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Planning board grants flood-hazard permit for MSAD 54 bus garage addition
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Summary
The Skowhegan Planning Board voted to grant a flood-hazard permit for MSAD 54 to add a stairwell and flood-rated elevator, expand a mezzanine and update HVAC and electrical equipment at the district's bus garage; new components will be raised one foot above the 100-year base flood elevation, staff said.
The Skowhegan Planning Board voted to grant a flood-hazard permit for MSAD 54 on a proposal to add a stairwell and a flood-rated elevator, expand an existing mezzanine, renovate HVAC systems and install a minor electrical board at the district's bus garage at 26014.
Aaron, who summarized the application to the board, said the elevator is designed to operate in flood conditions and that hydraulic and electrical components for any new equipment would be elevated “one foot made above the base flood plain,” in keeping with the town's ordinance. Board members asked whether the base flood elevation referenced the 100-year flood; Aaron replied it did and that the town's maps had not changed since the flood two years earlier.
Board members also asked whether electrical work in the parking area—such as outlets for bus block heaters—was new. Aaron said existing outlets would be retained, and any new electrical work would require a building permit; he confirmed that new equipment would be elevated to meet the ordinance's flood-elevation requirement.
Unidentified Speaker 3 moved that the board grant the flood-hazard permit "for MSAD 54 as presented." The motion was seconded and members voted in favor; the chair said the permit paperwork would be signed at the end of the meeting.
The board took no other formal action on the item. A building permit from the town is still required for any new electrical or structural work described in the application.
