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Planning board approves 159 Main Street dispensary with delivery and truck‑size conditions
Summary
The board approved a retail dispensary at 159 Main Street after requiring site‑plan updates to show front‑street deliveries, limiting delivery trucks to the size of a single diagonal Main Street parking space, and setting operational hours consistent with law.
The Planning Board approved the 159 Main Street application after a detailed review of operations, deliveries and pedestrian safety. Applicant representative Charlie Hernandez explained that most deliveries would be by small vans and that vendors use state tracking systems for product movement: "There's a very specific, state, tracking service that all New York state dispensaries have to, comply with the tracks, all products coming into the store, going out of the store," he told the board.
Board members pressed on loading‑zone logistics, where on‑site trash would be stored, and how the building's future parking garage will interact with deliveries. Staff recommended — and the board required in its motion — that the site plan be updated to show delivery routing on the Main Street frontage and that delivery vehicles be limited to the size of a single diagonal parking space on Main Street. The board also discussed hours of operation and confirmed that state opening and closing rules apply. After the motion to approve, the chair called for a roll call; members present signaled approval and the motion carried.
Next steps: applicant to submit revised site plan showing delivery flow and vehicle‑size restrictions, and staff will incorporate conditions into the final approval and building‑permit process.
