HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-04-11 22-148 ORDINANCE22-148 04-11-2022
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: April 11, 2022
Item No: 22-148
Responsible Dept: Planning/Legal
Action Requested: District Map Change
Title, Ordinance
Map/Lot: R15/004-B
Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map, by changing the Parcel of Land addressed at
1456 Union Street from Rural Residence & Agriculture (RR&A) to Government & Institutional Service District
(G&ISD).
Summary
Grace Encountered (noted as a 501c3 in the application) is requesting a change of the zoning for 1456 Union
Street from the Rural Residence & Agriculture (RR&A) district to the Government & Institutional Service District
(G&ISD). The purpose is to use the property for the work of their non-profit. The work of non-profit agencies
is an allowed use in the proposed district.
The Comprehensive Plan indicates this property designated as low -density residential. The property is
contained in the growth area. It is not known how this part of the city will be viewed for growth and
development in the Comprehensive Plan currently in process.
The use of the G&ISD is to cover those properties serving the public. The purpose of this district is described
as follows: The Government and Institutional Service District is established to preserve and protect those
areas of the City occupied by public and nonprofit institutional buildings or uses.
Committee Action
Committee:
Action
Planning Board
Staff Comments & Approvals
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City Manager
Introduced for: First Reading and Referral
Meeting Date: April 19, 2022
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Against:
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22-148 04-11-2022
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: April 11, 2022
Assigned to Councilor: Schaefer
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map, by changing the Parcel of Land
addressed at 1456 Union Street from the Rural Residence & Agriculture (RR&A) district to the Government &
Institutional Service District (G&ISD).
WHEREAS, at present, there is a district called Government & Institutional Service District (G&ISD), which
was created to allow and regulate uses that serve the needs of the public;
WHEREAS, the applicant seeks to provide non-profit services to the public at the subject location;
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 amended by changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 1456 Union Street
from Rural Residence & Agriculture (RR&A) to the Government & Institutional Service District (G&ISD).
Memorandum
To: Honorable Bangor City Council
Debbie Laurie, City Manager
From: Anne M Krieg AICP, Planning Officer
Date: April 20, 2022
CC: Courtney O’Donnell, Assistant City Manager
Tanya Emery, Director of Community and Economic Development
David Szewczyk, City Solicitor
Jeff Wallace, Code Enforcement Officer
Re: Planning Board Recommendation April 19, 2022
1456 Union Street – Map-Lot R15-004-B – Rural Residence & Agricultural (RR&A) District to
Government & Institutional Service District (G&ISD)
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 April 19, 2022.
The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Members in attendance were the
Chair, Ken Huhn, and Members Reece Perkins, Don Meagher, and Ted Brush. Members Mike
Bazinet, Lisa Shaw, and Alison Coladarci attended by Zoom.
The applicant, Larry Dearborn from Grace Encountered, presented the application. He indicated the
property would be developed to help people in transition. The proposed land use would be a mixed-
use service development.
The Board spent deliberation time regarding the methods of assigning the G&ISD to a parcel.
Planning Officer Krieg cautioned the Board to not make a decision on this assignment based on the
proposal at hand. Though it’s useful to know what type of development may go into a site as part of a
zoning application, the applicant is not held bound by that proposal. The Board should assume any
use allowed in G&IS may be proposed in the future at that location.
She added the following from the Planning Staff Memo:
G&ISD is an unusual zone in the work of districting a community. The Land Use Plan outlined
areas that were already in government or institutional use at the time of the preparation of that
plan. The district itself is meant to be assigned where such facilities exist; thus, it's not an area
or a district that is customary in zoning practice. This makes the new assignment of G&ISD a
little more challenging. The Board is tasked with answering the question: is this a good location
for institutional uses. As typical, the Board is cautioned to not be solely guided by the proposal
in the application; but by the assignment of the district in this location. It's a more enriching
conversation than usual for zoning applications.
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PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1456 Union Street (RR&A to G&ISD)
Members Coladarci and Shaw were concerned with the number of uses that could go on the property
with a school and homes nearby. Member Shaw, however, did recognize the need for additional
housing for people in transition. Member Brush felt the proposal had too many uses proposed for the
lot. Member Perkins expressed concerns about traffic from the possible uses on that portion of Union
Street.
Member Shaw made a motion, with a second from Member Perkins, to recommend to the City
Council that the zone change ought to pass. The motion carried unanimously at 7:0.
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IN CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 11, 2022
COrd 22-148
Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on April 19, 2022.
CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 25, 2022
COrd 22-148
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8 – 0
Councilors Voting Yes: Davitt, Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No: None
Passed
CITY CLERK