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Oldtown planning board votes to recommend extending R2 zoning over four Main Street lots
Summary
The planning board voted to recommend that the city council relocate the R2 (General Residence) zoning boundary to follow four parcels owned by a single landowner (case 1564), a change that would allow multi-family development where R1 single-family zoning now applies.
The Oldtown Planning Board voted to recommend that the city council relocate a stretch of the R2 (General Residence) zoning boundary to align with four contiguous parcels on Main Street and Penny Road owned by one landowner, the board confirmed after discussion and a formal motion.
Staff presented the petition, identified as case 1564, and summarized the request: "so basically Mr King owns the four Lots indicated with the X and he also owns the corner lot where the L stair school is," staff said, explaining that the request is to "slide that zone line to his boundary lines of his properties." The parcels cited in the request included 76 Main (tax map 29, lot 54), 767 Main (tax map 29, lot 53), 773 Main (tax map 29, lot 59) and 13 Penny Road (tax map 29, lot 58).
Board members clarified zoning distinctions and local context. One member noted that R1 permits single-family only while R2 allows multi-family buildings; another observed that industrial zoning occupies much of the opposite side of Penny Road. Members also asked about acreage—staff said the Penny Road lot is about two acres and the remaining lots are under an acre—and whether wetlands or other environmental constraints might affect development. Staff identified a wetland area owned by Bruce Hamill behind parts of the neighborhood and confirmed the proposed change would apply only to the owner’s parcels, not to neighboring properties.
After questions and discussion, a committee member moved "to relocate the R2 General residence zoning boundary line along a portion of Main Street and Penny Road" and to recommend the change to the city council; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor. The board’s action is a recommendation to the city council rather than an immediate rezoning; the city council will review the petition and make the final decision.
The planning board’s vote does not include parcel-level development approvals. Any future subdivisions or site plans on the affected parcels would remain subject to applicable ordinances, environmental review and any additional approvals required by the city.
