Planning Board member

Michael Schanbacher

Chair Active member

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Vote breakdown: 36 YES

Meeting ⁠history

Every recorded vote and position, oldest to newest.

Present

345 Militia Drive - ANR Plan Correction YES ✓

5 Piper Road - Multifamily Housing Proposal YES ~

16 Clark Street Site Plan Review & Waivers YES ✓

Approval of the planning board meeting minutes YES ✓

Adjournment of the meeting YES ~

Present

131 Hartwell Avenue - Decision Vote YES ~

419 Merritt Road - Public Hearing Continuation YES ~

5 Piper Road - Modification Request UNCLEAR

Strongly opposed the proposed breezeway design, stating it made the design worse.

5 Piper Road - Modification Request YES ~

Approval of April Minutes YES ~

Present

131 Hartwell Avenue - Project Update and Waivers YES ~

439 Merritt Road: New Application YES ~

114 Wood Street: Project Overview YES ~

Board Reorganization YES ~

Present

331 Concord Ave - Project Update Presentation YES ~

Supported project updates and staff reports.

Site Plan Review Modification for 331 Concord Avenue YES ~

Approved the modified site plan review.

16 Clark Street Site Plan Review YES ~

Supported continuing the hearing to June.

419 Merritt Road Site Plan Review YES ~

Supported continuing the hearing to May.

A&R Application: 12 and 16 Summer Street YES ~

Approved the parcel transfer plan.

Board Administration and Minutes Approval YES ~

Approved March 25th meeting minutes.

Present

Close the public hearing for the site plan review and stormwater permit application for 475 Bedford Street YES ~

Waive slope requirements to allow for two-to-one slopes near buildings two and three instead of retaining walls YES ~

Waive the tree bylaw in full YES ~

Approve the proposal submitted by Pulte Homes of New England at 475 Bedford Street YES ~

Approve the meeting minutes from March 11th, 2026 YES ~

Present

Procedural Votes: 114 Wood Street and 331 Concord Ave YES ~

451 Merritt Road: Approval Not Required (ANR) Plan UNCLEAR

475 Bedford Street: Residential Development Updates YES ~

131 Hartwell Avenue: Site Plan Review Updates YES ~

Development Administration: 473 and 477 Lowell Street YES ~

Approve the Planning Board minutes from February 25th, 2026 YES ~

Adjourn the Planning Board meeting YES ~

Present

331 Concord Ave - Scope of Modification Hearing ✓

Directed board to focus only on changes, not the full project.

331 Concord Ave - Architectural Quality of Revised Design ✓

Skeptical; said revised design is not necessarily better aesthetically.

Continuation of 331 Concord Avenue public hearing to April 7th YES ~

Residential Linkage Fee Proposal ✓

Ambivalent; questioned whether board's position influences town meeting.

Appointed Ms. McBride as Urban Forest Management Plan liaison YES ~

Meeting adjourned YES ~

Present

475 Bedford Street – Multi-Family Overlay Site Plan Review YES ✓

Disappointed by the low percentage (14.7%) of inclusionary housing units.

419 Marrett Road – Village Overlay Site Plan Review YES ✓

Cautioned against overly prescriptive design requirements due to economic constraints.

3-4-5 Militia Drive – Approval Not Required (ANR) Plan YES ~

Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position. Positions marked ✓ are from recorded votes or direct statements.