Harvard Planning Board approves site plan modification for 256 Ayer Road expansion
Harvard Planning Board approved a building modification and streamlined approval process. The board unanimously endorsed a change to the 256 Ayer Road site plan, allowing applicant Scott Patterson to construct a 1,938-square-foot attached addition rather than a previously approved detached
Planning Board · Meeting of July 6, 2026
Harvard Planning Board approved a building modification and streamlined approval process. The board unanimously endorsed a change to the 256 Ayer Road site plan, allowing applicant Scott Patterson to construct a 1,938-square-foot attached addition rather than a previously approved detached 2,520-square-foot building, citing rising material and labor costs. The board added a drainage condition requiring crushed stone drip edge along the southern wall.
In separate business, the board unanimously authorized Community and Economic Development Director Jenny Gingras to sign all plans and decisions on behalf of the board following formal board votes, a designation effective through July 31, 2027. The designation streamlines administrative paperwork for approval-not-required plans, subdivisions, and special permit decisions while preserving the board's voting authority.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of July 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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