Advisory Planning Commission approves 80 Market Street development plan

The Charlestown City Advisory Planning Commission voted to approve the development plan for 80 Market Street during its March 9 meeting after staff said utilities and drainage revisions had been reviewed and signed off.

Presenter said the proposal "has been looked at by the sanitation department, the sewer department, and, they approved it," and described access to Highway 62 and egress onto Pike Street. The presenter also said engineers revised drainage, which reduced the building footprint and resolved earlier egress issues tied to the state-owned roadway.

Commissioners asked practical questions about operations. A committee member raised concerns about trash placement and asked where dumpsters would be located; the presenter replied the dumpsters would be positioned toward the rear, near the bank lateral, and enclosed with a decorative screening. Commissioners also noted the mayor had requested a more decorative façade for the Highway 62 frontage; the presenter confirmed the developer had made those changes.

The chair called for a motion to approve. Wayne moved to approve the 80 Market Street development plan; Harold seconded. The chair recorded the verbal vote as 'aye' and the motion passed. The commission did not record detailed roll-call tallies in the transcript.

Next steps were not specified during the meeting; staff did not enumerate conditions beyond the drainage and utility approvals already described.