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PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR
MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 2000
MINUTES
Board Members Present: Mary Ann Bostwick
Ray Bolduc
Frederick Costlow
Richard Fournier
Robert Lingley
City Staff Present: Robert Osborne
Katherine Weber
News Media Present: None
In the absence of Board Member Burgoyne, Associate Member Bolduc voted.
Chairman Bostwick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Item No. 1: Election of Officers for 2000.
It was the consensus of the Board to delay the election of officers until after the
City Council has made its appointments for 2000.
CONSENT AGENDA
Item No. 2: Final Subdivision Plan approval of a four-lot subdivision located on
Burleigh Road in a Rural Residence and Agriculture District. Richard D.
Greene, applicant.
Chairman Bostwick opened the public hearing. Richard Greene, the applicant,
requested that this item be continued to allow time for additional information to be
submitted in support of this application.
Mr. Lingley moved to continue the public hearing. Mr. Costlow seconded the
motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item No. 3: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan Re-approval for construction of a
2,200 sq. ft. drive-in restaurant, a 2,250 sq. ft. hand held car wash, a 3,850
sq. ft. car wash and a l,800 sq. ft. quick lube building and associated site
improvements located at 1110 Broadway in a Shopping and Personal
Service District. Grant Trailer Sales, Inc., applicant.
Chairman Bostwick opened the pubic hearing. Fred Marshall of Ames
Corporation represented the applicant and spoke in favor of the application. He discussed
the district conditions and standard conditions and told the Board that this request
satisfied those conditions.
Planner Osborne indicated that the reason that this item was before the Board was
that a portion of the development was not completed prior to the completion date on the
previous approval. Therefore, applicant requested a reapproval of the entire site
development per Bangor Land Development Code requirements. (The Site License aspect
of the original approval carries for five years.) Staff recommended approval of both the
conditional use and site development plan that remains unchanged from the prior
approval.
The public hearing was closed. Chairman Bostwick asked for a motion.
Mr. Fournier moved to approve the conditional use request. Mr. Costlow
seconded the motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor. Mr. Fournier then moved to
approve the site development plan as presented. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Costlow and it passed unanimously.
Item No. 4: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan Approval to construct a drive-in
restaurant (Dunkin Donuts) located at 824V Stillwater Avenue in a
Shopping and Personal Service District. Luciano Lima, applicant.
The public hearing was opened by Chairman Bostwick. Cliff Goodall, Esq.,
representing the applicant, requested that this item be continued until the second meeting
in February in order to address Staff concerns outlined in the Staff Memorandum.
Mr. Costlow moved to continue the public hearing until the Board’s second
meeting in February. Mr. Fournier seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5 to
0.
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Item No. 5: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan approval to construct a drive-in
restaurant located at 995 Union Street in a Shopping and Personal Service
District. Dunkin Donuts Franchising Corp., applicant.
Chairman Bostwick opened the public hearing. Luciano Lima, the applicant,
requested that this item be continued to the Board’s second meeting in February to allow
additional time to address Staff concerns outlined in the Staff Memorandum.
Mr. Costlow moved to continue the public hearing to the Board’s second meeting
in February. Mr. Lingley seconded the motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor.
Item No. 6: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan/Site Location of Development
Modification Approval to construct a 3,178 sq. ft. bank building with four
drive-thru lanes located at 687 Hogan Road in a General Commercial and
Service District. Bangor Savings Bank, applicant.
Chairman Bostwick opened the public hearing. Mr. Fournier abstained from
voting as he is employed by the applicant.
Planning Officer Weber indicated that Staff requested (and the applicant
concurred) that this public hearing be continued to allow time for additional submittals
and for notification from the State of delegated review authority.
Mr. Lingley moved to continue the public hearing. Mr. Costlow seconded the
motion. The Board voted 4 to 0 in favor.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Item No. 7: Planning Board Approval of Minutes of December 21, 1999 Meeting.
The Board continued this item to its January 18, 2000 meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
Item No. 8: Planning Board Discussion of Waterfront Development.
Planning Officer Weber distributed copies of the Hunter Waterfront Study and
advised Board members of the upcoming joint City Council-Planning Board Meetings on
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January 10 and 25, and the Neighborhood Meetings on January 11, 2000 to discuss
waterfront development issues. Members expressed interest in and concern for the
redevelopment project, and welcomed the opportunity to participate in the process.
Members agreed that development objectives for the waterfront should advance open
space and recreation opportunities, and be of a size, scale and type of use that benefits the
City and the surrounding the neighborhood.
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MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Item No. 9: Planning Board Review of Correspondence and Other Communica-
tions from the Planning Office.
There being no items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
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