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Planning Board approves duplex and flag lot permits

The Planning Board unanimously approved special permits for a duplex at 144 East Street and a flag lot residential project at 134 Ferry Street. Chair Diane Supczak-Mulvaney and the board found both projects met Special Permit standards.

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Planning Board deadlocked on 129 College Street rezoning

Planning Board deadlocked on College Street rezoning request. The South Hadley Planning Board held a public hearing September 28 on a petition to rezone 129 College Street from Residential A-1 to Business B but declined to make a formal recommendation after three consecutive votes failed to achieve

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Planning Board approves comprehensive agricultural zoning amendments

South Hadley Planning Board approves agricultural zoning overhaul for November town vote. Clerk Brad Hutchison moved approval of revisions to Chapter 255, Articles 10, 24, 25, 26, and 41 addressing commercial agricultural uses and outdoor recreation facilities; Vice-Chair Bob Szklarz seconded, and

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Planning Board advances agricultural zoning amendments to Town Meeting

Planning Board clears agricultural zoning rewrite for November town meeting. The board voted 4-0 to advance amendments consolidating agricultural sections and clarifying state-law compliance, with Chair Diane Supczak-Mulvaney, Vice-Chair Bob Szklarz, Clerk Brad Hutchison, and Member Linda Gouin

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PLANNING BOARD APPROVES HOME HAIR SALON AT BENGER AVENUE

Planning Board unanimously approves in-home hair salon in South Hadley. Susan Carson received Site Plan Review approval to operate a Home Occupation II hair salon at 10 Benger Avenue, with board members determining the proposal met all site review standards. Chair Diane Supczak-Mulvaney, Member

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South Hadley Planning Board schedules special-permit transfer hearing

South Hadley Planning Board schedules an October 5 hearing on special-permit transfers. The Planning Board voted unanimously September 14 to hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to zoning bylaw Section 255-128(H) to allow special-permit transfers with planning board approval, addressing a

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Board Backs Mobile Food Vendor Bylaw Amendment

South Hadley Planning Board backs bylaw amendment to eliminate mobile food vendor operating limits. Clerk Brad Hutchison's motion to remove the 14-day monthly cap passed unanimously, allowing operators like Mel's Coffee and Ice Cream to expand to five or six days weekly. The recommendation will

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Planning Board approves Ferry Street lot consolidation plan

South Hadley Planning Board endorses Ferry Street subdivision creating two lots from three parcels. Member Linda Gouin moved to approve the Approval Not Required plan filed by John and Cathleen McElligott for 108 Ferry Street and 0 Ferry Street; Vice-Chair Bob Szklarz seconded. The board voted

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Planning Board approves sign permits, development guarantees

South Hadley Planning Board approves sign permits and hears zoning concerns. The Planning Board unanimously approved illuminated sign permits for TruNorth Bank and Beacon Bank and endorsed performance guarantees totaling $1.1 million for two development projects. The board held a public listening

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