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Ellsworth planning board approves Kingsland Storage Center after stormwater questions
Summary
The Ellsworth City Planning Board unanimously approved the Final Plan Review for the Kingsland Storage Center, a proposed 29,200-square-foot self-storage building at Kingsland Crossing, after members probed stormwater detention capacity and future development impacts.
The Ellsworth City Planning Board voted unanimously Jan. 7 to approve the Final Plan Review for the Kingsland Storage Center, a proposed 29,200-square-foot self-storage building to be built on an approximately 1.9-acre lot at Kingsland Crossing (Tax Map 16, Lot 8) in the Commercial (C) Zoning District.
The plan, submitted by Bomarc Commercial Ellsworth LLC and presented by owner Rich Trot and consultant Jim Kiser, addressed items raised during the preliminary review; the presentation clarified stormwater details for the site and detention system. Board members focused their deliberations on stormwater capacity and how future undeveloped parcels in the area could be affected when they are developed.
Matthew Outhier, serving as a voting member, said the application “appears complete and is primed for a permit.” John DeLeo pressed consultant Jim Kiser to confirm whether detention ponds would be fully utilized by this project and noted that several undeveloped parcels downstream could be impacted when those sites are later developed. Lisa LaRue urged the board to ensure that best management practices for existing stormwater mitigation systems are maintained as new projects proceed. Owner Rich Trot confirmed the project will "max out" its allocation for stormwater but said it will not exceed allocations assigned to other parcels.
Following deliberation, Rick Lyles moved to approve the Final Plan Review; Matthew Outhier seconded. The board voted unanimously to approve the project.
The vote authorizes the Final Plan Review as presented; the transcript and minutes do not specify subsequent permitting steps or permit issuance timing. No members of the public spoke during the public hearing. The board recorded no conditions in the minutes beyond the clarifications discussed; staff or the applicant may include standard permit conditions in subsequent administrative review.
The project and related materials are recorded as Kingsland Storage Center (Bomarc Commercial Ellsworth LLC), Tax Map 16, Lot 8. Next procedural steps typically include administrative permit processing and any required state-level reviews for stormwater; those steps were not detailed in the minutes.
