Approved minutes
Planning Board
Borough of Maple Falls · Regular Meeting · Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · Borough Hall, 12 Main Street
Called to order at 7:02 PM by Chair Rivera.
Present: Chair Rivera, Vice Chair Okafor, Member Patel
Absent: Member Lindqvist
1. Approval of minutes of September 8
No corrections were offered.
Motion by Vice Chair Okafor, seconded by Member Patel, to approve the minutes as presented.
Vote: 3–0. Motion carried.
2. Site plan review — 412 Mill Street (bakery)
Ms. Chen presented for the applicant, who proposes converting the existing garage into a bakery with four parking spaces and a sidewalk connection to Mill Street. Vice Chair Okafor raised delivery trucks backing onto Mill Street; the applicant agreed to limit deliveries to 6–7 AM.
Motion by Member Patel, seconded by Vice Chair Okafor, to approve the site plan for 412 Mill Street with two conditions: deliveries limited to 6–7 AM, and the dumpster enclosure screened with a fence.
Vote: 3–0. Motion carried.
Roll call: Chair Rivera — yes; Vice Chair Okafor — yes; Member Patel — yes.
3. Other business
The zoning ordinance update workshop will be held October 20.
4. Adjournment
Motion by Vice Chair Okafor, seconded by Member Patel, to adjourn.
Vote: by voice. Motion carried.
Public comment
Tom Alvarez (418 Mill Street) supported the bakery and asked that the dumpster be screened from the sidewalk.
Adjourned at 7:41 PM.
Agenda
- Call to order and roll call
- Approval of minutes Approve
- Site plan review: 412 Mill Street (bakery) ApprovePresenter: Lin Chen, for the applicant
- Public comment
- Adjournment
Transcript
Text · Captions (VTT) · SRT00:00:01Chair Rivera: Good evening. I'll call the regular meeting of the planning board to order at 7:02 PM. Please join me for the Pledge of Allegiance.
00:00:11Chair Rivera: Roll call please.
00:00:15Recording Secretary: Chair Rivera? Present. Vice Chair Okafor?
00:00:20Vice Chair Okafor: Here.
00:00:23Recording Secretary: Member Lindqvist? Member Patel?
00:00:28Member Patel: Present.
00:00:31Recording Secretary: Member Lindqvist is absent. We have a quorum.
00:00:36Chair Rivera: Thank you. First item, approval of the minutes from September 8th. Any corrections?
00:00:44Vice Chair Okafor: I move to approve the minutes as presented.
00:00:49Member Patel: Second.
00:00:52Chair Rivera: All in favor? Opposed? Motion carries three to zero.
00:00:58Chair Rivera: Next, the site plan review for 412 Mill Street, the proposed bakery. Ms. Chen, you're presenting for the applicant?
00:01:08Lin Chen: Yes. The applicant proposes converting the existing garage into a small bakery with four parking spaces and a new sidewalk connection to Mill Street.
00:01:19Vice Chair Okafor: My concern is delivery trucks backing onto Mill Street. Could deliveries be limited to before 7 AM?
00:01:28Lin Chen: The applicant is fine with a condition limiting deliveries to 6 to 7 AM.
00:01:35Chair Rivera: Is there any public comment on this item? Seeing Mr. Alvarez at the podium.
00:01:42Tom Alvarez: Tom Alvarez, 418 Mill Street. I support the bakery, but please make sure the dumpster is screened from the sidewalk.
00:01:52Member Patel: I move to approve the site plan for 412 Mill Street with two conditions: deliveries limited to 6 to 7 AM, and the dumpster enclosure screened with a fence.
00:02:04Vice Chair Okafor: Second.
00:02:07Recording Secretary: Roll call vote. Chair Rivera? Yes. Vice Chair Okafor? Yes. Member Patel? Yes. The motion carries three to zero.
00:02:16Chair Rivera: Under other business, the zoning ordinance update workshop will be October 20th. Is there a motion to adjourn?
00:02:26Vice Chair Okafor: So moved.
00:02:29Member Patel: Second.
00:02:32Chair Rivera: All in favor? We are adjourned at 7:41 PM.
Machine transcript for reference. The approved minutes are the official record.