Category: Planning & Development

Recent Planning Department Activity

Note: this list was updated October 27 to reflect the most recent information. At the Zoning Subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, October 12, Planning Director Beth Della Valle detailed the lengthy list of applications that have been reviewed by the Site Plan Review Committee and Planning Board since August 9, which include: Austin Place 2 – 24-unit apartment buildings near the roundabout in South Sanford - approvedBauneg Beg Solar – near the Pine Haven mobile home park - in process, will…
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One Last Hurdle for Townhouse Solar Project

The Townhouse Solar Project on Hanson Ridge Rd., which has been reviewed twice by the Site Plan Review Committee and the Planning Board, was given conditional approval by both bodies last week. The 4.95 MW solar array is being proposed by Cenergy, a nationwide developer of solar power projects, under the subsidiary name MSD Sanford LLC. See previous story for more information and background. On October 6, the Planning Board had two separate items to consider: a zoning change required…
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Planning and Development Process Complaints Investigation

In May 2021, Kristin Collins, an attorney for several Sanford businesses, presented a letter to the City Council expressing their dissatisfaction with Sanford’s planning and development review process. In response, the Council retained independent Attorney James Katsiaficas to investigate the complaints and submit a report. At the City Council meeting on September 21, City Manager Steven Buck spent considerable time going through the report of the results of the investigation, and added comments of his own on how the City…
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ReinCorp to Build Downtown Apartment Complex

On September 15, the Sanford Planning Board gave preliminary approval to ReinCorp of Springvale to construct Central Park Residences, a 30-unit apartment complex at the corner of School and Bodwell Sts., in the heart of downtown. The 30 market-rate apartments will all be one-bedroom units, and will be marketed to seniors as well as young professionals. The complex will include two 12-unit buildings, and one 6-unit. The Design Review Committee gave the project a very favorable recommendation. Jim Nimon, Director…
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Crystal Athletic Training Facility Approved

At its meeting on September 15, the Planning Board gave conditional approval to an application by 4Square, LLC for a new development at 414 Alfred Rd., near the intersection with Grammar Rd. Crystal Athletic Training Facility will include a 125’ x 150’ dome for indoor training, a Little League sized baseball field, and a high school sized baseball field with an outfield that can double as a multi-purpose field for other sports. The existing building on the property (formerly home…
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