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Planning board recommends council approve zone change for a split-zoned property at 509 (packet: R34‑031A)
Summary
The board recommended that city council rezone a roughly 2.08-acre property (map lot R34‑031A) currently split between two residential districts to a single high-density residential district to support an affordable housing project; the vote was unanimous among voting members.
The Bangor City Planning Board on July 15 voted to recommend the City Council approve a zone change that would make an approximately 2.08‑acre property (identified in the packet as Map Lot R34‑031A) entirely High‑Density Residential (HDR).
Randy Brack of Carpenter Associates, representing Executive Properties LLC, told the board the lot is currently split between HDR and an urban residential district; he said the applicant seeks a uniform HDR designation to make use of a city affordable‑housing program. Brack said the existing building contains 28 units and the plan is to reconfigure interior space to reach roughly 30 units without expanding the building’s footprint.
Board members asked questions about the building’s current use and unit count. Brack said no new building expansion is planned and added that any changes that would trigger additional parking requirements would be addressed through a later site plan review; he said extra parking would be added near the existing entrance.
After questions from members, Member Ted Brush moved that the board recommend City Council approve the zone change; Member Michael Basnet seconded. The board recorded a unanimous recommendation among voting members. The board noted that the council makes the final zoning decision and the matter will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration.
No public comments were recorded in the room or online for this agenda item.
