September 22, 2026
Members present: Paula Johnson, Christine Chinni, Mark Lockwood, Eric Myers, Robert Lavitt, Steve Muller and Meg Jabaily. Also present: Director of Community Development Abigail Kenyon and Land Use Coordinator Renee Deltenre
Seating of Alternates
Johnson was seated for Eric Lukingbeal and Jabaily was seated for Brennan Sheahan.
Application seeking a Special Permit under Zoning Regulations Section 8.5.2 for a detached accessory apartment, 289 Granville Road, R2A Zone.
Applicants and property owners Glenn and Yumi Ballard are seeking permission to establish a detached accessory dwelling unit within an existing outbuilding on their property. They currently operate a bed and breakfast and if the apartment were approved, it would allow them to relocate into the unit and allow guests full access/use of the house. Upon closure of the business within the next few years, it would allow for a rental opportunity. Ballard stated that most of the infrastructure is already in place; however, they have not finalized the floor plan at this time. Lockwood stated that a final floor plan must be submitted for the commission to consider action on the application and recommended leaving the public hearing open.
There was no public comment, and the public hearing was continued to the next regular meeting.
Application seeking a Special Permit under Zoning Regulations Section 9.9 to allow temporary earth material crushing, screening, and processing associated with an approved re-subdivision, 37 Cider Mill Heights, R2A Zone.
Nick Uccello of Uccello Fine Homes, LLC has been retained by the property owners to construct a new single-family home. In order to do so, there is approximately 1,000 yards of stockpiled rock material that either needs to be processed or hauled off-site. Uccello stated that the site was over-excavated by the prior owner, and the material can be crushed on-site to be used as backfill and a base for the driveway. It is anticipated that the crushing will take five days over a two-week period. This method is preferred over trucking the material off site, which would take approximately 60 trips, not including the trips necessary to bring fill on-site. Kenyon provided an overview of Section 9.9 of the Zoning Regulations and the commission deliberated on hours of operation and a deadline for project completion.
Public Comment
Clayton Morad, 35 Cider Mill Heights, is an abutting property owner and stated concerns regarding potential impacts to his well and foundation from the vibrations caused by the mobile crusher. He questioned if the crushing could be located to the rear of the site and whether or not there would be sound and air quality impacts.
Uccello noted there are multiple piles on-site, and he does not anticipate impacts on air quality.
The commission approved the application subject to the following conditions: The applicant has three weeks to complete the crushing, screening and processing of material located on the site; all crushing, screening and processing of material shall be completed by the end of November; crushing, screening and processing of material shall only occur during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; no crushing, screening or processing shall occur on the weekends or holidays; if dust becomes an issue for adjoining property owners and if there is a complaint, the applicant is required to work with staff on a dust remediation plan; and the applicant shall work with staff on-site selection for the location of the crusher, affording as much space from adjoining residences as is possible.