Land Use Changes

Land Use Amendment Language

Proposed Land Use Ordinance Amendments for the June 9, 2026 Ballot Vote

• LAND USE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - LU-2025-01 - Holy Redeemer
  • The amendment to the Official Neighborhood Districts Map would rezone the Holy Redeemer Church located at 56 Mount Desert Street, Tax Map 104, Lot 419, from the Mount Desert Street Corridor District to the abutting Downtown Residential District. 
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• LAND USE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT – LUO-2026-01 -  Design Review
  • The amendment would repeal and replace Article XIII, Design Review, to improve clarity, readability, and usability. It would also amend and create new definitions. 
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• LAND USE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT – LUO-2026-02 - Campgrounds and Campsites
  • The amendment standardizes campground and camping-related definitions, clarifying terminology and allowed uses across all zoning districts. It redesignates Individual Private Campsite as a principal use in specified districts, effectively removing it as an accessory use. Standards for Individual Private Campsites would be consolidated into a single section of the Land Use Ordinance to facilitate consistent application town-wide.
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• LAND USE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT – LUO-2026-03 - Minimum Area Per Family
  • The amendment would remove the minimum area per family requirement in certain districts to increase the potential for housing development. Minimum area per family refers to the minimum area on a lot required for each dwelling unit and is different than the minimum lots size requirement.  
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• LAND USE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT – LUO-2026-04 - Lodging Regulations
  • The amendment would remove some lodging uses from certain districts, while allowing all existing lodging operations to continue as nonconforming uses without opportunity for expansion. The definition for Lodging II, III, VI, and VII would be changed to include minimum number of guest unit and maximum guest capacity requirements. Guest capacity would be calculated using the State Fire Marshal’s method.
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