Lyman Planning Board continues review of 1354 Alfred Road medical marijuana site-plan

The Lyman Planning Board on Aug. 5 continued a public hearing on a site-plan application for 1354 Alfred Road, where applicant Greg Craig seeks permission to operate a medical marijuana dispensary with a small on-site grow operation. Chair opened the hearing, confirmed the application had been accepted as complete, and read ordinance provisions the board must consider.

Craig told the board he plans ‘‘a little grow operation’’ to supply the dispensary and that state licensure steps remain pending. The board said the application will be reviewed under the town’s land-use and site-plan rules for medical marijuana facilities and must meet the ordinance’s 16 site-plan standards, including odor control, traffic, parking, security, fire safety and electrical requirements. Chair said the board will require an odor-control plan and traffic data and reserves the right to peer review plans at the applicant’s expense.

The board made and seconded a motion that the application meets the ordinance criteria subject to the conditions the board described (odor-control plan, DOT traffic data, required inspections); the transcript records the motion and a second but does not capture a final recorded vote in the public minutes. The applicant was asked to provide the requested materials before the board considers final approval at its next meeting on Aug. 19.

The hearing included a letter read into the record from a nearby resident opposing a marijuana distribution next door because of traffic and neighborhood concerns; the board noted that written opposition and weighed it alongside the ordinance standards.