Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-04-01 Planning Board Minutes - �C�� ,��„�.;�_���„�`� � PLANNING BOAR� fJF THE CfTY t3F BANGOR MEETING C)F TUESDAY, APR1L 1, '1997 MiNUTES Baard Members Present: Moshe Myerawitz, Chairman Mary Ann Bostwick George Burgoyne Thomas Drummond Richard Fournier Scatt Hail City Staff Present: Norman Heitmann John �ord Robert Osborne News Media Present: None Chairman Myerowitz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. In the absence of Baard Member Woodcack, Assaciate Members Bostwick and Fournier were asked ta . alternate voting beginning with Mr. Fournier. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item No. 1: Canditional Use and Site Development Plan approval for a gasoline service station use a»d convenience store in a Shopping and Personal Service District located at 1187 Union Street. R. H. Foster, Mc., applicant. Chairman Myerawitz apened the public hearing and asked for camments from proponents. Steven Holt, Holt Associates, representing the applicant, explained that the applicant was proposing to demolish the existing gaso#ine senriee statian and replace it with a convenience store (while keeping the gas pumps) . He discussed the on-si#e circulation and the conditional use criteria and told the Board that this use met those standards. As no one spoke in oppasition, Chairman Myerowitz asked for comments fram Staff. Planning Officer Lard tflld the Board that the propaset! use met the conditiortal use standards af the ordinance and �taff recommended conditional use approval. Planning C3fficer Lord also indicated that the site plan as submitted met all ordinance and submittal requirements. Staff recommended site development plan appraval. � Chairman Myerowitz closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Mr. �� Burgoyne moved to apprave the conditianal use request. Mr. Drummond seconded the � motion, which carried by a vote of 5 #0 0. Mr. Drummond then moved to apprave the site development pian as subrnitted. That motion was seconded by Mr. Fournier and it passed by a vote of 5 to 0. Item No. 2: Ta amend the Land Development Code by changing a part of a parcel af land tocated at 311 Hammond Street from Government and Institutional Service District ta Mutti-Family and Service Distric#. Said part of a parcel containing approximateiy .4 acres. Bangor Theological Seminary, applicant. C.O. # 97-161. The public hearing was apened by Chairman Myerowitz wha called for camments from proponents. Jon Dawson, representing the applicant, spake in favor of the propo.sed zone change. He explained that the building was presently being used as a �nro-family residence and with the current G & ISD District that it allowed a range af uses that he felt were inappropriate for this area. There being no other praponents, Chairman Myerowitz asked for oppanents. Bill Master, owner 343 Nammand S#►�eat, indicated that he had concerns about parking ar�d did not want to see the hill cut back (on the Union 5treet side) for additianal parking. Lorena Rush, owner of 290 Hammond Street, had concerns about the number of units that could be permitted in the M & SD zone. Danald Sentanni, of 290 Nammand • Street, also expressed cancerns about a possible rooming house at this location and asked why i#was not beir�g rezonecf to URD-2. Ghairman Myerawitz then asked far Staff comments. Planning flfficer �ord discussed with fihe Board that 15 dwelling units could be permitted on a %2 acre lot in the requested zone. Rooming houses, boarding houses and a number of ather canditional uses in the M & SD Zone could potentially be established on this parcel. The proposed zone change was inconsistent with the Ci#y's Comprehensive Plan and zoning poEicy, as the implementing zoning policy is for URD-2 zoning The zoning across bath Hammond and Union Streets is also URE?-2 with #he exception being the Lowder Apartments Building (next to this lot) which has 27 dwelling units. �taff recommended denial o€the propased zone change request. Ghairman Myerawitz closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Mr. Drummond maved to recommend to the City Councif that the zone change request cantained in C.O. # 97-161 be denied. That motion was seconded by Mrs, Bostwick. The Board voted 4 to 1 in favor of the motion to recommend denial. APPROVAL OF MlNUTES Item No. 3: Planning Board Approva! of Minutes of March 4, 1997 Meeting. � , �� ,w r. The minutes of the March 4, 1997 meeting were approved by a vate of 6 to 0 . � MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS item No. 4: Planning Board Review of Correspondence and Other Communications Frorn the Planning Office. There being na items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.rn. � �