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Applicant requests continuance for 439 Main affordable housing plan; Planning Board moves item to July 1
Summary
An application to convert space at 439 Main Street to affordable housing (Map 33, Lot 25‑1) was continued at the applicant’s request to the July 1 meeting so the applicant can clarify whether the units will be rentals or condos and resolve MaineHousing covenant language questions.
The Planning Board continued review of a site plan application for 439 Main Street (Map 33, Lot 25‑1) after the applicant requested more time to coordinate affordable‑housing details.
City Planner Emily Cole Prescott told the board she had contacted the applicant and that the applicant requested continuance to July 1 to decide whether the proposed affordable units will be rental apartments or condominiums and to finalize commitments under MaineHousing (rural rental housing program) covenants or other affordable‑housing instruments. Board members asked for legal review of the MaineHousing declarations and covenants to clarify obligations and cost‑sharing provisions if condominium ownership is proposed.
The board voted 4‑0 to continue the item to July 1 and requested staff and the applicant coordinate with legal counsel to provide clearer documentation before the next hearing.
