Nashua Planning Board Meeting - September 5, 2025

The Nashua Planning Board convened on September 5, 2025, to consider several planning applications and other business. The board approved a lot line adjustment, a two-lot subdivision, and a site plan for four single-family homes after a public hearing. A favorable recommendation was made for a street discontinuance.

Consent Calendar

• Approval of Minutes (July 10, 2025): The board unanimously approved the minutes from the previous meeting.
• Lot Line Adjustment (A25-0120) – 456 & 458 South Main Street: The board approved a lot line adjustment transferring 282 square feet between two properties, finding the application met all criteria. A waiver for existing conditions was granted. No public testimony was offered.
• Two-Lot Subdivision (A25-0124) – 3 Kirk Street: The board approved a two-lot subdivision splitting a parcel into two equal lots. Waivers were granted for existing conditions, underground utilities, sidewalks, and payment in lieu of sidewalks. No public testimony was offered.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Site Plan (A25-0121) – 2 & L Oldfield Street: Three abutters expressed concerns:
  • Cliff Banner (459 South Main Street) questioned the waiver for existing conditions, stormwater management, demolition prior to approval, and the preservation of trees on the adjacent paper street. He requested verification of fire truck turnaround functionality.
  • Linda Banner (459 South Main Street) raised concerns about lot size calculations, retaining wall height, and potential impacts to a gas line and wetlands.
  • Don Jetty (459 1/2 South Main Street) questioned the design of a catch basin and grading near his property.

Discussion Items

• Site Plan (A25-0121): The applicant, Tara Aquilina of SFC Engineering, presented a proposal for four single-family detached homes on a consolidated 1.55-acre lot, with a private drive (Stellos Drive), overhead utilities, stormwater retention, and a fire truck turnaround. The board discussed the waiver for existing conditions (190-273) and the sidewalk waiver (190-212) with a contribution in lieu. Additional conditions were added for wetland buffer markers and addressing engineering comments from the September 2, 2025 letter from Mark Saunders, Deputy City Engineer, and the August 29, 2025 letter from Joe Mondola, Senior Staff Engineer.
• Other Business: The board reviewed the tentative agenda and found no proposals of regional impact. A referral from the Board of Aldermen for a petition to discontinue Major Drive and a portion of Spaulding Street (associated with the Maynard Homes redevelopment) was discussed. Staff noted that a public hearing would be held by the Infrastructure Committee.

Key Outcomes

• A25-0120 (Lot Line Adjustment): Approved unanimously with conditions from the staff report.
• A25-0124 (Two-Lot Subdivision): Approved unanimously subject to conditions A through O as amended, including addressing engineering comments.
• A25-0121 (Site Plan): Approved unanimously after granting two waivers (existing conditions and sidewalk, with sidewalk contribution per planning department standards). Conditions included: A through M as amended (sidewalk contribution), plus new conditions N (wetland buffer markers) and O (addressing engineering letter from Joe Mondola).
• Regional Impact Determination: The board unanimously found no proposals of regional impact.
• Street Discontinuance Referral: The board unanimously voted to give a favorable recommendation to the Board of Aldermen for the discontinuance of Major Drive and a portion of Spaulding Street.