The allowable size of
buildings may not be the only significant change residents will soon see in
Scarborough zoning. During last week’s council meeting, Harvey Rosenfeld of the
Scarborough Economic Development Corporation let drop, in an almost offhand
manner, that he may return “within the year” to ask for the creation of a new,
fifth industrial zone.
On Thursday, May 19, he
named its possible location. “We are tentatively looking at an area around Exit
42,” he said. “CPIC [the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee] will
probably take a look at that in the next few months.”
The west side of the
Exit 42 area is now a business zone, with rules generally more suitable to
retail stores. The change would allow light manufacturing.
“It could lend itself
to electronics manufacturing, or biotech,” said Rosenfeld. “It would be for
more than office use or retail. Right now, we’re really limited in our
industrial zones. So, that’s an opportunity.
“This is a long-term
process,” said Rosenfeld, adding that no particular company has come asking for
space by the interstate. “One of the things I think Scarborough has done well
is planning ahead. We’re a suburban community, so you really want to control
where you do want commercial growth.”
“It’s got to be
well-planned, or it gets out of hand,” said Rosenfeld. “Scarborough for the
last 25 years has been really proactive in its planning, which has really
allowed the community to grow both residentially and commercially without one
impacting on the other. Other communities haven’t done that.”
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