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PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR
MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
MINUTES
Board Members Present: John Kenney, Chairman
Julie Williams
Charles Boothby
Wayne Mallar
Pete Parizo
Dora McCarthy
Chuck LeBlanc, Alternate Member
City Staff Present: David G. Gould
Peter Witham
John Theriault
Chairman Kenney called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. In the absence of
Member Hicks, Chair Kenney noted Member LeBlanc would be voting.
NEW BUSINESS
Item No. 1: Site Development Plan approval to construct a 10,800
square-foot expansion of the Rock Church in a Government
& Institutional Service District at 1195 Ohio Street, The
Rock Church of Greater Bangor, applicant.
Chairman Kenney asked the applicant to make a brief presentation of their
proposal.
Ms. Jeana DeTour of Carpenter Associates indicated that she was representing
the Rock Church of Greater Bangor. The Church is proposing a 10,800 square foot
single story expansion on 5.5 acres in a Government and Institutional District. In
addition to the church building 200 new parking spaces are proposed along with some
site improvements. Ms. DeTour noted they had obtained Traffic Movement Permits and
Stormwater Permits from the MDOT and DEP.
Member Boothby asked about how many seats would be in the new facility.
Ed Marsh indicated 600-650 seats were planned.
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Chairman Kenney asked Mr. Gould to provide the Planning Staff report. Mr.
Gould noted it was a fairly routine application. The Staff report provides a history of
the site when it first came before the Board as a small rural church with a well and
septic system. Over the years the facility has grown and was connected to public
sewer in 2007 after the church made arrangements to access the public sewer in
Starling Drive (Sussex Pines Subdivision across Finson Road) via their own pump
station and a force main under Finson Road.
The latest expansion has triggered both an MDOT Traffic Movement Permit and
a DEP Stormwater Permit. The new expansion will generate a high level of peak hour
traffic but it will occur at times when the adjacent roadway system has very few cars
on it. The stromwater permit has lead to the need for five treatment ponds.
Member Mallar noted the Memorandum indicates some additional planting
needs to be fixed.
Mr. Gould indicated that the overall plan set has a note which indicates the
landscaping in the 2012 approval needs to be reviewed for compliance.
Mr. Mallar asked what measure in the Code requires these elements be
checked.
Mr. Gould indicated that Section 165-113 F provides “No certificate of occupancy
shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer unless all improvements shown on the
approved plan, including screening, planting and landscaping, are completed and a certificate
of compliance stamped by a registered professional engineer or a registered land surveyor is
submitted to the Code Enforcement Office indicating that the site development has been
completed in accordance with the approved land development permit and supporting plans. In
the event that some elements of the development plan cannot be completed because of
circumstances beyond the control of the applicant (such as nonavailability of materials or
adverse weather), a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Code
Enforcement Officer, provided that the applicant files a written request to the Code
Enforcement Office with a copy to the Planning Board for the granting of a temporary
certificate of occupancy, to include justification for the request and the date by which all
remaining site improvements will be completed.”
Chairman Kenney asked the City Engineer if the stormwater quantity had been
reviewed. Mr. Theriault indicated both quantity and quality had been reviewed.
Member Boothby moved approval of the Site Development Plan of the Rock
Church of Greater Bangor, to construct a 10,800 square-foot expansion in a
Government & Institutional Service District at 1195 Ohio Street.
Member McCarthy seconded the motion, and the Board voted unanimously to
approve the site plan.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Item No. 2: Planning Board Approval of Minutes.
Member Williams moved approval of the Minutes of August 2, 2016. Member
Boothby seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the Minutes of August
2, 2016.
There being no further items before the Board the meeting adjourned at 7:20
pm.