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Kittery Planning Board recommends Coastal Hazards ordinance amendment to Town Council
Summary
Acting on a Climate Action Committee proposal, the Planning Board recommended a Coastal Hazards ordinance amendment to the Town Council after discussing market‑value lookbacks, substantial‑improvement rules and elevation requirements; the recommendation passed 4‑0‑0.
The Kittery Planning Board on June 25 voted 4‑0‑0 to recommend that the Town Council consider a proposed Coastal Hazards ordinance, part of Strategy 1 of Kittery’s Climate Action Plan, that would amend Section 16.5 of the Land Use Code.
Town Planner Max Zakian and board members discussed technical provisions in the draft ordinance, including how market value and appraisals would be used to determine substantial improvements, lookback periods for calculating improvements, and proposed elevation requirements for structures in coastal hazard areas. The board’s recommendation follows the Climate Action Committee’s proposal and forwards those technical questions to council review and potential public hearing processes.
Member Dutch Dunkelberger moved to recommend the ordinance to the Town Council; Member Justin Gonsalves seconded and the motion passed unanimously, 4‑0‑0. The minutes do not record specific language of the proposed ordinance or any financial or permitting deadlines; those details would appear in the draft ordinance and council materials if the item advances.
