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Planning Board continues Portland Road warehouse hearing to Sept. 1 after technical questions
Summary
The board opened a public hearing for a two‑warehouse site plan at 955 Portland Road, where Sebago Technics described a phased project (phase 1: 37,858 sq ft) with stormwater controls, utility extensions and parking below ordinance standards; the board continued the hearing to Sept. 1 to allow the applicant to respond to peer‑review and DOT comments.
The Saco Planning Board opened a public hearing on a site plan amendment for 955 Portland Road and continued the matter to Sept. 1 to allow the applicant to address technical reviewer comments and provide additional information.
Amy Belle Siegel of Sebago Technics, representing the owner and developer, described a phased plan that would place a 37,858‑square‑foot building in phase 1 with a similar‑sized second building shown for phase 2. She said utilities would be extended from the existing Pack Edge facility and that a wet pond sized to handle full build‑out would be constructed as part of phase 1. "With our BMP, we're providing treatment for 100% of impervious areas and 94.7% of the runoff discharging into the site will be at or below the predevelopment conditions for the 2, 10, 25, and 50‑year storms," Siegel said.
The applicant removed two proposed fuel tanks from the plan for now and proposed lighting and screening, and presented parking counts: 34 spaces in phase 1 with an additional 36 in phase 2. The team asked for a waiver from the ordinance parking standard, explaining that the intended tenant historically needs far fewer spaces. Board members asked for turning‑movement overlays for semi‑tractor trailers, clarification that sewer capacity covers both phases, documentation on wetland delineation and DEP permitting for outfalls, and a concurrence letter from the Department of Transportation or further peer‑review responses regarding traffic and crash history on Route 1 and Flag Pond Road.
No members of the public spoke on the item during the hearing. After discussion, the board voted unanimously to open and then to continue the public hearing and application review to Sept. 1 so the applicant could submit responses and revised materials (motions passed 6‑0). The applicant said it will provide a full written response to staff and peer review comments by the end of the month and return to the board for the continued hearing.
