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CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: August 23, 2021
Item No: 21-309
Responsible Dept: Planning
Action Requested: Ordinance text change Map/Lot: n/a
Title, Ordinance
Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, adding Emergency Shelter as currently defined to the list of
conditional uses in the Government and Institutional Services District (G&ISD).
Summary
This Land Development Code amendment would change language for the conditional uses in the Government
and Institutional Service District (G&ISD) to allow emergency shelters.
In 2013, the use was created as a definition along with transitional housing. There was an attempt to place
emergency shelters as a permitted use in the G&ISD and Urban Service District; this failed to pass both
Planning Board's recommendation and the City Council. The use is offered here as a use under the conditional
use provisions in G&ISD.
Conditional uses receive greater scrutiny by the Planning Board in their review and deliberations as to building
appropriateness and location, as well as traffic. The public process is also heightened with posting
requirements.
Committee Action
Committee: Planning Board
Action
Staff Comments & Approvals
Referral to the Planning Board meeting of September 7, 2021.
City Manager
Introduced for: First Reading and Referral
Meeting Date:
September 7, 2021
For: Against:
City Solicitor
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Finance Director
21-309 8/23/2021
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: August 23, 2021
Assigned to Councilor: Fournier
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, adding Emergency Shelter as currently
defined to the list of conditional uses in the Government and Institutional Services District (G&ISD).
WHEREAS, at present, the Government and Institutional Service District statement of purpose indicates the
district is established to preserve and protect those areas of the City occupied by public and nonprofit
institutional buildings or uses; and
WHEREAS, emergency shelters are part of the types of provisions that may be considered public service
uses;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 165 of the Code of the City of Bangor is amended as follows:
§ 165-97 Government and Institutional Service District (G & ISD).
D. Conditional uses. Subject to Planning Board approval under the provisions of § 165-9, the following uses
may be permitted in this district:
L5,) Emergency Shelter
IN CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 23,2021
Cord 21-309
First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of September 7,2021
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IN CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 27,2021
COrd 21-309
David Green spoke against this ordinance and felt there needed to be a more comprehensive plan.
Tyson Cartwright also spoke against this and felt there needed to be a more comprehensive approach to homelessness. Mr.
Cartwright submitted photos of the encampment near his home.
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 0—7
Councilors Voting Yes: None
Councilors Voting No: Davitt,Fournier,Nichols, Okafor, Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble
Failed
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