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Charlton board tells Larry McKisick to submit site plan after he seeks permission to park 100 vehicles on Griffin Road property
Summary
Property owner Larry McKisick told the planning board he wants to formalize fenced, camera-secured parking for up to 100 registered vehicles on a Griffin Road parcel. The board concluded the proposal likely triggers site-plan review and directed him to submit a plan showing gates, circulation wide enough for a 48-foot ladder truck, screening, and lighting; a public hearing was targeted for July 15.
Larry McKisick presented a concept to the Charlton Planning Board on May 20 to use part of his Griffin Road/Route 20 property as a fenced, camera-secured parking yard where a tenant would temporarily store up to 100 registered, insured vehicles.
McKisick said the use would be less intensive than some existing activity on the parcel and that the surface would be asphalt grindings with fencing and cameras. “I’m asking for parking for 100 cars that are registered and insured,” he told the board, adding that he could also leave vehicles on dirt but prefers the grindings for dust and drainage control.
Planning staff and the board’s consultant raised thresholds in the zoning bylaw for site-plan review and noted several triggers that could require a full submission: significant change of use, impervious-surface thresholds, and wetland buffer proximity. The planning director and zoning enforcement officer said the proposal likely triggers site-plan review and that the applicant should submit a dimensional plan showing fencing, gate openings, access widths and materials and request waivers where appropriate.
The fire chief cautioned that a fenced yard must allow fire apparatus to enter and circulate; he said a 40-foot-plus engine and a 48-foot ladder truck have larger turning and clearance requirements than passenger vehicles. He urged the applicant to show an opening and circulation that permits the town’s ladder truck to reach any vehicle and to include a lockbox if gates are locked.
The board agreed the concept is generally acceptable for an industrial-general area but asked McKisick to file a site plan, including fencing, lighting, gate detail, dimensional distances to wetlands or buffers, and evidence about storm-water/runoff thresholds. Staff indicated a July 15 hearing date would be appropriate once the package is complete.
Next steps: McKisick will prepare a dimensional site plan showing proposed fence and gate locations, access widths and materials; the planning office will advise whether storm-water or conservation reviews are triggered and will schedule a public hearing after the submittal is complete.
Quoted material and provenance: McKisick’s presentation and the board’s direction are recorded in segments beginning near SEG 1898 and continuing through the board’s scheduling of a July 15 hearing.
