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Planning Board denies site‑plan waiver for 20 Main Street office conversion
Summary
The Milford Planning Board denied a waiver of Site Plan Review for a proposed conversion of a closed mini‑mart at 20 Main Street to an office because the submitted plan did not show required parking or the ADA ramp; the Board encouraged the applicant to file an amended application and discussed potentially waiving the fee.
The Milford Planning Board voted on May 19 to deny a waiver of Site Plan Review for a proposed change of use at 20 Main Street, where the owners sought to convert a recently closed mini‑mart into an office.
Town Planner Matthew Benoit told the Board the project could not be treated as a home occupation because it could not meet front‑yard parking requirements in the zoning district; the use therefore requires Site Plan Review. The Board said the submitted plot plan failed to show the existing front ADA ramp and did not designate required rear parking spaces; the rear lot is unpaved.
Applicant representation: Kevin Ribeiro, who the transcript identifies as speaking on behalf of his father Daniel Ribeiro, explained the mini‑mart had closed and the family wished to operate an office at the property. The Board directed the applicant to show the ADA ramp and parking layout on an amended plan and provided the Fire Department’s smoke‑inspection comments to the applicant.
Parking requirement: Board discussion established that the proposed office use requires two parking spaces and that the building’s existing residential units require six spaces, yielding a minimum total of eight spaces required for the building under current bylaw interpretation.
Motion and outcome: Marble Mainini III moved and Christopher Wilson seconded a motion to deny the waiver of Site Plan Review for 20 Main Street. The motion carried by roll call vote (Calagione absent; Mainini yes; Morais yes; Wilson yes; White yes). Board members discussed possibly waiving the filing fee if the applicant submits an amended application that remedies the parking and ADA ramp omissions.
Next steps: The Board advised the applicant to submit an amended site plan showing the ADA ramp and adequate parking; the Board did not grant the waiver at the May 19 meeting.
