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Planning board discusses housing study and proposed land development code changes; no votes taken
Summary
The board reviewed a recently adopted housing study and three staff memos proposing changes to permit-extension rules, consent agreements for code enforcement, and parking setback standards. Members and staff discussed subsidies, lot-size barriers, subdivision rules and corridor studies; no ordinance votes were taken.
Planning staff presented a housing study review and three proposed land development code changes at the March 4 Bangor Planning Board meeting. The board discussed housing production, regulatory barriers and possible code revisions; no votes were required for the housing study and discussion of the memos was for direction only.
Planning Officer Anna Collette told the board the housing study’s main recommendations included options to change zoning and the land development code to encourage housing, plus a need for more subsidy and partnerships between the city and developers. “They specifically mentioned smaller lot sizes, potentially, and a few other items. But another primary recommendation was that more subsidy is needed essentially, for housing to happen, especially affordable housing,…
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