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Home My WebLink About2026-01-28 26-073 Ordinance 26-073 01/26/2026 ,��w� ,��,��. CITY COUNCIL ACTION i,�'`�'�' p� Council Meeting Date: January 26, 2026 �`��,1 k � rY�� Item No: 26-073 � �-- � .;� �".�f^� ,�,�,;� .� Responsible Dept: Planning �"��p��.'�'�� Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: N/A Title, Ordinance Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Changing the Restrictions on Short-Term Rentals in Tiny Home Parks and Manufactured Home Parks Summary In October 2022, the City adopted an ordinance establishing a new use and regulations for tiny home parks. At that time, the City did not have short-term rental regulations; therefore, short-term rentals were expressly disallowed in tiny home parks. The City's short-term rental ordinance was adopted in October of 2023. This ordinance allowed short-term rentals in most places, but the tiny home park ordinance was not amended to allow this use. However, no such restriction was ever created for manufactured home parks. Therefore, a disparity now exists between short-term rental regulations for two similar development types. The proposed changes included in this amendment would update the City's Code of Ordinances to remove the prohibition on short-term rentals in tiny home parks and to provide a cap on this use in both tiny home parks and manufactured home parks, provided the parks are under a single owner for all of the homes. Committee Action Committee: Planning Board Meeting Date: February 3, 2026 Action: For: Against: Staff Comments &Approvals d�f � � � e��J� �� City Manager City Solicitor Finance Director Introduced for: First Reading and Referral 26-073 01/26/2026 CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE �,��w� ..��,��p, �*`� ��a' "�� `'� Date: January 26, 2026 �^��' �` � ; ,.�� -� �� Assigned to Councilor: Fish �,� ��7�WlV F["�. ORDINANCE, Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Changing the Restrictions on Short-Term Rentals in Tiny Home Parks and Manufactured Home Parks. WHEREAS, the City adopted an ordinance in 2022 establishing a new use and regulations for tiny home parks, including a prohibition on short-term rentals in these parks; WHEREAS, the City adopted an ordinance on short-term rentals in 2023, but did not amend the tiny home park ordinance to allow this use; WHEREAS, at present, short-term rentals are allowed in manufactured home parks, but not in tiny home parks; WHEREAS, this amendment would update the City's Code of Ordinances to remove the prohibition on short- term rentals in tiny home parks and to provide a cap on this use in both tiny home parks and manufactured home parks; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT The Code of the City of Bangor is amended as follows: tri Ln vl nt Article XX Tiny Home Parks §165-139 Development requirements. Tiny home parks and expansions thereof shall conform to the following minimum requirements: B. Dimensional requirements. Chapter 254 Short-Term Rental Licenses § 254-4 Licensing. B. Licensing procedure. All administrative power and authority vested in the City Council to grant or deny a short-term rental license required by this chapter shall be delegated to the reviewing authority. 26-073 01/26/2026 (4) Limitations on certain short-term rentals. �d,� Cap on number of short-term rentals in tiny home parks and manufactured home parks. In tiny home parks and manufactured home parks where all homes are under the same ownershi�, the number of short-term rentals in the park shall not exceed 30% of the total number of homes in the park, or 5 homes, whichever is less. Additions underlined, deletions s�tr��r � : � '� �� , ��V 1'� 1T I � �� % w..� .. . ,o � � L�E V�� L��'��1`��T � CIT� �� BAN�+C�R. PLANV�IC�ICr QIWI51ClN Memorandum To: Honorable Bangor City Council Carollynn Lear, City Manager From: Anja Collette, AICP, Planning Officer Date: February 4, 2026 CC: Courtney O'Donnell, Assistant City Manager David Szewczyk, City Solicitor Anne Krieg, AICP — Director of Community & Economic Development Re: Planning Board Recommendation February 3, 2026 Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, by Changing the Restrictions on Short-Term Rentals in Tiny Home Parks and Manufactured Home Parks 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 February 3, 2026. The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers at City Hall and on Zoom. Members in attendance in the Chambers were Chair Jonathan Boucher, Vice Chair Janet Jonas, and Members Trish Hayes, Ted Brush, Ken Huhn, Ross Whitford, and Greg Hobson, as well as Associate Member Justin Cartier. Planning Officer Collette reviewed the proposed amendments. From the staff inemo: A. In October of 2022, the City adopted an ordinance creating a new use and regulations for tiny home parks. At that time, the City did not have short-term rental regulations; therefore, short- term rentals were expressly disallowed in tiny home parks. B. The City's short-term rental ordinance was adopted in October of 2023. This ordinance allowed short-term rentals in most places, but the tiny home park ordinance was not amended to allow this use. However, no such restriction was ever created for manufactured home parks. Therefore, a disparity now exists between short-term rental regulations for two similar development types. Additionally, there is interest by some in the community to use homes in a tiny home park for short-term rentals. C. This ordinance change would amend the tiny home ordinance to permit short-term rentals and would change the short-term rental ordinance to cap short-term rentals in both tiny home parks and manufactured home parks at 30% of the homes in the park or 5 homes, whichever is less. Member Jonas asked how this would work if the tiny homes were individually owned. Collette responded that it would work the same way as a condominium building — there wouldn't be a cap on 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 2.3.2026 Land Development Code-Short-Term Rentals in Tiny Home Parks the number of units in the building/development, but there would still be a cap on the number of units per operator. Member Brush moved to recommend to City Council that the proposed amendments ought to pass. Member Hobson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. The result of the vote is that a majority of Planning Board members voted to recommend that the proposed amendments ought to pass. Anja Collette Page 2 � 2 IN CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 28, 2026 COrd 26-073 First Reading and Referral to Planning Board on February 3, 2026 � �.� ,�..� � �� :,w�,�N � ��.� . �.,� ��;�� ,, CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 9, 2026 COrd 26-073 Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 8 - 1 Councilors Voting Yes: Beck, Carson, Deane, Faloon, Fish, Mallar, Walker, Hawes Councilors Voting No: Leonard Passed � �.� ,�..� � �� :,w�,�N � ��.� . � ��;�� ,, CITY CLERK