Design Review Board Puts Adding 37 Properties and Structures To Its Purview On Hold

Vacationland Coffee Roasters Sign Approved CARRIE JONES OCT 14, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Potentially adding 37 additional historic properties and structures to the town’s Land Use Amendment’s Appendix A has been taken off the table as of now after a duo of recent listening sessions and the Design Review Board Meeting, October 12. The portion of the amendment at question proposed to add all Bar Harbor … Continue reading Design Review Board Puts Adding 37 Properties and Structures To Its Purview On Hold

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Design Review Board Hopes to Add 37 Buildings (and one structure) to Its Purview

Architect and a homeowner speak against potential changes, but another supports her property being added CARRIE JONES SEP 29, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—About 37 buildings and one structure could be potentially added to the town’s Design Review Board’s scope if a potential land use amendment is approved by voters in June. The change will only go before voters if the Planning Board decides in December … Continue reading Design Review Board Hopes to Add 37 Buildings (and one structure) to Its Purview

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Parks and Recreation Committee Decides Traditional Ballfield Uses Should Be Allowed For Now

Glen Mary Park lease creeps forward, listening session for historic property owners, Chamber buoy tree, Open Table Joins Climate to Thrive SHAUN FARRAR SEP 19, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR––At the August 21 Parks and Recreation Committee meeting, Vettes of Coastal Maine was in front of the committee with its annual request to exhibit club members’ Corvettes on the ballfield. Committee Chair John Kelly brought up whether … Continue reading Parks and Recreation Committee Decides Traditional Ballfield Uses Should Be Allowed For Now

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Short-Term Rental Inspection Deadline Is Tomorrow

One historic property has not yet passed CARRIE JONES MAY 30, 2023 BAR HARBOR—The short-term rental licensing deadline occurs on May 31, which means the town’s code enforcement office staff have been working hard with the last minute rush of inspections. All short-term rentals have to be inspected in order to receive a license to rent. Those inspections last for three years. Two years ago, … Continue reading Short-Term Rental Inspection Deadline Is Tomorrow

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