Public Notice: Planning Board Public Hearings for September 14

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Gray Planning Board will review and host public hearings on Thursday, September 14 at 7 p.m., at the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex, 24 Main Street, Gray, on the following applications:

1. A request by 38 Blackthorne LLC, represented by Terradyn Consultants, LLC, to amend the Hemlock Woods subdivision located adjacent to Blackthorne Lane in a Rural Residential Agricultural zoning district. The proposed amendments show Blackthorne Lane where it was actually constructed and prior lot divisions in accordance with prior enforcement that has been resolved. The proposed amendments also include creating one new backlot for an existing dwelling on Tax Map 53, Lot 43-02, and eliminating the conservation designation for the common area on the original subdivision plan.
2. A request by McDonnell Brothers Custom Builders, LLC, represented by DM Roma Consulting Engineers, for an amendment to the Cambell Acres subdivision, to divide the +/- 7-acre parcel off Jenny Drive, at Tax Map 56, Lot 17-28-03, into three lots. The proposal is subject to major subdivision plan review, located in the Rural Residential & Agricultural zoning district.

A Planning Board workshop will precede this meeting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 14, to discuss the Hemlock Woods subdivision amendment application. The Planning Board will also have a public hearing Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. on the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 402, to add a new section, 402.8.11: Self-storage facility standards; and to amend the Village Center Design Standards.

The Town Council will hold a public hearing/first reading on these amendments on September 5, 2023, and a public hearing/second reading on September 19, 2023. All meetings are at 7 p.m. in person at the Pennell Municipal Complex, with remote participation available. Call 657-3112 for more information.