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Town of Ogunquit Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents 1. Introduction of the Town 2. Population Inventory Goals Policies & Strategies 3. Local Economy Inventory Goals Policies & Strategies 4. Housing Inventory Goals Policies & Strategies 5. The Arts and Culture Goals Policies & Strategies 6. Transportation Goals Policies & Strategies 7. Conservation Goals Policies & Strategies 8. Sea Level Rise/Climate Change Goals Policies & Strategies 9. Tourism/Green Tourism Goals Policies & Strategies 10. Aging in Place Goals Policies & Strategies 11. Historic Preservation Goals Policies & Strategies 12. Land Use/Future Land Use Goals Policies & Strategies Dear Ogunquit Residents Welcome to the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update! What is a Comprehensive Plan Update? So glad you asked! It is the long-range plan that will guide Ogunquit’s future for the next ten years. It is a legal document. The Comprehensive Plan is not itself a regulation; it does not make actual code or zoning changes. Rather, it provides a roadmap for the Town’s future that will recommend and inform regulations and code changes going forward. Many changes for the Town cannot be made unless they have been included in the Comprehensive Plan. The Plan is made up of goals, which are broad, over-arching ideas; policies which are objectives for reaching the goals; and strategies which are specific actions recommended to address the policies. Each strategy is assigned to a responsible party and given a timeline. As this Committee has learned, long-range planning for an entire town is a multi-layered and open- ended process. We have been at this since April of 2016 when we all thought we were in for a one- year term. We have learned a lot, had some very valuable discussions, and worked hard at imagining Ogunquit in the future. We have heard from residents through a survey, formal meetings, and casual conversations. We have tried to understand what folks value most about Ogunquit. It is impossible to speak for everyone, but there have been some significant recurring themes. In general, we heard: ● Ogunquit residents, taxpayers, and visitors are passionate about “The Beautiful Place By the Sea” they call home and want to see it thrive. ● While Ogunquit residents, taxpayers, and visitors understand the balance among business and residents (both full and part time) there is a need to work together to continue to protect the small town livability and unique qualities that place Ogunquit in the top 5 tourism destinations in the state of Maine. ● How important it is to protect all the natural resources and preserve historic structures in Ogunquit, while encouraging the development of community activities for all ages, more open space and public access, and support the enrichment of arts and culture. ● Ogunquit continues to face challenges – parking, traffic, and housing. Maintaining the viability of Ogunquit as a year-round community and revitalization of an aging population requires long term thinking and planning to explore new and alternative solutions. ● Ogunquit is strengthened by the diversity of the Community, where everyone’s needs are treated with respect and consideration and new residents and small business owners are welcomed to settle here with the hope they will enrich our community and actively participate in Town life. We have collected feedback and used it to update our existing 2003 Comprehensive Plan. We believe the Plan that we have laid out is one that can evolve into some very exciting and proactive changes for the Town of Ogunquit - if it is followed by a process of continued, thoughtful discussion, actionable items, and reasonable expectations of accountability. It is very important for everyone to get involved in the discussions that will be happening in Town government as we work to reach the goals in this Plan, working in conjunction with the proposed Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee. We find it important to repeat to you what we have so often said to ourselves as a Committee. Nothing in this Comprehensive Plan can create change unless and until the strategies contained in it are implemented, through a thoughtful and open process. The Plan is an over-arching vision that we would like the Town to agree to work toward. It is only after the Plan is written and adopted by voters that the work begins to figure out the details of implementing the Goals, Policies, and Strategies proposed. We hope that acceptance of the Plan directs Town officials to research, discuss, design, and propose zoning changes which will then be brought before the Town for debate and a vote. Each individual zoning or ordinance change will require a vote (usually at Town Meeting) – none follow automatically from adoption of this Plan. After many versions and edits, this is the Committee’s Plan. No doubt, each resident can find at least one or two things in this Plan that they look at and say, “I would have written that differently”. If you feel strongly about something you read, then that Goal, Policy or Strategy is where we urge you to become involved going forward. Please read this Plan. Read it now. Take notes. When you see something that you like (or do not like) make note of the page number and the Goal, Policy, and Strategy that you are interested in. We will have public hearings where your voices will be heard. Upon adoption of the Plan, connect with the Town officials and committees listed in the “Responsibility” column. They are the ones tasked with hammering out the details and implementation of that particular Strategy. We invite you to become involved, so that we can all work together to achieve our goals and achieve them well. We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, The Ogunquit Comprehensive Plan Committee Steve Wilkos, Chair Ben Hershenson Newell Perkins, Vice Chair Peter Kahn Carole Aaron, Secretary Charley LaFlamme Kirk Lavoie, Technical Specialist Janel Lundgren Boriana Dolliver Sarah Potter Lousea Gillespie Acknowledgements Much gratitude is owed to each member of the Comprehensive Plan Committee for the writing of this Plan. We are grateful for the guidance and hard work of the Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission, especially our consultants Kathy Connor and Lee Jay Feldman. The Committee received invaluable help and support from Scott Heyland – Ogunquit Land Use Director and Code Enforcement Officer and Maryann Stacy – Ogunquit Land Use Administrative Assistant; as well as Mark O’Brien, Fire Chief; Rick Dolliver, Select Board member and Committee Liaison. Thanks to the Town organizations that provided input to develop our survey. Thanks also to past Committee members including Barbara Dailey- past Select Board Chair and Committee Liaison, Karen Arel, Roger Brown, Mark Macleod and Bill Woods. Thanks to all the presenters and guests at our regular meetings, attendees at our public hearings and survey respondents. We appreciate your thoughtful input and hope we have captured your thoughts. Special thanks to the patient and supportive families of Committee members who allowed us to put in many hours to create this Plan. Thank you most of all to the residents and businesses of Ogunquit, past and present, for making this such a wonderful place to live. We hope this Plan helps the Town to improve, while keeping intact “The Beautiful Place by the Sea” that keeps us all living here and loving our Town. Town of Ogunquit, Comprehensive Plan Update 2018 – February 2018 Draft Population & Demographics The Town of Ogunquit is one of Maine’s The Town appears to have lost population newest towns. Formed in 1980, when between 1980 and 1990 (this may also be at residents voted to split from the Town of least partially attributed to the split from Wells, the community has transformed from a Wells), but has been holding its population traditional Maine coastal town into a comfortably above one thousand residents retirement town and a popular tourist since, with only a small dip in 2010, followed destination. by some growth. Population 2,492 1,337 1,226 1,099 974 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Note: the population drop between 1980 and 1990 is likely at least partially because Ogunquit split from Wells in 1980. According to the Census data, Ogunquit appears to be a From the Survey… community which is attractive to people 45 years old or older, with the largest increases in population Nearly half of all the particularly seen among those in the 60-64 year old survey respondents have range and those in the 75-84 year old group. The age lived in Ogunquit for ranges that appear to have decreased the most between over 20 years. Nearly 2010 and 2015 are the groups represented by those three-quarters of them residents between 25 and 44 years old and those older were 55 years of age or than 85 years. older. Inventory Appendix 2 – Population & Demographics 1 Town of Ogunquit, Comprehensive Plan Update 2018 – February 2018 Draft Ogunquit Age Groups Comparisons, 2000 - 2015 2000 2010 2015 2000-2010 2010 - 2015 Age Groups # % # % # % # Change % Change # Change % Change < 5 27 2.2% 71 6.5% 55 4.1% 44 164.6% -16 -23.0% 5 - 19 113 9.2% 90 8.2% 75 5.6% -23 -20.2% -15 -16.8% 20 - 24 31 2.5% 0 0.0% 122 9.1% -31 -100.0% 122 - 25 - 44 221 18.0% 215 19.6% 138 10.3% -6 -2.5% -77 -35.9% 45 - 54 216 17.6% 148 13.5% 200 15.0% -68 -31.3% 52 34.8% 55 - 59 115 9.4% 95 8.6% 128 9.6% -20 -17.8% 33 35.4% 60 - 64 124 10.1% 53 4.8% 128 9.6% -71 -57.5% 75 142.6% 65 - 74 247 20.1% 268 24.0% 243 18.2% 21 8.5% -25 -9.3% 75 - 84 95 7.7% 114 10.4% 221 16.5% 19 20.3% 107 93.4% 85+ 37 3.0% 44 4.0% 27 2.0% 7 18.8% -17 -38.6% Total 1,226 100% 1,099 100% 1,337 100% -127 -10.4% 238 21.7% Source: U.S.
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