The Planning Board met for their first 2026 meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7pm. They had one item of old business and three items of new business. A summary of the agenda items include:

1. Salem NIM, LLC Site Plan (Loretta’s Last Call / Game On) – Change of use for restaurant and entertainment use with conditional use permit (CUP) for reduced parking and additional signage at 11 Mall Road (Continued from 12/9/25 PB meeting)
2. Canobie Lake Toyota Site Plan – CUP for additional wall signage at 417 S Broadway
3. Fuschetti Subdivision Plan – Two-lot subdivision at 59 Millville St
4. Suraj Realty, LLC Site Plan – Amended site plan and phasing for office, vehicle maintenance and dry ice manufacturing building, warehouse / storage building, and paved tractor trailer storage area with CUP for reduced wetland setback at 44 Pelham Rd

A recap of the above items is below. You can view additional materials as a part of the online agenda packet at the link below. Meeting recording timestamps are also included below each description and picture.

• Meeting Materials

1. Salem NIM, LLC Site Plan (Loretta’s Last Call) – The Planning Board voted unanimously (6-0) to approve the change of use, site plan, and CUPs for reduced parking and additional signage with 13 conditions of approval. Discussions at the meeting revolved around impact fees, elevations and signage, vertical granite curbing around the building. A video was shown during the applicant’s presentation to show renderings of what the outside and inside of the proposed building will look like. Some elevations are included below.

• Meeting Recording (discussion from 2:20 to 1:11:26)

2. Canobie Lake Toyota Site Plan – The Planning Board voted (4-2) to approve the CUP for additional wall signage with 4 conditions of approval. Discussions at the meeting included dimensional requirements for the wall signage, building frontage, and the freestanding monument sign in relation to the CUP.

• Meeting Recording (discussion from 1:11:30 to 1:35:11)

3. Fuschetti Subdivision Plan – The Planning Board voted unanimously (6-0) to approve the two-lot subdivision plan with 4 conditions of approval. Discussions at the meeting included the resolution of staff comments and other elements of the subdivision plan.

• Meeting Recording (discussion from 1:35:15 to 1:50:47)

4. Suraj Realty, LLC Site Plan – The Planning Board voted unanimously (6-0) to approve the amended site plan and phasing schedule and CUP for a reduced wetland setback with 13 conditions of approval. Discussions at the meeting revolved around the phasing of the buildings, the location of and safety measures around the CO2 tank, soil stability in relation to the pad and tank, and the Conservation Commission recommendations.

• Meeting Recording (discussion from 1:51:10 to 2:17:10)

The Planning Board meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7pm in the Salem Town Hall Knightly Meeting Room. Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting or watch on Salem Community Television which is livestreamed and recorded.