Planning Board reviews pre‑application for mobile‑home and RV subdivision at 201 Waterville Road

The Skyegan Planning Board reviewed a pre‑application from A and L Properties Incorporated for a proposed subdivision at 201 Waterville Road that would create 36 mobile‑home lots and six RV lots, board members heard at the Planning Board’s January meeting.

The submission, presented by Randy Butler of Diergo Engineering, would serve all lots with public water and sewer, and would add an estimated net 2 acres of impervious surface over the existing site — a change Butler said "will kick us into a stormwater management permit" with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Butler also told the board the plan includes notes requiring a Manufactured Housing Board permit and, if the campground proceeds, a campground license through the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

The proposal would use two existing parcels and place the RV spaces at the rear of the site, Butler said. Setbacks on the proposed lots show a minimum 10‑foot setback on each lot; Butler said that if homes on adjacently facing lots both sit at the setback line, units could be as close as about 20 feet apart. He also confirmed each lot would have its own driveway and that RV spaces would be served with water, sewer and electric.

Board members and staff focused discussion on stormwater permitting, emergency‑vehicle turnaround and snow storage. Brian, shoreline zoning staff, said a staff review will solicit input from department heads including the fire chief. The board discussed timing for a public hearing and agreed to try to place a public hearing on the project at the board’s next meeting, with the chair proposing a 6:30 p.m. start so the hearing can precede a scheduled comprehensive‑plan session.

No formal vote to approve the subdivision was taken at the pre‑application stage. The board directed staff to complete a department head review, request fire‑chief comments on access and turnaround, and prepare the project for a formal submission and public hearing. Butler said the applicant can add any conditions requested during staff review.

If the applicant proceeds to a formal submission, the DEP stormwater permit, Manufactured Housing Board approval and a campground license (if used as a campground) must be obtained before final approval, the board was told. The timeline for a formal submission will depend on how quickly the applicant completes the required permit applications and how soon staff completes its review.