AGENDA TOPIC 10.A, B & C
TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Wayne Marshall, Director, Code & Planning DATE: January 31, 2020 RE: First Reading - Amendment to Downtown Building Height - Washington Street
REQUESTED ACTIONS
I have previously spoken with the City Council regarding the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance that would change the maximum building height standard for the Washington Street area from the current limit of 48 feet to 60 feet. The Belfast Planning Board conducted a public hearing on this proposal at its meeting of January 29, 2020. Following the hearing and after thorough discussion, the Board voted unanimously to support the proposed amendment (see motion below). Thus, I am now recommending that the Council begin its formal review of this proposed amendment. I ask that you take the following steps at your meeting of February 4. The February 4 meeting would be the First Reading of the proposed amendment.
Step 1: Provide me an opportunity to describe the proposed Amendment.
Step 2: Conduct a public hearing associated with the First Reading of the amendment. I note that the Department has not published notice of this hearing or sent specific notices to the public regarding this Council hearing. The only specific notice of this hearing will occur through the posting of the Council agenda. I am suggesting a public hearing be held to present an organized method for the public to offer comment to the Council at this meeting, and to ensure that the public has an initial opportunity to make their respective concerns known to the Council.
Step 3: The Council should review the proposed amendment and decide if you want to schedule such for Second Reading and public hearing at your meeting of February 18, or if you want to reject, amend or table action on the proposal. I am recommending that the Council schedule the amendment, as currently proposed, for Second Reading on February 18. I also note that I have published the required notice of the February 18 public hearing in the Journal.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Washington Street area is in the Downtown Commercial zoning district. From at least 1985 through October 2014, the maximum building height standard for all properties in the Downtown Commercial zoning district was 60 feet. In October 2014, the City adopted amendments to the maximum height standard to create 3 separate standards for the downtown area; 60 feet, 48 feet and 38 feet. The revised and current standard for the Washington Street area is 48 feet. The revised standard largely reflected the height of existing buildings in an area. One of the attached maps identifies the overall maximum height standards for the downtown area.
The Code and Planning Department is recommending that the City now consider amending the current height standard for the Washington Street area from the current 48 feet to 60 feet. This
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recommendation is specifically in response to a proposal from Paul Overgaag to construct a 5 story building near the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street. The proposed building would feature retail space on the 1st floor, residences on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors, and a single tenant office use on the 5th floor. I have attached initial drawings presented by Mr. Overgaag and his architect, OPAL. The Department's recommendation also reflects past and recent conversations with Diane Bergey, one of the owners of the adjacent 1.1 acre Trustworthy Hardware properties, who is pursuing options to redevelop their property.
As the Council is aware, the Department also is recommending that the City commit tax revenues that would be generated by Mr. Overgaag's proposed development and that would be deposited in the existing Downtown Waterfront Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District to pay the costs of making public improvements to public infrastructure on Washington Street. The proposed improvements could include: • Making the street one-way from the entrance to the Washington Street parking lot to Bridge Street; • Reconstructing the road base and repaving the road; • Installing public sewer (there is no public sewer line that serves all of Washington St); • Installing storm sewers (the existing system is inadequate); • Working with the Water District to install a replacement water line; • Constructing 30 - 35 on-street parking spaces and additional parking in the Washington Street parking lot, much of which would occur by relocating the existing skate park in the area; • Constructing sidewalks; • Installing street lamps; and • Other potential improvements. In short, the goal is to remake Washington Street in much of the same way that the City did with Cross Street and parts of Front Street.
The Planning Board considered information presented by the Department at its meeting of January 29, accepted comment at a public hearing (4 oral comments at the hearing and 4 written comments) and had a lengthy discussion on the proposed amendments. The Board unanimously (5-0) voted to adopt the following motion in support of the proposal:
"Expressed support to the City Council of the change in the building height to 60 feet for the Washington Street area, with the recognition that the architectural design of the building is an important consideration for the area."
The next step involves Council consideration of the proposal as a formal Ordinance amendment. This step involves both a scheduled First Reading and Second Reading of the proposal. As I noted to the Board, the only change to existing Ordinances would be the change to the existing map of permitted heights for the Downtown Commercial zoning district; there are no corresponding changes to any text/language in the Ordinance.
I have attached the following information for Council consideration: 1) Map that identifies the adopted maximum height standards for the Downtown Commercial zoning district, with the area associated with the proposed amendment shown on this map.
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2) A map that zooms in on the Washington Street area associated with the proposed amendment. 3) A map that generally identifies some of the proposed public infrastructure improvements on Washington Street. 4) Initial plans submitted by Paul Overgaag for the 5 story building. 5) A map of existing downtown building heights that the Department prepared in 2014. The properties highlighted in yellow have buildings that are 55 feet or greater in height. The area in blue is the existing Rollies building that has a height of about 49 feet. 6) A list of the 6 persons who offered public comment at the 1/29 Planning Board public hearing and copies of the 4 written comments submitted to the Board for this hearing.
I will close by noting that one of the comments to the Board was from Ryan Otis, who owns the vacant lot located adjacent to the Washington Street parking lot. Mr. Otis, in his letter, requested that the City change the height standard for his property from the current 48 foot limit to 60 feet. The Planning Board had some discussion of this request, but did not take any specific position. I noted that the City (both Planning Board and Council) would need to conduct a duly noticed hearing to consider such as an additional amendment to the Ordinance.
I will look at presenting more in-depth information regarding this proposal at the Council meeting and will do my best to respond to any questions that are asked.
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DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL ZONE - BUILDING HEIGHT AMENDMENT JANUARY 29, 2020 PLANNING BOARD HEARING
WASHINGTON ST FEDERAL ST Area Outlined in Yellow on Washington Street
Maximum Building Height CROSS ST Would Increase From ST Current 48 Feet To Proposed 60 Feet
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MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
AREA # 1 - VIOLET - 38 FT
AREA # 2 - BLUE - 48 FT BRIDGE ST BRIDGE ¯ GREEN ST AREA # 3 - RED - 60 FT
JOHN ST Area Outlined in Yellow on Washington Street FRONT ST Maximum Building Height Would Increase From Current 48 Feet To Proposed 60 Feet WASHINGTON ST FEDERAL ST
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PROJECT NAME Belfast Mixed Use
PROJECT NO Project Number
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Washington St. 1 Main St. Elevation 1/8" = 1'-0"
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ARCHITECTURE / RESEARCH / DESIGN 137 High Street Belfast ME 04915 t: 207 338 1566 www.opalarch.us
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CONDENSING UNITS Belfast 5 Mixed Use VENTILATION UNIT 20' - 0"
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12/09/19
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Roof Plan A2.6 A B C D EXTERIOR FINISH SCHEDULE
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ARCHITECTURE / RESEARCH / DESIGN 137 High Street Belfast ME 04915 t: 207 338 1566 www.opalarch.us
T.O. Elev. Bulkhead 127' - 10" Proposed maximum Building Height 126' - 0" Top of Parapet 125' - 0" T.O. Roof Deck 123' - 10"
48' Building height 120' - 0"
PROJECT NAME Belfast Mixed Use
T.O Fifth Floor 111' - 4"
PROJECT NO Project Number
PROJECT ADDRESS
T.O. Fourth Floor 100' - 10"
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T.O. Third Floor 90' - 4"
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T.O. Second Floor 79' - 10"
NOT FOR Average Grade 72' - 0" CONSTRUCTION T.O. Slab - Storage Utility 70' - 0" T.O. Slab Mercantile 68' - 6"
CURRENT ISSUE:
12/09/19
SHEET NO. AND NAME:
Elevations A3.1 1 Washington Street Elevation 1/4" = 1'-0" EXTERIOR FINISH SCHEDULE
MATERIAL TYPE MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
ARCHITECTURE / RESEARCH / DESIGN 137 High Street Belfast ME 04915 t: 207 338 1566 www.opalarch.us
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T.O. Elev. Bulkhead 127' - 10" Proposed maximum Building Height 126' - 0" Top of Parapet 125' - 0" T.O. Roof Deck 123' - 10"
48' Building height 120' - 0"
PROJECT NAME Belfast Mixed Use
T.O Fifth Floor 111' - 4"
PROJECT NO Project Number
PROJECT ADDRESS
T.O. Fourth Floor 100' - 10"
REVISIONS:
DATE & DESCRIPTION:
T.O. Third Floor 90' - 4"
PAST ISSUES:
DATE & DESCRIPTION:
T.O. Second Floor 79' - 10"
NOT FOR Average Grade 72' - 0" CONSTRUCTION T.O. Slab - Storage Utility 70' - 0" T.O. Slab Mercantile 68' - 6"
CURRENT ISSUE:
12/09/19
SHEET NO. AND NAME:
Elevations A3.2 1 Watson Line Elevation 1/4" = 1'-0" / / 1 ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH DESIGN 137 High Street Belfast ME 04915 A4.3 t: 207 338 1566 www.opalarch.us
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T.O. Fifth Floor Ceiling 48' Building120' height - 10" 120' - 0" 12' - 6"
PROJECT NAME Belfast Mixed Use
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Fourth Floor Ceiling 109' - 4" 10' - 6"
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PROJECT ADDRESS
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STREET FRANKLIN 0 85 170 340 510 680 Feet WASHINGTON STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN - JAN 29, 2020
Relocate Skate Park Along Hillside ONE WAY 17 Spaces MacLeod
9 Spaces
Scully
CMP Brownfield 8 On-Street Spaces Clean-Up
T R U S T W O R T H Y WASHINGTON STREET PROJECT 3 LOTS 1.1 ACRES Trustworthy STREET @ 725 FT LONG Buildings Removed RIGHT OF WAY - 38 FT WIDE TWO WAY CONVERT TO ONE WAY STREET CONSTRUCT PUBLIC SEWER CONSTRUCT STORM SEWERS REPLACE WATER LINE CONSTRUCT SIDEWALKS 30 - 35 PARKING SPACES STREET LAMPS OVERGAG RELOCATE SKATE PARK ¯
5025 0 50 100 150 200 Feet PUBLIC COMMENTS TO PLANNING BOARD 1/29/20 PUBLIC HEARING - WASHINGTON STREET
ORAL COMMENT AT HEARING
• Paul Overgaag - Sommerville Mass: Thanks board for looking at proposal.
• John Scully - Belfast: Aesthetics and balance so Belfast maintains its beauty. Complaint / observation, proposed building is out of scale with area. Speaking on behalf of Wife, opposed to development that helps only wealthy but not the less off.
• Liz Salaway Snyder - Belfast: Not against development downtown, has concern that changing height will make the space not in proportion to surrounding area. Asks “Can they do it in 48 feet?” Urges board to ask why the current ordinance is in place.
• Meg Peterson - Belfast: Business would look at building wants the building to go in line with arch of the area. Carbon neutral is a good thing. Look at reason why it was 48 feet. Wants board to reconsider Washington street to one way.
• Barry Brindle - Belfast: Concern is with scale on Main street. Belfast has done a good job with maintaining character to downtown. Needs to compliment to what is there.
• Zach Schmesser - Our Town Belfast: Comment on height, speaks about construction cost and is making it difficult to do infill development. Housing is also an issue. Agree about looking at scale.
WRITTEN COMMENTS (Copies Attached) • John Scully • Joanne Boynton • Ryan Otis • Archie & Michele Barnes
AGENDA TOPIC 10.
TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Wayne Marshall, Director, Code & Planning DATE: January 30, 2020 RE: Shore Stabilization Bid - Footbridge Road/Armistice Bridge Repairs
REQUESTED ACTIONS
The Department opened bids received on the Shore Stabilization project for the Footbridge Road/Armistice Bridge area on January 28. The Department received 14 bids. I request that the Council take two actions on these bids:
1) Vote to accept the bids; reference attached list of all bids received.
2) Vote to award the contract. The lowest bid of $27,750 was submitted by Chesterfield Associates, Inc. They are located in Westport Island, Maine. I am recommending that the Council award the bid to Chesterfield Associates.
In making this recommendation I note that neither Will Gartley, Gartley & Dorsky or I have any direct experience in working with Chesterfield Associates. I have spoken with the State Dept of Parks who managed a project that Chesterfield Associates performed and they spoke positively of both the working relationship and quality of work performed. I also have consulted their website and obtained additional information from the company, and they appear to have extensive experience with marine oriented projects, as well as experience with shore stabilization. In short, I am unaware of any reason not to award the bid to Chesterfield Associates. That said, if for any reason the Council decides not to award Chesterfield this bid the next lowest bidder, Farley, Inc, $28,720, clearly has the experience to perform the work.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Footbridge Road Shore Stabilization project is one of two high priority projects that the Council committed to completing to repair past storm damage. The City completed work on City Park project in September 2019, and work on the Footbridge Road project is to be completed by the end of April 2020. I discussed the upcoming Footbridge Road project with the Council prior to advertising the bids and I believe that we have incorporated all Council concerns into the bid/project.
The Council authorized the City spending about $130,000 to complete work on both projects. This allocation was based on the project design and cost estimates prepared by Gartley & Dorsky. The cost to construct the City Park project was about $88,000, or nearly $28,000 more than the project estimate. Quite surprisingly, the lowest bid for the Footbridge Road project, $27,750, is over $30,000 less than the original estimate. Assuming there are no significant construction change orders, this means that the City should have just about enough money from the amount originally allocated to pay all construction costs, engineering costs, permitting costs and limited inspection costs associated with both projects.
A few other quick comments: 1) Receiving 14 bids is a great response. I have never received 14 bids on any project. 2) The spread among the four lowest bids, $27,750 to $31,000, should provide the Council comfort that the low bidder is not an outlier. 3) Barring any unexpected problems, work can be completed within the City's preferred time period.
I would be happy to answer any questions. Company Name Address Bid Amount Chesterfield Associates Inc. 123 West Shore Rd, Westport Island, ME 04578 $27,750 Farley Inc. 211 West Street, Rockport, ME 04856 $28,720 Peter Overlock (Earthwork Artist) 163 Bayside, West Owls Head, ME 04854 $29,832 L.G. Whitcomb Landscaping LLC PO Box 144, Morril, ME 04952 $31,000 Ford Enterprises 318 Hatchet Mountain Rd. Hope, ME 04847 $39,400 R.F. Jordan & Sons Construction, Inc. 85 Water St. Ellsworth, ME 04605 $39,900 Tripp Brothers Construction 163 Main Road North Frankfort, ME 04438 $43,640 Jake Barbour Inc. 170 Ash Point Drive, Owlshead ME 04854 $43,856 Gardner Construction Enterprises, LLC 2729 Route 2 Hermon, ME 04401 $48,450 Hughes Bros. Inc. 719 Main Rd. North Hampden, ME 04444 $49,750 Dirt Diggers Inc. 307 Lebanon Rd. Winterport ME $51,600 Atlantic Landscape Construction 814 Bangor Rd, Ellsworth, ME 04605 $52,170.50 Gardner Concrete PO BOX 2104 Bangor, ME 04402 $159,000 Linkel Construction Inc. 255 Augusta Road, Topsham, ME 04086 $162,760.00