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Planning Board — May 26, 2026

The meeting was administrative in nature with no public comments recorded and all votes passing unanimously.

Date Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Decisions 2 Routine
📄 Agenda 📄 Minutes

Public ⁠impact

Issues from this meeting with documented community impact.
01

Solar Array Fee Updates

Potential adjustment of local permit/structure fees based on peer-town research. Affected: Residents or developers installing solar arrays in Andover.
fee change

Decisions ⁠logged

Every recorded vote, with timestamps and dissents.
Approve May 12, 2026, meeting minutes.
Motion by Duclos, seconded by Carter.
Passed (All in favor, none opposed)
00:00
Approve Minor Subdivision application for Tax Map 2, Lot 536 (419 Flaghole Rd).
Motion by Duclos, seconded by Gilman.
Passed (All in favor, none opposed)
06:06

Topics ⁠discussed

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00:00 Approval of May 12, 2026 Minutes

The Board reviewed and approved the minutes from the previous meeting held on May 12, 2026.

Speakers: Jon Mishcon, Donna Crisp-Duclos, Roland Carter
00:00 Public Hearing: Wunderlich Minor Subdivision (419 Flaghole Rd)

The Board addressed a subdivision proposal for Tax Map 2, Lot 536 and discussed correcting an error in abutter notification records involving the Town of Salisbury.

Speakers: Jon Mishcon, Dan Higginson
Planning Ordinance Updates

The Board discussed updating the town Planning Ordinance, Master Plan, and Rules of Procedure to align with updated RSAs.

Speakers: Les Fenton, Jon Mishcon
Review of New Building Permits

The Land Use Office presented three new permit applications, including two for solar arrays and one for a single-family home.

Speakers: Jessica Rand, Jon Mishcon, Roland Carter
Cell Tower Application

The Board discussed the status of Vertex's application, including approved minutes, cell tower construction fees, and the requirement for proof of a lease.

Speakers: Jessica Rand

Controversy & ⁠dissent

Where the board, the community, or the agenda diverged.

Potentially controversial issues

01

Solar Array Fee Structures

The Board is actively researching how to implement fees for solar array structures by looking at other towns, which may impact the cost of renewable energy installations for residents/developers.
Board position: Proactive research to establish local fee guides for solar arrays.
low concern

Action ⁠items

Who owes what, by when.
Review and work on current Ordinances, Master Plan, and Rules of Procedure.
Assigned: Planning Board Subcommittees
Assist in sharing information with Board Members regarding ordinance updates.
Assigned: Land Use Office
Research fee structures for solar arrays in other towns to serve as a guide for updated local fees.
Assigned: Land Use Office

Notable ⁠statements

Recommended utilizing Notebook LM to compare documents and determine which RSAs correspond to each document. — Jon Mishcon · Discussing methods for updating the Planning Ordinance.
Recommended the Land Use Office look to other Towns that currently have fees that include solar array structures to use as a guide. — Jon Mishcon · Reviewing building permit fees for solar arrays.

Member ⁠positions

3 issues · 0 explicit · 2 inferred
Jon Mishcon
Chair
Present
Approval of May 12, 2026 Minutes YES ~
In favor of approving the minutes.
Approve Minor Subdivision application for Tax Map 2, Lot 536 (419 Flaghole Rd) YES ~
In favor of the subdivision application.
Jacob Gilman
Vice Chair
Present
Approve Minor Subdivision application for Tax Map 2, Lot 536 (419 Flaghole Rd) YES ✓
In favor of the subdivision application; provided the second to the motion.
Present
Approval of May 12, 2026 Minutes YES ✓
In favor of approving the minutes; provided the motion.
Approve Minor Subdivision application for Tax Map 2, Lot 536 (419 Flaghole Rd) YES ✓
In favor of the subdivision application; provided the motion.
Roland Carter
Member
Present
Approval of May 12, 2026 Minutes YES ✓
In favor of approving the minutes; provided the second to the motion.
Approve Minor Subdivision application for Tax Map 2, Lot 536 (419 Flaghole Rd) YES ~
In favor of the subdivision application.
John Koron
Alternate
Absent
Les Fenton
Ex-Officio
Present
Planning Ordinance Updates ✓
Discussed updating ordinances and Master Plan to align with updated RSAs.

Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position.

Public ⁠comment

What residents said — verbatim, with timestamps.
No public comments were identified in this meeting.
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