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CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: November 8, 2021
Item No: 22-006
Responsible Dept: Planning
Action Requested: Ordinance/Map Change Map/Lot: R47-007-A
Title, Ordinance
Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map by Changing the Parcel of Land addressed at
979 Essex Street from Rural Residence & Agriculture (RR&A) to Low Density Residential (LDR).
Summary
This ordinance amendment would change the zoning on a parcel of land addressed at 979 Essex Street from
Rural Residence & Agriculture (RR&A) to Low Density Residential (LDR). The applicant is Sun Holiday Park of
Southfield, Michigan.
The lot currently contains a mobile home park that was lawfully permitted in 1983 but would not now be
permitted in its current zone. This makes the lot non -conforming and prohibits many changes, including any
that would be considered an "expansion." The park owners want to make circulation improvements to the
property and receive permitting for three existing lots that were built but not included in the original permits.
These improvements and permitting cannot occur in the current zone.
The Comprehensive Plan shows the area, including this 73-acre lot, as Low Density Residential, the same
zone as requested.
The Penjajawoc Marsh/Mall Commission passed a motion recommending this amendment to the map at their
meeting on October 22, 2021.
Committee Action
Committee: Planning Board
Action
Staff Comments & Approvals
Meeting Date:
November 16, 2021
For: Against:
Referral to the Planning Board meeting of November 16, 2021.
City Manager
Introduced for: First Reading and Referral
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City Solicitor
Finance Director
22-006 11/8/2021
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: November 8, 2021
Assigned to Councilor:
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, and District Map by Changing the Parcel of
Land addressed at 979 Essex Street from Rural Residence & Agriculture (RR&A) to Low Density Residential
(LDR).
WHEREAS, at present, the lot contains a lawfully permitted mobile home park;
WHEREAS, the 2012 Comprehensive Plan shows the lot as Low Density Residential;
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:
The Zoning District Map is hereby changed by changing the approximately 73-acre parcel of land addressed at
979 Essex Street and shown on Map R47 Lot 007-A from Rural Residence & Agriculture (RR&A) to Low Density
Residential (LDR).
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COMMUNITY &ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF BANGOR
PLANNING DIVISION
Memorandum
To: Honorable Bangor City Council
Deb Laurie, Acting City Manager
From: Anne M Krieg AICP, Planning Officer
Date: November 17, 2021
CC: Courtney O'Donnell, Assistant City Manager
Tanya Emery, Director of Community and Economic Development
Joshua Saucier, Assistant City Solicitor
Jeff Wallace, Code Enforcement Officer
Planning Board members
Re: Planning Board Recommendation November 16, 2021
Zone Change — 979 Essex Street — Map -Lot R47-007-A — from Rural Residence & Agricultural
(RR&A) District to Low Density Residential (LDR) District — Applicant: Sun Holiday Park
Please accept this memorandum as the recommendation from the Planning Board for the noted item.
The Planning Board considered this item in a noticed public hearing on November 16, 2021.
The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Members in attendance were the
Chair, Ken Huhn, and Members Reece Perkins, Lisa Shaw, Don Meagher, John Kenney and Ted
Brush.
Representing the applicant was Shelly Lizotte, PE of Artifex Architect & Engineers. She reviewed the
application, noting the property had been approved in 1983 as a mobile home park and subsequently
the zoning changed to RR&A, which does not allow mobile home parks. They are not interested in
adding more mobile units, but are interested in making some improvements to the property. Currently
they cannot make those changes due to the non -conforming status.
Staff noted the Comprehensive Plan noted this area as Low Density Residential. The reason why it
was zoned incorrectly to RR&A was unclear in the record.
It was noted to an abutter when questioned that the Planning Board required a large setback for the
park units from Essex Street. The only way to lift that requirement is by application to the Planning
Board. Ms. Lizotte repeated that her client had no interest in having more units.
Staff also noted that the Penjajawoc Marsh/Mall Commission convened to review the request as the
lot is in the overlay district for the marsh. They unanimously passed a motion to recommend the
zoning change.
Member Perkins made a motion, with a second from Member Brush, to recommend to the City
Council that the zone change ought to pass. The motion carried unanimously.
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IN CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
COrd 22-006
First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of November 16, 2021
CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
COrd 22-006
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 7 – 0
Councilors Voting Yes: Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No: None
Passed
CITY CLERK