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PLANNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021, 7:00 P.M.
REMOTE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Board Members Present: Ken Huhn, Chair
Reese Perkins, Vice Chair
Michael Bazinet
Ted Brush
Ronda Hogan
Don Meagher
Reese Perkins
Citv Staff Present: Melissa Bickford, Development Asst.
Anne Krieg, Planning OfFicer
Joshua Saucier, Asst. City Solicitor
Chair Huhn called meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
MEETING MANAGEMENT
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND MAP AMENDMENT
1. Zone Chanqe — 85 Fern Street— Map-Lot 054-129 — Urban Residence District-1 (URD-1) to
Urban Residence District-2 (URD-2) — Sean Hutchinson o/b/o Rock Maple Holdinqs LLC -
To amend the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land, located at 85 Fern Street,
(Map-Lot 054-129) Urban Residence District-1 (URD-1) to Urban Residence District-2 (URD-
2). Said parcel of land contains 0.29 acres. Sean Hutchinson o/b/o Rock Maple Holdings LLC,
applicant.
Sean Hutchinson presented the application.
Members posed the following questions and discussion:
• When was this converted to a duplex?
o Owner was not certain, residence designed in the 1900's as a single-family residence.
• Many properties in the city are zoned URD-1, but are multi-family residences.
Planning Officer Krieg reported the following:
• Non-conforming protection research was completed — will be able to restore 2"d dwelling in
structure if City Council passes the zoning request
No proponents nor opponents spoke on the application.
Member Brush moved to recommend amending the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of
land located at 85 Fern Street (Map-Lot 054-129) Urban Residence District-1 (URD-1) to Urban
Residence District-2 (URD-2), said parcel of land containing .29 acres. Seconded by Member Meagher.
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No further discussion. Roll call vote: Bazinet, yes; Perkins, yes; Meagher, yes; Hogan, yes; Brush, yes;
Huhn, yes. Motion moves to City Council.
2. Stormwater Manaqement and Erosion Control Requirements by Stormwater Technician Rich
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Item has been tabled to Planning Board meeting of March 2, 2021.
OTHER BUSINESS
3. 2020 Banqor Planninq Board Annual Report
Planning Officer Krieg presented the 2020 Planning Board Annual Report.
4. Discussion on Short Term Rentals, Shared Housinq and Bed & Breakfasts
Effort to create policy as recommended from the 2019 Affordable Housing Work Group. There is
evidence suggesting that housing units are taken away from year-round people for property owners to
do short term rentals. There also may be a housing stock supply concern. The use is not currently
allowed in the City Code.
• Considerations noted included:
o Pros:
■ Viable option for traveling public
■ Business travel to include (but not limit to) nurse, sales people, construction
workers
■ Great income stream for property owners
• Rent a single room
• Rent the whole house
• Historical properties
o Cons:
■ Potential neighborhood erosion
■ Housing stock decrease
■ Increase values
The end result might be a combination of regulation. StafF recommending that there be a registration
and inspection process considered to address public safety/life safety concerns. This would include a
contact name to reach out to with any problems.
Questions for policy discussion include:
■ Should it be allowed in certain districts?
■ Do you feel that it would negatively impact one district over another?
■ "Surgical Zoning" overlay over a particular neighborhood.
■ Allowing in single-family home, or owner-occupied buildings
The ripple effect with bed and breakfasts, boarding houses was also discussed
Planning Board Members and Staff discussed the following:
• There are already homeowners doing this - Technically right now it is not allowed.
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• How is this being enforced currently?
• All three (short term rentals, bed and breakfasts and boarding homes) provide a diversity
of opportunities, and appeal to different demographics
• Health and safety accomplished with regulations
• A clearer list of pros and cons needs to be created.
• Neighborhood erosion
• Parking concerns
o Adequate parking is needed
o Serious problems in the winter
• Burden to Code Enforcement- Is the city prepared to manage this?
• Tax implications?
• Help to improve historic properties
• Caps at the number of allowed short term rentals—concern that the permit becomes a
commodity
• Allow it everywhere or decide to allow in certain places — or circumstances
o Owner occupied —that is, you own property, and you live there 6 months +1 day—
allow short-term rental, or room rental no matter the district.
o Restrict to single family or 2-units.
• In larger cities, people are buying apartment buildings and turning them into short term
rentals. All units are then removed from housing stock options for residents of that city.
• Staff level outreach to be performed with people that utilize short term rentals,
neighborhoods and general public for feedback about how they feel regarding these
uses
• Exterior upkeep—there are differences between owner occupied and non-owner
occupied in terms of exterior upkeep and maintenance
• Not allowed in Bangor, but there is a proliferation of them
o How to control if they're proliferated in the absence of regulation?
Dustin Roeder spoke regarding parking concerns as well as owner occupied properties. Provided
example of shoveling — property owners maintain sidewalks in front of their homes, while non-
owners do not.
4. Meetinq Minutes — February 2, 2021 meeting minutes were approved with a motion by Member
Meagher, seconded by Member Hogan. Roll call vote: Bazinet, yes; Perkins, yes; Meagher,
yes; Hogan, yes; Brush, yes; Huhn, yes.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:47 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Melissa Bickford
Development Assistant
Planning Department
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