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Home My WebLink About2023-08-28 23-260 ORDINANCE23-260 08/28/2023 CITY COUNCIL ACTION Council Meeting Date: August 28, 2023 Item No: 23-260 Responsible Dept: Planning Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: 020-013 Title, Ordinance Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map to Re -zone a Portion of the Property Located at 79 Fourteenth Street from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to Urban Service District (USD). Summary The applicant is seeking a zone change for a portion of the property at Map -Lot 020-013, located at 79 Fourteenth Street, from the Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to the Urban Service District (USD). The total area requested to be changed is approximately 0.15 acres and is shown in the attached exhibit. The current zoning limits the property primarily to single-family residential, while the change to the USD district would allow for various commercial uses such as offices, restaurants, retail, and service businesses, as well as mixed commercial residential uses. The neighborhood primarily consists of URD-1, but an adjacent parcel is zoned USD, as well as several others at the nearby intersection of Fourteenth Street and Union Street. This area is within the growth boundary shown in the 2022 Comprehensive Plan and the future land use map in the Plan shows this area as including "limited commercial and institutional uses that are complementary to the surrounding residential uses". Committee Action Committee: Planning Board Action: Staff Comments & Approvals City Manager Meeting Date: September 5, 2023 For: e�vd(dt,t, - City Solicitor Introduced for: First Reading and Referral Against: Finance Director 23-260 08/28/2023 CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE Date: August 28, 2023 Assigned to Councilor: Tremble ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map to Re -zone a Portion of the Property Located at 79 Fourteenth Street from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to Urban Service District (USD). WHEREAS, at present, the current zoning of the property primarily allows single-family residential and this zone change would allow for various commercial uses such as offices, restaurants, retail, and service businesses, as well as mixed commercial residential uses; WHEREAS, the 2022 Comprehensive Plan shows this area as including "limited commercial and institutional uses that are complementary to the surrounding residential 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, District Map, is amended to reclassify the property at Map -Lot 020-013, located at 79 Fourteenth Street, from the Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to the Urban Service District (USD). The total area requested to be changed is approximately 0.15 acres and is shown in the attached exhibit. ffi W M e �'1 f� ` I �� .�.�� "" �� ./ � �1. F 1.�.� //; .q w '' I�EV'�� L��1"�T � M� .� CIT� �F BAI�T+G+C�R. PLANV�IC�ICr QIWI51ClN Memorandum To: Honorable Bangor City Council Deb Laurie, City Manager From: Anja Collette, Planning Analyst Date: September 6, 2023 CC: Courtney O'Donnell, Assistant City Manager David Szewczyk, City Solicitor Anne Krieg AICP — Director of Community & Economic Development Re: Planning Board Recommendation September 5, 2023 Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map to Re-zone a Portion of the Property Located at 79 Fourteenth Street from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to Urban Service District (USD) 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 September 5, 2023. The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers at City Hall and on Zoom. Members in attendance in the Chambers were the Chair Reese Perkins, Vice Chair Ted Brush, and Members Trish Hayes, Don Meagher, Mike Bazinet, Ken Huhn, and Jonathan Boucher. Also in attendance was Alternate Member Joshua Saucier. No applicant or representative was available to present the change to the Board. From the staff inemo: A. The applicant is seeking a zone change for a portion of the property at Map-Lot 020-013, located at 79 Fourteenth Street, from the Urban Residence 1 District(URD-1)to the Urban Service District (USD). The total area requested to be changed is approximately 0.15 acres and is shown in the attached map. B. The current zoning limits the property primarily to single-family residential, while the change to the USD district would allow for various commercial uses such as offices, restaurants, retail, and service businesses, as well as mixed commercial residential uses. The neighborhood primarily consists of URD-1, but an adjacent parcel is zoned USD, as well as several others at the nearby intersection of Fourteenth Street and Union Street. C. This area is within the growth boundary shown in the 2022 Comprehensive Plan and the future land use map in the Plan shows this area as including "limited commercial and institutional uses that are complementary to the surrounding residential uses". 73 HARLOW STREET,BANGOR,ME 04401 TELEPHONE: (207)992-4280 FAX: (207) 945-4447 WWW.BANGORMAINE.GOV CITY OF BANGOR PLANNING DIVISION PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL 9.5.23 79 Fourteenth Street—Map-Lot 020-013 Vice Chair Brush asked for clarification on the purpose of the zone change. Development Director Krieg and Chair Perkins described the intent of the business to use more of the existing building on the site and therefore the need for more parking. The zone change of the strip of land from the adjoining property would allow for the addition of approximately 15 parking spaces. Chair Perkins asked the Board if there was a general feeling to delay or to act on the amendment. Several of the members expressed a willingness to move forward. Vice Chair Brush asked if there would be a vegetated buffer. Krieg stated that any buffers would be reviewed as part of the site plan process. Member Bazinet motioned to recommend that the zone change ought to pass. Member Hayes seconded the motion. The motion passed 7:0 with all members voting to approve. Anja Collette Page 2 � 2 IN CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 28, 2023 COrd 23-260 First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of September 5, 2023 ��:,w�,��° '" .�� °,„�,��"��,°��*°.�� CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 COrd 23-260 Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 8 —0 Councilors Voting Yes: Davitt, Hawes, Pelletier, Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No: None Passed ��.�` � M,�� w�� s� CITY CLERK