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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-06-06 Planning Board MinutesPLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR Board Members Present: City Staff Present: CONSENT AGENDA MEETING OF JUNE 6, 2017 MINUTES ,john Kenney, Chairman Pete Parizo Charles Boothby Dora McCarthy Nelson Durgin Phyllis Guerette Steve Hicks Chuck LeBlanc, Alternate Member David G. Gould John Theriault Paul Nicklas Sean Gambrel Chair Kenney reviewed the Consent Agenda and asked if any Board Members had any concerns. Hearing none, he asked for a motion. Member Boothby moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Member Durgin seconded the motion and the Board voted unanimously to approve the Consent Agenda. The Item approved was as follows. L) Site Location of Development -Ownership Transfer — 649 Hogan Road -7 Bangor Realty Limited Partnership to --Maine Retail Properties, LLC. To transfer ownership interest from the existing permittee to a new owner. 2) Site Development Plan and Planned Group Development - 570 Main Street -Timka Inc. To expand the existing parking lot at Geaghans to net 49 new spaces and amend the existing Planned Group Development (PGD) between Lafayette and Geaghans F) in an Urban Service District and Waterfront Development District, Timka Inc. applicant. 3) Site Development Plan - 1336 Hammond Street - Howard Clouston Site Plan Approval to create outdoor storage and maneuvering areas at Clouston's trucking yard in a General Commercial and Service District, Howard Clouston applicant OLD BUSINESS 4) Site Development Plan 1 College Circle — Husson Universi Continued from May 16, 2017) Site Development Plan to expand the existing parking lot at the Main Entrance off Husson Avenue in a Government and Institutional Service District. Husson University, applicant. Chairman John Kenney asked the applicant or their representative to make a brief presentation of the request. Jodi O'Neill of James Sewall Company presented the revised plans and indicate that they had been changed to show both the previously required landscape buffers as well as the new buffers required for this project. There were no questions from the Board. Planning Officer Gould advised the board that the plans had been properly revised as requested. He also mentioned that he had heard some objections with the parking expansion from a neighbor, however, they did not wish to speak at the meeting. Member Durgin moved to approve the item. Member Boothby seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the applicant. PUBLIC HEARINGS 5) Zone Change - 216 Third Street — Crosspoint Church To amend the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land at 216 Third Street from Urban Residence Two District (URD -2) to Government and Institutional 3 Service District (G&ISD), said parcel containing .15 acres (6,534 sq. ft.) Crosspoint Church, applicant. Chairman John Kenney asked the applicant or their representative to make a brief presentation of the request. Pastor Terry Dinkins indicated that he represented the Mansion Church, requesting the property be rezoned from to Urban Residence 2 District to Government and Institutional Service District. He indicated the current owners would gift the building to the church such that they could provide their services to the people in the neighborhood. Pastor Dinkins noted the church works with prison ministries and people with drug and alcohol addictions. Member Guerrette asked staff what type uses would be allowed in G&ISD. Planning Officer Gould noted that the first use listed in G&ISD was "facilities operated by public agencies or private nonprofit organizations limited to health education social welfare and cultural uses". This is a wide variety of potential users, such as Husson University, Penobscot County, City of Bangor, State of Maine and a host of nonprofit entities which could operate programs from a G&ISD zoned property. Irene Larrabe noted she was a member of the church and many members did not have cars and would walk to services or get rides in the church van. Other church members' spoke of the assistance the church had provided them to improve their lives. Planning Officer Gould indicated that the request was to rezone a fairly small lot in a residentail area to a Government and Institutional District. The parcel is mostly covered by building and there is very little room for off-street parking. The thrift store likely has some grandfathered parking, but that may not equal what is required for the projected occupancy of the proposed church. As with all rezoning's the decision for the City to make is whether or not the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The Plan graphically lays out commercial areas, industrial areas, residentail areas and areas for future growth of similar uses. White there are some large institutional areas it's much harder for the plan to predict where an institution may want to locate. The Board should hear from proponents and opponents and decide if the district can fit into the neighborhood. M The Board discussed parking and other potential uses in G&ISD as a concern. As to a potential contract zone, Mr. Gould noted there were not a lot of options for this property given its size and nonconformities. Member Boothby made a motion to recommend the City Council adopt C.O. # 17- 181, amending the Zoning of 126 Third Street from Urban Residence 2 District to a Government and Institutional Service District, Member McCarthy seconded the motion. The Board voted none in favor and seven opposed. A vote not to recommend the City Council pass C.O. #17181. 6) Planning Board Approval of Minutes Minutes from the May 16t" meeting were not presented, due to staff vacancy. They will be reviewed and voted on at a subsequent meeting. There being no further items before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 6:35pm.