spaces for the stated maximums; a prohibition on refueling on site; removal or replacement of nonconforming exterior lights; a condition addressing spill prevention and maintenance procedures for vehicle servicing; coordination with DPW to close the designated curb cut; and a requirement that buses be parked and maintained on private property and not use adjacent residential driveways.
What happens next: staff will draft specific conditions and work with code-compliance officers to enforce bus-count limits and other requirements, and the applicants must submit revised site plans showing parking layouts and buffers before receiving final sign-off.
