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Home My WebLink About2024-08-26 24-260 Ordinance24-260 08/26/2024 CITY COUNCIL ACTION Council Meeting Date: August 26, 2024 Item No: 24-260 Responsible Dept: Planning Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: R56-003-A Title, Ordinance Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map to Re -zone a Portion of a Property Located on Stillwater Avenue, from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). Summary This Ordinance would amend the Land Development Code, District Map to re -zone a portion of the property at Map -Lot R56-003-A, located on Stillwater Avenue, from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to Government and Institutional Service (G&ISD). The area proposed to be changed is approximately 3.7 acres of the total 13.73. The parcel also includes the Park and Open Space District (P&O) near Taylor Field and the Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD) encompassing Acadia Hospital. The applicant and owner of record is Acadia Hospital Corp. This area is within the growth boundary shown in the 2022 Comprehensive Plan and the future land use map in the Plan shows this property in the Urban Neighborhood area which consists of "medium to high -density residential neighborhoods surrounding the Downtown ... [with] limited commercial and institutional uses that are complementary to the surrounding land uses." The land uses around the property consist of low to medium density residential to the south and west, I-95 to the north, and institutional, high -density residential, and commercial uses to the east. The Planning Division finds this proposed change to be in alignment with the Comprehensive Plan. Committee Action Committee: Planning Board Action Staff Comments & Approvals Meeting Date: September 3, 2024 For: Against: City Manager ity Solicitor Finance Director Introduced for: First Reading and Referral 24-260 08/26/2024 CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE Date: August 26, 2024 Assigned to Councilor: Fish ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map to Re -zone a Portion of a Property Located on Stillwater Avenue from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD) WHEREAS, the land uses around the property consist primarily of low to medium density residential parcels to the south and west, I-95 to the north, and institutional, high -density residential, and commercial uses to the east; WHEREAS, the zoning around the property consists of Urban Residence District 1 (URD-1) and Urban Residence District 2 (URD-2) to the west, Park and Open Space (P&O) to the south, and Governmental and Institutional Service District (G&ISD), High -Density Residential (HDR), and Shopping and Personal Service District (S&PS) to the east and north; WHEREAS, the future land use map in the 2022 Comprehensive Plan shows this property in the Urban Neighborhood area which consists of "medium to high -density residential neighborhoods surrounding the Downtown ... [with] 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 a portion of the property at Map -Lot R56-003-A, located on Stillwater Avenue, from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). The total area requested to be changed is approximately 3.7 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 Debbie Laurie, City Manager From: Anja Collette, Planning Officer Date: September 4, 2024 CC: Courtney O'Donnell, Assistant City Manager David Szewczyk, City Solicitor Anne Krieg AICP — Director of Community & Economic Development Re: Planning Board Recommendation September 3, 2024 Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, to Re-zone a Property Located on Stillwater Avenue from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) 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 at a noticed public hearing on September 3, 2024. The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers at City Hall and on Zoom. Members in attendance in the Chambers were Chair Reese Perkins, Vice Chair Ted Brush, Members Trish Hayes, Jonathan Boucher, Don Meagher, Mike Bazinet, Janet Jonas, and Alternate Member Jennifer King. A representative for the applicant, Shane McPherson, presented the application and explained that the purpose of the requested change was to place a greenhouse on the property to extend the therapeutic garden availability from 8 months to year-round. From the staff inemo: A. The applicant is seeking a zone change for a portion of their property located on Stillwater Avenue from Urban Residence 1 District (URD-1) to Government & Institutional Service District (G&ISD). The portion requested to be changed is shown in the exhibits in your packets. B. The area around the property consists of primarily of low to medium density residential parcels to the south and west, I-95 to the north, and institutional, high-density residential, and commercial uses to the east. The zoning around the property consists of Urban Residence District 1 (URD-1) and Urban Residence District 2 (URD-2) to the west, Park and Open Space (P&O) to the south, and Governmental and Institutional Service District (G&ISD), High-Density Residential (HDR), and Shopping and Personal Service District (S&PS) to the east and north. 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 9.3.2024 Stillwater Ave—R56-003-A 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 property in the Urban Neighborhood area, which consists of "medium to high-density residential neighborhoods... with limited complementary commercial and institutional uses". The Planning Division finds this proposed change to be in alignment with the Comprehensive Plan. Member Boucher stated that he was a former employee of Northern Light and asked the Board to consider whether that would constitute a conflict of interest. Boucher stated that there was no potential financial impact or impact of another nature to him from the decision on this zone change. Vice Chair Brush moved that Member Boucher did not have a conflict of interest. Member Bazinet seconded the motion. All Board members voted in favor. There were no public comments. Member Meagher moved to recommend to City Council that the proposed changes ought to pass. Vice Chair Brush seconded the motion. The motion passed 7:0 with all members voting in favor. The result of the vote is that a majority of Planning Board members voted to recommend that the proposed changes ought to pass. Anja Collette Page 2 � 2 IN CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 26, 2024 COrd 24-260 First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on September 3, 2024 ��:,w�,��° '" .�� °,„�,��"��,°��*°.�� CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 COrd 24-260 Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 9 —0 Councilors Voting Yes: Deane, Fish, Fournier, Hawes, Leonard, Schaefer, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Pelletier Passed ��.�` � M,�� w�� s� CITY CLERK