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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-01 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MEETING OF JUNE 1, 2010 MINUTES Board Members Present: Allie Brown, Chairman Paul Bolin Doug Damon John Kenney John Miller Andy Sturgeon Julie Williams, Alternate Member City Staff Present: David Gould Peter Witham Chairman Brown called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. In the absence of Board Member Theeman, Alternate Member Williams was asked to vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item No. 1: To amend the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land located at 180 Center Street from Contract Urban Service District to Neighborhood Service District. Said parcel containing approximately .32 acres. Scott Deabay, applicant. C.O.# 10-197. Chairman Brown opened the Public Hearing and asked for a presentation. Mr. Scott Deabay, owner of the property, spoke in favor of the proposed zone change request. After meeting with the Code Office and the Planning Officer it was determined that the existing building at 180 Center Street is larger than that allowed by the current contract zone conditions, and that he needed to apply for a zone change in order to remedy this. After his discussion with Staff, it was recommended that he apply for a change to Neighborhood Service District rather than amend the conditions of the existing Contract Urban Service District. There were no other proponents or opponents to the rezoning request. Chairman Brown closed the Public Hearing and asked for comments from the Planning Officer. Mr. Gould indicated that this is a request to rezone 180 Center Street from Contract Urban Service District (USD*) to Neighborhood Service District (NSD). This is the former Manna site. In the last few years it was discovered that the building that Manna reconstructed on the site was actually larger in terms of square footage than the contract zone allowed. The City wanted to bring this into compliance. Mr. Deabay who operates an accounting firm came in and said that his interest was solely in 2,000 sq. ft. of office space and he did not have any particular designs for the other floor area. Under NSD the zone allows a limitation of 2,000 sq. ft. for commercial use so the other square footage could be used for residential and other uses. Mr. Deabay filed a rezoning request to zone it back to NSD which was the zone it was before Manna was in place. This zoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Zoning Policy for this part of Center Street. NSD does have specific hours of operation, it does not allow consumption of alcohol on the premises as a commercial entity, it provides for most retail and service business and it does not allow for drive-up businesses. This is consistent with the City’s policy on this section of Center Street and it fits what the applicant needs in terms of the property. Staff recommended that the Board make a positive recommendation to the City Council. Mr. Damon moved that the Board recommend to the City Council that the zone change request at 180 Center Street from Contract Urban Service District to Neighborhood Service District as contained in C.O. # 10-197 be approved. Mr. Kenney seconded the motion. Member Sturgeon asked what the differences were between NSD and USD zoning. Planning Officer Gould indicated that NSD is intended to be a neighborhood commercial zone which is a limited small scale neighborhood operation, such as the mom & pop stores of earlier times. The NSD limits hours of operation, drive thru businesses, the consumption of alcohol and the overall intensity of use. The Urban Service District is open to a full range of land uses such as auto service, drive thru banks, fast food, and larger retail pharmacies, etc. As there we no further questions from the Board Members, Chairman Brown asked for a vote. The Board voted 7 to 0 in favor of the motion to recommend approval. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Item No. 2: Planning Board Approval of Minutes. thth Chairman Brown indicated that the Minutes of the May 4 and May 18 meetings were in order for approval. Mr. Bolin moved that the Board approve the Minutes of both meetings. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and it passed by a vote of 7 to 0. There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.