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Planning board continues 24 Shore Drive garage application after conservation review requested
Summary
The Greenland Planning Board accepted a conditional-use application for a detached garage at 24 Shore Drive as complete and voted to continue the matter to its June 19 meeting after referral to the Conservation Commission; neighbors voiced objections largely based on wetland and shoreland permit concerns.
The Greenland Planning Board on May 15 accepted as complete a conditional-use application to build a 25-by-40 detached garage at 24 Shore Drive and voted to continue the matter to the board’s public hearing on June 19 after review by the Conservation Commission.
The application was presented by H Libby of Jones and Beach Engineers, who said the property is roughly five acres with several isolated wetland pockets and that the proposed work would have a "very minor, wetland buffer impact" — totaling less than 1,000 square feet. "The total wetland buffer impact is less than 1000 square feet, so it's a very minor, wetland buffer impact," Libby said.
The board took questions about setback constraints, whether the building would have a foundation and whether metal siding was allowed; the applicant said the structure is wood-framed with metal siding and that a shoreline permit from New Hampshire DES will be required later in the permitting process.
During public comment, several neighbors opposed the proposal. Angie Eno told the board she had spoken with the regional DES supervisor and said no shoreland permit was on file for the project, urging the board to ensure state permitting is followed. "They need a shoreline permit," Eno said. Neighbor Peter Kenner said roughly 15 households objected and argued the project is inconsistent with neighborhood character and with the ordinance language cited by the applicant: "This project doesn't belong there," he said.
After public comment, member (speaker 1) moved — and the board seconded — to continue the application to the Planning Board public hearing on Thursday, June 19, 2025, and to forward the materials to the Conservation Commission for a written response. The motion also asked that the board be included in any site visit the Conservation Commission arranges. The motion passed with no recorded opposition.
What happens next: the Conservation Commission is expected to review the plan at its next meeting and deliver a written recommendation before the June 19 Planning Board hearing. The applicant has indicated it will need to file a shoreland permit with DES and that any subsequent changes to the plan would require amendments to that state filing.
