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Resident says 30‑acre family parcel could supply 480 homes but notes zoning and utility hurdles
Summary
John Whiting told the committee his family's 30‑acre Auburn parcel could yield roughly 480 units at 16 units per acre, but current rural‑residential zoning and utilities—city water about 1/4 mile away and sewer about 3/4 mile away—mean rezoning and costly infrastructure would be needed.
John Whiting, who said he lives in Otisfield, used the public‑comment portion of the meeting to describe a 30‑acre family parcel near Auburn city hall and to offer it as an example of development potential if utilities and zoning align with the city’s future land‑use vision.
"Thirty acres at 16 units per acre is 480 housing units," Whiting told the committee, and he said the property…
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