KENNEBUNK — Residents approved two issues ”“ deemed by selectmen too “time sensitive” to wait for the next scheduled vote in June of 2015 ”“ at the polls Tuesday.

In a turnout of only about 1 percent of registered voters, residents voted 120-13 in favor of allowing the town to donate a portion of land to Habitat for Humanity York County. Likewise, voters said yes to the second question, which asked if they wished to add amendments to town ordinance regarding street vending, peddling and door-to-door solicitation, by a vote of 99-33, with one ballot left blank, in a Special Town Meeting referendum election at the Edward C. Winston Auditorium Tuesday.

“The results were both what we were expecting and what we were hoping for,” said Selectmen Chairman Kevin Donovan by phone this morning.

Although Donovan said he was pleased with the results, he called the low voter turnout “unfortunate.”

“It’s very difficult to get a turnout simply for ordinance changes,” he said. “If it’s not a general election, the turnouts are generally quite low.”

Town Clerk Merton Brown echoed Donovan’s sentiments. Brown attributed the low voter turnout to poor weather conditions, and residents’ general lack of interest in the issues at hand.

“The two issues that the town voted on may not have been on people’s high-interest level,” he said this morning. “Neither one of them was particularly controversial.”

Historically, in Kennebunk, there have been worse turnouts, said Brown, but that’s not at all typical. Election Day in November, which included the governor’s race, for example, had voter turnout of approximately 65 percent.

Donovan said he was surprised anyone at all could vote “no” on Question 1, considering how well known Habitat for Humanity has become for helping those in need.

Habitat for Humanity York County plans to build a single-family home on its newly acquired property. According to its website, the organization, which is a local chapter of the international nonprofit Habitat for Humanity, “is a homeownership program for hard-working, low-income families in need of a safe and affordable home.”

Stephen Bolton, the organization’s executive director, first requested the 3 1/2-acre parcel of town-owned land, located at the corner of Alfred and Cole roads, in front of the FAA Omni station in West Kennebunk, over the summer.

“Habitat’s mission is to supply affordable housing opportunities to working, low-income families,” Bolton wrote in a July 1 email to Town Manager Barry Tibbetts. “We believe this would be a wonderful location, as it is close to work opportunities along the Route 1 corridor.”

The approval of Question 2 on Tuesday’s ballot marks changes to rules regarding street vending and peddling, primarily in the town’s Waterhouse Center Zone. Mobile food vendors and street peddlers will now be restricted from conducting business within 300 feet of the newly built Waterhouse Center, located at 51 Main St. Only five vendors per year ”“ four for-profits and one nonprofit ”“ will be granted licenses to operate in the area. These regulations will not apply, however, during special events, such as Harvest Fest, Winter Fest, May Day and Old Home Week.

The results of Tuesday’s vote have no significant impact on the current rules concerning door-to-door solicitation, which dictate, among other restrictions, that solicitors must be licensed with the town and cannot make their rounds between the hours of 8 p.m. and 9 a.m.

— Staff Writer Jeff Lagasse contributed to this report. Angelo J. Verzoni is a freelance writer for the Journal Tribune.