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17-308 AUGUST 28, 2017
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: August 14, 2017
Item No: 17-308
Responsible Dept: Legal
Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: N/A
Amending Chapter 148, Historic Preservation, of the Code of the City of Bangor, by Allowing for Expedited
Review of Minor Changes
Summary
This ordinance would extend the scope of the minor revision process in the Historic Preservation ordinance.
The City's Historic Preservation ordinance presently has a revision process that allows minor revisions to be
approved if the Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission, the Planning Officer, and the Code Enforcement
Officer all agree to the revision. This process is permitted for projects already approved by the Historic
Preservation Committee.
At times, however, applicants wish to make minor changes to their building that are not related to a previously
granted approval, but are nonetheless minor in character. Examples might include replacing a wood exterior
door with a new door of similar but not identical design; replacing cedar fence with a new cedar fence of
slightly different design; or relocating an existing heat exchange unit to a different location on the same side
of a building. The proposed ordinance amendment would allow these types of minor changes to utilize the
same process as noted above. If either the Code Officer, Planning Officer, or the Chair finds that the proposed
change is not minor, it would be forwarded to the full Historic Preservation Commission.
This change will allow the City to accommodate requests for changes that have not been addressed before,
but are not significant enough to involve the Historic Preservation Committee. The intention is to maintain
sufficient review of projects while avoiding unnecessary delay in handling applications. Staff recommends
approval. This item was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Business and Economic
Development Committee on August 7, 2017.
Committee Action
Committee: Historic Preservation Commission
Action: Recommended approval
Staff Comments & Approvals
City Manager
Introduced for: First Reading
Meeting Date: August 10, 2017
For: 5
City Solicitor
Against: 0
Finance Director
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: August 14, 2017
Assigned to Councilor: Nealley
17-308 AUGUST 28, 2017
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 148, Historic Preservation, of the Code of the City of Bangor, by Allowing for
Expedited Review of Minor Changes
WHEREAS, the City's Historic Preservation ordinance has a minor revision process that deals with minor
changes to already approved projects;
WHEREAS, at times, applicants wish to make minor changes to their building that are not related to a
previously granted approval, but are nonetheless minor in character; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to take into account both the need to review projects and the need to efficiently
handle applications;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 148 of the Code of the City of Bangor be amended as follows:
§144-11 Minor Changes and Revisions.
A. Notwithstanding § 148-8 above, minor changes, revisions to work for which a certificate of
appropriateness has been issued or fef building signage (new or replacement) may be permitted by the
Code Enforcement Officer and Planning Officer without referral to the Historic Preservation Commission
subject to the following conditions:
(1) Submission of an application to the Staff Coordinator setting forth the proposed change or revision in
sufficient detail to permit adequate review of the same, along with the fee required under § 109-1. The
format and number of copies of the application submitted shall be as set by the Staff Coordinator.
(2) Determination by the Code Enforcement Officer, Planning Officer and the Chair of the Historic
Preservation Commission (or, in his or her absence, the Vice Chair or, in both their absences, the
senior member of the Commission in time of service) that the proposed change constitutes a minor
change or revision and does not require Commission approval.
(3) If the application for minor change or revision is not approved or denied within 45 days of it having
been submitted to the Staff Coordinator, then it is deemed denied.
B. For the purposes of this section, a "minor change or revision" is one which does not materially alter or
affect the historical and/or architectural character of a building or structure classified as an historic
landmark, a building or structure located in any historic district, any part of such building or structure or
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any appurtenances related to such buildings or structures.
Additions are underlined, deletions struck h.
IN CITY COUNCIL
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MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
VOTE: 9-0
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: FAIRCLOTH, GRAHAM, NEALLEY, NICHOLS'�
PERRY, SPRAGUE, TREMBLE, WESTON, BALDACCI
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: NONE
PASSED
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