Lisbon Planning Board Approves School Addition, Firestorm Use, Subdivision Amendment

The Lisbon Planning Board approved a 5,800-square-foot addition to the Phillips-Sugg Middle School, a conditional use change for Firestorm of Lisbon, and an amended subdivision plan for Marshall Field during its September 24 meeting. The board also voted to recommend the Contract Zoning Ordinance update to the Town Council and moved a cannabis cultivation site plan at 743 Lisbon Street to a future public hearing.

Key points

• The board voted 4-0 to approve the Phillips-Sugg Middle School amendment site plan, a 5,800-square-foot addition for art, music, and library space, with a sprinkler system in the addition and a two-hour firewall.
• The board voted 4-0 to approve the Firestorm of Lisbon conditional use application at Map U09, Lot 15, changing the space from medical to adult use.
• The board voted 4-0 to approve the Marshall Field subdivision amendment with conditions: a 15,000-gallon fire cistern, sidewalks waived, roads connected to complete loops, and Lot 36 barred from building until the water department confirms capacity to serve.
• Applicant Jay Rake said the amended plan reduces the lot count to about 20, with most lots served by private wells and one small lot potentially tied to town water.
• The board voted 4-0 to recommend the Contract Zoning Ordinance update to the Town Council.
• The board accepted the 743 Lisbon Street cannabis cultivation site plan as complete and moved it to a public hearing, with the applicant asking for a two-week turnaround and the chair saying four weeks was more likely.

Next steps

• Jay Rake will add the approved conditions to the Marshall Field plan and forward it to the town for language review, then return for signatures.
• The Contract Zoning Ordinance update goes to the Town Council for legal review, readings, and public hearings.
• The 743 Lisbon Street site plan will go to a public hearing, with the chair to email the applicant by Monday about timing and notification options.
• The board will discuss whether to hold the 743 Lisbon Street hearing in two weeks or four weeks.

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