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18-082 01/08/2018
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: January 8, 2018
Item No: 18-082
Responsible Dept: Code Enforcement
Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: N/A
Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, Section 165-116, by Allowing Reductions in the Number of
Parking Spaces as Minor Revisions to Existing Land Development Permit Plans
Summary
This ordinance amendment would allow the number of parking spaces designated on an approved site plan to
be reduced as a minor revision to the plan, as long as the number of spaces does not fall below what is
required under the Land Development Code.
At times, a developer or property owner applies for approval of a site plan with proposed parking in excess of
what the Land Development Code requires. At present, if the developer later decides it does not wish to
construct some or all of the excess parking, the developer must go back to the Planning Board in order to
delete the excess, non -required parking from the plan.
This proposed change would allow the developer or owner to receive permission to remove excess parking
from the plan after review and approval by the City Engineer, Planning Officer and Code Enforcement Officer.
The proposed amendment would reduce the processing and review time of some applications and save on
processing and consulting fees for the developer and owner.
Committee Action
Committee: Business and Economic Development
Action:
Staff Comments & Approvals
Meeting Date: January 16, 2018
For:
Against:
As this is a change to the Land Development Code, it will also be referred to the Planning Board at their January
16, 2018 meeting.
City Manag City Solicitor Finance Director
Introduced for: First Reading and Referral
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: January 8, 2018
Assigned to Councilor: Tremble
18-082 01/08/2018
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, Section 165-116, by Allowing Reductions in
the Number of Parking Spaces as Minor Revisions to Existing Land Development Permit Plans
WHEREAS, from time to time, land development permit plans are approved with proposed parking in excess
of what the Land Development Code requires;
WHEREAS, at present, if the developer later decides it does not wish to construct some or all of the excess
parking, the developer must go back to the Planning Board in order to delete the excess, non -required parking
from the plan;
WHEREAS, removal of unwanted parking spaces that are not required under the Code is better accomplished
as a minor revision to the plan in question;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 165 of the Code of the City of Bangor is amended as follows:
§ 165-116 Minor Revisions.
Minor revisions to approved development plans may be permitted by the Code Enforcement Officer subject to
the following conditions:
D. Minor revisions to land development permit plans may be approved by the Code Enforcement Officer,
provided that such minor revision will not materially alter the layout or scale of the development nor its
impact on its surroundings, nor will it specifically:
(5) SianificantlX alter on-site vehicular circulation.
Additions are underlined, deletions strueak threugh.
IN CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 8, 2018
COr 18-082
FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS
OF JANUARY 16, 2018
4-A, 9
CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 22, 2018
COr 18-082
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
VOTE: 8-0
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: DAVITT, NEALLEY, NICHOLS, PERRY, SUPICA,
TREMBLE, WESTON, SPRAGUE
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: NONE
PASSED
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CITY CLERK