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Planning board hears 56‑unit Stone Ledge site plan; returns project for drainage and ConCom comments
Summary
Attorney John Markey and developer Kevin Maderas presented a 56‑unit apartment proposal for 810 State Road (Stone Ledge). The board accepted the overview, highlighted drainage, blasting and conservation commission review, and scheduled the application to return on Aug. 10 after outstanding comments are addressed.
Attorney John Markey represented developer Kevin Maderas in a presentation to the Planning Board on a proposed 56‑unit apartment building at 810 State Road (Stone Ledge Apartments). Markey and Kevin Maderas described the six‑acre parcel, a driveway set back about 350 feet from Route 6, three‑story frontage with up to four stories at the rear due to grade, and 112 surface parking spaces plus four garage stalls to meet parking requirements.
Planner Dan Giosa summarized zoning relief the project received from the Zoning Board of Appeals: a use variance, a height variance and a special permit allowing 34% lot coverage in Zone 3. DPW and Conservation Commission peer-review comments — centered on drainage calculations and erosion control — arrived the morning of the meeting. The Conservation Commission indicated the project impacts jurisdictional resource areas and has an NOI filed; the applicant expects to address minor calculation and notation items prior to the next conservation hearing.
Because ledge outcropping on the frontage may require blasting, the applicant said they have coordinated with the fire chief and propose expanded notifications (voluntary 500‑ft radius vs. the required 200 ft) and videotaping of nearby properties before blasting as a baseline for potential damage claims. Board members asked about tenant types (a market mix of graduate students, young professionals and retirees was expected), where a school bus stop might be (stops would be on Route 6), mailbox location (an interior mailroom requested by the postmaster), snow removal and truck-turning maneuvers (engineer-designed turning and snow pushed into landscaped areas).
Planner Giosa recommended the applicant return after addressing the DPW and Conservation Commission peer-review comments; the applicant agreed to aim for the August 10 meeting. The board took no formal vote and will place the item back on the agenda once revised materials are submitted.
