Reviews and approves new housing developments, commercial buildings, and land subdivisions before construction begins.
69 items across 5 meetings.
June 4, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine meeting start.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Routine bill review and signing.
• Status unclear
Open remarks from board members and planning staff update.
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan hearing for a new car dealership at the corner of Boston Turnpike and Walnut Street; decision due within 90 days of hearing close.
📍 957 Boston Turnpike & 269 Walnut Street
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan and special permit hearing for a mixed-use development on Hartford Turnpike; decision due within 90 days of hearing close.
📍 525 Hartford Turnpike
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan hearing for a commercial development at 335 Maple Avenue; decision due within 90 days of hearing close.
📍 335 Maple Avenue
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan and special permit hearing for a mixed-use component at 335 Maple Avenue alongside the commercial proposal; decision due within 90 days of hearing close.
📍 335 Maple Avenue
📋 Proposed
Board will discuss and may issue a formal decision on the site plan for 703-715 Hartford Turnpike.
📍 703-715 Hartford Turnpike
📋 Proposed
Board will discuss and may decide on a site plan modification for multiple parcels spanning Boston Turnpike and Dewey Road.
📍 67-77 & 87-97 & 103 Boston Turnpike & 21 Dewey Road
📋 Proposed
Board will vote to release five lots in the Cypress Ridge subdivision on Conifer Circle for sale or development.
📍 19, 20, 21, 23, & 25 Conifer Circle
📋 Proposed
Board will appoint a delegate and alternate to the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC).
📋 Proposed
Board will vote on releasing unused technical review escrow fees for 308 & 312 Boston Turnpike.
💰 Fee escrow release amount not specified
📍 308 & 312 Boston Turnpike
📋 Proposed
ANR (lot-line adjustment not requiring full subdivision approval) plan for 28 Avon Avenue is up for endorsement.
📍 28 Avon Avenue
• Status unclear
Letter dated June 4, 2026 from Damien Berthiaume (representing Ciamarra Mancini) regarding the Spagtacular LLC applications at 335 Maple Avenue.
📍 335 Maple Avenue
May 7, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Approved 4-0 with one factual correction on page 3.
✅ Approved
Bills approved 4-0.
💬 Discussed
Master Plan kicked off with consultants; 15 Maple survey showed strong interest in parking and pedestrian space for middle-schoolers; Hazard Mitigation plan nearing MEMA/FEMA submission; open-space grant applications underway.
✅ Approved
Board closed the public hearing and approved an 11,200 sq. ft. contractor's yard (up from 9,600 sq. ft.), also granting a waiver of filing and peer-review fees; MassDOT has approved driveway access with required signage and lane tapers.
💰 Filing and peer-review fees waived
📍 703-715 Hartford Turnpike
🔄 Postponed
New 50,000 sq. ft. dealership on 16.3 acres proposed, replacing Landscape Depot and a residence; neighbors raised safety concerns near a daycare and Archer Grove senior facility on Walnut Street; continued to June 4.
📍 957 Boston Turnpike & 269 Walnut Street
🗳️ Voted on
Public hearing closed after ZBA approval and a clean stormwater peer-review letter; abutting owner requested construction hours limited to 8 AM–6 PM and written permission before site access; decision forthcoming.
📍 67-77, 87-97 & 103 Boston Turnpike & 21 Dewey Road
🔄 Postponed
250-unit residential/commercial project revised with fire-access improvements, signalized intersection planned with MassDOT, and expanded wetland replication; Board seeks DPW confirmation on water/sewer capacity; continued to June 4.
📍 525 Hartford Turnpike
🔄 Postponed
270-unit residential building plus supermarket and seven commercial pads on Route 9; board questioned whether steep terrain separating residential from commercial qualifies as true mixed-use; neighbors raised concerns about building height, tree loss, and mechanical noise; continued to June 4.
📍 335 Maple Avenue
✅ Approved
Board unanimously recommended Article #30, which removes the outdated 'summer houses' zoning use and allows ADU front-yard placement only where local rules conflict with state law; existing setback requirements unchanged.
✅ Approved
Board voted 4-0 to authorize the Clerk to sign both the site plan and special permit decisions for 223 Hartford Turnpike.
📍 223 Hartford Turnpike
❌ Denied
Motion to authorize signing the subdivision modification decision failed on a 2-2 tie; Rodolakis objected that the modification violates a prior agreement limiting unit density.
📍 0 Greenbriar Drive
May 7, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.
📍 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury
📋 Proposed
Board approves prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Board reviews and signs pending bills.
📋 Proposed
Routine board member comments and staff update.
📋 Proposed
New hearing opens for site plan approval of a proposed contractor's yard building at 703-715 Hartford Turnpike.
📍 703-715 Hartford Turnpike
📋 Proposed
New hearing opens for site plan approval of a car dealership at 957 Boston Turnpike & 269 Walnut Street.
📍 957 Boston Turnpike & 269 Walnut Street
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan and special permit hearing for a proposed bank and parking development spanning multiple Boston Turnpike parcels.
📍 67-77 & 87-97 & 103 Boston Turnpike & 21 Dewey Road
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan and special permit hearing for a mixed-use development at 525 Hartford Turnpike.
📍 525 Hartford Turnpike
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan hearing for a commercial development at 335 Maple Avenue.
📍 335 Maple Avenue
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan and special permit hearing for a mixed-use development also at 335 Maple Avenue, a separate application from the same applicant.
📍 335 Maple Avenue
📋 Proposed
New hearing on Article #30, proposing zoning amendments to Section VI Table I and VII.Y(H) regarding summer houses and accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
📋 Proposed
Board deliberates and votes on the decision for the previously heard site plan and special permit application at 223 Hartford Turnpike.
📍 223 Hartford Turnpike
📋 Proposed
Board deliberates and votes on a modification to the subdivision at 0 Greenbriar Drive.
📍 0 Greenbriar Drive
📋 Proposed
Board reviews any ANR plans submitted — lot splits or adjustments that meet zoning and don't require full subdivision approval.
💬 Discussed
35-year Oak Street resident urges the board to reject or significantly scale back a proposed 270-unit mixed-use project at Oak Street/Route 9, citing dangerous traffic near Oak Middle School and mass tree removal.
📍 Oak Street & Route 9
April 2, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Minutes approved 5–0 with a minor date correction.
✅ Approved
Bills approved 6–0 as read.
💬 Discussed
15 Maple Reuse survey drew 1,017 responses prioritizing parking and green space; next public workshop is April 14 at 6:30 PM at the COA. Consultants Barrett and McKinley Horn selected for the town Master Plan.
📍 15 Maple Avenue / COA
🔄 Postponed
Proposed new bank branch on a 9.2-acre Commercial Business Zone site adding 600 sq ft of impervious surface; abutters at 115 Boston Turnpike raised drainage, construction-hours, and property-boundary concerns, prompting continuance to May 7.
📍 67-77, 87-97 & 103 Boston Turnpike / 21 Dewey Road
🗳️ Voted on
Public hearing closed (contingent on a final Graves Engineering sign-off) for two commercial buildings replacing a former truck terminal; traffic study projects a net decrease in truck volume and no new curb cuts.
📍 223 Hartford Turnpike
🔄 Postponed
Applicant requested continuance; hearing postponed to May 7, 2026.
📍 525 Hartford Turnpike
🔄 Postponed
Large supermarket-and-residential mixed-use proposal on Maple Ave continued to May 7 after traffic engineers reported minimal LOS impact, but Oak Street neighbors cited dangerous school-hour congestion, winter road safety, and emergency-vehicle access; connector road moved 20 ft east to expand wetland buffer, losing 8–10 parking spaces.
📍 335 Maple Avenue / Oak Street
✅ Approved
Board unanimously recommended Article #30 to Town Meeting, removing the obsolete 'summer house' term and aligning ADU (accessory dwelling unit) setback language with state law so front-yard setback rules cannot outright block a legally mandated ADU location.
✅ Approved
Board voted 5–0 to authorize the Clerk to sign the Special Permit decision.
📍 33 & 35 Redland Road
🔄 Postponed
Decision tabled to May 7 while the Board evaluates whether a corresponding Special Permit modification is required before three additional lots can be made buildable, given the original 48-unit density cap.
📍 0 Greenbriar Drive
✅ Approved
Board voted 5–0 on both motions to approve the site plan and special permit for a mixed-use development with 30+ residential units and approximately 6,000–7,000 sq ft of commercial space.
📍 308 & 312 Boston Turnpike
✅ Approved
Board voted 6–0 to release five lots after the applicant satisfied pressure-flow testing and paid the fee-in-lieu for the units.
💰 Fee-in-lieu paid (amount not specified)
📍 10–18 Conifer Circle
April 2, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting begins at 7:00 PM.
📋 Proposed
Approval of March 5, 2026 minutes.
• Status unclear
Routine signing of bills.
• Status unclear
Routine board and staff updates.
📋 Proposed
New hearing on site plan and special permit for a bank and parking on Boston Turnpike near Dewey Road.
📍 67-77 & 87-97 Boston Turnpike & 21 Dewey Road
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on site plan and special permit for two commercial buildings by 223 Hartford Legacy, LLC.
📍 223 Hartford Turnpike
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on mixed-use development; applicant has requested to continue this item.
📍 525 Hartford Turnpike
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on site plan approval for commercial development by Spagtacular LLC.
📍 335 Maple Avenue
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on mixed-use development site plan and special permit by Spagtacular LLC.
📍 335 Maple Avenue
📋 Proposed
New hearing on Article #30 amending zoning for summer houses and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) ahead of 2026 Town Meeting.
💬 Discussed
Board to deliberate on the special permit decision for 33 & 35 Redland Road.
📍 33 & 35 Redland Road
💬 Discussed
Board to deliberate on the subdivision modification decision for 0 Greenbriar Drive.
📍 0 Greenbriar Drive
💬 Discussed
Board to deliberate on the site plan and special permit decision for 308 & 312 Boston Turnpike.
📍 308 & 312 Boston Turnpike
📋 Proposed
Request to release lots #10, #12, #14, #16, & #18 on Conifer Circle in the Cypress Ridge subdivision.
📍 #10, #12, #14, #16, #18 Conifer Circle
• Status unclear
Review of any ANR plans (minor lot divisions not needing full subdivision review).
• Status unclear
Letter from Mirick Law dated March 24, 2026 regarding modifications to site plan and stormwater management plan for 103 Boston Turnpike.
📍 103 Boston Turnpike