Planning Board — April 2, 2025
Amherst Planning Board discussed Reed Realty expansion at twice the square footage listed on the agenda
Routine handling of multiple applications with unanimous procedural votes; only notable tension arose from one abutter's concerns on Wanderosa, which the board addressed by continuing rather than deciding.
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At the April 2 Amherst Planning Board meeting, the Reed Realty/Wanderosa non-residential site plan was discussed as a 2,900 square foot office expansion involving parking slope changes to 4 percent, permeable pavement, lighting, storage container relocation and wetland buffer impacts at 4 Limbo Lane. The published agenda had described a 1,720 square foot expansion. The board heard abutter concerns about privacy, noise and headlights, scheduled a site walk for April 5 at 11 a.m., and continued the hearing to April 16. A separate item on regulating scattered or premature development under RSA 676:36 and its effects on town services and taxpayer costs was raised for future discussion even though it did not appear on the agenda.
Topics discussed
Application for shared driveway impacting 568 sq ft wetland and 1,974 sq ft buffer; modified with plantings for net improvement; board reviewed Keach technical comments.
Continued case for detached accessory unit; applicant requested postponement pending building permit and planned withdrawal upon receipt.
Non-residential site plan for 2,900 sq ft office expansion and associated wetland CUP at 4 Limbo Lane; discussion of parking reconfiguration, permeable pavement, lighting, buffer impacts, abutter concerns, relocating storage container, reducing parking slope to 4%, and adding low-level lighting; applicant requested two-week continuance.
Design review of amended 2019 conditional approval to reduce parking by -4 spaces, replace future building with 8-bedroom guest house, add well/septic, and reduce overall footprint and drainage.
Conceptual review of 27,500 sq ft mixed-use project (Press Cafe with drive-through plus retail) on Route 101, including stormwater basins, PFAS soil handling, parking layout, and landscaping waivers.
Board approved prior minutes and elected officers (Arie as chair, Gordon as vice chair, Tom as secretary).
Member flagged upcoming discussion of RSA 676:36 and local regulations regarding development impacts on town services and taxpayer costs.
Controversy & dissent
Potentially controversial issues
Reed Realty/Wanderosa parking expansion and buffer impacts
Community vs. board tension
Public comment
Decisions logged
Action items
Accountability flags
Topics discussed — not on agenda
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