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Owner seeks temporary event parking on adjacent lawn; board schedules site walk
Summary
Owner Sarah Dunigan proposed leasing adjacent family land for temporary parking for the Historic 1774 Inn; the planning board asked for a planting buffer plan, neighbor notifications and scheduled a site visit and public hearing on April 14.
Sarah Dunigan, representing Historic 1774 LLC, asked the planning board for permission to use an adjacent family‑owned lawn as temporary parking for events at the inn. She said the lot would be leased from family members and proposed plantings and raised‑bed landscaping to buffer adjacent properties.
The board advised Dunigan to notify neighbors directly, develop a planting and buffer plan, and confirmed that sidewalk/site‑walk procedures would apply because the change is tied to business expansion. The board scheduled a site visit at 4:30 p.m. followed by the public hearing before the regular meeting on the next agenda (noted as April 14 in the hearingroom scheduling), and requested any neighborhood concerns be circulated to the file ahead of the hearing.
Dunigan told the board she would formalize a lease and follow up with required notifications and requested planting details. The board noted that any use that expands commercial operations may require additional zoning or licensing steps and asked staff to confirm notification requirements.
