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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-05-19 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD TUESDAY,MAY 19,2020,7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL AND ON ZOOM WEBINAR MEETING FORMAT MEETING MINUTES Board Members Present:Ken Huhn, Chair Don Meagher, Asst. Chair Michael Bazinet Ted Brush Ronda Hogan Reese Perkins Lisa Shaw City Staff Present:Anne Krieg, Planning Officer Josh Saucier, Asst. City Solicitor John Theriault, City Engineer Chair Huhn called the meeting to order at 7:00P.M. MEETING MANAGEMENT 1.Public Participation The City Solicitor reviewed the continuing emergency legislation that empowers the Board to conduct public meetings digitally. Board members had general agreement that the system was working well. They added their overall request to continue conducting meetings in this manner for as long as possible to reduce exposure to COVID-19. OLD BUSINESS 2.Reconsideration of a Previous Denial for a Conditional Use –Site Plan/Subdivision Plan -759 Ohio Street –County Properties, LLC–Reconsideration of a previous Planning Board action denying the placement of14 units of attached residential with 4 buildings in the Low Density Residential and Resource Protection District on property located at 759 Ohio Street (Map-Lot R34- 001-A) Board members expressed agreement with the decision. The changes were discussed with Josh Saucier and Andrew Hamilton. 73 HARLOW STREET, BANGOR, ME 04401 TELEPHONE: (207) 992-4280 FAX: (207) 945-4447 WWW.BANGORMAINE.GOV City of Bangor Planning Division Planning Board Meeting Minutes –Tuesday, May 19, 2020 th Member Shawmoved to table the application to June 16,2020. The motion wasseconded by Member Bazinet. Jim Kiser reviewed requestto table the application, noting they need more time for discussionswith the neighborhood. Andrew Hamilton met with neighbors this afternoon, and they have concernsabout what kind of development is agreeable for the property. The concerns also include that there is nowno opportunity to buy buffer line, possible adjustments to the density cap and the layout configuration. Motion passedunanimously by a roll call vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.Land Development Permit for Conditional Use of Site Development Plan –339 Odlin Road –Fielder’s Choice, LLC -Installationof a drive thru window to the existing building, removal of existing batting cages and construction of parking area and green space in the same place. Future additional parking replacing the go-cart track at property located at 339 Odlin Road, (Map-Lot R18-009-A), in a General Commercial & Service (GC&S) District. Fielder’s Choice, LLC, applicant. 4.Land Development Permit for Conditional Use of Site Development Plan -930 s.f. for business office use, and seeking to establish the office use area as “Suite A” and the remaining residential area as “Suite B.” Total s.f. 3,414. Business office use space is on the ground floor. Property is located at 280 State Street, (Map-Lot 054-071), in a Multifamily & Service District (M&SD). Robinson House, LLC o/b/o Justin Harlan, applicant. 5.Meeting Minutes -The meeting minutes of May 5, 2020’s Planning Board meeting wereapproved withno changes. 6.Adjournment–Meeting adjourned at 7:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Melissa Bickford Development Assistant Planning Department Page2|2