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Ellsworth Planning Board grants waivers and approves final plan for PEO Halloran at 923 Bangor Road
Summary
The Planning Board approved three conditional design waivers and granted final site‑plan approval to PEO Halloran Inc. for 923 Bangor Road after the applicant provided minor revisions; waivers include a landscape design modification, photometric waiver restricted to two fully shielded fixtures, and a daytime‑use lighting modification.
The Ellsworth Planning Board approved final site‑plan amendments and three conditional waivers for PEO Halloran Inc.’s project at 923 Bangor Road.
An applicant representative phoned into the meeting and asked the board to consider the revised submittal for final approval, saying the team had addressed minor items since the last hearing. The applicant noted the entrance is permitted for up to a 40‑foot width but will remain at a 30‑foot throat, described revised trip‑generation counts based on field observations and said more southerly planted buffers are unnecessary where city‑owned wooded land provides screening.
Board members considered three waiver motions individually. The first approved a landscaping design modification that accepts an active stormwater treatment zone as an alternate roadside buffer, conditioned on a permanent note being placed on the final site plan that the 50‑foot stormwater zone be maintained. The second waived a full technical photometric plan for the project but required that only two fully shielded, downward‑directed security fixtures be used and verified by the code‑enforcement officer. The third waived strict minimum foot‑candle standards for the lot because the site is used for unoccupied storage and daytime display, conditioned on restricting the area to daytime use and using only two downward‑directed security fixtures.
After the individual waivers passed, the board moved to approve the final plan for PEO Halloran Inc., incorporating the three granted waivers and their conditions. The board recorded unanimous passage of the motions in the meeting transcript.
Staff reminded the applicant to note the waiver conditions on the final plan set and to deliver bound plan packets; staff also announced internal planning office operational changes and a forthcoming Phase 2 ordinance revision effort that may affect future submittals.
Next steps: the applicant will add the required site‑plan notes and deliver final plans; staff will file the final approval memo and monitor compliance with the waiver conditions.
