Planning board clears Streamside Pines mobile home park at 438 Finson Road
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Summary
The board unanimously approved a site development permit and conditional use for Streamside Pines LLC (formerly Praise Mobile Home Park) at 438 Finson Road, allowing the owner to pursue placement of homes on vacant lots and maintain the park’s existing well-and-septic utilities while later pursuing utility connections if desired.
The Bangor City Planning Board unanimously granted a site development permit and conditional-use approval Sept. 16 for Streamside Pines LLC’s existing mobile home park at 438 Finson Road (Map Lot R21-00005).
The board accepted the application as complete, heard a brief presentation from owner Tristan Thomas and staff, received no public comment, and — following the same procedure it used on an earlier mobile-home-park item — voted to move directly to the decision rather than voting on each enumerated standard in the packet.
Why it matters: The approval confirms the park’s status under the city’s updated code, permitting the owner to fill vacant lots with manufactured homes over the coming years. The owner said the park currently has about 73 lots, roughly 50 occupied and 23 vacant, and that improvements since last year include demolition of abandoned units and site cleanup.
Project details and board notes Owner Tristan Thomas described buying the property in August and working with engineering and surveying consultants to prepare a compliant site plan. Thomas told the board he intends to bring new homes to 23 vacant lots within three years and that the park currently operates on well and septic; he also said he was interested in connecting to city utilities in the future but did not want that connection to be a condition of today’s permit.
Planning staff confirmed the application included a state-approved septic plan and a site evaluator’s letter of good standing for the septic system. The board discussed whether to require additional conditions; staff and the applicant clarified that the septic documentation satisfied the city’s immediate concerns and that any future utility-connections would be reviewed separately.
Board action and next steps After a unanimous vote that the application was complete, the board agreed to proceed directly to the decision and then voted unanimously to grant the land development permit and conditional use. The applicant will receive a copy of the signed decision and must coordinate with code enforcement for any permits required for future work or expansion.
Ending Board members said this item was similar to the earlier Cedar Falls case and moved on afterward to a larger downtown project.
