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Shapleigh tables Ross Corner Road wedding/event venue pending site visit, septic and fire-code confirmations
Summary
The Planning Board tabled a conditional-use application for a wedding and event venue at Ross Corner Road after extensive review of septic capacity, parking, lighting and fire-safety/egress issues; the board requested a coordinated site visit with the fire chief and code officer and additional documentation.
The Shapleigh Planning Board tabled a conditional-use application for a proposed wedding and events venue located at 625-637 Ross Corner Road after members requested additional documentation and a coordinated site inspection. Attorney Aga Dixon (Drummond Woodson) and the applicant team presented a revised application noting no new impervious surfaces, a parking plan with 68 spaces, and a plan to use portable toilets for events that exceed the capacity of the existing septic system.
Board members raised multiple concerns: the main residence on the property is recorded as having a four-bedroom septic design but is being used as an eight-bedroom lodging space; the board asked for clarification on how event guests would be segregated from house residents and for documentation showing compliance with subsurface wastewater disposal rules. The board also asked for a lighting plan showing fixture placement and glare control, a porta-john location plan that preserves emergency access, documentation from the fire chief confirming use of on-site water for firefighting (or alternative supply), and a site-visit inspection with the fire chief and code enforcement official to verify egress corrections.
Chair moved to table the application so the applicant can provide the requested materials and coordinate a site visit; the board targeted follow-up work and indicated it would schedule a public hearing once the record is complete.
