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Applicant seeks special-use permit to convert old motel into retail spaces
Summary
An applicant for 44 Delaware LLC requested a special-use permit to convert an existing motel into retail space at 1764 Forestburg Grove (Section 14 Block 1 Lot 76.2); the board reviewed required findings and noted historic-district and state-review steps. The board offered conditional approval pending corrections to the short form and site plan.
The planning board heard a public hearing notice for an application by Conrad Marcia Rakavowski on behalf of 44 Delaware LLC seeking a special-use permit to convert an old motel into retail spaces at 1764 Forestburg Grove (Section 14, Block 1, Lot 76.2). The notice identified the hearing location (Town of Lumberland Municipal Building, 1054 Proctor Road, Bloods Bay) and advised that the proposed site development plan is on file for public inspection.
Board staff read the standards the board must find to grant a special-use permit under the town code (Section 250-69), including that the use be authorized by the chapter, meet criteria in the authorizing section, and not alter the surrounding area's general character. A board member reminded the applicant that the property lies in the historic district and cautioned that "you cannot make physical changes to the exterior of the building without coming before the dam," underscoring that exterior alterations will require additional review. Later in the meeting the board offered to grant a conditional approval pending satisfactory correction of items on the short form and additions to the site plan, subject to staff sign-off of Tim's comments.
