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Planning Board approves Bradley Street condominium subdivision, conditional use and site plan
Summary
The Saco Planning Board unanimously adopted findings and conditions and granted preliminary subdivision, conditional use and site plan approvals for a 32-unit condominium project on Bradley Street.
The Saco Planning Board on April 15 adopted findings of fact and conditions of approval and voted 5-0 to grant preliminary subdivision, conditional use and site plan approvals for a 32-unit condominium project at Map 67 Lot 27 (Bradley Street).
The board's action covered draft findings and multiple motions to amend language tying several conditional findings to application materials, testimony and outstanding peer review recommendations. After several motions and friendly amendments, the board voted to adopt the amended findings and the conditions of approval and then to grant the three approvals, each by a 5-0 vote.
Planner Emily Cole Prescott told the board the applicant had worked through staff comments and that draft findings and conditions had been prepared following earlier discussion. Applicant David Ehrenstam said the project team had reviewed the findings and consulted engineers and neighbors while working on condominium documents.
Board members debated wording for several findings tied to buffering, landscaping and peer review. For the conditional-use finding requiring that “provisions for buffers and on-site landscaping will provide adequate protection to neighboring properties,” the board amended the finding to say the standard is met provided final peer-review recommendations addressing exterior perimeter landscaping are followed. The board likewise amended other findings to make the standard contingent on the application materials, testimony and peer-review responses.
After the board adopted the amended findings, Member Jim Moyer moved to adopt the findings and conditions; the motion was seconded and carried 5-0. The board then voted 5-0 to grant preliminary subdivision approval, conditional-use approval and site-plan approval for the Bradley Street project.
The approvals are for preliminary (not final) subdivision review and are subject to the adopted conditions of approval and completion of outstanding peer-review items as described in the findings; the project will return for final subdivision review as required by the conditions.
Planning staff and applicant representatives indicated they would circulate final peer-review memos and remaining plan updates as they are completed.
