THE RECORD
ANNUAL
TOWN MEETING - MAY 5 & 6, 2003
TOWN OF BAR
HARBOR
The voters of the Town
of Bar Harbor met at the Annual Town Meeting in the Municipal Building
Auditorium, Bar Harbor, Maine on Monday, May 5, 2003. The meeting was called to order at 8:00
a.m. by the Town Clerk. The
following ballot clerks, having been appointed and duly sworn, were in
attendance for the election:
(Republican) Eleanor Raynes;
Helen Wood; and (Democrat) Anna Ryan; Barbara Boyington; and Richard Hirte; and
(Green Independent) Alice Long.
The action taken by the meeting under the various Articles in the Warrant
was as follows:
Article 1 ELECTION OF MODERATOR - To choose
a Moderator to preside at the meeting.
The Town Clerk opened the floor for the election of Moderator. It was duly moved and seconded that Chad
Smith be nominated as Moderator, there being no other nominees, it was duly
moved and seconded that nominations cease.
Motion passed. Ballots were cast for Moderator and Chad Smith received
five votes, a unanimous vote, and was declared elected and sworn in by the Town
Clerk. Mr. Smith made an
appointment of Deputy Moderator, as duly elected Moderator of the Bar Harbor
Annual Town Meeting, Mr. Smith appointed Carolyn Eaton, duly sworn to serve in
his place in his absence from the polls during Town Meeting
election.
The Moderator called the meeting to order and presided. The following action was
taken:
Article
2 ELECTION OF
OFFICERS - To elect all necessary Town Officers as are required to be
elected by secret ballot.
426 ballots were cast
including 34 absentee ballots.
There were no spoiled ballots.
For Town Council
Member – Three Year Term – Two vacancies
Joseph M. Cough
received
272 votes
Michael J. Good
received
158 votes
Matthew R. Horton
received
320 votes
Each of the following
write-ins received one vote each:
Colin Capers, Robert V. Collier, Matt Gerald, William McFarland, Steve
Perrin, Joyce Peterson, Ron Wrobel.
Joseph M. Cough and
Matthew R. Horton were declared elected.
For Superintending
School Committee – Three Year Term – One vacancy
Paul G. Murphy
received
355 votes
There were two invalid
write-in votes and five votes cast as follows: J. Thomas Burton III (3), Nancy Corliss
(1), and Liston Higgins (1).
Paul G. Murphy was
declared elected.
For Mount Desert
Island District Trustee – Three Year Term – One
vacancy
Vernon S. McFarland,
Jr.
received
362 votes
Each of the following
write-ins received one vote: J. Thomas Burton, Amanda Kendall, David Lind,
Laurel Robbins, and Artie (Milford) Shaw.
Vernon S. McFarland,
Jr. was declared elected.
Article 3 LAND USE
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: Parking
Requirements for Restaurants – Shall
the Bar Harbor Code, Chapter 125, Land Use Ordinance, be amended as
follows:
[Please Note: Old language is stricken through. New language is
underlined.]
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125-67. General review standards.
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D.
Parking requirements. Any site plan for an activity that can be
expected to generate vehicular traffic shall provide for off-street parking in
accordance with the following:
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(3) The
following minimum off-street parking shall be provided and maintained in the
case of new construction, alterations or changes of use which would increase the
parking demand according to the standards set forth below, or any increase in
the area used which increases the number of persons using the premises. In the
event of such construction, alterations, change or increase, the entire premises
or use, and not just that portion constructed, altered, changed or increased,
shall become subject to the following requirements.
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(g)
Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments: six four
(4) spaces per 1,000 square feet of net gross leasable area;
Downtown Business Districts are required to provide three (3) spaces per 1,000
square feet of gross leasable area.
(h)
Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments - take out: three
two parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of net gross
leasable area.
Recommendation:
The Planning Board
recommends approval, by a vote of 7 to 0.
The Warrant Committee
recommends approval, by a vote of 16 to 0.
VOTED: This article passed by the following
votes:
YES
358
NO
61
Article 4 LAND
USE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: Major and Minor Site Plan Review – Shall the Bar Harbor Code, Chapter 125, Land Use
Ordinance, be amended to segregate Major Site Plans from Minor, delegating
authority for review of Minor Site Plans to the Planning Director as described
in “Proposed Changes to Major and Minor Site Plan Review”, 14 page document,
dated February 4, 2003, a copy of which is on file in the Town Clerk’s
Office.
Recommendation:
The Planning Board
recommends approval, by a vote of 7 to 0.
The Warrant Committee
recommends approval, by a vote of 16 to 0.
VOTED: This article passed by the following
votes:
YES
362
NO
50
Article 5 LAND
USE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: Table of Uses Modification for Downtown Business
Districts– Shall the Bar Harbor Code,
Chapter 125, Land Use Ordinance, be amended as follows:
[Please Note: Old language is stricken through. New language is
underlined.]
Appendix C – Table of Permitted
Uses
The
Table of Uses promulgated pursuant to section 125-16, shall be amended to modify
the requisite permitting structure for uses allowed in the Downtown Business
Districts as follows:
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Activities necessary
for managing/protecting land . . . # 1 |
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Agricultural
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Automobile repair
garage |
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Automobile sales
lot |
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Automobile service
station |
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Bank |
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Bulk oil and fuel tank
storage |
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Campground |
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Cemetery |
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Child care
center |
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Church |
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Cluster
development |
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Cocktail
lounge |
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Commercial
kennel |
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Commercial art gallery
or pottery barn |
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Commercial boat
yard |
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Commercial fish
pier |
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Commercial garden,
greenhouse or nursery |
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Commercial
stable |
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Commercial
structure |
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Driveway
construction |
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Eleemosynary,
educational or scientific institution |
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Essential services
accessory to a permitted use or structure |
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Farmers'
market |
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Ferry
terminal |
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Filling/earth moving
activity < 10 cubic yards |
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Filling/earth moving
activity 10 cubic yards or more |
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Food processing and
freezing (excluding slaughterhouse) |
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Food processing and
freezing |
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Forest management
activities except timber harvesting |
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Forest management
activities, including timber harvesting, # 2 |
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Gift
shop |
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Government facility
and grounds |
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Grocery
store |
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Home
occupation |
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Hospital |
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Laundry or dry
cleaning establishment |
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Light
manufacturing/assembly plant |
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Liquor
store |
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Lumber yard or
sawmill |
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Marina |
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Medical
clinic |
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Mineral
extraction |
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Mineral extraction and
processing |
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Mobile home
park |
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Multifamily dwelling
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Multifamily dwelling
II |
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Municipal
school |
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Museum |
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