Category: Planning & Development

More Nasson Apartments OK’d

A site plan shows an apartment building on Summer Street in Springvale. Photo: City of Sanford By Jack McAdam The Planning Board took care of routine business and approved a site plan application for a new apartment building in Springvale during two meetings in January. The apartments at 16 Summer St., behind the former Lincoln School, are on land formerly owned by Nasson College. Plans call for 18 units, parking spaces and other site improvements. Planners last spring approved the…

Planning Update: More Housing OK’d

An architect’s plan shows a proposed apartment building on Stackpole Court. By Jack McAdam The Sanford Planning Board reviewed or approved several proposals for new housing during its two meetings in December. On Dec. 18, the board took a first look at a proposal from LSM Properties for a 12-unit apartment building on Stackpole Court, near Number One Pond. The plan calls for two-bedroom apartments with parking, utility extensions and underground stormwater retention. Neighbors have expressed concern about increased traffic…

November Planning Board Update

A site plan shows how the former Springvale District Courthouse will be developed as senior housing. By Jack McAdam The Sanford Planning Board has cleared the way for the former Springvale District Courthouse to be remodeled as affordable housing. At its Nov. 20 meeting, the board unanimously approved a final site plan for the Sanford Housing Authority proposal. The project will provide 18 apartments available to seniors who meet income eligibility guidelines. The courthouse has been vacant since last summer,…

Planning Board Updates

Springvale District Courthouse is on the way to being remodeled as apartments. Photo: Gail Burnett Photo2: An architect’s drawing shows the exterior of Jagger Lofts, in the Jagger mill building. By Gail Burnett The Sanford Planning Board moved forward in October on two projects that will convert well-known buildings in town into housing. On Oct. 2, the board approved a preliminary subdivision site plan for the former District Courthouse in Springvale. The Sanford Housing Authority is proposing an 18-unit senior…

Campground Rules Move Forward

By Gail Burnett A controversial campground ordinance moved one step closer to enactment Sept. 18 when the Sanford Planning Board voted to send it on to the City Council. The ordinance, revised after a Sept. 4 public hearing, would set a minimum size for any new campground at five acres and require a 75-foot setback and a 50-foot vegetated buffer from abutting property. Each campsite would have to be 200 square feet or larger and have off-street parking. Campgrounds could…