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Seabrook Planning Board approves Four Seasons hotel site plan with $140,000 security and water‑conservation conditions
Summary
The Seabrook Planning Board approved Four Seasons LLC’s site plan for a hotel at 30 Perkins Ave on April 20, requiring a $140,000 construction security, on‑site point well for outdoor water, installation of waterless urinals, and other conditions to mitigate traffic and drainage concerns.
The Seabrook Planning Board on April 20 approved Four Seasons LLC’s site plan for a hotel at 30 Perkins Ave with a package of conditions aimed at public‑safety, water conservation and construction oversight.
The board’s approval requires a construction security in the amount of $140,000 and an executed site security agreement before any construction begins, submission of all applicable permit numbers, and satisfactory responses to outstanding review comments from TEC, Inc. A pre‑construction meeting and submission of as‑built plans following completion are also required.
Engineering consultant Wayne Morrill of Jones & Beach Engineering told the board the applicant closed one driveway, relocated a southern driveway to reduce a blind turning movement, and will add yield signs to slow traffic. Morrill said the hotel’s independent water‑use study estimated about 3,185 gallons per day at 100% capacity. The board required that all outdoor water use be supplied from an on‑site point well (subject to applicable regulations) and that the applicant install waterless urinals in public restroom facilities to reduce municipal water demand.
The approval also requires the developer to repaint stop bars at the Perkins Road and BJ’s access points, to coordinate with BJ’s on feasible modifications to discourage unauthorized pedestrian access from the BJ’s property, and to pay an exaction fee in the amount determined by TEC, Inc. The board’s conditions name water conservation measures “to the extent practicable” and require payment of all planning board consulting, engineering and legal fees prior to permit issuance.
Board members granted a waiver to Section 5.030 (the requirement for the stamp or seal of a licensed landscape architect) after finding the submitted landscape plan satisfied the intent of the regulations. The board made the site‑plan approval motion and recorded it as approved with the listed conditions.
During the hearing, Susan Mooskian, a Seabrook Village Coop member, raised concerns about notification of abutters, traffic safety on Perkins Ave, lighting, noise and buffering between the hotel and nearby homes; Morrill and the applicant agreed to explore signage and fencing to restrict trail access from the hotel parcel and to coordinate with BJ’s on entrance modifications. The minutes record the board’s approval as unanimous.
