Planning board recommends commissioners consider boat/RV storage expansion with engineer‑stamped site plan

Peletier — The Town of Peletier Planning Board on March 9 voted to recommend that county commissioners consider a commercial expansion for an existing boat and RV storage business on Highway 58, provided the applicant submits a site plan stamped by a registered engineer or surveyor.

The applicant told the board he operates the existing open storage facility and seeks to add a single large metal building to expand capacity. Planning staff reviewed the submitted materials and found they did not meet the application standards in zoning ordinance section 12 o 7: the site plan lacked a stamp from a registered engineer or surveyor and omitted required details such as map-book references for ownership, some boundary course measurements, existing easements, certain topographic features and the proposed first-floor elevation. Carlton, the planning staff member, recommended conditional approval if the applicant supplies a revised application meeting section 12 o 7 requirements.

"The submitted site plan was not prepared by a registered engineer, surveyor, or other person duly authorized by the state," Carlton said, noting missing items including map-book references and elevation data.

The applicant said earlier work had been accepted without re-surveys and that some previous permits did not require the current documents, but board members and staff cited state law and the town ordinance changes since 2021 as the reason for enforcing the stamped site-plan requirement. Board members discussed whether a site plan stamped by an engineer would satisfy the requirement without a full parcel resurvey.

After discussion, a member moved to recommend the application to the county commissioners with the condition that the applicant present a site plan stamped and endorsed by a registered engineer or surveyor; another member seconded the motion and the board approved it by voice vote. The chair clarified that the board expects a site plan (engineer-stamped), not necessarily a complete resurvey of every parcel, and that the applicant would have the opportunity to present the revised materials to the commissioners next month.

The board also noted that, under current practice, an applicant with an active application generally has up to a year before needing to reapply and pay a new fee if the materials cannot be completed in time.

Next steps: the board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the county commissioners for formal consideration at their next meeting; the recommendation is conditional on receipt of the specified engineer‑stamped site plan.