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Drafts ready to share. Click to copy, then post. Planning Board · Brentwood, NH · April 16, 2026.
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routine procedural step opening the meeting
Brentwood Planning Board on 4/16 seated alternates Brian West, Doug Finan, and Liz Faria as voting members. All three motions passed without opposition before regular business began. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/brentwood/planning-board/2026-04-16/ #MeetingWatch #BrentwoodNH
split element in otherwise unanimous project approval
Board granted Chapel Tractor conditional approval 7-0 for site plan at 251/247 Route 125 after approving all wetland buffer criteria. One abstention on the waiver; no reason recorded in discussion. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/brentwood/planning-board/2026-04-16/ #MeetingWatch #BrentwoodNH
zoning interpretation affecting future development
During preliminary discussion, board told Joe Falzone that new zoning requires commercial use on the first floor only. Applicant agreed to follow that reading for the multifamily/commercial proposal. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/brentwood/planning-board/2026-04-16/ #MeetingWatch #BrentwoodNH
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Brentwood Planning Board 4/16 meeting: alternates seated, Chapel Tractor site plan conditionally approved, and zoning rules clarified for a multifamily/commercial project. All votes nearly unanimous. #MeetingWatch #BrentwoodNH
Waiver for Chapel Tractor buffer passed 6 yes, 1 abstention. Conditional use permits and overall approval passed 7-0. Conditions include visual buffer and DOT driveway permit.
On the Falzone property, board confirmed commercial space must occupy first floor per ordinance. Soil report due next week before formal design review. No public notice of any off-agenda votes. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/brentwood/planning-board/2026-04-16/
At the April 16 Planning Board meeting, members seated three alternates as voting participants at the start. The board then continued the Chapel Tractor public hearing and granted conditional approval for the tractor sales site plan at 251/247 Route 125, including a waiver and five conditional use criteria. One member abstained on the waiver; all other project votes were 7-0. In a separate discussion, the board clarified that the new zoning bylaw requires commercial space on the first floor for multifamily projects. The applicant accepted that interpretation and will submit a soil report next week. Official minutes have not yet been posted. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/brentwood/planning-board/2026-04-16/ #MeetingWatch #BrentwoodNH