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Commission sets 3-month limit for storage containers, discusses expanded prohibited-uses list
Summary
Newbury's Planning Commission agreed June 18 that storage containers are structures, set a three-month registration window before a permit is required, and authorized drafting expanded prohibited-uses language that could include landfills and battery manufacturing/storage, with Danville's regulations noted as a model.
The Newbury Planning Commission on June 18 classified storage containers as "structures" for regulatory purposes and agreed on a three-month time limit for temporary placement with required registration; after three months a permit would be required to continue use.
Commissioners also agreed to broaden the prohibited-uses section of the Unified Zoning & Subdivision Regulations, discussing landfills and battery manufacturing and storage as examples of activities to be specifically barred. Chair Tony O'Meara said the Danville regulations might serve as a useful model for the town's language.
Mr. O'Meara will draft the expanded prohibited-uses text and the Commission may seek review by the Town attorney before any adoption. The minutes do not record a formal vote count for these decisions; the record shows consensus to draft and return with specific language for legal review and public consideration.
