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Board accepts after‑the‑fact major application for truck parking; applicant told to submit scaled plan
Summary
A resident who had installed a gravel parking area for work trucks after receiving a driveway permit presented an after‑the‑fact major application; the Planning Board accepted the application as complete, advised it should have triggered site‑plan review, and scheduled a site walk after the applicant submits a scaled plan.
The Lebanon Planning Board accepted an after‑the‑fact major site‑plan application from a resident who had created a gravel parking area used to store work trucks. The board said the work likely triggered site‑plan review because the paved/graveled area measured roughly 50 by 100 feet (about 2,500 sq ft).
The petitioner explained that the area is used to park two to four trucks, that there is no customer traffic, and that vehicles are started early in the morning to go to jobs. “I should be able to start my truck and go to work,” the applicant told the board, describing limited activity and an effort to avoid disturbing neighbors.
Planning members noted that the driveway permit had been granted but that the large gravel pad should have been routed as a site plan application from the start. The board formally accepted the after‑the‑fact major application as complete (after discussion) and instructed the applicant to provide a scaled plan tied to the house corners, an abutter list and any signed authorizations; staff will schedule a site walk and, if needed, a subsequent after‑the‑fact public hearing.
What happens next: the applicant must submit the stamped plan before the next meeting; the board plans a site walk and will determine any corrective measures (for example, screening or fencing) only after review and public notice.
