Planning Board approves home-occupation personal training studio and a Prescott Road addition; both votes 5-0

The Windham Planning Board voted unanimously April 15 to approve a home-occupation conditional use permit allowing a garage-based personal training studio and to approve a Major WPOD application for work at 17 Prescott Road.

For Case 2026-06 (1 First Street), property owners Felipe and Aline Trama sought a Conditional Use Permit to operate a garage-based personal training business limited to no more than two clients at a time, with each session lasting 60 minutes. The applicant confirmed parking will be on the driveway only and that no exterior signage is planned. The board discussed operating hours to protect neighborhood character; Selectmen’s liaison Heath Partington suggested hours of 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Vice Chair Jack Gattinella moved to approve the application with that hours condition; the motion was seconded by Mr. Greg Balestrieri and passed 5-0.

For Case 2026-05 (17 Prescott Road), Joe Maynard of Benchmark Engineering presented a one-story addition to expand bedrooms and add a bathroom and described drainage measures including drip-line trenches. Mr. Maynard stated the project would result in 29.9% impervious coverage, remaining below the town's 30% maximum; he also said state Department of Environmental Services permits had been secured and that the town engineer had reviewed and approved drainage measures. Board member Payal Ballaya questioned impervious-coverage calculations and the absence of a full hydrologic map; Mr. Maynard explained that a full analysis is typically not required for single-family residential lots. Ms. Ballaya moved to approve the WPOD application; Mr. Gattinella seconded and the motion passed 5-0.

Both approvals were routine votes recorded in the minutes; there were no recorded public objections and the board did not attach additional conditions beyond the operating-hours caveat for the home-occupation permit.