PUBLIC NOTICE and AGENDA for November 2, 2022
The regular meeting of the Ellsworth Planning Board will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Pursuant to 1 M.R.S. § 403-B, the Planning Board has adopted a policy governing remote participation in its proceedings. In the event that public participation through remote methods (ZOOM) is permitted, additional information about accessing the meeting remotely will be posted at www.ellsworthmaine.gov and on the City Facebook page by noon on the day of the meeting. Persons requesting accommodations to access the meeting may reach the Planning Department at (207) 669-6615 or mwilliams@ellsworthmaine.gov.
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1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of Minutes from the October 5, 2022 regular meeting.
3. Revision to an approved Subdivision entitled Marion S. Sullivan Subdivision for Applicant/Owner Phippen Properties, LLC. The proposal is to divide one of four lots on the previously approved plan into two. The property is a 4.29-acre lot located at 334 Grant Street (Tax Map 33, Lot 66) in the Neighborhood (N) Zoning District.
a. DETERMINATION of COMPLETENESS
b. DELIBERATION, FINDING of FACTS, and DECISION
4. Preliminary Plan for a Major Use Site Development entitled Boggy Brook Substation Expansion for Applicant/Owner Versant Power. The proposal is to expand the substation yard. The property is a 51.73-acre lot located at 17 Industrial Road (Tax Map 59, Lot 14) in the Urban (U) Zoning District.
a. DETERMINATION of COMPLETENESS
5. Final Plan Review for a Major Use Site Development and Major Subdivision entitled Tinker Hill Condominium Development for Applicant/Owner The Wright Buzz, LLC. The proposal is to construct multifamily dwellings totaling 54 condominium units in 23 buildings. The property is a 34.1-acre lot located on Tinker Farm Way (Tax Map 21, Lot 3) in the Limited Residential Shoreland (LR), Neighborhood (N), and Resource Protection Shoreland (RP) Zoning Districts.
a. DELIBERATION, FINDING of FACTS, and DECISION
6. Proposed amendments to Chapter 56 Unified Development Ordinance, Article 3 Zoning Districts, Article 6 Site Development Review, Article 8 Performance Standards, and Article 14 Definitions. The proposed amendments refine existing permitted use categories, major use site plan development review applicability thresholds, performance standards, and/or definitions, primarily as they relate to stand-alone solar energy systems. The Board will continue its review of draft documents from October 5th.
a. DISCUSSION of PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
b. PUBLIC HEARING
c. RECOMMENDATION to CITY COUNCIL
7. Staff Comments
8. Adjournment
