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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-05-02 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MEETING OF MAY 2, 2006 MINUTES Board Members Present: Robert Guerette, Chairman Hal Wheeler Nat Rosenblatt David Clark Alice Brown Jeff Barnes City Staff Present: David Gould James Ring Peter Witham News Media Present: Bangor Daily News Chairman Guerette opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and asked if any Members wanted to remove any items from the Consent Agenda. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Rosenblatt indicated that he would like to ask some questions concerning Item No. 3. Chairman Guerette asked for a motion on the remaining items on the Consent Agenda. Mr. Rosenblatt moved to approve Items No. 1 and No. 2 on the Consent Agenda. Chairman Guerette asked Associate Member Barnes to vote in the absence of Member Theeman. Mr. Wheeler seconded the motion, and the Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. The items approved were: Item No. 1: Site Development Plan approval to expand the existing parking area at 1365 Broadway in a Contract Shopping and Personal Service District. Dunmurry, LLC, applicant. Item No. 2: Site Development Plan approval of a building addition of 2,373 square feet at 1126 Hammond Street in a General Commercial and Service District. Machias Savings Bank, applicant. 2 NEW BUSINESS Item No. 3: Site Development Plan approval to construct a 4-story building of 30,368 gross square feet at 354 Hogan Road in a Government and Institutional Service District. Eastern Maine Community College, applicant. Mr. Rosenblatt asked the applicant to explain what they were planning to do about parking given that the proposed building was going to be built on an existing parking lot. Mr. Rob Frank, PE of WBRC Engineers & Architects, explained that a subsequent phase of the Community Colleges plans is to construct a new parking lot and access drive to Hogan Road. He noted that there are a few areas on the site where the College would utilize temporary parking, if needed. Mr. Wheeler asked if the designers had looked at building a taller building with less footprint. Mr. Frank explained that this is part of a state-wide plan to build dormitory space at numerous locations in the State. He indicated that a change to a taller building would add other complexities to the building design. There being no further comments, Chairman Guerette asked for a motion. Mr. Rosenblatt moved to approve the Site Development Plan for Eastern Maine Community College to construct a 4-story building of 30,368 gross square feet at 354 Hogan Road in a Government and Institutional Service District. Mr. Wheeler seconded the motion and the Board voted unanimously to approve the Site Development Plan of Eastern Maine Community College. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman Guerette continued this item to the next regular meeting. OTHER BUSINESS Chairman Guerette asked if the Planning Officer had any other business to convey to the Board. Mr. Gould reminded the Board that the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Update would be held at the next meeting. Several Members of the Board requested that current versions of the draft plan be provided to them in advance of the hearing. Mr. Gould indicated that Staff would make the updated sections available. Mr. Gould distributed several updated sections of the Land Development Code for Members to insert and replace in their binders. Mr. Gould noted that he had prepared a list of topics that he planned to review with the Board in the coming 3 months. He indicated that he would be happy to add more items to the list and would be interested in any thoughts from Board Members on the work plan priorities. Finally, Mr. Gould noted that the Board had considered an amendment to the Waterfront Development District in December of 2005 and there were some lingering concerns about the definitions of “intermodal facilities”. A new draft has been written and Mr. Gould asked for responses from the Board. As there were no further comments, the meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m.