Developers for frialator manufacturing company Pitco came before the Planning Board on Wednesday night requesting minor changes to a major plan that was submitted and conditionally approved last September.
Before returning to the board for final approval, engineers were asked to modify their site plans to address crossroad hazards and the lack of a landscape plan.
On Wednesday, Planning Board members reviewed the minor changes to Pitco’s updated plans, which include a separate driveway for both delivery trucks and emergency vehicles to avoid cross traffic.
Additionally, engineers Jennifer McCourt of McCourt Engineering and Brenton Cole of Granite Engineering, requested a waiver from the board to install a fence around the proposed dumpsters, which are located in different locations throughout the property, claiming it would create unnecessary hardship on employees.
The waiver was unanimously approved but McCourt and Cole were asked to return to the board with more specific plans for landscaping and solar panels.
Board members conditionally approved plans last year for the Bow-based commercial fryer manufacturer to build a 365,000-square-foot facility off Manchester Street. The plant, located at 15 Integra Drive, will combine Pitco’s three existing locations in Bow, Concord and Pembroke into one complex with offices, manufacturing and warehouse spaces where fryers, water cookers and other restaurant equipment will be built.
About 400 jobs will be based at the facility, which is close to the Soucook River and near the border of Pembroke.
When the city first saw the plans last year, Mayor Jim Bouley said the building would represent the largest new building and tax base growth since the opening of Steeplegate Mall.
Pitco Vice President and General Manager Karl Searl said the new facility will allow the company to ramp up its growth and develop its workforce.
Once the minor site plans are made, McCourt and Cole will return to the Planning Board for approval of the final designs.