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Planning board approves Cadence Kitchen's plan for 49‑bed shelter at 70 Horton Street
Summary
The Lewiston Planning Board approved a conditional use permit and development review allowing Cadence Kitchen Food Pantry Inc. to convert a former funeral home at 70 Horton Street into a 49‑bed adult shelter, subject to conditions including plant species review and a required homeless shelter license before operations begin.
The Lewiston Planning Board voted to approve a conditional use permit and accompanying development review for Cadence Kitchen Food Pantry Inc. to operate a large adult homeless shelter at 70 Horton Street with a maximum overnight capacity of 49 beds.
Staff presented site changes including planters and a designated outdoor seating area, a bike rack and a garbage plan; staff noted the site will continue to use existing water and sewer connections and that shelters do not carry an automatic parking requirement under local ordinance. Staff recommended approving both the conditional use permit (standards in article 10, sections 3–4) and the…
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