The petitioners group and city officials disagree on whether a new type of zoning amounts to a substantial change.
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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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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The zoning type the group seeks to block could be repealed and replaced by the City Council by Aug. 1, thus eliminating the requirement for a citywide referendum.
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Auburn council to take up residential zoning amendment that would increase density
The amendment would significantly increase the allowed housing density in the city’s core residential areas.
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Nonprofit unveils long-term plan to remake B&M property into high-tech campus
A 20-year redevelopment plan to construct classrooms, offices and apartments for the Roux Institute has some area residents concerned about the project’s size.
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Auburn council unsure how to move forward on agriculture panel
AUBURN — The City Council, in a 4-3 decision, tabled a vote Monday that would have put its support behind a new mayor’s committee on agriculture, after representatives from the city’s farming community spoke out against the process. However, Mayor Jason Levesque told the Sun Journal after the meeting that he will continue his ad-hoc […]
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New Gloucester selectmen discuss zoning, tax lien properties
NEW GLOUCESTER — An initial review Monday night of the draft warrant for the May 7 annual town meeting left selectmen with questions and calling for more fine-tuning. In Article 24, an amendment to the New Gloucester Zoning Ordinance revision for community living arrangements, the board seeks more clarification on why the Planning Board needs more time […]
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You can build what, where? Sabattus weighs zoning
SABATTUS — Right now in town when it comes to development, almost anything goes. Officials are going to spend the next year giving that more thought. Town Manager Tony Ward said selectmen and the Planning Board/Ordinance Review Committee will meet June 6 to outline what zoning options they’d like to research and consider with the […]
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Webster Street senior housing could be back on the table
LEWISTON — After denying a conditional rezoning for a Webster Street property this month, the City Council will reconsider the request Tuesday, potentially putting a large senior housing project back in the pipeline. Property owners Louis and Laurie Ouellette have planned to combine the Webster Street property with adjacent properties under their ownership for […]
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Auburn council ready for downtown zoning code change
AUBURN — The city’s downtown, from Great Falls Plaza to New Auburn, could get a new set of zoning codes and design standards, according to staff reports Monday night. Councilors heard a report on adopting a form-based zoning code scheme for the downtown. It would be designed to make the area more inviting to pedestrian […]