FARMINGTON – The Planning Board unanimously voted Monday night to hold a site-review walk prior to approving Kevin Vining’s proposed Maple Avenue subdivision. The site review will take place at 4 p.m. on May 30.

Judy Vining represented E.L. Vining and Son Inc. at the meeting. She addressed concerns raised by board members and several abutters to the proposed 14-lot subdivision.

The wooded piece of property located above Sunset Avenue and before Granite Heights would include 14 new housing lots plus a circular road with two entrances. The Vinings plan to sell lots for home construction. Some restrictions would apply in the sale agreement, Vining said. There will be no mobile homes and modular homes would have a slab or foundation. There will be no commercial activity other than home businesses approved within a residential zone.

The road would be built to town standards, Vining said, so that it can become a town road at some point.

The property and especially the trees, Vining said, would be kept the same except for the addition of the road and clearing to build on the lots.

Abutters Winifred Libby and Ann and Andy Buckland voiced concerns about their drilled wells, located near one of the entrances to the road. While it probably wouldn’t make a difference unless they do a lot of blasting, Andy Buckland said, it still is a concern.

Traffic on Maple Avenue was also a concern. Abutter Valerie Lambert, who moved to Maple Avenue in 1992, said she couldn’t believe how much more traffic there is on Maple Avenue now than when she arrived.

Planning Board member William Marceau, who owns property in the area, said visibility at the top of the hill is a concern, especially with the proposed entrances. A one-way street for the proposed road was suggested by Marceau.

Member Craig Jordan moved that the board take a site walk as is the usual procedure before granting an application.

The board reviewed the application from Rite Aid for construction of a new building on the Intervale.

The architecture of the new building and landscaping were a concern to board members as the site is located at a gateway to town and they wanted a nice appearance. The board noted the location is in a flood zone, and that there could be traffic issues to address.