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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-07-24 00-295 ORDERItem No. 00495 Date: July 24, 2000 Item/Subject: Adopting Comprehensive Plan 2000 Responsible Department: Community and Economic Development Commentary: PUBLIC NEARING Approval of this @der would adopt the City of Bangor Comprehensive Plan 2000 to serve as a guide for fdure growth and oonaenhuion. The Bangor Planning Board held a Public Hearing on the Plan on July 18, 2000, and voted m adopt the Plan and to recommeiM that the Comprehensive Plan 2000 be also adopted by the City Council. The City of Bangor "Comprehensive Plan 2000" will he the road comprehensive planning document that the City has developed and adopted over a N'nty-year period. The City's f t Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1%9. ]los Plan was revised and replaced by the'City of Bangor Comprehensive Plan Update" in 1990. The Comprehemive Plan 2000, when adopted, will replace the 1990 Plan. See attached Department Head Managers Comments: Riffs N*ew aQl JOY, (OY47 1e #G +s m1 inn a<o/ nrnk> .. ✓ / jr( N Ae (W1 !72./Q1j L /7 6 K non �J City Manager Associated Information: (r a%); swwy .]iA* , Solicitor In ud for -cepassage _ First Reading Page _ of Referral Assigned to Councilor Robmeu July 26. 2000 x •�sY CITY OF BANGOR (II E.) Order, Adopting City of Bangor Comprehensive Plan 2000 By the City Coin/ of the o't y of Songon oRneJtSD, THAT WHEREAS, the City of Bargor adopted its first Comprehensive Plan in 1969 replacing 161951 Master Man; and WEHEREAS, the 1969 UrnprehereNe Plan was redsed and replaced by the "City of Bangor Comprehensive Man Update" dated June 1990 by passage of Council Order 90-222 on June 11, 1990; and WHEREAS, the aargor Manning Board sitting as the the Comprehensive Man Committee has adopted said Cornprehemive Plan 2000 at ft July 18, 2000 meeting and recernmends that the City Coundl adopt the Comprehensive Plan 2000, a copy of which is an file in the City Clerk's Office; and WHEREAS, the proposed revisions prepared In 1997 and 2000 have been reviewed by Ow State Manning Office and found to be consistent wdh the goals and guidelines of Maine's Growth Management Act; and NOW THEREFORE, BE n ORDERED SHAT He Coniprehere ve Plan 2o0D, a Copy of which Is on file in the dace of the Ott Clerk, is hereby adopted in aceordance with M.R.S.A, Title 3PA, § 4324. BE 171r FURTHER ORDERED, THAT The Comprehensive Plan 2000 hereby adopted replaces the Comprehensive Plan Update approved by passage of Casntll Order 90-222 on June 11, 1990. IN CITY COONCn Svly 26, 2000 Nation to Open Public Hearings Made end Seconded He Public Comments Were Heard Planning Officer Have m Overview of tbe proposed Cmprebmsive Plan Public Rearing Closed Nation for'- assage Wade and Secwndea Pawed UCITY C1.ENZ1 00-295 ORDER T(de, mopting City of Bangor Compmbeaeive Plan 2000 ASSWAd to APRO Counclor MEMORANDUM Date: July 11, 2000 To: City Council From: assassins Weber, Planning Officer Subject: Comprehensive Plan 2000 The City of Bangor is in the process of adopting the Comprehensive Plan 2000 W serve as a guide for future growth and conservation. The Bangor Planning Board will Ise holding a Public Hearing on the Plan an July 18, 2000, and taking action to adopt the Plan and recommend that the City Council adopt Me Plan on Jury 24, 2000. The City of Bangor "Comprehensive Plan 2000"will be the thud compo be wive plarudng document that the City hes developed and adopted over a Hwty-year period. The City's first Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1%9. This Plan was revised aad mpWW by the "City of Bangor Comprehensive Plan Update"in 1990. The Comprehensive Plan 2000, when adopted, will replace the 1990 Plan. Bangor's comprehensive phmrwig program is mandated by and based on the Stain's Growth Management Program Statute (fide 30-A, Section 4312) passed in 1989. As pan ofthe Act, the Leglsho ure estabfished a set of State goals to provide overall d'nation end couswteucy W the phoning and regulatory process at the State and local levels atTecting land use and development, and natural resource managemeaL The purpose of the Act is to encourage guided arowih through comprehensive plays, gmwth management policies, ordinances and other regulatory tools that have been developed with citizen involvement. The overall pumose of Bangor's local Cuowth Management Program, as documented in the Comprehensive Plan, is m provide a guide for the fume of the City. The Plan presents policies, goals arta objectives for how the City wants to develop in the forme and conserve what is important in the present The Plan is a comprehensive document developed through a claws participation process Nnt provides information on existing conditions vast specific plans for each element plus syrahais and strategy forimplementation of the identified goals and objectives. The Comprehensive Plan also provides ahere for Capital Improvement Planning and the Land Development Cade. The Draft Comprehensive Plan was submitted to the State Planning Office in June 1998. State agencies reviewed the documeen for consistency with the goals and guideWies for Maine's Growth Management Act. The City received comments and suggations for changes and additions to the Draft Plan. Between bill 1999 and spring 2000, PWmdng Staff addressed the area identified as incomplete or inconsistent by the State Planning Office. In May 2000, the City received formal notice from the State Plani ing Office that the Comprehensive Plan Update was "complete"and"consistent'with State Statute. Now that the Plan has been approved "a Smh, the document needs to be formally adopted by the Bangor Planning Board and City Council. Once adopted as the official phonics document for Bangor, the City is eligible for Since and Federal planning funds to implement rhe goals and strategies of its Comprehemive Plan. City of Bangor, Maine COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Punning is fire mirkngaldecieions in advance, andrecording these decBions in a gudde/orrhefumre Comprehensive Planning History Modem plmming as we know it began around the mm of the century to address squalor conditions in older American cities. The first caning and code regulations were adopted to promote the health, safety and welfare of people in these urban areas, "Home Rule Provisions" enabled municipalities to first adopt building codes and zoning ordinances, and later, comprehensive plans. The fust official all mpt to govern Bangor's physical development occurred in 1940 with the adoption a Zoning Ordinance. In 1948, growing concern over Bangor's development problems led in the establishment of a City Planning Board and Planning Department assigned the immediate task of preparing a Master Plan. Bangor's first Master Plan was adopted in 1951. Comprehensive planning developed in the 19%'s to guide growth in American cities that were "parenting rapid development and envirormrental degradation. The extensive body of legislation governing urban development and renewal, fair housing, and enviromnental issues such as clean air and water, and impact assessment was passed in the 1960's and 1970'x. Bangor's 1969,1990 and 2000 Comprehensive Plans The City of Bangor has been involved in comprehensive planning for over three dmades. Bangor's current planning efforts grew out of &a desire for planned growth and a concern for the environment at the local level in the late 1960's. The City adopted its than Comprehensive Plain in 1969. The 196p Plan wen the basic document that served as a development guide for Bangor throughout the 1970's. The City adopted an Updated Master Plan for land use in 1974. A Comprehensive Plan Committee was established in 1989 to oversee the development of the first Comprehensive Plan Revision, and provide leadership in the citizen participation process. At the Mine time, the Council adopted a Cturner Participation R gram This program included a number of components and tesks (see Citizen Involvement section below) of which the 1989 Community Survey was a major component The Community Survey was conducted to solicit residents' opinions on many planning issues. In lune 19%, the City Council adopted the Bangor Comprehensive Plan Update that represented a major revision of the 1969 Plan to address the City's rapid growth during the 1980'x. A major revision of Bangor's Land Development Code was also undertaken following adoption ofthe Plan Update. The current Land Development Code was adopted in 1991. The 2000 Comprehensive Plan emphasizes growth and changes duce 1989, and provides a"blue prow" for future growth and conservation. The 1990 and 2000 Plans include descriptions and analyses of existing conditions and specific'blarening elements" teat address housing, economic development, community services, transponation systems, physical development, fiscal policy, historical am archeological resources, natural resources, and State and regional comreiderations. These Comprehensive Plans also include an Implementation Strategy and Action Proposal Maine's Growth Management Program Bangor's comprehensive planning program is mandated by and based on the Store's Growth Management Progress Statute (Title 30-A, Section 4312) passed in 1989. As pan of the Act, the Legislature established a set of Sate goals on provide overall direction and consistency to the planning and regulatory process at the State and local levels affecting land use and development, and normal resource management The purpose of the Act is to encourage guided growth through comprehensive plans, growth management policies, ordinances and other regulatory tools that have been developed enough citizen participation. Highlights of the State's Growth Management Act, and its implications for Bangor's Local Growth Management Program, are described in Attachment A. The overall purpose of Bangor's Local Growth Management Progrem, as documented in the Comprehensive Plan is to provide a Wide for the future of the City. The Plan presents policies, Was and objectives for how the city wants to develop in the tram and conserve what is important The Plan is a comprehensive document Naz provides information on existing conditions and specific plans for each element, Plus a synthesis and strategy for implementation ofthe idmtifielgoals and objectives. The Comprehensive Plan also provides a basis for Capital Improvement Planning and the Land Eswelopment Code, and makes the City eligible for State and Federal Fonts to implement its planning goals and strategies. Committee and Citizen Involvement On July 11, 1989, the Bangor City Council passed a Resolve &uasUshlag the Comprehensive Manelng Comm Mee to provide leadership as the City embmked on the find major revision of its Comprehensive Plan The Committee met regulwly with Planning Division sniff for the next year to provide coordination and oversight in the planning process. Tee Committee held a series of meetings, workshops, focus group and neighborhood meetings, and public hearings to solicit and facihmte citizen involvement in the development of the Revised Plan. The Revised Comprehensive Plan was subsequently adopted by Council Order on June 11, 1990. The Comprehensive Plan Committee was in 1997 to again assist with the next round of updating of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The Committee was composed of three Planning Board members and three City Councilors, although all Planning Board and City Council members were encouraged to participate. The following individuals served as the official members of this Comprehensive Plan Committee: W-295 • Planning Board Member Mary Ann Bostwick(current Planning Board Chan) • Planning Board Member Richard Fournier (amen Floating Boant Vice Chair) • Planning Board Moshe Myerowitz(former Planning Board Chan) • Councilor Michael Aube (current Mayor) • Councilor oseph Baldacci(Roger Mayor) • Councilor Ri Wer (former City Councilor) The Committee met regularly to review and discuss the individual elements and policies of the revised Plan, and address changes since the 1990 Comprehensive Plan. Plan 2000 Components Highlights of the Comprehensive Plan 2000 are presented as Attachment B. The Comprehensive Plan 2000 is divided into four major sections broadly described as: 1. Existing Conditions; 2. Synthesis; 3. Pluming Elements; and 4. Implementation. The Existing Conditions section presents the information on the historical perspective, existing development, demographic characteristics and trends, existing services end igfmshucture, environmental conditions, wall agriculture and forestry. The section also explores heads. growth indicators, and the physical capacity and conditions of Burger's facilities, services, and resources. The Synthesis section addresses the "big picture' and identifies emerging issues by considering the City's resources and capability to deal with current and pmjecoid needs, and the opinions and concerns of Bangor citizena as expressed in the Community Survey. The Planning Elemenu sawn presents plans for housing, economic development, crapporgaity services, transportation systems, physical development, fiscal policy, natural resources, historic preservation, and State and regional considerations. Included in this section as appendices are studies and plans for specific areas and functions of the City, namely, the airport and its peripheral lands, Burger Mall, Downtown, Penobscot River waterfront and harbor, Stillwater Avenue, and traffic circulation in the Capital Business District. The Implementation section provides meommendations and timeframes for policy and program development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Included in the section are the Five Year Capital Plan and an Acting Plan for each planning element. Plan 2000 Status The Draft Comprehensive Plan was submitted 0 the State Planning Office in June 1996. State agencies reviewed the document for consistency with the goals and guidelines for Maine's Growth ManagemenrAct. ]fie City received comments and suggestions for changes and additions to the aafi Plan. Between fall 1999 and spring 2000, Planing Staff addressed the meas identified as incomplete or inconsistent by the State Planning Office. In May 2000, the City received fanned notice from the State Planning Office that the Comprehensive Plan Update was `bomplete"and"consistent'with State Statute. Now Natthe Plan has been approved by the State, the document needs to be formally adopted by the Bangor Planning Board and City Council. The Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Update Revision on duty 18, 2000, The City Council will hold a Public Hearing on the Plan Update on July 24, 2000. Following adoption of the Plan the Land Development Code will be updated and -revised. - "Next Steps" As Bangor enters the new millennium, it's timely and appropriate to adopt the 2000 Comprehensive Plan, and undertakefour tasks as part of the City's on-going planning process. One important task will be to develop a GiaWfier Ne Future, a summary docament baud on the Plan. Ms Guide wi0 integrate all planning goals,policies, objectives, and strategies for wise growthand conservation into a unified document The City's LondDevelopmene Code, Subdivision Regulation; and Design Standards will be updated and revised to augment thew value as planning and regulatory tools. Growth Management Soaagies for specific neighbodanchomeas of Bangor will be developed and implemented. Thew Strategies will build on the guidelines and recommendations developedinthe2000Compreurnsive Plan. A CulturalPlau for the City will also be developed that will be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan as a planning element for the firn time. The fail task of this comprehensive planning process will be to print and make available the Comprehensive Plan, Guidefor rhe Fame, Updated Codes, read Area Growth Management Strategies. The timeline for developing these supporting documents is 2000-2001.