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Veterinary clinic seeks small ramp expansion into protected buffer; commission raises no objections
Summary
Dennis Labrie presented a request to add a 6'6" x 23' deck/ramp at 3 Cobbetts Road to provide access to two isolation rooms; the proposal expands into the WWPD buffer but commissioners recorded no further conservation concerns at the May 28 meeting.
Dennis Labrie presented Case 20-2026 for a veterinary hospital at 3 Cobbetts Road that requests variances from several zoning sections to add a 6'6" deep by 23' wide deck/ramp providing access and egress for two isolation rooms. The minutes note the deck would expand into the Wetland and Watershed Protection District (WWPD) buffer and that the current hospital had an approved ramp in 2020.
The applicant described construction of pressure-treated lumber and access through an existing gravel courtyard. After questions and clarifications from the commission, "The Commission had no more concerns with this plan," according to the minutes. The minutes do not record a formal recommendation or vote by the commission to ZBA.
Why it matters: The proposal involves encroachment into a WWPD buffer; buffer impacts are a conservation concern and typically require mitigation or specific zoning relief. The commission's record of no further concerns suggests staff-level or project-level clarifications satisfied conservation questions at this meeting.
What's next: The Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider the variances requested; the minutes record the applicant presentation but do not record a final ZBA decision.
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