At the November 19, 2024, Planning Board meeting, the board voted 5-0 to approve a site plan amendment request from Tom and Donna Piscopo, owners of the Cookie Jar located at 554 Shore Road.  Board member Derek LaVallee recused himself from the vote and board member Dan Bodenski was absent.  

The owners requested a site plan amendment to formalize vehicle circulation and parking arrangements at the Cookie Jar.  The approved site plan includes a 30% reduction in required parking, permitted under Sec. 19-7-8 B (4) of the Zoning Ordinance, and a second access point to the property from Preble Street.  John Mitchell of Mitchell & Associates, representing the applicants, explained that the application had been updated since the last meeting with the Planning Board on October 15.  The revised site plan removes four delineated parking spots in front of the building.

Outgoing Chair Jonathan Sahrbeck said, “I give credit to the Cookie Jar for coming in front of us and going through the necessary process which is required by Town Ordinance to do so.”  A Revocable License Agreement put forward by outgoing Chair Timothy Reiniger and approved by the council by a vote of 4-3 at the November 13 meeting is now “non-issue.”