Decisions

What the City Council, boards, and committees decided, from their minutes, newest meeting first.

The main decisions

Approved 3–2 Marine Science Research Pier extension at 11 Hills Beach Road Planning Board, Oct 7
Approved Site plan amendment for AVESTA Housing on Barra Road Planning Board, Oct 7
Approved Shoreland permit to replace home at 41 Bridge Road Planning Board, Oct 7
Approved Subdivision amendment for Longboard View at 781 Pool Street Planning Board, Oct 7
Approved Woodlands Reserve 30-lot subdivision off Parkside Drive and 268 Pool Street Planning Board, Oct 7
Approved Caterpillar Clubhouse home day care at 19 Waco Drive Planning Board, Sep 2
Approved Site plan amendment for AVESTA senior housing on Barra Road Planning Board, Sep 2
Approved R-3 frontage for duplexes, 150' to 73' Planning Board, Sep 2
Approved Single-family home frontage of 75' with water and sewer Planning Board, Sep 2
Reconsideration of duplex frontage change Planning Board, Sep 2
Approved Setbacks for the Mobile Home Overlay District Planning Board, Sep 2

By meeting

October 2026

Planning Board

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · Minutes (opens in new tab) · Not checked

Approved 30-lot Woodlands Reserve subdivision off Parkside Drive; approved 1-year extension for UNE pier at 11 Hills Beach Road; recommended data center ban.
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- Approved 3–2 Marine Science Research Pier extension at 11 Hills Beach Road A 1-year extension of the 2025 approval for the Marine Research Science Pier at 11 Hills Beach Road.
- Approved Site plan amendment for AVESTA Housing on Barra Road A site plan amendment for a 46-unit low-income senior housing development on Barra Road; passed unanimously.
- Approved Shoreland permit to replace home at 41 Bridge Road A shoreland permit to replace a legally existing non-conforming home at 41 Bridge Road; passed unanimously.
- Approved Subdivision amendment for Longboard View at 781 Pool Street Subdivision Amendment #2 for Longboard View, a seven-lot subdivision at 781 Pool Street; passed unanimously.
- Approved Woodlands Reserve 30-lot subdivision off Parkside Drive and 268 Pool Street The final site and subdivision plan for the 30-lot Woodlands Reserve off Parkside Drive and 268 Pool Street, with a front yard setback reduction from 40 to 25 feet; passed unanimously.
- Approved A conditional use permit for a 1-chair barber shop at 351 West Street; passed unanimously.
Committee recommendations to the City Council
- Recommended Ordinance defining and prohibiting data centers City Council adoption of a definition of data centers that prohibits data centers within Biddeford; passed unanimously.
- Recommended Front yard setback reduction in several residential zones City Council approval of reducing the minimum front yard setback from forty (40) feet to twenty-five (25) feet in several residential zones; passed unanimously.
- Recommended Mobile home overlay district setback changes City Council adoption of amended setbacks for mobile home parks, with 10 feet from lot boundary lines; passed unanimously.
Procedural steps
- Approved The September 2, 2026 meeting minutes as presented; passed unanimously.

September 2026

Planning Board

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · Minutes (opens in new tab) · Not checked

Recommended banning data centers and smaller front setbacks; approved 46-unit AVESTA housing on Barra Road and a day care at 19 Waco Drive.
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- Approved Caterpillar Clubhouse home day care at 19 Waco Drive A conditional use permit for a home day care called Caterpillar Clubhouse at 19 Waco Drive, with conditions, unanimously.
- Approved Site plan amendment for AVESTA senior housing on Barra Road A site plan amendment for AVESTA's 46-unit senior housing on Barra Road, unanimously, with prior conditions reaffirmed.
- Approved R-3 frontage for duplexes, 150' to 73' Passed 3-1, with Schaffer against, an amendment to change R-3 frontage from 150' to 73' for duplexes.
- Approved Single-family home frontage of 75' with water and sewer Voted 3-2 in favor of amending single-family frontage to 75' in water and sewer areas.
- Reconsideration of duplex frontage change Voted 3-1 to reconsider the duplex frontage change.
- Approved Setbacks for the Mobile Home Overlay District Passed unanimously an amendment to item A on setbacks in the Mobile Home Overlay District.
Committee recommendations to the City Council
- Recommended Ordinance defining and prohibiting data centers City Council adopt a definition of data centers that prohibits them in Biddeford, unanimously.
- Recommended 3–1 Front yard setbacks in residential and rural farm zones City Council reduce front yard setbacks from 40 to 25 feet in several residential and rural zones, as amended.
Procedural steps
- Approved The August 19, 2026 meeting minutes, unanimously.

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From minutes posted on the city's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk), for meetings since Thursday, January 1, 2026.