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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-08-15 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MEETING OF AUGUST 15, 2000 MINUTES Board Members Present: Mary Ann Bostwick, Chairman George Burgoyne Frederick Costlow Richard Fournier Robert Guerette Robert Kreitzer Robert Lingley City Staff Present: James Ring Katherine Weber News Media Present: None Chairman Bostwick called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA As no one wished to remove either item for discussion, Chairman Bostwick asked for a motion. Mr. Burgoyne moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Lingley seconded the motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor. The items approved were: Item No. 1: Site Development Plan Approval for construction of a 22,819 sq. ft. parking lot and construction of a new playground at Hayford Park located on Thirteenth Street and Union Street in a Park and Open Space District. City of Bangor Parks and Recreation Department, applicant. Item No. 2: Request for a Completion Date Extension for construction of a three-unit apartment building at 54Valley View Lane in a High Density Residential District. Peter Reilly, applicant. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item No. 3: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan Approval for construction of a 7.5’ x 11’ building for a public utility use in an Urban Service District located at 735 Main Street – Bell Atlantic, applicant. Chairman Bostwick opened the public hearing and asked for comments from proponents. Steve Polyot, of Bell Atlantic, spoke in favor of the proposed application. Mr. Polyot explained that the small structure will be used to house electronic switching equipment, and that it is needed in that location to serve the Bell Atlantic customers on the west side of Bangor. Planning Officer Weber explained that, as a conditional use, two specific conditions in addition to the four general conditions of a conditional use must be met in the case of a public utility/service use. One of these conditions is that such use must be certified as absolutely necessary in a particular location to serve the area and the community. Board Member Costlow asked if the utility hut was absolutely necessary in that location. Mr. Polyot stated that the location was selected because the use was allowed, and it was available and accessible to the neighborhoods where the utility service was needed. Mr. Costlow indicated that the provision “absolutely necessary in a particular location” is a difficult one to justify, and should be revisited in the upcoming ordinance revisions. As no one spoke in opposition, Chairman Bostwick asked for comments from Staff. Planning Officer Weber explained that the proposal met the conditional use criteria of the Urban Service District as well as the four conditional use standards of the Land Development Code. The plan, as submitted, met all ordinance and submittal requirements. Staff recommended conditional use and site development plan approval. Chairman Bostwick closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Mr. Costlow moved to approve the conditional use request. Mr. Burgoyne seconded the motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor. Mr. Costlow then moved to approve the site development plan as presented. That motion was seconded by Mr. Lingley and it, too, passed by a vote of 5 to 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Item No. 4: Planning Board Approval of Minutes of July 18, 2000 and August 1, 2000 Meetings. Mr. Burgoyne moved to approve both sets of minutes as printed. Mr. Kreitzer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Item No. 5: Site Development Plan Approval to construct 4 self-storage buildings located on Hildreth Street North in an Urban Industry District and a General Commercial and Service District. Joseph Cushman, applicant Mr. Burgoyne moved to table this item to the Board’s September 5, 2000 meeting. NEW BUSINESS Item No. 6: Final Subdivision Plan Revision Approval to create an additional lot and to change the boundary lines of Lot 2 and Lot 3 located on Sylvan Road in a General Commercial and Service District. John Darling and Darling’s, applicants. P. Andrew Hamilton, Esq., represented the applicant and spoke in favor of the proposed application, and addressed questions from Board members. Planning Officer Weber explained that this revision created one new lot (by dividing Lot 1 into two lots), reconfigured the boundaries for Lots 2 and 3, and created a common area from a portion of the vacant Lot 3. Mr. Hamilton indicated that the common area would remain undeveloped and continue to provide storm water drainage for the entire subdivision via a detention pond, and that the City would be realigning a portion of Sylvan Road in part of the common area. Planning Officer Weber indicated that the applicant had submitted revised plans addressing Staff concerns as noted in the Staff memorandum. As the plans were now complete, Staff recommended final subdivision plan revision approval. Mr. Costlow moved to approve the final subdivision plan revision as presented. Mr. Lingley seconded the motion. The motion passed by a vote of 5 to 0. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Item No. 7: Planning Board Review of Correspondence and Other Communications from the Planning Office. As there were no items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.