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Court affirms Bangor planning board in Hanover Associates’ appeal over Aroma Joe’s permit
Summary
Assistant Solicitor Grace Innes told the planning board the court denied Hanover Associates’ appeal challenging the board’s SLOTA modification and traffic findings for an Aroma Joe’s project, affirming the board’s decision and its delegated authority to modify SLOTA permits.
Bangor City — Assistant Solicitor Grace Innes briefed the planning board Nov. 5 on a court decision in an appeal by Hanover Associates concerning a modification to an Aroma Joe’s site‑law permit.
Innes said the court denied Hanover’s challenge, affirming the planning board’s authority to modify SLOTA permits within the statutory scope (noting the statute permits city modification of up to 10 acres) and finding no basis to overturn the board’s findings on traffic conditions. The court concluded the state Department of Environmental Protection had approved the original project, that the city’s modification was within delegated authority and that required off‑site road improvements were not shown to be absent.
Board members praised staff findings and exhibits as important to defending decisions on appeal; one member noted DOT work near the Haskell Road site that resolved some concerns about access and median configuration. The board discussed the decision as a favorable outcome for the city’s land‑use process.
