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KJM Landscaping seeks storage structure and wood‑recycling area at 398 Anthony Street; board requests site visit and plan overlays
Summary
KJM Landscaping (presented by Luigi Palushi of ABD Engineers) asked for minor site-plan modifications at 398 Anthony Street including a temporary 30x60 storage structure, outdoor material sorting and a wood‑recycling area; board members requested clarifications on permanence, setbacks, wetlands, chemical storage and signage and recommended a site visit.
Luigi Palushi of ABD Engineers and Surveyors presented a first-round site-plan modification for KJM Landscaping at 398 Anthony Street, describing a cleaned-up yard, added gravel surfaces, berms and a proposed non‑permanent 30-by-60 storage building plus an outdoor area for sorting wood and construction materials.
Palushi described the applicant's idea for two Connex shipping containers joined by a metal shed roof as a storage solution, saying, "one on each side and then just some arch that connects the two," and noted the structure may be disassembled if required. Board members pointed out that storage containers have previously been treated as temporary with limitations (three months per year in some cases) and raised questions about whether the proposed assembly would be considered permanent.
Members also asked whether the site touches mapped wetlands; Palushi reported a field review and a wetland mapper check indicating the site is more than 100 feet from mapped wetlands. The board requested additional plan overlays showing the previous plan (including a lean-to previously approved at 15 feet from the lot line) compared against the current submission to clarify building footprints and setbacks.
The board also discussed possible outdoor chemical or fertilizer storage; the applicant said there would be no outdoor storage of fertilizers in the proposed sorting area. Board members asked for concrete bin details to be added to the site plan and recommended a project lead or site visit so the board can inspect the eastern end of the property and remaining open items.
