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Home My WebLink About2026-02-09 26-088 Ordinance26-088 02/09/2026 CITY COUNCIL ACTION Council Meeting Date: February 9, 2026 Item No: 26-088 Responsible Dept: Planning Action Requested: Ordinance Title, Ordinance Map/Lot: R23-003-B Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map to Re -zone a Property Located at R23-003-B from Rural Residence and Agricultural District (RR&A) to Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). Summary This Ordinance would amend the Land Development Code, District Map to re -zone the property at Map -Lot R23-003-B, located on Ohio Street, from Rural Residence and Agricultural District (RR&A) to Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). The total area requested to be changed is approximately 6 acres. The applicant/owner of record is The Rock Church of Greater Bangor. 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 Neighborhood Residential area which consists of "medium -density residential with limited commercial and institutional uses that are complementary to the surrounding residential land uses". Committee Action Committee: Planning Board Action Staff Comments & Approvals C'W City Manager Meeting Date: February 17, 2026 For: A_4� 6� - - City Solicitor Introduced for: First Reading and Referral Against: Finance Director 26-088 02/09/2026 CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE Date: February 9, 2026 Assigned to Councilor: Carson ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District Map to Re -zone a Property Located at R23-003-B from Rural Residence and Agricultural District (RR&A) to Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). WHEREAS, the land uses around the property consist primarily of a mix of institutional, small-scale commercial, and residential; WHEREAS, the zoning around the property consists primarily of Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD), Rural Residence and Agricultural District (RR&A), High -Density Residential District (HDR), and Neighborhood Service District (NSD); WHEREAS, the 2022 Comprehensive Plan and the future land use map in the Plan shows this property in the Neighborhood Residential area which consists of "medium -density residential development with limited commercial and institutional uses that are complementary to the surrounding residential land 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 R23-003- B, located on Ohio Street, from Rural Residence and Agricultural District (RR&A) to Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). The total area requested to be changed is approximately 6 acres and is shown in the attached exhibit. 26-088 � : � '� �� , ��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 18, 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 17, 2026 Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, to Re-zone a Property Located at Map-Lot R23-003-B from Rural Residence and Agricultural District (RR&A) to Government and 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 in a noticed public hearing on February 17, 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. Planning Officer Collette reviewed the proposed amendments. From the staff inemo: A. The applicant seeks to change the zoning of the property at Map-Lot R23-003-B on Ohio Street from Rural Residence and Agriculture (RR&A) to Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). The uses allowed in each of these zones are included in the public notice in your packets. B. The land uses around the property consist primarily of a mix of residential, light commercial, and institutional. The zoning around the property consists of Rural Residence and Agriculture (RR&A), Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD), High-Density Residential (HDR), and Low-Density Residential (LDR). 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 Neighborhood Residential area which consists of "medium-density residential development with limited commercial and institutional uses that are complementary to the surrounding residential land uses." Staff recommend that the Planning Board find this change to be in alignment with the Comprehensive Plan. 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 2.17.2026 Land Development Code-State Street Arterials Defmition There were no comments from the Board or the public. Member Brush moved to recommend to City Council that the proposed amendment ought to pass. Vice Chair Jonas 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 amendment ought to pass. Anja Collette Page 2 � 2 IN CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 9, 2026 COrd 26-088 Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Planning Board meeting on February 17, 2026 Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes: Beck, Carson, Deane, Faloon, Fish, Leonard, Mallar,Walker, Hawes Councilors Voting No: None Passed � �.� ,�..� � �� :,w�,�N � ��.� . � ��;�� ,, CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 2026 COrd 26-088 Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 8—0 Councilors Voting Yes: Beck, Carson, Faloon, Fish, Leonard, Mallar, Walker, Hawes Councilors Voting No: None Passed � �„��µw�:..�� n,� „ ��rv��:�„� �. CITY CLERK