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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-03-16 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MEETING OF MARCH 16, 1999 MINUTES Board Members Present: George Burgoyne, Chairman Mary Ann Bostwick Richard Fournier Robert Kreitzer Robert Lingley City Staff Present: John Lord Robert Osborne News Media Present: Bangor Daily News Chairman Burgoyne called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. In the absence of Board Members Costlow and Myerowitz, Associate Members Kreitzer and Lingley voted. CONSENT AGENDA As no one wished to remove the item for discussion, Chairman Burgoyne called for a motion. Mr. Fournier moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Kreitzer seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 5 to 0. The item approved was: Item No. 1: Site Development Plan approval for construction of a 2,800 square foot addition to the existing building at 395 Griffin Road in a General Commercial and Service District. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item No. 2: Amending the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land located at 119V Pine Street from Urban Residence 2 District to Contract Multi- Family and Service District. Said parcel containing approximately 4,920 square feet. Jean M Deighan and Glen Porter, applicants. C.O. # 99- 119. Chairman Burgoyne opened the public hearing and asked for proponents. Glen Porter, the applicant, spoke in favor. He described the zone change requested and indicated that this lot had been vacant since the 1950’s. Jean Deighan, the other applicant, told the Board that they proposed to use the lot to park cars. She went on to say that they did not anticipate constructing a garage on this site but wanted the option to do so in the future. No one spoke in opposition. Chairman Burgoyne asked for comments from Staff. Planning Officer Lord told the Board that the Land Use Policy for this area was for High Density Residential use and that the Zoning Policy was for URD2 on the east side of Pine Street and Multi-Family and Service on the west side. (Either zoning district is consistent with the High Density Residential use policy. He indicated, however, that because the use was limited to parking cars, Staff recommended approval of the contract zone change request. Two letters in support of the zone change request were read into the record. Chairman Burgoyne then closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Mr. Fournier moved to recommend to the City Council that the contract zone change request contained in C.O. # 99-119 be approved. Mr. Lingley seconded the motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor. Item No. 3: Amending the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land located at 645 Union Street from Urban Residence 1 District to Urban Residence 2 District. Said parcel containing approximately .5 acre. Thomas D. Emero, applicant. C.O. # 99-120. Chairman Burgoyne opened the public hearing and asked for proponents. Edmond Bearor, Esq., representing the applicant, described the zone change request and discussed the existing land uses in the area. He indicated that the lot as presently zoned could have two single-family houses built on it. However, the applicant wished to construct a fourplex and in order to do so, the zoning would be need to be changed. As the applicant was proposing one-bedroom apartments, he argued that that use would not be any more an intensive than two single-family houses. Sharon Buck, 66 Sixteenth Street, told the Board that she felt that construction of a building on this lot would act as a buffer from the noise in this area. Chairman Burgoyne then asked for opponents. Kim McGee, 68 Sixteenth Street, spoke in opposition. He told the Board that he thought that a fourplex was inappropriate for this area and could diminish his property value. He also was concerned about increased traffic. 2 A letter from William Robinson, a Sixteenth Street resident, in opposition to the zone change request was read into the record. As no one else spoke, Chairman Burgoyne asked for comments from Staff. Planning Officer Lord told the Board that the Land Use Policy Map indicates that this area is proposed for Low Density Residential use. The inventory of existing land use indicates that the area is overwhelmingly single-family on the east side of Union Street from the Interstate to the Westgate Texaco. He went on to indicate while traffic is heavy on Sixteenth Street it is probably no more so than the other cross streets between Union Street and Ohio Street. For these reasons and because the request was not consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Staff recommended that the Board recommend denial of this zone change request. Chairman Burgoyne closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Mr. Kreitzer indicated that he would not recommend approval of this zone change request. Mrs. Bostwick was in favor of the proposed zone change as she felt that this area of Union Street was not conducive to single-family residence. Mr. Lingley indicated that the established land use policy for single-family use for an extensive area is sound and, therefore, he was not in favor of changing the zoning. Mr. Fournier indicated that he did not feel that this lot was appropriate for single-family use and was in favor of the proposed zone change. Mr. Burgoyne indicated that he planned to vote against a zone change, as it was not consistent with the land use policy for this area of Union Street. Mr. Lingley moved to recommend to the City Council that the zone change request contained in C.O. # 99-120 be denied. Mr. Kreitzer seconded the motion. The Board voted 3 to 2 in favor of the motion to recommend denial. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Item No. 4: Planning Board Approval of Minutes of March 2, 1999 Meeting. The minutes of the March 2, 1999 Planning Board Meeting were unanimously approved as printed. 3 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Item No. 5 Planning Board Review of Correspondence and Other Communications From the Planning Office. Planning Officer Lord noted that the Code Enforcement Office had forwarded copies of a 60-day Extension Request and a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the Black Stove Shop on Hogan Road. There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 8:02 p.m. 4