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Planning Board approves 12-unit affordable housing plan at 42–44 Old Post Road
Summary
The Kittery Planning Board approved a final major site plan to redevelop 42 and 44 Old Post Road into 12 affordable housing units, subject to waivers and conditions; two members abstained from the vote amid environmental and soil‑remediation concerns.
The Kittery Planning Board on Feb. 26 approved a final major site plan to convert the former bus depot and adjacent single‑family lot at 42 and 44 Old Post Road into a 12‑unit affordable housing development.
Geoff Aleva, of Civil Consultants, presented updates to the plan on behalf of owner/applicant Fair Tide Kittery, including additional parking, results of a peer review and a Department of Environmental Protection permit application. The Board and project representatives discussed impervious surface calculations, parking layout, fencing and a boundary line extension request.
The matter drew questions about environmental remediation and soil testing. Hershey Hirschkop, representing Fair Tide, addressed remediation steps and soil concerns; Town Planner Max Zakian summarized public comments that raised environmental issues. Landscaping consultant Robbi Woodburn described proposed plantings and tree protection measures.
Dutch Dunkelberger moved to approve the plan; Lea Kaufman seconded. The motion passed with a recorded tally of five in favor and two abstentions — Vice Chair Ethan Bensley and Member Earldean Wells — on both the Findings of Fact and the overall approval. Chair Russell White read the Findings of Fact into the record before the vote.
The Board approved the project with stated waivers and conditions; the motion and findings were entered on the public record. The applicant will need to meet the listed conditions and any permitting requirements before final permits are issued.
