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CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: July 8, 2019
Item No: 19-276
Responsible Dept: Legal
Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: N/A
Amending Chapter 260 of the Code of the City of Bangor, §260-8, Electronic Signs
Summary
This ordinance will amend the sign code of the city of Bangor to allow for electronic signs in certain areas.
Numerous businesses in the City of Bangor have or desire electronic signs. Many of these businesses are
near residential areas. The City has a sign ordinance intended to provide some protection for residential areas
from the impact of electronic signs while balancing the needs of businesses.
There are many businesses located on major arterials in Bangor that usually front the street where signage
has less, if any, impact on residential areas. Some have electronic signs. This ordinance amendment will
allow electronic signs on several of the City's major arterials where there are few or no residential properties
that will be impacted. It will require that electronic signs be located to the side of the primary structure that
faces the street.
Committee Action
Committee:
Action
Staff Comments & Approvals
Meeting Date:
For: Against:
City Manager Cky Solicitor Finance Director
Introduced for: First Reading and Referral
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: July 8, 2019
Assigned to Councilor: Schaefer
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ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 260 of the Code of the City of Bangor, §260-8, Electronic Signs
WHEREAS, many businesses in the City of Bangor have or desire electronic signs; and
WHEREAS, many of these businesses are near residential areas, and it is in the interest of the City to provide
some protection for residential areas from the impact of electronic signs while balancing the needs of
businesses; and
WHEREAS, businesses located on major arterials in Bangor usually front the street and their signage has less,
if any, impact on residential areas; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 260, Signs, §260-8, Electronic Signs, of the Code of the City of Bangor is amended as follows:
§ 260-8. Electronic signs.
A. Unchanged.
B. Unchanged.
C. Unchanged.
D. Unchanged.
E. Setback. Electronic signs must be at least 300 feet from the nearest property line of any lot zoned Urban
Residence 1 District, Urban Residence 2 District, Multifamily and Service, Low -Density Residential, High -
Density Residential, or Rural Residence and Agricultural, except for electronic signs erected as follows:that
eElectronic signs erected in the Urban Service District must be set back a minimum of 50 feet from
the nearest property line of any lot zoned URD -1, URD -2, M & SD, LDR, HDR, or RR & A.
On the following portions of streets, electronic signs must be located to the side of the primary
structure facing that street:
U Broadway, between Griffin Road and the northbound exit of the I-95 interchange.
j21 Hogan Road, between Stillwater Avenue and a point 1,300 feet southerly of Mount Hope Avenue
along Hogan Road.
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Lc) Main Street, between the Bangor/Hampden town line and May Street.
Stillwater Avenue, between Ridgewood Drive and the I-95 overpass.
Lej Union Street, between a point 100 feet easterly of Griffin Avenue along Union Street and a point
200 westerly of Vermont Avenue along Union Street.
F. Unchanged.
G. Unchanged.
H. Unchanged.
I. Unchanged.
1. Unchanged.
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