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Board approves 25‑unit Ferry Road subdivision, requires sidewalk frontage and safer crosswalk placement
Summary
Saco’s planning board granted final subdivision approval for 42 Ferry Road (25 units) after staff and the applicant agreed to a safer crosswalk location and the board required sidewalk construction along the property's frontage as a condition of approval.
Craig Burgess of Acorn Engineering, representing BigLedge LLC, presented the final subdivision for 42 Ferry Road, a 25‑unit medium‑density residential proposal. Staff explained a late change relocating a proposed crosswalk from a curved section near Pine Ridge to a straightaway closer to the site that offers better sight distance and complies more safely with the city’s new crosswalk policy.
Board members discussed a 400‑foot separation standard between marked crossings in the new sidewalk policy and whether constructing sidewalk along the applicant’s frontage now or taking a fee‑in‑lieu would better support future connectivity. Several members urged the applicant to build the sidewalk now so future projects can tie in; the applicant agreed to either construct the frontage sidewalk or contribute to a fund supporting future construction.
The board amended conditions to require sidewalk along the frontage, retained the selected crosswalk location with a rapid‑flashing beacon and adopted findings and conditions. The board voted unanimously to grant final subdivision approval.
Next steps: applicant to finalize crosswalk details with Public Works, construct frontage sidewalk or enter fee‑in‑lieu arrangement per the adopted condition, and proceed to recordation and construction per the normal final subdivision timing.
