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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-01-05 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021, 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES Board Members Present: Ken Huhn, Chair Don Meagher, Asst. Chair Ted Brush Ronda Hogan John Kenney, Assoc. Member Reese Perkins Lisa Shaw City Staff Present: Melissa Bickford, Development Asst. Anne Krieg, Planning Officer Joshua Saucier, Asst. City Solicitor Chair Huhn called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M ____________________________________________________________________________ 1. MEETING MANAGEMENT There were no updates. LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND MAP AMENDMENT 2. Zone Change -Griffin Road -Vacant Lot -Map-Lot R33-014-Albert Randall To amend the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of vacant land, Map-Lot R33-014, on Griffin Road, High Density Residential (HDR) to General Commercial & Service (GC&S) District.Said parcel of land contains 16 acres. Albert Randall, applicant. Albert “Chip” Randall presented the proposal for a zoning change, noting that he wants to place a self- storage facilityat the location. Initially, when the application was presented hehad planned to do some different things, but has since changed his scope. Member Brush recalledthatapplication, and requested clarification on the previous action. Staff noted that the prior action wasa recommendation to City Council that itought to not pass, and the City Council agreed. The previous request was to change the districtfrom High Density Residential (HDR) to Urban Industrial District (UID). This current request is to go from High Density Residential (HDR) to General Commercial & Service (G&IS) District. 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,January 5, 2021 Staff indicated that the current request to move to General Commercial& Service (GC&S) District is keeping more in line as to what’s happening in the area versus Urban Industrial District (UID.) Applicant indicates that he had different uses before, and will now be doing only self-storage. No questions, no proponents, no opponents. No additional staff comment. Member Brush movedto recommend to the City Council pass an orderamending Land Development Code by changing parcel of vacant land on Griffin Road, Map-Lot R33-014from High Density Residential (HDR) to General Commercial & Service (GC&S) District. Roll call vote: Hogan, yes; Perkins, yes; Shaw, yes; Kenney, yes; Brush, yes; Meagher, yes; Huhn, yes. 3. Zone Change -108 Florida Avenue -Map-Lot 001-269 -City of Bangor -Bangor International Airport To amend the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land located at 108 Florida Avenue, Map-Lot 001-269 from Government & Institutional Service (G&IS) District to Urban Industry (UI) District.Said parcel of land contains .25 acres.City of Bangor -Bangor International Airport, applicant. Anthony Caruso, Director of Bangor International Airport presented the application. The current tenant, Stillwater Enterprises,has been leasing the facility located on the property since 2007. Recently, the City has worked with them to amend their lease, and right now they’re in a 3-yearlease with two options for 3-yearextensions. Stillwater Enterprises operates a custom metal fabrication business producing such items as elevator ladders, security doors and fire escapes. City Solicitor Nicklas recommended a zone change to a more specific usage for facility during recent lease review. Colonel William Dionne, with the U.S. Army National Guard had specific questions regarding development in the area of the Guard Base. The Guard has been working to close off Hayes Street for a 4-way intersection for some time. Caruso indicated that zone change was for that specific .25-acre parcel and should not have any effect on adjacent land. There were no additional questions, proponents, or opponents. No further staff comments. Member Shaw moves to recommend to the City Council for amending Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land located at 108 Florida Avenue, Map-Lot 001-029 from Government & Institutional Service (G&IS) District to Urban Industry (UI) District. Roll call vote: Hogan, yes; Perkins, yes; Shaw, yes; Meagher, yes; Kenney, yes; Brush, yes; Huhn, yes. LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 4. Site Development Plan -50 Sidney Street -Map-Lot 025-101 -Kongsuriya Investments, LLC Land Development Permit approval for construction of 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. Jim Kiser of Kiser & Kiser presented the application on behalf of the applicant. The project was previously before the Planning Board for a zone change last year. There were title and rights to interest issues with the property thathave since been cleared up. Page2|3 City of Bangor Planning Division -Planning Board Meeting Minutes -Tuesday,January 5, 2021 There is an active development agreement in place with the City of Bangor to move forward. The property is closing in the next few days to transfer into applicant’s name. The property is approximately 12,000 sq. ft., proposing four units. It will comply with all development standards in the district. Member Brush inquired about the grading issue for parking, and if conditional approval was requested. Planning Officer Krieg advised that the amended site plan produced what theCity Engineer Theriault wanted to see; the space was added at the end of the parking lot for turning space in front of the building. Theriault was agreeable with the amended site plan. Staff added that as long as the Planning Board is okay with it, it’sready for approval. There were no proponents, no opponents. There were no further staff comments. Member Shaw moved approval of amended site development plan for subdivision for 50 Sidney Street, Map-Lot 025-101, for construction of four-family detached dwelling. Seconded by Member Hogan. Roll call vote: Hogan, yes; Perkins, yes; Shaw, yes; Brush, yes; Meagher, yes; Kenney, yes; Huhn, yes. OTHER BUSINESS 5.Meeting Minutes –Meeting minutes of December 15, 2020 were reviewed. Member Meagher moves for approval, seconded by Member Brush. Roll call vote: Hogan, yes; Perkins, yes; Shaw, yes; Brush, yes; Kenney, yes; Meagher, yes; Huhn, yes. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS 6.Officers-Next meeting on January 19, 2021 officers for 2021 will be elected. 7.Request for Agenda Item Member Perkins is interested in having a general conversation regarding approval of projects, making decisions, how public information and input is used to do that, and legal feedback. Assistant City Solicitor Josh Saucier indicated that yearly training will be coming up, and this would make sense to do it at that time. Member Perkins will put together his thoughts into an email. Meeting was adjourned at 1925. Respectfully submitted, Melissa L. Bickford Development Assistant Planning Division Page3|3