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PublishedMay 10, 2023
After hearing, Auburn staff will attempt ‘compromise’ on plan to remove income standard from the agricultural zone
City staff said the current proposal goes against Auburn's comprehensive plan, which states that new housing development should stem from the city core.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Developer moves ahead with plan for 1,100 residential units on Gracelawn Road in Auburn
John Gendron of Auburn has applied for a traffic movement permit and will go before the Planning Board later this spring.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Auburn Planning Board recommends against removing agricultural zone ‘income standard’ until new standard can be drafted
The income standard for development in the agriculture and resource protection district states that single-family homes can only be built if the occupants farm their land.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Looming changes to regulations leave Sanford gravel businesses on shaky ground
The city may end a requirement that excavators obtain permits every 5 years, a process that can cost over $100,000. But some in the industry fear the new rules could be just as onerous.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2022
Meeting set for Monday in Farmington is canceled
The Oct. 24 meeting had been scheduled to discuss the proposed firetruck purchase and changes to the Zoning Ordinance to include information about homeless shelters. A special town meeting will be held Tuesday instead.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Auburn Planning Board gives favorable recommendation for residential zoning shift
The City Council is expected to approve the new form-based code for the residential area surrounding Court Street next week.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2022
Auburn council repeals zoning ordinance at center of petition
A number of residents said rather than repeal the ordinance, the council should send the question to referendum.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Attorney for petition group says Auburn is violating public process
The petitioners group and city officials disagree on whether a new type of zoning amounts to a substantial change.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2022
Residents seek answers on Auburn zoning during public meeting
Local tensions aside, the first of two back-to-back public meetings on zoning reform in Auburn mirrored a state and nationwide movement to rethink zoning in order to address housing affordability.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Auburn petitioners submit signatures in effort to block zoning change
The zoning type the group seeks to block could be repealed and replaced by the City Council by Aug. 1, thus eliminating the requirement for a citywide referendum.
Zoning
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