MEMORANDUM TO CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS From Wayne Marshall, City Planner The City Council is scheduled to conduct a series of public hearings on Wednesday, September 17, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Boathouse at Steamboat Landing regarding the proposed Ordinance amendments to the Inside the Bypass area. I have attached the following information which you should bring to the meeting for that hearing. 1) Agenda for the September 17 public hearing. Please note that I will be making 5 presentations, 1 for each zoning district, and that each will be followed by a public hearing on that respective area. At the end of the meeting, the Council can decide if you want to take any action on the proposed amendments that evening. If you do not want to take action on the 17th, we should schedule a workshop at which you will discuss the proposed amendments. 2) Maps for Traditional Setbacks. I have included 5 maps that help to illustrate the traditional neighborhood setback requirements. You can view these in a pdf format on the City website under the Planning and Codes folder if you want to enlarge or zoom in on any of the respective maps. 3) New Public Comment. I have included the 2 new email comments that I have received in response to the public hearing ad for the September 17 public hearing. 4) Written Public Comment to Planning Board. I have included all written comment submitted to the Belfast Planning Board for their June 25, July 2 and July 8 public hearings. Much of this comment involved the Board's decision on the Seaview Terrace area. The majority of the remaining comment involved the proposed Residential 1 zoning district. I would be happy to answer any questions. CITY OF BELFAST CITY COUNCIL BOATHOUSE at STEAMBOAT LANDING SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 6:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING & PUBLIC HEARINGS 1) Call to Order 2) Roll Call: Mayor, Walter Ash, Councilors, Mary Mortier, Roger Lee, Eric Sanders, Michael Hurley and Nancy Hamilton, Joseph Slocum, City Manager and Manda Cushman, Administrative Assistant. 3) Adoption of the Agenda 4) Explanation of Meeting and Hearing Process. - Wayne Marshall, City Planner. (The official public hearing announcement is provided below). The Belfast City Council, at a Special Council meeting to occur on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at the Boathouse at Steamboat Landing, beginning at 6:00 p.m., shall conduct a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to the City of Belfast Code of Ordinances. Persons who may be affected by the proposed amendments are encouraged to attend the public hearing and offer comment to the Council. Public comment on the proposed amendments also can be submitted by the hearing date in writing to following address; City of Belfast, Code and Planning Department, 131 Church Street, Belfast, Maine, 04915, or via email to public@cityofbelfast.org. Copies of the proposed amendments can be inspected during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, at the Code and Planning or City Clerk's offices in Belfast City Hall located at 131 Church Street or at the Belfast Free Library. The proposed amendments also can be viewed on the City of Belfast website, cityofbelfast.org. Questions regarding the proposed amendments should be directed to Wayne Marshall, City Planner, at 338-1417 x 25, or at wmarshall@cityofbelfast.org. The proposed amendments affect areas located inside or near the Route 1 Bypass, and apply to the following provisions of the City Code of Ordinances: • Article V, District Regulations, Division 1, Generally. Section 102-301. Amendments to Official Zoning Map • Article V, District Regulations, Division 30. Establishment of Table of Uses for the following zoning districts located Inside the Bypass or near the Bypass: Residential 1, Residential 2, Residential 3, Downtown Commercial, Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2. • Article V, District Regulations, Division 31. Establishment of a Table of Dimensional Regulations for the following zoning districts located Inside the Bypass or near the Bypass: Residential 1, Residential 2, Residential 3, Downtown Commercial, Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2. • Article V, District Regulations, Division 6, Residential I Urban District; Division 8, Downtown Commercial District; Division 10, Waterfront '1A' District; Division 11.5, Waterfront Mixed use District; and Division 23, Health Care District. Current Ordinance provisions for the above zoning districts will be eliminated. • Article X, Contract Rezoning, Division 3, Bradbury Manor, is proposed to be amended to establish Contract Rezoning provisions for certain properties located in the proposed Residential 1 and Residential 2 zoning districts. • Article X, Contract Rezoning, Division 4, Waterfront Mixed Use District and Waterfront Development District, is proposed to be amended. Amendments recognize the establishment of the Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2 zoning districts, and the requirement that all properties in the Waterfront Mixed Use 1 District, except a single family house located on Field Street, be required to use the contract rezoning process. NOTE TO READER: The proposed Ordinance amendments can be found on line on the City website, cityofbelfast.org. Go to City Government, Planning and Codes heading. There is a folder on this page entitled: "September 17 Hearing - Zoning Ordinance Amendments". 5) Residential 1 Zoning District Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 6) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Ordinance Amendments for the Residential 1 zoning district. 7) Residential 2 Zoning District Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 8) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Ordinance Amendments for the Residential 2 zoning district. 9) Residential 3 Zoning District Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 10) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Ordinance Amendments for the Residential 3 zoning district. 11) Downtown Commercial Zoning District Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 12) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments for the Downtown Commercial zoning district 13) Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2 Zoning Districts Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 14) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments for the Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2 zoning districts 15) Council discussion and potential action on any or all of the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments on which public comment was accepted at the above public hearings. This is the Second Reading of the above amendments and the Council has the authority to adopt the amendments presented at the above hearings at the conclusion of the public hearing. 16) Other Business 17) Adjournment
MEMORANDUM TO CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS From Wayne Marshall, City Planner The City Council is scheduled to conduct a series of public hearings on Wednesday, September 17, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Boathouse at Steamboat Landing regarding the proposed Ordinance amendments to the Inside the Bypass area. I have attached the following information which you should bring to the meeting for that hearing. 1) Agenda for the September 17 public hearing. Please note that I will be making 5 presentations, 1 for each zoning district, and that each will be followed by a public hearing on that respective area. At the end of the meeting, the Council can decide if you want to take any action on the proposed amendments that evening. If you do not want to take action on the 17th, we should schedule a workshop at which you will discuss the proposed amendments. 2) Maps for Traditional Setbacks. I have included 5 maps that help to illustrate the traditional neighborhood setback requirements. You can view these in a pdf format on the City website under the Planning and Codes folder if you want to enlarge or zoom in on any of the respective maps. 3) New Public Comment. I have included the 2 new email comments that I have received in response to the public hearing ad for the September 17 public hearing. 4) Written Public Comment to Planning Board. I have included all written comment submitted to the Belfast Planning Board for their June 25, July 2 and July 8 public hearings. Much of this comment involved the Board's decision on the Seaview Terrace area. The majority of the remaining comment involved the proposed Residential 1 zoning district. I would be happy to answer any questions. CITY OF BELFAST CITY COUNCIL BOATHOUSE at STEAMBOAT LANDING SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 6:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING & PUBLIC HEARINGS 1) Call to Order 2) Roll Call: Mayor, Walter Ash, Councilors, Mary Mortier, Roger Lee, Eric Sanders, Michael Hurley and Nancy Hamilton, Joseph Slocum, City Manager and Manda Cushman, Administrative Assistant. 3) Adoption of the Agenda 4) Explanation of Meeting and Hearing Process. - Wayne Marshall, City Planner. (The official public hearing announcement is provided below). The Belfast City Council, at a Special Council meeting to occur on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at the Boathouse at Steamboat Landing, beginning at 6:00 p.m., shall conduct a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to the City of Belfast Code of Ordinances. Persons who may be affected by the proposed amendments are encouraged to attend the public hearing and offer comment to the Council. Public comment on the proposed amendments also can be submitted by the hearing date in writing to following address; City of Belfast, Code and Planning Department, 131 Church Street, Belfast, Maine, 04915, or via email to public@cityofbelfast.org. Copies of the proposed amendments can be inspected during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, at the Code and Planning or City Clerk's offices in Belfast City Hall located at 131 Church Street or at the Belfast Free Library. The proposed amendments also can be viewed on the City of Belfast website, cityofbelfast.org. Questions regarding the proposed amendments should be directed to Wayne Marshall, City Planner, at 338-1417 x 25, or at wmarshall@cityofbelfast.org. The proposed amendments affect areas located inside or near the Route 1 Bypass, and apply to the following provisions of the City Code of Ordinances: • Article V, District Regulations, Division 1, Generally. Section 102-301. Amendments to Official Zoning Map • Article V, District Regulations, Division 30. Establishment of Table of Uses for the following zoning districts located Inside the Bypass or near the Bypass: Residential 1, Residential 2, Residential 3, Downtown Commercial, Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2. • Article V, District Regulations, Division 31. Establishment of a Table of Dimensional Regulations for the following zoning districts located Inside the Bypass or near the Bypass: Residential 1, Residential 2, Residential 3, Downtown Commercial, Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2. • Article V, District Regulations, Division 6, Residential I Urban District; Division 8, Downtown Commercial District; Division 10, Waterfront '1A' District; Division 11.5, Waterfront Mixed use District; and Division 23, Health Care District. Current Ordinance provisions for the above zoning districts will be eliminated. • Article X, Contract Rezoning, Division 3, Bradbury Manor, is proposed to be amended to establish Contract Rezoning provisions for certain properties located in the proposed Residential 1 and Residential 2 zoning districts. • Article X, Contract Rezoning, Division 4, Waterfront Mixed Use District and Waterfront Development District, is proposed to be amended. Amendments recognize the establishment of the Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2 zoning districts, and the requirement that all properties in the Waterfront Mixed Use 1 District, except a single family house located on Field Street, be required to use the contract rezoning process. NOTE TO READER: The proposed Ordinance amendments can be found on line on the City website, cityofbelfast.org. Go to City Government, Planning and Codes heading. There is a folder on this page entitled: "September 17 Hearing - Zoning Ordinance Amendments". 5) Residential 1 Zoning District Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 6) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Ordinance Amendments for the Residential 1 zoning district. 7) Residential 2 Zoning District Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 8) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Ordinance Amendments for the Residential 2 zoning district. 9) Residential 3 Zoning District Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 10) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Ordinance Amendments for the Residential 3 zoning district. 11) Downtown Commercial Zoning District Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 12) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments for the Downtown Commercial zoning district 13) Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2 Zoning Districts Proposed Ordinance Amendments - Presentation by Wayne Marshall, City Planner 14) Council Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments for the Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and Waterfront Mixed Use 2 zoning districts 15) Council discussion and potential action on any or all of the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments on which public comment was accepted at the above public hearings. This is the Second Reading of the above amendments and the Council has the authority to adopt the amendments presented at the above hearings at the conclusion of the public hearing. 16) Other Business 17) Adjournment