** This meeting is joined in progress** The Public Hearing will be on the following two November 4th ballot questions addressing education: 1. Do you favor the withdrawal of the City of Belfast from Regional School Unit # 20 subject to the terms and conditions of the withdrawal agreement dated August 12, 2014? 2. In the event Question # 1 is approved, do you favor approving the school administrative reorganization plan prepared by the Reorganization Planning Committee to reorganize the City of Belfast and Towns of Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville into a regional school unit, with an effective date of July 1, 2015?
The Belfast City Council, at its meeting of Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the Council Chambers in Belfast City Hall, beginning at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as practical thereafter, shall conduct a public hearing and Second Reading 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. 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 newly proposed amendments on which a public hearing will be conducted are: • Chapter 66, General Provisions. Propose to add new definitions for accessory apartment, formula restaurant, and lot coverage, and to amend the current definition for structure height. • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, District Regulations, Division 30, Use Table, propose to add a new use, Formula Restaurant, and to prohibit said use in the Residential 1, Residential 2, Residential 3, Downtown Commercial and Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and 2 zoning districts. • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, District Regulations, Division 31, Dimensional Standards, propose to establish the maximum building height standard for Waldo County General Hospital property at 55 feet, which is the height standard for this property under the former Health Care District. The following Ordinances were considered by the Council at a public hearing on September 17, 2014. An additional public hearing is being conducted on October 21 because of an amendment to the original proposal regarding maximum building height. The sections of the Ordinance on which a public hearing will be conducted are: • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, Division 1, Generally, amendments to the Official Zoning Map to establish the proposed area for the Downtown Commercial zoning district, and to eliminate the Waterfront '1A' zoning district. • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, Division 30, Table of Uses, propose to establish use requirements for the Downtown Commercial zoning district. • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, Division 31, Dimensional Regulations, propose to establish dimensional requirements for the Downtown Commercial zoning district, including revisions to the maximum height provisions that were considered at the September 17 hearing. • Article V, District Regulations, Division 8, Downtown Commercial District and Division 10, Waterfront '1A' District. Current Ordinance provisions for the above zoning districts will be eliminated.
1) Call to order 2) Roll call: Mayor Walter Ash, Jr.; Councilors Mary Mortier, Roger Lee, Eric Sanders, Michael Hurley and Nancy Hamilton, City Manager Joseph Slocum, and Admin. Assistant Manda Cushman. 3) Pledge of Allegiance
Open to the public Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council.
Old Business and Council Committee Reports Possible appointment of Steve Ryan as regular member to the Planning Board; Steve is currently an alternate member.
A. Request to approve an application for a renewal Malt, Spirituous and Vinous Club Class liquor license (interior), by the American Legion Post 43 (Frank D. Hazeltine) located at 143 Church Street. B. Request to approve an application for a renewal Special Amusement Permit by the American Legion Post 43 (Frank D. Hazeltine) located at 143 Church Street for live entertainment, music, vocals, karaoke, DJ and dancing - interior/exterior. C. Request to approve an application for a renewal Malt, Spirituous and Vinous Restaurant Class I liquor license (interior only) by The Gothic Restaurant LLC located at 108 Main Street, Belfast, Maine. D. Request to approve a new application for a Victualer's License for Robert Hogan d/b/a McDonald's located at 282 Main Street, Belfast, Maine. E. Request to approve an Off Premise Catering Permit by Michael Casby for Trillium Events, Inc. for a Fall Dinner Fundraiser event for Our Town Belfast at the Belfast Library on November 1, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. F. Request to approve an Off Premise Catering Permit by Katherine Loblein for Crusty Crabb LLC for a Halloween Party at the Front Street Pub parking lot on from 12:00 p.m. on October 31, 2014 to 1:00 a.m. on November 1, 2014. G. Request to approve an Off Premise Catering Permit by Katherine Loblein for Crusty Crabb LLC for the Belfast Poetry Festival at the Hutchinson Center on October 18, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. H. Request to approve a Parade Permit by Randall Collins VFW Post 3108 on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. beginning at the lower lot of Belfast Area High School and ending at Belfast Harbor for a quite ceremony. I. Request to approve a City Facility Use application by Knights of Columbus for a "Tootsie Roll Drive" on Saturday, November 29, 2014 and December 6, 2014. J. Request to approve a City Facility Use application by Mary Mortier for the "18th Annual New Year's by the Bay" event from 2:00 p.m. December 31, 2014 until 2:00 a.m. on January 1, 2015.
Business A) Consideration of a recommendation to increase sewer fees. B) Request from the Parks & Recreation Department to move $15,000 from Parks Project Reserve account for repairs and improvements to City Park and the City Park playground. C) Request from the Parks & Recreation Department to accept a grant of $5,000 from Our Town Belfast's Healthy Maine Grant Program.
D) Second Reading and possible adoption of City Land Use Ordinance Amendments addressing the following topics: • Definition of accessory apartment • Definition of formula restaurant • Definition of lot coverage • Definition of structure height • Prohibition of formula restaurants in certain zones • Establishing a maximum building height for Waldo County General Hospital at 55 feet • Establishing a Downtown Commercial Zoning District • Eliminate the Waterfront 1 -A Zoning District • Establish requirements for the Downtown Commercial Zoning District • Establish revisions to the maximum height provisions proposed for the Downtown Commercial Zoning District • Elimination of district regulations for the Waterfront 1-A District E) Consideration of a proposal to relocate telephone poles to the opposite side of Washington Street. F) Consideration of a request from the City Manager to purchase used assets from the departing Fixed Based Operator for continued use in the Belfast Airport. G) Approval of an updated Election Warrant. H) Consideration of a recommendation to update the General Assistance Ordinance by the State Certified Maximums. I) Request from the City Manager to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A 405 (6) A. J) Request from the City Manager to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A 405 (6) A. K) Signing of Council Orders and housekeeping items.
H) Consideration of a recommendation to update the General Assistance Ordinance by the State Certified Maximums. I) Request from the City Manager to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A 405 (6) A. J) Request from the City Manager to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A 405 (6) A.
** This meeting is joined in progress** The Public Hearing will be on the following two November 4th ballot questions addressing education: 1. Do you favor the withdrawal of the City of Belfast from Regional School Unit # 20 subject to the terms and conditions of the withdrawal agreement dated August 12, 2014? 2. In the event Question # 1 is approved, do you favor approving the school administrative reorganization plan prepared by the Reorganization Planning Committee to reorganize the City of Belfast and Towns of Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville into a regional school unit, with an effective date of July 1, 2015?
The Belfast City Council, at its meeting of Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the Council Chambers in Belfast City Hall, beginning at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as practical thereafter, shall conduct a public hearing and Second Reading 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. 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 newly proposed amendments on which a public hearing will be conducted are: • Chapter 66, General Provisions. Propose to add new definitions for accessory apartment, formula restaurant, and lot coverage, and to amend the current definition for structure height. • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, District Regulations, Division 30, Use Table, propose to add a new use, Formula Restaurant, and to prohibit said use in the Residential 1, Residential 2, Residential 3, Downtown Commercial and Waterfront Mixed Use 1 and 2 zoning districts. • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, District Regulations, Division 31, Dimensional Standards, propose to establish the maximum building height standard for Waldo County General Hospital property at 55 feet, which is the height standard for this property under the former Health Care District. The following Ordinances were considered by the Council at a public hearing on September 17, 2014. An additional public hearing is being conducted on October 21 because of an amendment to the original proposal regarding maximum building height. The sections of the Ordinance on which a public hearing will be conducted are: • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, Division 1, Generally, amendments to the Official Zoning Map to establish the proposed area for the Downtown Commercial zoning district, and to eliminate the Waterfront '1A' zoning district. • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, Division 30, Table of Uses, propose to establish use requirements for the Downtown Commercial zoning district. • Chapter 102, Zoning, Article V, Division 31, Dimensional Regulations, propose to establish dimensional requirements for the Downtown Commercial zoning district, including revisions to the maximum height provisions that were considered at the September 17 hearing. • Article V, District Regulations, Division 8, Downtown Commercial District and Division 10, Waterfront '1A' District. Current Ordinance provisions for the above zoning districts will be eliminated.
1) Call to order 2) Roll call: Mayor Walter Ash, Jr.; Councilors Mary Mortier, Roger Lee, Eric Sanders, Michael Hurley and Nancy Hamilton, City Manager Joseph Slocum, and Admin. Assistant Manda Cushman. 3) Pledge of Allegiance
Open to the public Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council.
Old Business and Council Committee Reports Possible appointment of Steve Ryan as regular member to the Planning Board; Steve is currently an alternate member.
A. Request to approve an application for a renewal Malt, Spirituous and Vinous Club Class liquor license (interior), by the American Legion Post 43 (Frank D. Hazeltine) located at 143 Church Street. B. Request to approve an application for a renewal Special Amusement Permit by the American Legion Post 43 (Frank D. Hazeltine) located at 143 Church Street for live entertainment, music, vocals, karaoke, DJ and dancing - interior/exterior. C. Request to approve an application for a renewal Malt, Spirituous and Vinous Restaurant Class I liquor license (interior only) by The Gothic Restaurant LLC located at 108 Main Street, Belfast, Maine. D. Request to approve a new application for a Victualer's License for Robert Hogan d/b/a McDonald's located at 282 Main Street, Belfast, Maine. E. Request to approve an Off Premise Catering Permit by Michael Casby for Trillium Events, Inc. for a Fall Dinner Fundraiser event for Our Town Belfast at the Belfast Library on November 1, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. F. Request to approve an Off Premise Catering Permit by Katherine Loblein for Crusty Crabb LLC for a Halloween Party at the Front Street Pub parking lot on from 12:00 p.m. on October 31, 2014 to 1:00 a.m. on November 1, 2014. G. Request to approve an Off Premise Catering Permit by Katherine Loblein for Crusty Crabb LLC for the Belfast Poetry Festival at the Hutchinson Center on October 18, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. H. Request to approve a Parade Permit by Randall Collins VFW Post 3108 on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. beginning at the lower lot of Belfast Area High School and ending at Belfast Harbor for a quite ceremony. I. Request to approve a City Facility Use application by Knights of Columbus for a "Tootsie Roll Drive" on Saturday, November 29, 2014 and December 6, 2014. J. Request to approve a City Facility Use application by Mary Mortier for the "18th Annual New Year's by the Bay" event from 2:00 p.m. December 31, 2014 until 2:00 a.m. on January 1, 2015.
Business A) Consideration of a recommendation to increase sewer fees. B) Request from the Parks & Recreation Department to move $15,000 from Parks Project Reserve account for repairs and improvements to City Park and the City Park playground. C) Request from the Parks & Recreation Department to accept a grant of $5,000 from Our Town Belfast's Healthy Maine Grant Program.
D) Second Reading and possible adoption of City Land Use Ordinance Amendments addressing the following topics: • Definition of accessory apartment • Definition of formula restaurant • Definition of lot coverage • Definition of structure height • Prohibition of formula restaurants in certain zones • Establishing a maximum building height for Waldo County General Hospital at 55 feet • Establishing a Downtown Commercial Zoning District • Eliminate the Waterfront 1 -A Zoning District • Establish requirements for the Downtown Commercial Zoning District • Establish revisions to the maximum height provisions proposed for the Downtown Commercial Zoning District • Elimination of district regulations for the Waterfront 1-A District E) Consideration of a proposal to relocate telephone poles to the opposite side of Washington Street. F) Consideration of a request from the City Manager to purchase used assets from the departing Fixed Based Operator for continued use in the Belfast Airport. G) Approval of an updated Election Warrant. H) Consideration of a recommendation to update the General Assistance Ordinance by the State Certified Maximums. I) Request from the City Manager to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A 405 (6) A. J) Request from the City Manager to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A 405 (6) A. K) Signing of Council Orders and housekeeping items.
H) Consideration of a recommendation to update the General Assistance Ordinance by the State Certified Maximums. I) Request from the City Manager to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A 405 (6) A. J) Request from the City Manager to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A 405 (6) A.