Board grants conditional approval to Lodging Gardens site plan, requires plumbing permit and monitored security before license

The board granted conditional approval to the Lodging Gardens site plan after staff reported most punch-list items had been addressed but required plumbing and security work remained incomplete.

At the meeting the code-enforcement officer said the cameras and some security hardware were in place but the monitoring program was not yet activated and that the town needed documentation showing the system is active. The officer said the required backflow-prevention plumbing device had not been permitted or installed and that "a plumber needs to pull a permit and then install those, and I can come out and then look at it." The officer added the clerk could withhold issuance of an official license until those items were corrected.

A motion to approve with conditions was moved and seconded; the chair called the vote and the board voted in favor, granting conditional approval. The board recorded that conditions included completion and inspection of required plumbing/backflow prevention and activation/documentation of a monitored security system prior to issuance of the license. The record also notes fire extinguishers were added and staff observed new active-carbon filters and increased air-exchange measures, though ongoing filter-maintenance scheduling was not confirmed.

Board members and the inspector discussed mold in an unconditioned corridor outside the grow rooms; they said it requires remediation but was not reported in the grow rooms themselves. The board treated the mold and plumbing items as code issues to be addressed under the licensing conditions rather than immediate grounds to deny the application.

The board did not specify a formal vote tally in the discussion, but the chair announced the motion carried and the conditional approval was recorded. Staff said they would withhold the official license until the conditions are met and inspections completed.