Board finds Lisbon Street storage-site plan complete, sets May 14 public hearing

The Lisbon Planning Board on April 23 voted to find the revised site-plan application for a proposed storage-unit project at 6.75 Lisbon Street complete for submission requirements and moved the application to a public hearing, tentatively scheduled for May 14.

The applicant’s representative said the new plan removes the proposed office and adds three storage units, which the representative said reduces parking needs. “The applicant just decided we’re not gonna do the office. Just add 3 more storage units… That also results in us only needing 2 parking spots instead of 6,” the representative said. Board members and North Star Planning staff discussed pedestrian access and the village character district standards (Section 70-833), including whether the project should include a painted or paved sidewalk connection by the cherry trees to improve continuity with nearby crosswalks.

Planner Anarosa Whitman (North Star Planning) advised the board on district standards—siting buildings closer to the sidewalk, landscaping between the right-of-way and buildings, and materials consistent with New England character. Chair (speaker 4) urged conditions asking the applicant to at least paint a sidewalk stripe connecting existing pedestrian paths. The board’s motion to find the submission complete reserved the right to request additional information on how the project meets ordinance standards and set May 14 as the tentative public hearing date, to be confirmed with staff by Monday.