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PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR
MEETING OF APRIL 2, 1996
MINUTES
Board Members Present: Moshe Myerowitz, Chairman
Mary Ann Bostwick
George Burgoyne
Thomas Drummond
Carol Woodcock
City Staff Present: John Lord
Bob Osborne
News Media Present: WVII-Channel 7
Chairman Myerowitz called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. In the absence of
Board Members Hall and MacArthur, Associate Members Woodcock and Bostwick were
asked to vote.
CONSENT AGENDA
As no one wished to remove the item for discussion, Chairman Myerowitz asked
for a motion.
Mr. Drummond moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mrs. Woodcock seconded the
motion, which carried by a vote of 5 to 0. The item approved was:
Item No. 1: Final subdivision plan approval of a two-lot subdivision located on Bangor
Mall Boulevard (dividing Lot 19 into two lots) in a Shopping and Personal
Service District. RedRob Associates, Inc., applicant.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item No. 2: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan approval for construction of a
building with 6,030 sq. ft. of retail use with a 3,030 sq. ft. restaurant with
drive-thru use located at Frost and Longview Drives in a Shopping and
Personal Service District.
Chairman Myerowitz opened the public hearing and asked for proponents. Dick
Day of Plisga & Day, represented the applicant. He told the Board that the proposed use
met both the requirements for conditional use approval and site development plan
approval.
No one spoke in opposition. Chairman Myerowitz asked for comments from Staff.
Planning Officer Lord told the Board that the drive-thru aspect of this request necessitated
conditional use approval. The use as proposed provided for queuing area for five
vehicles as required under Article 14, Section 5.4.,C,(1) and also met the conditional use
standards under Article 1, Section 7. Staff recommended conditional use approval.
Planning Officer Lord told the Board that the site development plan as submitted met
ordinance submittal requirements. Staff recommend site development plan approval.
The public hearing was closed by Chairman Myerowitz who then asked for a
motion. Mr. Drummond moved to approve the conditional use request. Mr. Burgoyne
seconded the motion. The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor. Mrs. Woodcock then moved to
approve the site development plan. Mrs. Bostwick seconded the motion which also
carried by a vote of 5 to 0.
Item No. 3: Amending Chapter VIII, Article 15, Section 1.3 and Article 6, Section 7 -
Auxiliary Public Utility Structures in Low Density Residential Districts. City
of Bangor, applicant. C.O. # 96-161.
Chairman Myerowitz opened the public hearing and asked for proponents.
Planning Officer Lord explained that this amendment would provide for limited "auxiliary
public utility structures" to be placed in the LDR Zone. They would be exempt from
minimum lot size but would be required to have some screening. Staff recommended
approval of this amendment.
The Planning Board discussed buffer yards and the additional planting proposed
under this amendment. It was the feeling of the Board that there should be more
planting than that proposed in this amendment and it was suggested that the zoning
ordinance amendment be amended to change the A-2 and A-3 buffer yards to B-2 and
B-3 buffer yards.
Chairman Myerowitz closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Mr.
Drummond moved to recommend to the City Council that the zoning amendment
contained in C.O. # 96-161 be approved as amended (by changing the A buffer yards to B
buffer yards). The motion was seconded by Mrs. Woodcock. The Board voted 5 to 0 in
favor of the motion.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Item No. 4: Planning Board Approval of Minutes of March 19, 1996 Planning Board
Meeting.
The minutes of the March 19, 1996 Planning Board were unanimously approved
as printed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Item No. 5: Planning Board Review of Correspondence and Other Communications
From the Planning Office.
There was a discussion about different approaches to use provisions in the
Neighborhood Service District. The Planning Officer handed out a short memo to the
Board on that subject.
There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:59
p.m.