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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-10-05 Planning Board Minutes (Amended) PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1999 MINUTES Board Members Present: Richard Fournier, Vice Chairman Ray Bolduc George Burgoyne Frederick Costlow Robert Kreitzer Robert Lingley City Staff Present: Lynn Johnson Rodney McKay Robert Osborne News Media Present: None Vice Chairman Fournier called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. In the absence of Board Member Bostwick, Associate Members Kreitzer and Bolduc alternated voting beginning with Mr. Kreitzer. CONSENT AGENDA As no one wished to remove any of the items for discussion, Vice Chairman Fournier asked for a motion. Mr. Costlow moved to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lingley, and it passed by a vote of 5 to 0. The items approved were: Item No. 1: Site Development Plan approval for a 12’ x 60’ accessory use trailer to be used as a used car sales office at 87 Summer Street and 278 Main Street in a General Commercial and Service District. Q. V. Realty Trust, applicant. Item No. 2: Site Development Plan approval for landscaping and site renovations at 40 and 60 Summer Street in a General Commercial and Service District. Summer Street Capital, applicant. Item No. 3: Site Development Plan approval to fill and grade property located at 357 Perry Road in an Industry and Service District. City of Bangor and GJL Properties, applicants. Item No. 4: Site Development Plan approval to construct a 474 sq. ft. addition to the existing building at 144 York Street in a Government and Institutional Service District. Item No. 5: Site Location of Development Modification and Site Development Plan approval for construction of a parking lot expansion for employee parking use located at Bangor International Airport in an Airport Development District. City of Bangor, applicant. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item No. 6: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan approval for construction of a 3,360 sq. ft., 6-bay self-service car wash located on Griffin Road in a Shopping and Personal Service District. Kurt Thomas, applicant. Vice Chairman Fournier opened the public hearing and asked for proponents. Kurt Thomas, the applicant, spoke in favor of the proposed application. He told the Board that he was proposing a six-bay self-service car wash facility. (He has a facility just like the one proposed in Hampden.) No one spoke in opposition. Vice Chairman Fournier closed the public hearing and asked for Staff comments. Planner Osborne explained that a drive-in car wash is a conditional use in a Shopping and Personal Service District and it met the two specific district conditions: 1) that adequate queuing space be provided without restricting vehicular movements on the site at access points to any service road or street; and 2) that additional parking must be provided for vehicles where any product is to be consumed. Mr. Osborne noted that there would not be products consumed. He also explained that this application met the four standard conditions for granting conditional uses in that: 1) the development standards and use conditions of the district were met; 2) the proposed use would not create unreasonable traffic congestion or hazardous conditions; 3) the proper operation of the conditional use was insured by providing and maintaining adequate and appropriate utilities, fire prevention, drainage, parking, loading and other necessary site improvements; and 4) the proposed use was appropriate for the location sought and was consistent with other development in the area. Staff recommended conditional use approval. Mr. Osborne indicated that the site development plan as submitted met ordinance and submittal requirements. Staff also recommended site development plan approval. The Board had questions regarding water run off, grey water disposal and hours of operation. Planner Osborne explained that water run-off would be caught on-site and water disposal would be through the City’s sewer system. He also noted that the site plan provided for an oil separator system. 2 Mr. Thomas indicated that he proposed to operate this car wash on a 24 hour basis during the summer and in the winter it would be closed at 8:00 p.m. Mr. Burgoyne moved to approve the conditional use as presented. Mr. Costlow seconded the motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor. Mr. Burgoyne also moved to approve the site development plan as presented. That motion was seconded by Mr. Lingley and it passed by a vote of 5 to 0. Item No. 7: To amend the Land Development Code by changing part of a parcel of land located at 430V Essex Street (Off Milford Street Extension) from Urban Residence 1 District to Government and Institutional Service District. Said part of a parcel containing approximately 14,443 square feet. City of Bangor, applicant. C.O. # 99-324. The public hearing was opened by Vice Chairman Fournier. Rodney McKay, Development Director, told the Board that the City was requesting the zone change for a parcel of land located off Milford Street Extension. He explained that Bangor Gas Company was proposing to locate a regulator facility on this parcel. The City was the applicant as the lease agreement for the property between the City and the Gas Company had not been executed prior to the Planning Board meeting. Angela Landon, 442 Essex Street, told the Board that while she wasn’t necessarily opposed to the zone change, she had concerns about the whether the proposed use would be a health problem. As her property abuts this parcel she had asked if the trees would be cut down. Mr. Burgoyne noted that that would be addressed at the time of site development plan approval. As no one else spoke, Vice Chairman Fournier closed the public hearing and asked for Staff comments. Planner Osborne explained that the area in question for rezoning was proposed for institutional use on the City’s Comprehensive Plan Land Use Concepts Map and that the Zoning Policy Map also indicated this area for Government and Institutional Service use. He went on to say that the criteria for rezoning is consistency with the City’s Comprehensive Plan, particularly, its land use policy. Staff recommended that the Planning Board recommend approval of this zone change request to the City Council as it is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and zoning policy. Mr. Costlow moved to recommend to the City Council that the zone change request contained in C.O. # 99-324 be approved for the reasons outlined in the Staff Memo. Mr. Burgoyne seconded the motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor. 3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Item No. 8: Planning Board Approval of Minutes of September 21, 1999 Meeting. The minutes of the September 21, 1999 Meeting were approved as printed. NEW BUSINESS Item No. 9: Site Location of Development/Site Development Plan approval to construct a 113,572 sq. ft. addition to the existing building at 70 Bennett Street in an Urban Industry District. Galt Block Warehouse, applicant. Planner Osborne noted that since the Staff memo was written, the Planning Office had received delegated authority from the Department of Environmental Protection to review this application. As the plans were in order and met submittal and ordinance requirements, Staff recommended approval. Mr. Burgoyne moved to approve the Site Location of Development Application and Site Development Plan. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lingley, and it passed unanimously. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Item No. 10: Planning Board Review of Correspondence and Other Communications from the Planning Office. Planner Osborne noted that the Code Enforcement Office had forwarded a copy of a 60-day extension of a completion date request for Bansco Federal Credit Union located at 868 Hammond Street. There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. 4