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Planning board grants land‑development permit for 41‑space parking expansion at 108 Ogden Road (Elks/Elks Club)
Summary
The board granted a major site‑development permit for a proposed 41‑space expansion to an existing parking lot at 108 Ogden Road after finding the application met land‑development standards; neighbors voiced concerns about drainage, trash, and possible camping on the site.
The Bangor City Planning Board unanimously granted a land‑development permit July 15 for a 41‑space expansion to an existing parking lot at 108 Ogden Road (Map Lot 002‑009) after finding the submitted site plan met the city’s land‑development and stormwater standards.
Applicant representatives said the additional spaces will serve an existing club (referred to in the record as the Elks Club) and that the new lot sits south of the club and abuts airport property. Engineer and applicant representatives described modest drainage corrections, an added landscaped island, use of existing lighting, and a small stormwater treatment measure that staff encouraged as part of the design. The application was deemed complete earlier in the meeting and then advanced through the code standards individually, with board members voting to find each required standard satisfied.
Several nearby residents spoke during public comment asking for clearer mapping and raising neighborhood concerns about trash, overflow parking on adjacent residential property, past requests for overnight camping at the club, and whether the work would affect a drainage channel that runs behind nearby homes. One resident, Christie Babin, said she regularly must collect trash that blows into her yard and was concerned the expansion could depress her property value or increase flooding risk.
Planning staff and the applicant addressed the questions in the meeting. Applicant representatives said the planned new parking will be at the opposite end of the property from some neighbors and that their design work intends to reduce overflow parking. The board required compliance with normal stormwater and erosion controls and concluded the submitted exhibits satisfied the code sections on grading, erosion control, parking layout, landscaping, and drainage.
Because the proposal qualified as a major site development, the board’s approval was final for the land‑development permit (no City Council review required). Staff said the next step for the applicant is building‑permit and code enforcement coordination.
