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Seabrook board continues review of proposed billboard at 122 Stard Road after debate over 'governmental use' claim
Summary
Representatives for Northvision LLC told the board the proposed 122 Stard Road billboard would be available for governmental notifications; the board disagreed and continued the matter to May 4 to allow review and notice questions to be resolved.
A proposal to install a billboard at 122 Stard Road drew debate at the April 20 Seabrook Planning Board meeting over whether the sign would qualify as a governmental use that could avoid abutter notice.
James Scully of Morris and Scully PLLC, representing Northvision LLC, said the billboard would be used for governmental notifications and asserted that abutters need not be notified under RSA 674. Chairman Jason Janvrin said the board had not received a public notice and, based on his and the board attorney’s reading, said the proposal did not appear to meet the town’s definition of governmental use. The board continued the matter to a May 4 meeting to allow time for review and proper public notice if required.
No formal application hearing was held at the April 20 meeting; the transcript records that Scully delivered the applicant’s briefing package and that the board took the matter up as a discussion only and set a continuation date.
