[Amended 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 23-143]
A. Seven members shall be appointed as at-large members
of the Commission. Selection of members with experience operating
a business, owning property in the area, membership with Bangor Land
Trust or environmental organization shall have preference.
Regular members of the Commission shall be selected
primarily on the basis of the guidelines outlined above, but preference
may be given to appointing members who are residents of the City of
Bangor. Regular members shall receive no compensation for their service.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Commission shall annually elect a Chair
and a Vice Chair.
The Commission is charged with developing a
management and access plan for the Penjajawoc Stream and Marsh. More
specifically, the Commission is authorized to:
A. Develop recommendations for an overall management
plan designed to preserve habitat and environmental values while permitting
public access and use;
B. Develop recommendations for a public access plan to
support appropriate recreational uses and ecotourism;
C. Monitor the implementation of the recommendations
included in the Final Report of the Penjajawoc Marsh/Bangor Mall Task
Force dated May 2005 and, where necessary, recommend changes;
D. Develop recommendations on the expenditure of public
funds to be used for the purchase of property or conservation easements,
public access projects, and water quality improvement efforts;
E. Provide review and comment to developers on proposed
commercial and residential development affecting the Penjajawoc Marsh
for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations on how such
developments can be designed to minimize their impact on the Penjajawoc
Marsh and Stream;
F. Coordinate with other interested parties on issues
and projects involving this area;
G. Make recommendations to the City Council on other
actions, including ordinance revisions, that may assist in the conservation
of the Penjajawoc Marsh.
It is the intent of the City to encourage early
discussions between potential developers of property within the Penjajawoc
Marsh/Bangor Mall Management Area and the Commission in an effort
to insure that environmental considerations are taken into account
during the early stages of project development and to avoid, to the
extent possible, subsequent controversies during formal procedures
before the Planning Board or other regulatory bodies. Toward that
end, the following procedures shall be followed:
A. When the City becomes aware of a proposal to develop
property within the Penjajawoc Marsh/Bangor Mall Management Area,
as shown on the Penjajawoc Marsh/Bangor Mall Management Area Map on
file in the office of the City Clerk, and where such development interest
is likely to result in a land development code application to the
City, the Planning Officer shall inform the Commission of the proposal.
B. The Commission is authorized to meet with the potential
developer to discuss the project and present recommendations and suggestions
to the developer regarding the design of the development and the protection
of the Penjajawoc Marsh and Stream, such recommendations to be consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code.
C. The Commission is further authorized to provide its
comments and recommendations regarding such developments to the Planning
Board for consideration by the Board at the time it reviews formal
applications for such projects.
D. Development review by the Commission is intended to
take place in advance of any formal consideration of a development
proposal by the Planning Board. The requirements of this section shall
in no way affect the rights of applicants under the Land Development
Code or change or modify established deadlines for proceeding before
the Planning Board.
Each officer and department of the City is hereby
directed to give all reasonable aid, cooperation, and information
to the Commission or to the authorized assistants to the Commission
when so requested.
The Commission may establish subcommittees from time to time and as needed. To the extent feasible, such subcommittees shall include equal representation from each of the qualification groups set forth in §
23-25 above.