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PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR
MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2001
MINUTES
Board Members Present:
Richard Fournier Chairman
Mary Ann Bostwick
George Burgoyne
Fred Costlow
Robert Kreitzer
Robert Lingley
City Staff Present: Katherine Weber
David Gould
Peter Witham
Chairman Fournier called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA
Chairman Fournier asked if any member wished any items be removed from the Consent
Agenda. There being none, Mr. Lingley moved that the Consent Agenda be approved. The
Board voted 5- 0 in favor of the motion. The item approved was:
Item No. 1: Site Location of Development Approval for construction of an automated
fueling station with three underground tanks, six fuel dispensers, canopy and
service building on Haskell Road in an General Commercial District. Sam’s
Club applicant.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Item No. 2: Planning Board Approval of Minutes.
The Board continued this item.
NEW BUSINESS
Item No. 3: Site Development Plan Approval to construct a 7,174 sq. ft. office building
located at 824 Stillwater Avenue in a Shopping & Personal Service and
Stream Protection District. Stillwater Realty LLC, applicant.
Mr. James Parker, PE, of Civil Engineering Services, briefly explained the project to the
Board. Mr. Parker noted that the City’s Engineering Office had requested additional information
relative to stormwater discharge, and that information was provided and found to be acceptable.
Planning Officer Weber indicated that the plan is for an office use in the Shopping &
Personal Service District, and meets the requirements for site development plan approval. As the
plans were in order, Staff recommend approval.
Mrs. Bostwick asked if this building would be the same as the other structures in the
Stillwater Professional Park Complex. Mr. Parker indicated it would not be similar because it will
have a flat roof, and he did not know what the exterior siding would be at this time.
Mr. Lingley asked City Engineer James Ring if the site had been previously disturbed or if
the stormwater naturally ran to the stream. Mr. Ring noted that the storm water did flow
naturally to the stream but with the addition of the project, the potential to increase the rate of
flow needed to be controlled. He added that by the design of the project, and the location of the
building and parking, the “post-development” runoff could be directed in several directions to
delay the “time of concentration,” thus allowing the development to have no greater impact than
the “pre-development” condition.
Mrs. Bostwick moved to approve the site plan as presented. Mr. Lingley seconded the
motion. The Board voted 5-0 to approve the site plan as presented.
Item No. 4: Site Development Plan Approval to construct a 22,500 sq. ft. gravel storage
area at 133 Godsoe Road an Industry & Service District. Webber Oil
Company, applicant.
Chairman Richard Fournier abstained from voting on this item, and turned the chair over
to Vice Chairman Costlow.
Mr. Raymond Cota, Webber Energy, indicated that this site had previously been approved
as a bulk LP fueling station, but the project was never built. At this time, the applicant is
requesting site development plan approval to store empty LP cylinders of various sizes until they
are redistributed to other customer locations.
Planning Officer Weber noted that the details of the plan were in order and Staff would
recommend approval with two conditions: (1) that the plan receive the necessary approvals from
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the Town of Hampden; and (2) that the storage area be used only for empty LP tanks.
Mr. Lingley made a motion to approve the site development plan with the above noted
conditions. Mrs. Bostwick seconded the motion. The Board voted 5-0 to approve the site plan
with these two conditions.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Item No. 6: Planning Board Review of Correspondence and Other Communications from the
Planning Office.
Planning Officer Weber provided the Board with an update on the rezoning of the
Penjajawoc Stream. She noted that the City Council passed the proposed revisions on June 11,
2001, and that an attested copy of the Council Order would be forwarded to the Department of
Environmental Protection Shoreland Zoning Unit.
Mr. Burgoyne suggested that, should the Board or City Council want to consider
additional changes in the Resource and Stream Protection Districts, it would be best to tackle
them before a development is knocking on the door.
Planning Officer Weber indicated that she did not foresee any new revisions in the
immediate future, but noted that Staff was looking at stream buffers, greenways and associated
development standards. Mr. Costlow thought the City ought to review the Penjajawoc Marsh
guidelines due to the strong public sentiment to protect this resource. He indicated that the
protection of the marsh did not preclude the development of the Widewater property, as long as
consideration was given to the area deemed necessary by Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Jim Ring, City Engineer noted that new Federal storm water rules would become effective
in the near future, and that they will be implemented by the State of Maine under delegated
authority. Mr. Ring noted that the Penjajawoc stream has seen a good deal of changes in the last
30-40 years. The previous agricultural uses had significant impacts on water quality in the
Penjajawoc Stream also.
The Board discussed Staff efforts, and the need for continued dialogue between the
Planning Board and the City Council over concern for stream protection issues.
There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:38 p.m.
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