Mill Plaza Redevelopment Site Plan & CUP

May 25, 2022

Deliberations - Mill Plaza Redevelopment. 7 Mill Road. Continued review of application for site plan and conditional use for mixed-use redevelopment project, drive-through facility for bank, and activity within the wetland and shoreland overlay districts. Colonial Durham Associates, property owner. Sean McCauley, agent. Joe Persechino, Tighe & Bond, engineer. Emily Innes and Sharon Ames, Harriman, project designer. Rick Taintor is serving as the Town’s Contract Planner. Central Business District. Map 5, Lot 1-1.

Supporting Documents

Final Notice of Decision 5-25-22 (720 KB)

Draft Notice of Decision - 5-18-22 (632 KB)

Planner's Review 5-11-22 (490 KB)

Planner's Review 4-13-22 (402 KB)

Planner's Review 3-9-22 (353 KB)

Planner's Review 2-9-22 (247 KB)

NHDES Site Inspection Report & Todd Selig Email 1-27-22 (2 MB)

Email from Conservation Commission Chair, Jake Kritzer 1-26-22 (666 KB)

Letter from White Appraisal 1-11-22 (337 KB)

Letter from Applicant Addressing Landscaping Questions 1-6-22 (207 KB)

Planner's Review 1-12-22 (172 KB)

Planner's Report 12-8-21 (411 KB)

Matthew Meskill Evaluation of White Appraisal letter 12-2-21 (330 KB)

Applicant’s Listing of Site Plan Application Documents 12-1-21 (84 KB)

Applicant Response to Comments 12-1-21 (314 KB)

Updated Site Plan 12-1-21 (79 MB)

Proposed Property Management Plan 12-1-21 (251 KB)

Preliminary Construction Management Plan 12-1-21 (4 MB)

Stormwater Peer Review Response to Comments 12-1-21 (137 KB)

Memo from Rick Tainter on 10-8-21 Mill Plaza Plan (155 KB)

Stormwater Peer Review by Horsely Witten Group 10-27-21 (150 KB)

Planner's Report 10-27-21 (266 KB)

Letter from Attorney Nathan R. Fennessy 10-26-21 (300 KB)

Letter from Isaak Design Regarding ADA Compliant Pathway 10-21-21 (431 KB)

Technical Review Group Minutes 10-12-21 (83 KB)

Letter from Town Administrator, Todd Selig 10-12-21 (104 KB)

Updated Plans 10-8-21 (37 MB)

Stormwater Management Plan 10-8-21 (10 MB)

Letter from Town Attorney Regarding Unit Size 10-6-21 (288 KB)

Letter from Town Attorney Regarding Buffers 10-6-21 (227 KB)

Email from Town Attorney 10-4-21 Re: License Plate Readers (97 KB)

Email from Rick Taintor 9-12-21 (659 KB)

Letter from Attorney Mark Puffer 8-24-21 (1 MB)

Planner's Review 8-25-21 (930 KB)

Karen G. Weiss Expert Testimony Re: Student Housing impacts 8-19-21 (295 KB)

Updated Site Plan 8-18-21 (2 MB)

Cover Letter for New Site Plan 8-18-21 (71 KB)

Updated Buffer Coverage Plan 8-18-21 (2 MB)

Memo Sent to Area Businesses by Christine Soutter, Economic Development Director (31 KB)

Email Correspondence Between Todd Selig and Sean McCauley 5-28-21 (183 KB)

Report from Waterstone Engineering, Robert Roseen 5-19-21 (493 KB)

Planner's Review 5-19-21 (225 KB)

Letter from Attorney Mark Puffer 5-14-21 (757 KB)

Planner's Review 4-21-21 (223 KB)

Oyster River Local Advisory Committee Checklist (174 KB)

Updated Traffic Study 4-19-21 (12 MB)

Applicant Response to Peer Review 4-19-21 (150 KB)

Memo from Town Administrator, Todd Selig, 4-7-21 (750 KB)

Peer Traffic Review 3-19-21 (177 KB)

Planner's Review 3-24-21 (241 KB)

Technical Review Committee Minutes 3-16-21 (142 KB)

Planner's Memo to TRG for 3-16-21 Meeting (342 KB)

Revised Plans 3-10-21 (42 MB)

Applicant Response to Planner's Review of 2-24-21 (135 KB)

Revised Proposed Management Plan 2-22-21 (259 KB)

Planner's Review 2-24-21 (294 KB)

Proposed Management Plan 2-17-21 (261 KB)

Letter from Attorney Pollack with Proposed Conditions of Approval 2-3-21 (195 KB)

Revised Plans 1-20-21 (Received 2-1-21) (37 MB)

Planner's Review on Fiscal Impact Analysis 1-27-21 (120 KB)

Planner's Review 1-27-21 (220 KB)

Contract Planner's Response to Attorney Letter of 1-19-21 (112 KB)

Letter from Attorney Ari Pollack 1-19-21 (264 KB)

Conservation Commission Recommendation to the Planning Board (40 KB)

Contract Planner's Response to Attorney Letter 1-8-21 (99 KB)

Letter from Attorney Ari Pollack 1-8-21 (27 KB)

Site Walk Minutes 12-16-20 (1 MB)

Planner's Review 12-16-20 (225 KB)

Mill Road Plaza Pedestrian Crossing Analysis 11-19-20 (88 KB)

Planner's Memo 11-18-20 (3 MB)

Applicant Presentation 11-18-20 (5 MB)

Planner's Review 11-18-20 (198 KB)

Email from Town Administrator, Todd Selig, Regarding Minor Architectural Subcommittee 11-17-20 (151 KB)

Applicant Presentation for 11-12-20 Minor Architectural Subcommittee Meeting (4 MB)

Recommendations for Stream Improvements to College Brook 5-25-20 (Received 10-29-20) (241 KB)

Mill Plaza Redevelopment and Relationship to College Brook 6-21-18 (received 11-12-20) (3 MB)

Applicant Presentation for 10-23-20 Minor Architectural Subcommittee Meeting (7 MB)

Planner's Review for Conservation Commission 10-26-20 (6 MB)

Site Plan in Color 10-20-20 (1 MB)

Buffer Impact Plan October 2020 (2 MB)

Planner's Review 10-14-20 (195 KB)

Letter from Hannaford Supermarkets 9-23-20 (186 KB)

Planner's Review 9-23-20 (216 KB)

Community Meeting Presentation 9-12-20 (8 MB)

Updated Traffic Study 8-20-20 (8 MB)

Information on Zoom Community Forum 9-12-20 (2 MB)

Applicant Presentation to Planning Board 8-26-20 (33 MB)

Planner's Review 8-26-20 (203 KB)

Proposed Exterior Finishes 8-24-20 (168 KB)

Memo from Assessor, Jim Rice 8-19-20 (182 KB)

Letter from Hannaford Supermarkets 8-10-20 (173 KB)

Traffic Study 7-31-20 (11 MB)

Presentation of Mill Plaza Architectural Design 7-22-20 (6 MB)

Presentation of Mill Plaza Redevelopment Design Evolution, 7-22-20 (10 MB)

Planner's Review 7-22-20 (200 KB)

Letter from Attorney Mark H. Puffer 7-1-20 (559 KB)

Email from Sean McCauley 6-25-20 (136 KB)

Planner's Review 6-24-20 (124 KB)

Horsley Witten Group Supplemental Comments 6-22-20 (124 KB)

Diagram of Implications of Increasing the Width of the Medians from 6 Feet to 10 Feet 6-17-20 (955 KB)

Diagram of Proposed Shade Trees in Parking Area 6-16-20 (953 KB)

Letter from White Appraisal 6-17-20 (7 MB)

Planner's Review 6-17-20 (203 KB)

Planner's Review 6-10-20 (302 KB)

Memo from Planner Regarding Grandfathering 6-8-20 (84 KB)

Response from Attorney Mark Puffer to Attorney Pollack's Letter 5-27-20 (350 KB)

Planner's Review 5-27-20 (194 KB)

Town Engineer, April Talon's, Comments on 2nd Peer Review 5-27-20 (94 KB)

Horsley Witten Group 2nd Peer Review (127 KB)

Applicant Response to Attorney Mark Puffer's Letter 5-26-20 (486 KB)

Letter from Attorney Mark H. Puffer 5-22-20 (173 KB)

Applicant Response to Stormwater Review 5-20-20 (174 KB)

Supporting Documentation 5-20-20 (4 MB)

Updated Site Plan 5-20-20 (7 MB)

Updated Landscaping Plans 5-20-20 (12 MB)

Horsley Witten Group First Peer Review 5-4-20 (127 KB)

Comments from Economic Director, Christine Soutter (379 KB)

Planner's Review 4-29-20 (204 KB)

Planner's Review 4-15-20 (189 KB)

Memorandum from Applicant 4-3-20 (160 KB)

Request for Waiver (230 KB)

Landscaping Plans 4-3-20 (8 MB)

Fiscal Impact Analysis (535 KB)

Horsley Witten Group Stormwater Peer Review Proposal 3-24-20 (6 MB)

Planner's Memo on Stormwater Peer Review 3-25-20 (129 KB)

Planner's Review 3-11-20 (161 KB)

Comments from April Talon, Town Engineer 3-5-20 (208 KB)

Letter from Attorney Ari Pollack 2-12-20 (551 KB)

Planner's Review 2-12-20 (471 KB)

Email from Town Attorney 2-7-20 (112 KB)

Letter from Attorney Mark Puffer 2-5-20 (2 MB)

Email from Town Attorney 1-24-20 (33 KB)

Planner's Review 1-22-20 (622 KB)

Updated Site Plan Renderings 1-16-20 (82 MB)

Technical Review Group Minutes 1-14-20 (152 KB)

Cover Letter 1-2-20 (140 KB)

Site Plan Review Application 1-2-20 (169 KB)

Site Plan Review Checklist 1-2-20 (513 KB)

Deed Easements 1-2-20 (4 MB)

Site Context 1-2-20 (1 MB)

Site Plan Perspectives 1-2-20 (84 MB)

Site Plan Rendering 1-2-20 (924 KB)

Buffer Impact Plan January 2020 (2 MB)

Energy Considerations Checklist 1-2-20 (394 KB)

Conditional Use Application for Mixed Use 1-2-20 (140 KB)

Conditional Use Narrative for Mixed Use 1-2-20 (392 KB)

Conditional Use Application Drive-Thru 1-2-20 (140 KB)

Conditional Use Narrative for Drive-Thru 1-2-20 (170 KB)

Conditional Use Application Wetland Conservation Overlay 1-2-20 (143 KB)

Conditional Use Application Shoreland 1-2-20 (182 KB)

Conditional Use Narrative for Shoreland & Wetland Buffer Impacts 1-2-20 (393 KB)

Rendered Perspectives 1-2-20 (32 MB)

Site Plans 1-2-20 (62 MB)

Stormwater Management Report 1-2-20 (19 MB)

Building Floor Plans 1-2-20 (5 MB)

Comments from the Traffic Safety Committee 12-6-19 (78 KB)

Comments from Board Member James Bubar 11-14-19 (634 KB)

Planner's Review 11-13-19 (625 KB)

Letter from Town Attorney 11-12-19 (2 MB)

Letter from Police Chief 11-7-19 (90 KB)

Letter from Hannaford 11-6-19 (928 KB)

Technical Review Group Minutes 11-5-19 (87 KB)

Updated Letter of Intent 10-28-19 (86 KB)

Updated Site Plan 10-28-19 (2 MB)

Letter from the Lawyer for Hannafords 11-14-18 (735 KB)

Memo from Contract Planner, Rick Taintor, 11-5-18 (604 KB)

Mill Plaza Concept Plan 10-4-18 (1 MB)

Memo from Contract Planner, Rick Taintor 10-22-18 (103 KB)

Memo from Contract Planner, Rick Taintor 10-5-18 (94 KB)

Request for Postponement 9-27-18 (180 KB)

Request for Postponement 8-28-18 (74 KB)

Request for Postponement 7-30-18 (55 KB)

Request for Postponement (63 KB)

Planner's Review 7-11-18 (425 KB)

Memo from Town Administrator, Todd Selig 7-3-18 (2 MB)

Letter from Hannaford Management Company 6-25-18 (51 KB)

Letter from Police Chief Dave Kurz (1 MB)

Applicant's Presentation 6-27-18 (29 MB)

Planner's Report 6-27-18 (415 KB)

Floor Area by Building and by Use (40 KB)

Technical Review Group Minutes 6-19-18 (79 KB)

Letter from BCM Environmental and Land Law 6-21-18 (127 KB)

Planner's Report 6-13-18 (167 KB)

Supplemental Plans 6-11-18 (2 MB)

Site Plan Review Application (177 KB)

Conditional Use Application for Mixed Use (147 KB)

Letter of Intent for Mixed Use CUP (391 KB)

Conditional Use Application for Shoreland Conservation Overlay District (182 KB)

Conditional Use Application for Wetland Conservation Overlay District (143 KB)

Letter of Intent for Wetland/Shoreland Overlay CUP (185 KB)

Deed Easements (4 MB)

Site Plans (45 MB)

Site Plan Colored (853 KB)

Drainage Report (7 MB)

Energy Considerations Checklist (394 KB)

Memo from Contract Planner, Rick Taintor 5-3-18 (28 KB)

Technical Review Group Minutes 4-17-18 (95 KB)

2008 Existing Conditions Plan (360 KB)

Web Links

Citizen Comments

Minor Architectural Subcommittee

Community Meeting September 12, 2020

Community Meeting August 8, 2020

2015 Settlement Agreement between the Town of Durham and Colonial Durham Associates

Mill Plaza History, 1967-2018 by Joshua Meyrowitz

Technical Review Meeting 4-17-18

Mill Plaza Redevelopment Design Review 2017

Mill Plaza Redevelopment Conceptual Consultation 2017

Site Plan Regulations that Pertain to Mill Plaza Development

Zoning Ordinance that Pertains to the Mill Plaza Development

Mill Plaza Study 2008

Information on Contract Planner, Rick Taintor