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Planning board forwards Libby Hill zoning change to city council with recommendation to pass
Summary
After a public hearing, the Gardiner Planning Board voted unanimously to send a proposed rezoning of Libby Hill Road from rural to residential growth — with amended density and reduced setbacks — to city council with a recommendation to approve.
The Gardiner Planning Board voted unanimously to forward a proposed zoning change affecting Libby Hill Road to the City Council with a recommendation that the council approve the change.
The proposal, presented at a public hearing and led by Chris McNeil, the city’s code enforcement officer, would rezone parts of Libby Hill Road from Rural to Residential Growth and adjust density and setback requirements so the zoning better matches existing lot sizes and uses. "We started this process six months ago ... The result is people can't do additions or garages ... so I propose that we change it to residential growth," McNeil said during the hearing.
Planning board members said the change aims to allow typical one-acre and smaller lots on Libby Hill to more easily accommodate accessory structures such as garages and additions. McNeil explained that the current rural standard requires roughly 2-acre lots and 30-foot…
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