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Bar Harbor Warrant Committee and Planning Board Recommend LUO Changes
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Bar Harbor Warrant Committee and Planning Board Recommend LUO Changes

Carrie Jones Apr 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Last week, both the Bar Harbor Warrant Committee and Planning Board unanimously recommended to voters that they vote in favor of five land use changes scheduled to go on the town’s ballot. Voters will see those recommendations when they go to the polls in June. … Continue reading Bar Harbor Warrant Committee and Planning Board Recommend LUO Changes

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Bar Harbor Seeks Clarity on Campground Definitions, Private Campsites
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Bar Harbor Seeks Clarity on Campground Definitions, Private Campsites

Carrie Jones Nov 13, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. BAR HARBOR—How should the town define campgrounds and should individual private campsites be allowed in places outside of the town’s shoreland zone? Those two questions were approached in a duo of workshops, November 12, as the town’s code enforcement office looked for guidance about potential tweaks to the town’s definition of … Continue reading Bar Harbor Seeks Clarity on Campground Definitions, Private Campsites

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Bar Harbor Town Offices Closed After Network Breach
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Warrant Committee Almost Completely Unanimous in Recommending Bar Harbor Voters Adopt Changes to Land Use Ordinance

Carrie Jones Aug 30, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—In the next-to-final step before heading to the voters in November, the town’s warrant committee weighed in on four different ways that the town’s land use ordinance might change this November if voters give the changes the go-ahead. At a July 2 meeting, planning board members moved to … Continue reading Warrant Committee Almost Completely Unanimous in Recommending Bar Harbor Voters Adopt Changes to Land Use Ordinance

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Southwest Harbor Select Board Puts Multiple Ordinances on November Town Warrant
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Southwest Harbor Select Board Puts Multiple Ordinances on November Town Warrant

Carrie Jones Aug 28, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—In a marathon meeting that started an hour early and then lasted three hours and 11 minutes, the Southwest Harbor Select Board put multiple items on the town warrant, which will go before voters in November. Some items created a bit more discussion than others during the … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Select Board Puts Multiple Ordinances on November Town Warrant

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Bar Harbor Considers Stricter Oversight of Owner-Occupied Short-Term Rentals Some proposed changes would apply to all STRs
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Bar Harbor Considers Stricter Oversight of Owner-Occupied Short-Term Rentals

Some proposed changes would apply to all STRs Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar May 29, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Changes are potentially afoot that have some Bar Harbor residents worried about their ability to continue to use their home as a short-term rental. Those changes involve the primary residency standard for one of … Continue reading Bar Harbor Considers Stricter Oversight of Owner-Occupied Short-Term Rentals

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Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Recommends Comprehensive Plan & Land Use Amendments
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Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Recommends Comprehensive Plan & Land Use Amendments

Carrie Jones Apr 09, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. BAR HARBOR—Back at its March 31 meeting, the Warrant Committee unanimously recommended voters vote in favor of adopting the 2035 Comprehensive Plan. It was Vice Chair Julie Berberian’s last meeting. She has decided to not run again. “I’ve learned so much all these years,” Berberian said. She thanked the staff … Continue reading Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Recommends Comprehensive Plan & Land Use Amendments

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Bar Harbor May Need Yet Another Land Use Ordinance

Temporary Camping Vehicles Are Not Currently Addressed in the LUO SHAUN FARRAR JUN 15, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—An RV appeared on a Friday afternoon in May. May 31 to be exact. Sweeping in from far away, big, shiny, and landing in a small clearing like a UFO. It immediately caused a rush of feelings and chatter. But was it doing anything wrong, breaking any rules? … Continue reading Bar Harbor May Need Yet Another Land Use Ordinance

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Planning Board Unanimously Recommends All Potential Land Use Changes

Changes deal with shared accommodations, employee living quarters, state LD2003 and design review process CARRIE JONES MAR 10, 2024 BAR HARBOR—On Wednesday night, the Bar Harbor Planning Board unanimously recommended for voters to adopt four potential land use ordinance changes, three of which deal with either the state or the municipalities efforts to help with housing. Each potential change will go to voters on June … Continue reading Planning Board Unanimously Recommends All Potential Land Use Changes

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Potential Changes to Bar Harbor Housing Rules Head to Public Hearing

Another potential amendment hopes to fix inconsistency about residency voting requirements on boards and committees CARRIE JONES JAN 20, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—At its January 16 meeting, the Town Council unanimously moved five potential amendments to the town’s land use ordinance (LUO) to February 20 public hearings. The amendments deal with allowing additional housing uses in rural developments, trying to rid the ordinance from inconsistencies. … Continue reading Potential Changes to Bar Harbor Housing Rules Head to Public Hearing

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Local Pleas For Quick Cap on Bed and Breakfast Rooms

Planning Board sets public hearings on multiple potential land use amendments BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Planning Board moved several potential changes to the land use ordinance to public hearings in January bringing the proposed amendments one step closer to voters, who in June will decide to approve those changes or not. The steps came at the end of a two-hour meeting on Thursday, during which … Continue reading Local Pleas For Quick Cap on Bed and Breakfast Rooms

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