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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-15 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020, 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 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: Melissa Bickford, Development Asst. Anne Krieg, Planning Officer Joshua Saucier, Asst. City Solicitor John Theriault, City Engineer Tracy Willette, Dir.Parks & Recreation Chair Huhn called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. ______________________________________________________________________ MEETING MANAGEMENT 1.Public Participation LAND DEVELOPMENT PLANS 2.Site Development Plan -Conditional Use -759 Ohio Street -Map-Lot R34- 001-A-County Properties, LLC -Land Development Permit for Site Development Plan Approval -Conditional Use -for a 28-unit residential subdivision to be located at 759 Ohio Street, (Map-Lot R34-001-A), in a Low Density Residential (LDR) District, and Resource Protection (RP) District.Applicant is County Properties, LLC. Jim Kiser presented the application on behalf of the applicant, Glen Braley d/b/a County Properties, LLC. Andy Hamilton with Eaton Peabody was present, representing the abutters. Kiser discussed a meeting that washeld noting some of the details. The concept plan was presented, engineering workstill needs to be completed. The plan included draft restrictions and stipulations that abutters would like to see implemented as project moves forward. Covenants will be 2-3- pagedocument with detail to include wildlife measures, buffering for the Millers, and architectural considerations as part of Section 165-9 Conditional Use review. th Plan does not contain profile and elevation. Two weeks prior to the October 20 Planning Board meeting, will receive the elevation of the buildings from Kiser. Member Brush congratulated all parties on coming together. He discussed break down of acreage for open space. Member Shaw advised board that she lives in close proximity to the proposed development, and that her complex is a direct abutter. Board determined no conflict of interest. Parking was discussed, 20’ wide for two vehicles for duplex housing, and the parking for units 13-20. The spots will be wider and accommodate 4 vehiclesfor City of Bangor Planning Board 9.15.20 Meeting Minutes the in-between units. Handicapped accessible parking was also discussed, as well as gross area calculations. Hamilton indicated that it was a trade between the open space, to preserve for wildlife protection and neighbor buffering. Property access was discussed regarding emergency vehicles and e-911 addressing concerns. If a loop is generated, there would be easement provisions on the plan or in a written format to accommodate reciprocal access provisions. Hamilton indicated that if the loop encroaches into the open space, there is desire on part of the neighbors to reduce the total unit count by two. Kiser feels that this can be addressed. The neighbors indicated they do not want to see an impact on the open space. Abutting owners will need to have restrictive covenants referenced on the plan. Restricted covenants drafted, circulating with abutting neighbors. Abutting neighbor Brandon Keim thanked the Planning Board, City Staff, Kiser and Braley. He has remaining concerns regarding stormwater drainage and where it would go. th Member Perkins moved to continue the application reviewto October 20,2020, seconded by Member Bazinet. A roll call votewas taken: Meagher, yes; Shaw, yes; Bazinet, yes; Perkins, yes; Brush, yes; Hogan,yes; Huhn, yes. Motion carried. 3.Site Development Plan -50 Sidney Street -Map-Lot 025-101 -Kongsuriya Investments, LLC -Land Development Permit approval for construction an 1,872 square foot 2-story, 4-family detached swelling with 2 bedrooms per unit at property located at 50 Sidney Street, (Map-Lot 025-101), in an Urban Residence 2 (URD-2) District.Applicant is Kongsuriya Investments, LLC. th Item has been tabled to the Planning Board meeting of October 6, 2020 pending right, title and interest concerns, per Asst. City Solicitor Saucier. This will go to City Council to determine what they want to do with the matured liens. Member Shaw movedto table the item until October 6, 2020. The motion was seconded by Member Perkins. A roll call votewas taken: Meagher, yes, Shaw, yes; Bazinet, yes; Perkins, yes; Brush, yes; Hogan,yes; Huhn, yes. Motion carried. 4.Site Development Plan -155 Thirteenth Street -Map-Lot 022-036 -City of Bangor Parks & Recreation Department-Land Development Permit application for Site Development Plan Approval for a proposed 2,455 sq. ft. cast- concrete skate park facility at property located at 155 Thirteenth Street -Hayford Park, (Map-Lot 022-036) in a Parks & Open Space (P&O) District, and Government & Institutional Service (G&IS) District.Applicant is City of Bangor Parks and Recreation Department. Tracy Willette, Bangor Parks and Recreation Director presented the project and provided a timeline of events since May 2001 when the first skate park was opened in front of the Bangor Auditorium. Skate park moved when Cross Insurance Center was being built in 2011 to Maine Avenue. In 2016, they looked at replacing and relocating the skate park. In Spring 2017, the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee looked at 4 different locations, which were narrowed down to Broadway Park, Williams Park, a parcel behind Parks & Page2|5 City of Bangor Planning Board 9.15.20 Meeting Minutes Recreation, and Davis Road. Two public meetings were held in the Winter 2017- 2018, there was more discussion regarding the Broadway Park and Williams Park locations. Each had positive attributes, but challenges as well. Broadway Park had Pine Street abutter concerns. In February 2018, City Staff was asked why Hayford Park hadn’t been considered as a location for the skate park. Staff removed Hayford Park from list of considerations due to the projectscope, and continued to focus on Broadway Park and Williams Park. Government Operations Committee suggested pursuing Hayford Park location. In March 2018, neighborhood meeting held. Secured services by American Ramp Company. City Staff will be able to monitor the area due to a crew out of Sawyer Arena that works out of thebuilding 5 days a week. There is surveillance currently outside of the arena and parking is readily available, with easy access for users. Member Brush inquired about the abutter comments that had been received – restrooms and lighting concerns. Member Shaw inquired about emergency vehicle access. No restrooms are planned for this facility. Restrooms are available at Sawyer Arena (when open), Mansfield Stadium and Pancoe Pool (when open). There is outdoor lighting at Sawyer Arena. Abutter David Mansfield extremely concerned about the $90,000 scoreboard and kids relieving themselves in the woods. He doesn’t feel that the site is visible enough. He feels that the facility would be too close to the $90,000 scoreboard/videoboard, and kids would be there all hours of the night. Mansfield was under impression that skate park was going to be by the sliding hill. Concern regarding someone getting hit with a wayward home run. He added that the facility would not bevisible from the street, and concerned no one would find it. Planning Board members discussed access concerns regarding emergency vehicles, visibility and staff presence near the park. Parking lots are close by to easily access. Mansfield’s primary concern is for the safety ofthe $90,000 scoreboard, as well as access to the wooded area for bathrooms. Mansfield rd believes that the project should be located in front of the 3base side. Member Perkins frequents the area, sees the concerns expressed. He feels that it would bea nice addition to the area. If the bathroom issue becomes a problem, potential to put porta-potties in the parking lot. If this is the best place, he’s in favor. Mansfield indicated that Broadway Park used to have a walking track, basketball courts, and has great exposure. Member Shaw movedapproval, seconded by Member Perkins. Roll call vote: Meagher, yes; Shaw, yes; Bazinet, yes; Perkins, yes; Brush, no; Hogan, yes; Huhn, no. Motion carries. 5.Site Development Plan -Map-Lot 100-010 -Godfrey Boulevard -Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center -Land Development Permit for Site Development Plan Approval -for 1,680 sq. ft. temporary drive-through structure located at Map-Lot 100-010, at the corner of Godfrey Boulevard & Maine Avenue, in an Industry & Service (I&S) District.Applicant is Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center/Eastern Maine Healthcare. Page3|5 City of Bangor Planning Board 9.15.20 Meeting Minutes Tim Doak representing Eastern Maine Healthcare presented the project. Jennifer Bartlett also present. Bass Park served the needs for the COVID testing site for almost 6 months. There were two testing tents with drive through bays, a “walk- in-care” type facility for symptomatic patients. Tents served well over summer, but problematicdue to weather. With colder weather coming, they need more durable testing facilities. Been working with the City for 3-4 months on alternate testing sites. The site that has come to the top of the list is the “Shuttle Lot” at BIA. This area has been unused for many months, and Tony Caruso, Airport Director cannot foreseethe need for this parking area in the near future. They are proposing to use lot to construct temporary building to allow structure to be safer; heatedin the winter, coolable in thesummer (if still necessary). This will provide a better place for staff and patients. They will be utilizing existing gated entrance for facility. There is chain link fence around whole lot currently. Power and fiber-optics will be needed for the building. Garage doors will be able to close to retain temperatures inside the facility, to administer testing. Volumes have grown steady as of last week –approximately 200 people per day are being tested at the site. Northern Light Health –Eastern Maine Medical Center has been doing statewide testing onbehalf of the State of Maine. They are optimisticthat a vaccine will become available in the next several months. Facility can/will serve as a testing facility as well as a mass vaccination area. This is temporary –it is difficult to predict timelineat this point. The agreement with City of Bangor is a 6-month term, with two 6-month renewal options. Agreement with the State of Maine for testing was a 1-year contract beginning in July 2020. They expect to have this facility in place until Summer 2021. The capacity for testing and vaccination volume discussed. Anticipating testing volume of 350 a day for the facility. Option to operate outside in nicer weather. Signage and optional ways to get into the facility were discussed. Doak indicated that they were working with the Police Department for a communications plan around this new site over the next couple of weeks. They expect to be testing 200 per day, they have not queued up more than a dozen vehicles at any one time. Operation hours are 0800-1700 hrs., processing approximately 22 vehicles per hour. This will be by appointment only, so they can distribute flow evenly across the course of the day. Staff reviewed the queuing, and feel that it’s adequate. Member Brush movedapproval, seconded by Member Perkins. Roll call vote: Meagher, yes; Shaw, yes; Bazinet, yes; Perkins, yes; Brush, yes; Hogan, yes; Huhn, yes. Motion carries. OTHER BUSINESS 6.Meeting Minutes –Meeting minutes of August 4, 2020 were reviewed, and moved for approval by Member Brush, with the change to the correct spelling to the Chairman’s name. The motion was seconded by Member Meagher. Roll call vote; Meagher, yes; Shaw, yes; Bazinet, yes; Perkins, yes; Brush, yes; Hogan, yes; Huhn, yes. Page4|5 City of Bangor Planning Board 9.15.20 Meeting Minutes Member Shaw requested that the Planning Board take a moment of silence to recognize former member Nelson Durgin for his service to the Planning Board and the City of Bangor. Durgin passed away on September 11, 2020. 7.Adjournment -Meeting adjourned at 8:46 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Melissa Bickford Development Assistant Planning Department Page5|5