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Board of Health backs SRS Building Products’ request to store up to 400 gallons of hazardous materials, urges safeguards
Summary
The Yarmouth Board of Health voted May 18 to recommend that the Zoning Board of Appeals allow SRS Building Products to store up to 400 gallons of hazardous materials at a former FedEx site in West Yarmouth, subject to three health‑department conditions including posted spill plans and a ban on vehicle washing onsite.
The Yarmouth Board of Health on May 18 recommended that the Zoning Board of Appeals grant SRS Building Products a special permit to store hazardous materials at 60 Anel Howlet Road, the town’s board concluded after a departmental review and a presentation by the company’s legal counsel.
The proposal would convert the former FedEx distribution facility into a wholesale roofing and exterior‑product distributor serving contractors. "SRS Building Products proposes opening a new store at 60 Anel Howlet Road in West Yarmouth," hazardous‑materials inspector Carl Los told the board during his overview, and he described storage controls including a sloped floor that drains to a holding tank and spill‑control pallets.
Board members and the applicant agreed the quantity being requested includes a conservative buffer for deliveries. Legal counsel Eliza Cox said the company expects to keep typical on‑site volumes below the cap but asked the board to recommend a maximum of 400 gallons to accommodate overlapping deliveries.
The board’s recommendation carries three health‑department conditions that appear in the staff memorandum: limit maximum on‑site storage to 400 gallons total; require a conspicuously posted spill‑containment and emergency response plan with employee training; and prohibit vehicle washing onsite. "I listed that as a recommended condition that it must be conspicuously posted at all times and employees familiar with the plan," Los said when explaining the inspection and training expectations.
A motion to recommend the special permit and adopt the department’s three conditions was moved, seconded and approved by voice/hand vote; the meeting record does not show individual roll‑call votes. The vote advances the application to the Zoning Board of Appeals, where the select board’s action is advisory.
The applicant emphasized there will be no on‑site truck maintenance and that most sales are by delivery rather than customer pickup. Company representatives and the board agreed to include the departmental licensing conditions in the recommendation to the Zoning Board to ensure spill response and containment meet the town’s requirements.
The Zoning Board of Appeals will decide the special‑permit application following the advisory recommendation from the Board of Health.
