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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-12 14-170 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. -14-170 Date: May 12, 2014 Item/Subject: ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By Allowing Additional Itinerant Commercial Vendors Responsible Department: Code Commentary: This ordinance would amend the Land Development Code to allow up to four food vendors to locate on a single lot in certain zoning districts including most industrial and commercial lots. Several parties have expressed interest in serving food from food carts in the K -Mart parking lot. Currently, the Code allows only one such vendor is allowed on a single lot, except in the Waterfront Development District, where four vendors are allowed per lot. Five parking spaces would be required per vendor. The Downtown Development District and Industry and Service District would still be limited to one vendor per lot, and the Waterfront Development District requirements would also remain unchanged. This Ordinance was reviewed by the Business and Economic Development Committee on May 6, 2014. Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Ordinance Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for Passage x First Reading x Referral to the Planning Board on May 20, 2014 Department Head • ManagerCity Finance Director 14-170 MAY 12, 2014 Assigned to Councilor Baldacci /Df BAH.n, CITY OF BANGOR ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By Allowing Additional Itinerant Commercial Vendors WHEREAS, several itinerant commercial vendors have expressed interest in locating on the same lot; BE Ir ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT Chapter 165 of the Code of the City of Bangor be amended as follows: § 165-31. Temporary sales of food or merchandise. C. Temporary sales of food or merchandise shall only be permitted in the following districts: Urban Service District, Shopping and Personal Service District, General Commercial and Service District, Downtown Development District, Waterfront Development District, Urban Industry District and Industry and Service District. -- - - - 0i - ..... - IRS - It - L;4 L'a D. Temporary sales of food or merchandise shall be further limited as follows: U In the Downtown Development District and Industry and Service District no more than one itinerant commercial vendor may be permitted per lot. In the Shopping and Personal Service District General Commercial Service District Urban Service District and Urban Industry District no more than four itinerant commercial vendors may be permitted Rer lot. Each vendor must provide access to five parking spaces in excess of those required -by any other use or uses on that lot. In the Waterfront Development District no more than four itinerant commercial vendors may be permitted per lot. No more than 10 commercial vendors total shall be permitted in the entire Waterfront Development District. Additions are underlined, deletions struck thFaugh. IN CITY COUNCIL May 12, 2014 First Reading and Referral to Palnning Board Meeting of May 20, 2014 TY CLE IN CITY COUNCIL MAY 28, 2014 Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 9-0 Councilors Voting Yes; Baldacci, Blanchette, Civiello, Durgin, Gallant, Graham, Nealley, Plourde, Sprague Councilors Voting No: None Passed 14-170 MAY 12, 2014 MEMORANDUM DATE: May 21, 2014 TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: David G. Gould, Planning Officer SUBJECT: Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, of the Code of the City .of Bangor, By Allowing Additional Itinerant Commercial Vendors Council Ordinance 14-170 Please be advised that the Planning Board at its meeting on May 20, 2014, held a Public Hearing on the above zoning amendment. Paul Nicklas, Assistant City Solicitor, indicated that this ordinance amendment would allow up to four food vendors on a single -lot in certain zoning districts in most industrial and commercial zoned lots. The only district where more than a single vendor is allowed is the Waterfront Development District where four vendors are allowed per lot. This amendment would allow four vendors per lot in the Urban Service F District, Shopping and Personal Service District, General Commercial and Service District, and Urban Industry District provided that there are five extra parking spaces on the lot per vendor. Mr. Nicklas indicated there was expressed interest in having additional vendors in Shopping and Personal Service District. The language would require 5 parking spaces per vendor above what is required by the existing land uses at the site. No one from the audience spoke in favor of or in opposition to the proposed amendment. Planning Officer David Gould noted that such permits for the food vendors is issued through the Code Enforcement Office and does not need Planning Board approval. The Board voted unanimously to recommend the proposed text amendment to the City Council - Land Development Code, as contained in Council Ordinance #14-170.