2022-10-12 22-348 ORDINANCE22-348 10/12/2022
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: October 12, 2022
Item No: 22-348
Responsible Dept: Planning
Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: N/A
Title, Ordinance
Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, Section 165-13, Definitions, by Adding the Definition of
Permanent Supportive Housing and Adding It to the List of Conditional Uses in the Government & Institutional
Services District (G&ISD) Section 165-97
Summary
This technical change is to allow a use akin to Transitional Housing, called Permanent Supportive Housing. It
is similar to Transitional Housing as it is housing with staff available for support services on site but is differs in
that the residents may reside there permanently. It is not the same as group homes as defined or other
congregate care, as the people reside in efficiency units and thus have more independence. This is proposed
to be only allowed in the Government and Institutional Services District.
Committee Action
Committee: Planning Board
Action:
Staff Comments & Approvals
City Manager
Meeting Date: October 18, 2022
For:
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City Solicitor
Introduced for: First Reading and Referral
Against:
Finance Director
22-348 10/12/2022
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: October 12, 2022
Assigned to Councilor: Davitt
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, Section 165-13, Definitions, by adding the
definition of Permanent Supportive Housing and adding it to the list of Conditional Uses in the Government &
Institutional Services District (G&ISD) found in Section 165-97.
WHEREAS, at present, there is a requirement that occupants in transitional housing must be there for a
maximum of 24 months;
WHEREAS, at present, there are available developers of housing services that are intended to assist people
with daily life for longer than 24 months;
WHEREAS, in order to provide for this allowed use in keeping with current practice in this area, a new
definition must be added;
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 is amended as follows:
§ 165-13 Definitions.
For the purpose of interpreting this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall
have the meanings given herein:
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
A multi -family building or multiple buildings on a lot that contain(s) permanent, project -based supportive
housing which are funded with project -based vouchers and associated services to residents.
§ 165-97. Government and Institutional Service District (G &ISD).
D. Conditional uses. Subject to Planning Board approval under the provisions of § 165-9, the following uses
may be permitted in this district:
(3) Transitional Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing
Memorandum
To: Honorable Bangor City Council
Deb Laurie, City Manager
From: Anne M Krieg AICP, Planning Officer
Date: October 19, 2022
CC: Courtney O’Donnell, Assistant City Manager
Stephen Bolduc, Acting Director of Community and Economic Development
David Szewczyk, City Solicitor
Re: Planning Board Recommendation October 18, 2022 - Amending Chapter 165, Land
Development Code, by defining and regulating a use proposed to be known as Permanent
Supportive Housing. These changes include defining the use and adding it to the
Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD) as a conditional use.
Please accept this memorandum as the recommendation from the Planning Board for the noted item.
The Planning Board considered this item in a posted public hearing on October 18, 2022.
The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers at City Hall and on Zoom. Members in
attendance in the Chambers were the Chair, Ken Huhn, and Members Don Meagher, Ted Brush,
Reese Perkins, Mike Bazinet, and Trish Hayes.
This was a staff-led Code change request. Planning Officer Krieg presented the proposed changes.
From the staff memo:
A. Staff has been working with housing providers to find out other types of housing choices available
to address the current housing crisis. One type of housing not currently addressed in the Land
Development Code is Permanent Supportive Housing.
B. This type of housing is akin to transitional housing in that services are provided to residents. The
difference (and the reason for a separate definition) is the residents are not transitional but may
stay there permanently. The units are typically efficiency apartments, thus are not group homes
as defined; the residents have a level of self-sufficiency.
C. The use is proposed to be placed alongside transitional housing (due to its similarities) as a
conditional use in the Government and Institutional Services District (G&ISD).
There were no questions from the public.
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PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
Permanent Supportive Housing
Jason Bird from Penquis spoke in favor of the proposed amendment. They are planning to utilize this
allowance if ratified.
Member Meagher made a motion to recommend to the City Council that the noted text amendment
ought to pass. Member Perkins seconded the motion. The motion passed 6:0.
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IN CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 12, 2022
COrd 22-348
First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of October 18, 2022
CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 24, 2022
COrd 22-348
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 7 – 0
Councilors Voting Yes: Davitt, Leonard, Okafor, Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Fournier
Councilors Voting No: None
Passed
CITY CLERK