Planning Board re-approves Bellazardan site plan; addresses pump station, driveway sight distance, sewer permit timing

The Bedford Planning Board on March 9 re-approved, unanimously, a one‑year time-extension and updated site plan for a 14,097 square‑foot light industrial building at 30 Harvey Road (Bellazardan, LLC). Applicant Jason Hill (TF Moran) described a redesign that shifts the proposed driveway roughly 50 feet north to improve sight distance; the revision was supported by the Department of Public Works' director Brian Desfosses.

"That driveway requires a waiver from the sight distance criteria... If we move the driveway essentially 50 feet north, it doesn't alter our circulation... but it also provides an additional added sight distance," Hill said as he presented a comparison plan. The Board approved the sight-distance and other listed waivers unanimously and then re‑approved the site plan with a set of precedent conditions to be met within one year. Key conditions include confirmation the Public Works and Planning directors are satisfied with remaining technical comments; updated NHDES sewer connection permit if required based on flows; a professional engineer report on the Harvey Road Sewer Association pump station and DPW approval of that report prior to building permit issuance; and construction of required sewer improvements prior to certificate of occupancy.

Staff clarified that a previously listed fair-share roadway fee was stricken because a six-year look-back had lapsed and the fee no longer applied. Applicant Gabriela Bellazardan asked that town sewer permit timing be coordinated so the town permit can be obtained prior to installation rather than tied to CO; DPW Director Desfosses agreed. The Board's motion includes standard conditions for landscaping, rooftop screening, preconstruction meetings, performance guarantee for erosion controls, and payment of a sewer accessibility fee prior to CO.