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Home My WebLink About2019-02-11 19-093 ORDINANCETitle, Ordinance CITY COUNCIL ACTION Council Meeting Date: February 11, 2019 Item No: 19-093 Responsible Dept: Planning Action Requested: Ordinance 19-093 02/11/2019 Map/Lot: N/A Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, to Define Makerspace and Add it as a Permitted Use in Several Industrial and Commercial Zoning Districts. Summary This Ordinance would amend the Land Development Code to add "Makerspaces" to permitted uses. "Makerspaces" are small, membership -based workspaces that provide workshop area and equipment for small-scale production, typically in high tech production (3-D printing, laser cutting), or specialized trades (fine carpentry, metalwork, ceramics, etc). Members pay a monthly fee for access to the workspace, on-site storage, and common -use equipment. The advantages to this model are many, but primarily that costs for this space and equipment would be prohibitively expensive for a hobbyist or cottage business. There is also the benefit of collaboration with others, similar to what can be found at traditional co -working spaces. In recent months, a group of residents has been in discussion with staff, interested in the idea of creating a makerspace in Bangor. The Land Development Code currently does not include a provision for this type of use. This ordinance change adds a definition for makerspace, specifying it as both a service and manufacturing use, and setting prohibitions on the impacts a makerspace may produce (noise, smoke, odor, outdoor storage, etc.) As proposed, a makerspace will be allowed in all districts that allow either service or manufacturing uses. These are: Urban Industry District (UID), Industry & Service District (I&S), Urban Service District (USD), Shopping & Personal Service District (S&PS), General Commercial & Service District (GC&S), Neighborhood Service District (NSD), Waterfront Development District (WDD), and Downtown Development District (DDD). Committee Action Committee: Action: Staff Comments & Approvals Meeting Date: For: Against: cj�� Y�� Ll�� e City Manager City Solicitor Introduced for: First Reading and Referral Finance Director CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE Date: February 11, 2019 Assigned to Councilor: NEALLEY 19-093 02/11/2019 ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, to Define Makerspace and Add it as a Permitted Use in Several Industrial and Commercial Zoning Districts. WHEREAS, a "makerspace" is a membership -based facility that offers members access to common use production space and equipment; and WHEREAS, these facilities are being developed in cities throughout the country, and WHEREAS, a group of individuals has approached City Staff about developing a makerspace in Bangor; and WHEREAS, the character of these facilities differ greatly from traditional industrial uses, in terms of impacts to neighboring properties, hours of operation, and intensity of use; and WHEREAS, there is no suitably similar use currently in the Land Development Ordinance; and WHEREAS, staff proposes to allow this use in any zone that allows for service business or manufacturing use, with prohibitions on noise, odor, smoke, and other impacts to neighboring properties. 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: § 165-13 Definitions. MAKERSPACE A membership -based facility containing common -use workspaces and/or equipment available for use in the design and/or fabrication of products. Makerspaces may not have outdoor storage and may not produce vibration, smoke, dust, odors, or noises above 65clB detectable at the property line. A makerspace may be considered either a service business or a manufacturing use. RETAIL OR SERVICE BUSINESS Any business or establishment engaged in the sale of goods or services to the general public, including eating and drinking establishments. A service business shall include makerspaces and any establishment engaged in the fields of finance, insurance or real estate and any establishment providing professional, personal or business services or nonvehicular repair services. A service business does not include a chemical dependency treatment facility, clinic, a gasoline service station or motor garage, a hotel, motel, rooming house, boardinghouse or tourist home or a manufacturing use. Additions are underlined, deletions strue� h. NIVAIMI ::�� MIDI Memo To: The Honorable City Council From: Sean Gambrel, Planning Staff Date: February 20, 2018 Re: Amending Zoning Ordinance To define Makerspace and add it as a permitted use in several industrial and commercial zoning districts. C.O. 19-093 Please be advised that the Planning Board at its meeting on February 19, 2019 held a Public Hearing on the above zone change request. Chairman Kenneth Huhn asked the applicant or their representative to make a brief presentation of the request. Planning Staff Sean Gambrel provided background on the proposed change, describing the concept and characteristics of a Makerspace, and noting that a group of individuals in the Bangor area have approached the city about creating such a use. The zoning ordinance currently does not include a use that effectively includes the makerspace model. The proposed ordinance change would define the use, and include it in the definition of a retail or service business, allowing it to be located in most commercial and all industrial districts. Member Shaw asked how this use differed from a co -work space such as CoVort. Mr. Gambrel replied that makerspaces are often more oriented toward physical production and fabrication, and the shared use of manufacturing equipment that is not likely found in a typical co - working office environment. Member Meagher asked if there needed to be any specific development standards for this use in terms of safety or other concerns. Mr. Gambrel explained that because of the variability in the makerspace model, Code Enforcement would need to evaluate each specific circumstance against the life safety and other codes, however, the Planning Board's role is to determine the land use impacts of the proposal and how the proposed use would fit or not fit into its surroundings, and to leave the building code aspects to the Code Enforcement staff. Chair Huhn asked for proponents or opponents to the text amendment. There were none. Mr. Gambrel stated that the Board should weigh the potential impacts of the ordinance change and make a recommendation to the City Council. Member Kenney made a motion that the Planning Board recommend the City Council adopt the ordinance change regarding Makerspaces contained in Council Order 19-093. Member Durgin Seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously to recommend the proposed ordinance change be adopted by the City Council. IN CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 11, 2019 COr 19-093 FIRST READING )-(.7kJ ,!1„4„..„„) CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 2019 COr 19-093 MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE VOTE: 7-0 COUNCILORS VOTING YES: DAVITT, GRAHAM, SCHAEFER, SPRAGUE, SUPICA, WESTON, NICHOLS COUNCILORS VOTING NO: NONE PASSED CITY CLERK