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Planning board unanimously recommends clarifying permit rules: phasing plans, violations, LLC ownership and 90-day extension
Summary
The Bangor City Planning Board unanimously recommended that the City Council amend the land development code to clarify land development permit rules, including phasing plans, a bar on applicants with outstanding notices of violation, and a 90-day post-expiration extension window.
The Bangor City Planning Board unanimously recommended that the City Council amend the land development code to clarify requirements for land development permits, adopting three principal changes: (1) require phasing plans for developments that will be occupied in phases, (2) prevent applicants with outstanding notices of violation from obtaining new permits, and (3) allow a 90-day period after permit expiration to submit an extension application while preserving other requirements.
Planning Officer Anya Collette described the three proposed changes and why staff brought them to the board. Collette said the phasing-plan requirement is aimed at projects — such as townhouse developments sold unit-by-unit — where partial occupancy could occur before site improvements are completed. She said the plan…
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