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Home My WebLink About2025-01-21 Planning Board Minutes �� . ��i� � �; �� '� � �'�a"�Q��'� �� __T _ .. �a � o I��V.EL,��E1`�T . � CITY �� BANGCaR. PT.,hNtluI1�IC DIVIS[C�V�I PLANNING BOARD TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025, 7:00 P.M. PENOBSCOT ROOM, LOWER FLOOR OF PENQUIS CAP 262 HARLOW STREET MEETING MINUTES Board Members Present: Chair Reese Perkins Vice Chair Jonathan Boucher Michael Bazinet Ted Brush Trish Hayes Ken Huhn Janet Sanborn Jonas (via Zoom) City Staff Present: Anja Collette, Planning Officer Jefferson Davis, City Engineer Grace Innis, Assistant Solicitor Rich May, Stormwater Manager Brian Scannell, Planning Analyst Chair Perkins called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. OLD BUSINESS 1. Meeting Minutes — January 7, 2025 Member Huhn moved to approve the minutes of January 7, 2025, seconded by Member Bazinet. Chair Perkins made a correction to change the term "elected" to "nominated" in one portion of the meeting minutes. Roll call vote conducted —all voting members in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. 2. Adoption of Findings & Decisions for 1171 Broadway and 36 Pleasant Street Member Huhn moved to adopt the Findings & Decisions for 1171 Broadway and 36 Pleasant Street, seconded by Vice Chair Boucher. Roll call vote conducted —all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. CHAIR INTRODUCTION Chair Perkins made his introduction. NEW BUSINESS 73 HARLOW STREET,BANGOR,ME 04401 TELEPHONE: (207)992-4280 FAX: (207)945-4447 WWW.BANGORMAINE.GOV City of Bangor Planning Division Planning Board Meeting Minutes —Tuesday,January 2i, 2025 LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS 3. Land Development Permit — Flaq Lot — 296 Kittredqe Road — Map-Lot R60-005 - Land Development Permit Application for creation of a flag lot for a single-family residence, at property located at 296 Kittredge Road, Map-Lot R60-005, in the Rural Residence & Agricultural District (RR&A). Applicant: Jacob Valley. Owner: Kyle Johnson. Chair Perkins introduced the agenda item and asked for any potential conflicts of interest—there were none. Vice Chair Boucher moved that the application was deemed complete on January 21, 2025, the applicant paid all applicable fees, the proposed project is the creation of a flag lot. Seconded by Member Bazinet. Roll call vote conducted —all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Jacob Valley, applicant, presented to the podium and gave an overview of the application. Chair Perkins asked the staff for comments—there were none. Member Brush asked for clarification regarding the width of the access road, as well as the width requirements. Applicant Valley and Planning Officer Anja Collette responded and clarified. Chair Perkins opened the public comments —there were none. Public comments closed. Chair Perkins asked the Board for any questions or comments —there were none. Member Bazinet moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2 and 11, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-68B(1) and §165-68B(6), regarding minimum street frontage and minimum access strip width. Seconded by Member Brush. Roll call vote conducted —all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Member Brush moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2 and 11, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-68B(3) and §165-68B(4), regarding the access strip not being used in the computation of the minimum area and dimensional requirements for the rear lot, and regarding the rear lot meeting the requirements of the district in which it lies. Seconded by Member Huhn. Roll call vote conducted — all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Vice Chair Boucher moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2 and 11, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-68B(7), regarding the requirements for lots in the Rural Residence and Agricultural District with access strips exceeding 200' in length. Seconded by Member Bazinet. Roll call vote conducted —all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Member Hayes moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2 and 11, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-68B(5), regarding the requirement that only one tier of rear lots shall be permitted behind the tier of lots fronting on the street. Seconded by Member Brush. Roll call vote conducted — all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Page 2 �4 City of Bangor Planning Division Planning Board Meeting Minutes —Tuesday,January 2i, 2025 Member Brush moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-68B(9), regarding application plans being stamped by a professional land surveyor. Seconded by Member Huhn. Roll call vote conducted — all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Vice Chair Boucher moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2, 8, and 11, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-126F(1), regarding compliance with State of Maine guidelines for subdivision approval contained in 30-A M.R.S.A. §4404. Seconded by Member Bazinet. Roll call vote conducted —all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Member Brush moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2 and 11, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-126F(2), regarding compliance with existing zoning regulations regarding lot dimensions and areas. Seconded by Member Huhn. Roll call vote conducted —all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Member Bazinet moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-126F(3-4), regarding the requirement for at least one side of a lot to abut a street and regarding the angle of side lot lines. Seconded by Member Hayes. Roll call vote conducted — all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Member Hayes moved that the Board find that based on Exhibit 2 and 12, the Project meets the requirements of Land Development Code §165-126F(6), regarding the plat containing all information required in 165-126D(1- 8). Seconded by Member Huhn. Roll call vote conducted — all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Member Huhn moved that the Board find that based on the findings made in Parts 1 and Part 2 of Section IV of this document, as well as Exhibits 2, 8, 11, and 12, the Project satisfies the requirements of Land Development Code §165-114A regarding subdivisions. Seconded by Member Bazinet. Roll call vote conducted —all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. Member Brush moved that the Board find that the project meets the requirements for a Land Development Permit for a Flag Lot, and therefore grants the Land Development Permit for the proposed Project. Seconded by Member Hayes. Roll call vote conducted — all in favor, none opposed. Motion passed. OTHER BUSINESS 4. Annual Traininq Part 2 — Leqal and Stormwater Assistant Solicitor Grace Innis presented the annual Legal training to the Board. Chair Perkins commented on handling media requests —Assistant Solicitor Innis provided additional clarification. Stormwater Manager Rich May presented the annual Stormwater training to the Board. Member Bazinet and Chair Perkins asked for some clarification regarding the City's separation of stormwater Page 3� 4 City of Bangor Planning Division Planning Board Meeting Minutes —Tuesday,January 2i, 2025 sections —Stormwater Manager May responded and clarified. Member Brush asked for clarification regarding stormwater quality—Stormwater Manager May responded and clarified. 5. Summary of Feedback from Neiqhborhood Meetinqs Planning Officer Collette presented the agenda item and gave a summary of the feedback received at neighborhood meetings, as well as several other events. Chair Perkins asked if this feedback would be shared with the consultants on the Land Use Plan implementation project— Planning Officer Collette confirmed that it would. Vice Chair Boucher asked about some of the common themes from specific neighborhoods — Planning Officer Collette responded and clarified. Member Jonas commented on some of the feedback regarding perceived focus on the downtown area. Member Huhn commented on the Bangor Mall. Meeting adjourned at 7:58 pm. Respectfully submitted, Sarah Maquillan, Development Assistant Planning Division Page 4�4