PUBLIC HEARING
Town of Stratham,
NH Planning Board
The Town of Stratham, Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Stratham Town Hall, 10 Bunker Hill Avenue, Stratham, NH to consider the following:
Call to Order:
Approval of Minutes:
March
19, 2008
April 2,
2008
Other:
Discussion
with TFM Engineering about Gateway Master Plan.
Members Present: Mike Debitetto, Marty Wool, Jeff Hyland, Janet Johnson, Bruno Federico and Charles (Chuck) Grassie, Town Planner.
Approval of Minutes;
March 19, 2008 minutes, motion to approve by Jeff Hyland Seconded by Bruno Federico. Motion passed.
Mike Debitetto appointed to vote for Mary Jane Werner
April 2, 2008 minutes, motion to approve minutes made by Mary Wool seconded by Jeff Hyland. Motion passed.
Jeff Cavan with TFM Office spoke regarding the redevelopment of the Market Basket on Portsmouth Ave. They are discussing weather or not to take down the existing building and redevelop the site or renovate the existing store.
The applicant talked to the board about an option of tearing down the building and building a brand new one. The existing site does not conform to the current regulations as far as green space. They would have to get variances and such. Market Basket as it is now does not comply with set backs, and if they tear the building down and re build they will not be grandfathered in and will have to go for variances. If the applicant will not be able to get the variances they need they will not rebuild. They will just do a little interior renovation and live with the existing building. The board and the applicant discussed the look and design of the building.
The new store will be the middle size store that they construct. The new store will be approximately 60,000 sq feet. The board and the applicant discussed the parking lot the parking spaces and the green space. The board and the applicant discussed use of the Conservation area that abuts Market Basket to use for sitting and gathering or trails.
Other:
Discussion among the board about the landscapers at the Hannah property. Retail is going on there and it was not suppose to happen like that. They received approval from the ZBA for a landscaping business like the storage yard and some wholesale that had been there before. The agreement was that they would be delivering product, but what is happening is they have added onto their business and are becoming a very aggressive wholesale company. The building inspector and Planner will be addressing them on what is happening. They will be sending them a letter letting them know they need to go before the ZBA and get a variance if they intend on pursuing what they are doing. If they do not comply with that then we would have to issue a cease and desist and take them to court.
Motion to adjourn at 8:35 p.m. by Mr. Federico. Seconded my Marty. Motion passed.
Yours Truly,
Sarah C. Del Rossi
Planning Board Secretary