Board continues Red Horse Inn renovation and parking request to April 14

The Planning Board took public comment and continued the hearing on a combined site-plan and special-permit application for the Red Horse Inn at 28 Falmouth Heights Road.

Attorney and applicant representative Kevin Clauer introduced the proposal: demolition of two structures, construction of two new buildings (including a new Building C with 14 rooms), a pool and a revised parking layout, increasing on-site rooms to 41. The bylaw requires 1.1 parking spaces per room, which would yield 45 required spaces; the zoning allows a 20% reduction for sites with between 40 and 50 spaces, reducing the requirement to 36, and the proposed plan shows 37 spaces on site. The applicant also noted a separate property the team owns within 300 feet that can provide additional parking but cannot be counted toward required on-site parking because it is across Summer Heights Road.

Nearby resident Paula Cahill told the board her concern centers on redirecting traffic from Falmouth Heights Road onto Jericho Path and nearby residential roads, saying: "My concern is the redirection of the traffic." The applicant responded the design could be revised to make the new exit right-turn only to reduce left-turn traffic onto residential streets.

Staff and the applicant confirmed that the planning staff report and a substantial engineering referral were provided late; the applicant requested a continuation to allow time for revisions. The board voted to continue the matter to April 14 and April 28, with April 14 preferred by the applicant.

The continuation gives the applicant time to address staff/engineering comments and to return with updated plans for the board's review.