Planning Board approves solar, ADU and sign requests

Planning Board · Meeting of November 3, 2026

HADLEY — The Planning Board approved a full slate of site reviews, all by 5-0 roll call, and set Dec. 1 for a joint 40R meeting. Members found a 55-panel, roughly 29-kilowatt ground-mounted solar array at 329 Russell Street and an accessory dwelling unit at 115 West Street met administrative review, and approved signs for Citizens Bank, Silver Anvil and 104 Middle Street. They waived further site plan review for Chiley's facade work and paid an $803.12 Pioneer Valley Planning Commission invoice.

A member said he would put a question to Town Counsel, through the town administrator's office, on whether a proposed cannabis delivery operation at the former Getty Mart counts as retail under the town's limit.

In the full story:

• Meeting overview
• Accessory dwelling unit, 115 West Street
• Solar array, 329 Russell Street
• Sign and facade reviews
• General zoning question: Eco ATM kiosk
• Cannabis delivery inquiry, former Getty Mart
• 40R design standards and zoning maps
• Invoice, staff and adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,233 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of November 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.