Somerset public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Planning Board
The Planning Board voted 4‑1 to favorably recommend the 802 Riverside Avenue Planned Development, contingent on police and fire approval. It also voted 4‑1 to favorably recommend the Car Connections Planned Development, contingent on combining the two lots into one administrative unit. The Board unanimously waived several Section 6.2 ink and scale requirements for the Prysmian Brayton Point Subdivision Plan. A waiver of the easement execution requirement passed 3‑2, with the Board requiring registration of easements after closing.
- Recommend approval of 802 Riverside Ave Planned Development (contingent) – vote 4‑1
- Recommend approval of Car Connections Planned Development (contingent) – vote 4‑1
- Waive Section 6.2 ink requirement – unanimous (5‑0)
- Waive Section 6.2 scale requirement (1"=40' to 1"=30') – unanimous (5‑0)
- Waive Section 6.2 index sheet scale (1"=100') – unanimous (5‑0)
- Waive Section 6.2 locus map scale (1:25,000 to 1:2,000) – unanimous (5‑0)
- Waive Section 6.2.e scale (1"=200' to 1"=300') – vote 4‑1
- Waive Section 6.2.p easement execution requirement, contingent on registration – vote 3‑2
Conservation Commission
The provided document is a meeting notice and agenda rather than minutes. It lists proposed reviews for two residential dock projects and one industrial manufacturing plant development, but contains no record of decisions or votes.
Zoning Board of Appeals
The Board held a continued hearing regarding a Planned Development Permit and variance requests for a submarine cable manufacturing facility at 1 Brayton Point Road. No final decision was made on the permit; the Board discussed shore power, emissions, and peer review corrections.
- Approved minutes from August 31, 2023 meeting (unanimous)
- Approved and signed ZBA related invoices