1220 Brighton Avenue Rezoning
Portland
Description
A request to rezone a vacant 0.62-acre lot from transit-oriented TOD-2 zoning to B-4 Commercial Corridor so a restaurant with a drive-through window can be built near Exit 48 of the turnpike.
Impact summary
Could convert a long-vacant contaminated parcel into a commercial restaurant with drive-through, ending chances of dense mixed-use development at this gateway site near I-95.
Applicant
- Name
- Portland West Realty, Inc.
- Address
- 1220 Brighton Avenue, Portland, MaineSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Last discussed May 26, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
1220 Brighton Avenue rezoning for drive-through restaurant
The former Exxon station parcel near Exit 48 sits vacant because old fuel-spill cleanup restrictions bar residential, school, or childcare uses, and the new TOD-2 zoning blocks a drive-through restaurant. Rezoning to Commercial Corridor (B-4) could unlock a Panera Bread and generate tax revenue on otherwise undevelopable land.
1220 Brighton Avenue rezoning from TOD-2 to B-4
A vacant, contaminated lot near the I-95 interchange could become a drive-through restaurant if the council rezones it from transit-oriented TOD-2 to commercial B-4. Supporters say the TOD-2 rules make the site economically undevelopable; critics worry this starts unwinding the city's vision for a mixed-use corridor.
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