WILTON – Planners approved one tabled application and three new applications when they met Thursday. At their last meeting, the Planning Board granted a building permit for Louis and Joyce Webster, but tabled an operating permit until they could provide more information.

The Websters plan to build a business complex on Route 2 across from the Big Apple that will house several businesses. They asked for two separate operating permits. Louis Webster plans to operate a business for retail sales of windows, doors and carpets, as well as sell lobsters. The business will be Black Bear Depot. Joyce Webster will operate kayak and canoe rentals, and a guide service. Her business will be Inland Excursions.

After extensive discussion, planners agreed to approve a permit for Berry Mountain Enterprises to build a 60-by-80-by-16-foot building with a 20-by-40-foot lean-to behind the Agway store on Route 2. The plan is to use the building as a service bay for tractor repair.

Planners questioned whether they could allow the building because they could not cover more than 50 percent of the lot with impervious area. An adjacent lot would need to be included in the same deed as the original lot in order to have that area included, planners said.

But Carlton Berry pointed out that the area they plan to build on is already impervious. It’s a gravel parking area. Planners discovered that both lots were included together on a use permit dated 2001. That permit was granted to allow the business to expand the parking lot and install outside lighting. They agreed to grant the building permit based on that information.

The board also approved an operating permit for Brett Philbrick for an auto repair service at the former Archer Automotive on Lake Street. Planners said Philbrick will not be allowed to sell vehicles on the site. He can have a maximum of 20 vehicles on the property, including his own.

Planners also approved an operating permit for Edward Boucher to operate a business in a garage facility with no on-site service. The business will be located in a garage bay in the Dennis Landry storage building on Route 2. Boucher plans to visit people’s homes to install upholstery in vehicles. Planners said no plumbing is required at the business because it does not have a waiting area for customers.

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