Planning board flags safety, occupancy and enforcement concerns at 267 South Road (Building Blocks)

Town staff and board members updated the planning board on enforcement steps at 267 South Road, the Building Blocks site. Chair (S1) said a notice to abate was issued after the site operated without a certificate of occupancy; "Gino issued a notice to rebate, I think, earlier this week," S1 said. Staff and the police chief have raised concerns that required safety and emergency-response plans have not been submitted or accepted, and board members pointed out inconsistencies between the plan submittals and actual on-site practice (different plan versions listed different occupancy numbers).

Members emphasized the board's earlier approval capped occupancy and that any material deviations require an amended site plan. S3 and others said police need adequate, site‑specific emergency plans to respond safely and that the applicant should not locate children in the building or inside spaces before final signoffs. The board directed staff to confirm the approved occupant number for the official plans and to follow up with the police chief and building inspector on outstanding safety-plan requirements.