Granby Board of Health Moves to Require Plumbing Plans From New Restaurant Operators

GRANBY — February 25, 2025 — Granby's Board of Health voted to require floor plan reviews from all new restaurant operators and flagged a residential septic system on Daryl Drive as needing replacement but not in immediate crisis. The board approved two septic designs — one for 195 Bachelor Street by engineer Bob Shahen, including a variance for a single deep observation hole, and one for 116 Aldridge Street by engineer Neil Jackson — and deleted two sections of outdated 2011 local septic regulations as duplicative of state Title 5 requirements. Food inspector Lynn, who works for the town of Holyoke and consults for Granby, confirmed that communities including Easthampton and Northampton require Board of Health sign-off on a plumbing floor plan at every ownership transfer, and the board directed her to present Pizza Palace's new operator with a full upgrade list covering a mop sink, a vegetable-prep sink, and documented food-handling practices. The board also scheduled a March 12 discussion of its locally adopted three-foot water table separation standard for Title 5 inspections after engineer Jackson challenged the rule, and told homeowner Diane Percy her failing Daryl Drive system may qualify for a town revolving septic loan at roughly 1 percent interest or Pioneer Valley Planning Commission block grant funding.