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Planning Board approves medical dispensary at 9 Lund Road; conditions include Maine Water upgrades
Summary
The board granted site-plan and conditional-use approval for a medical marijuana dispensary at 9 Lund Road, adding a condition that Maine Water Company specifications (March 31 email) be met prior to a certificate of occupancy. The vote was 4–0 with one abstention on final approval.
The Saco Planning Board on Tuesday approved site-plan and conditional-use applications for a medical marijuana dispensary at 9 Lund Road, contingent on utility requirements from Maine Water. The board added a condition requiring the applicant to meet Maine Water's March 31 specifications before a certificate of occupancy is issued.
The applicant, representing Thriving Wellness LLC, told the board the proposed change was a change in licensure from a caregiver-style pickup operation to a dispensary classification and that the facility currently functions as a pickup location for existing clients. The applicant said no changes to the building's exterior layout or parking were proposed.
City planning staff provided an after-the-fact packet item containing correspondence from Maine Water indicating a potential need for a backflow device or service-line retrofit. The board added a new condition of approval, drafted by staff and adopted unanimously, that requires compliance with Maine Water's specifications in the March 31 e-mail prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
Board members reviewed the draft findings of fact and conditions, debated language referencing other laws, and ultimately adopted the amended findings and conditions. On final motions the board voted to adopt findings of fact and conditions of approval and to grant site-plan and conditional-use approval. The final approval vote on the applications was recorded as four votes in favor, with one abstention.
Key votes recorded in the meeting transcript include a 5-0 vote to open the public hearing on the application, unanimous board votes to adopt amended findings and conditions of approval, and a final motion to grant approval that passed with four in favor and one abstention.
The condition adopted requires the applicant to contact and satisfy Maine Water Company requirements (including any retrofitting or backflow prevention) before a certificate of occupancy is issued; staff said they would help coordinate applicant contact with Maine Water.
