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Planning board approves two‑building development at 72 Market Street, including NBT Bank branch with drive‑through
Summary
The board approved a two‑building site plan at 72 Market Street that includes a 2,000 sq ft NBT Bank branch with drive‑through, subject to conditions addressing traffic comments, engineering memos, utility approvals, stormwater agreements, a suggestion to consider a walk‑up ATM, and designation of a shared corner common space.
On July 20 the Scarborough Planning Board voted to approve a two‑building site plan at 72 Market Street that includes a 4,000‑square‑foot building (half to be used by NBT Bank, including a drive‑through) and a second 2,500–3,000 sq ft building that will return for amended review when its tenant is known.
Michael O’Reilly, New England regional president for NBT Bank and a long‑time Scarborough resident, told the board the bank sees the site as serving the town center and Market Basket area. Developer Dan Bacon walked the board through layout changes since sketch plan, noting efforts to screen the drive‑through and preserve pedestrian connections to Market Street.
Board discussion focused heavily on traffic and parking. Staff and the applicant said the drive‑through queuing and circulation had been studied and compared with similar branches; the design provides queuing for four vehicles and the applicant said their counts showed fewer queued vehicles at comparable sites. Jennifer Ladd pressed staff on trip assignment and a site scorecard that currently sits at negative 62 for some peak hours; staff described the state DOT threshold that triggers a Traffic Movement Permit (TMP) as 99 trips and said consultants are working with DOT on the TMP process.
The motion to approve includes standard conditions: address staff, traffic and engineering comments; obtain formal approvals from Portland Water District and Scarborough Sanitary District; submit full final plan sets; execute the town’s stormwater maintenance agreement and pay related fees; and pay roadway impact fees. The board also added planning comments to consider including a walk‑up ATM in the final bank design and to designate shared common space and landscaping on the corner to support placemaking. The motion was seconded and carried on roll‑call vote.
Outcome: approval with conditions; staff will track traffic/TMP progress, finalize impact fee calculations and verify utility and stormwater agreements before permits proceed.
