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Will State Housing Program Help Bar Harbor Housing Woes?

Planning Board workshops potential land use ordinance amendments CARRIE JONES NOV 18, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—The Planning Board held an hour-long workshop on three potential land use amendments that will likely go before the voters in June. The board will hold a hearing on the amendments on December 6. The workshop touched on an amendment to allow employee living quarters in rural areas, changes necessary … Continue reading Will State Housing Program Help Bar Harbor Housing Woes?

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From 19 to 4: Will Bar Harbor Lodging Definitions Get Cleaned Up?

Code Enforcement Officer Holds Listening Session About Potential Changes CARRIE JONES OCT 20, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Land Use Ordinance—the rules that determine how land in town can be used—needs a little Marie Kondo treatment. The town has 40 or so zones with different rules for development in each zone. The number of different lodging types (not including short-term rentals) is 19. Sometimes … Continue reading From 19 to 4: Will Bar Harbor Lodging Definitions Get Cleaned Up?

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How Many Types of Lodging Uses Are There in Bar Harbor?

Maybe 15 Types Too Many. Town Starts To Try To Simplify CARRIE JONES JUL 6, 2023 BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor voters may get to weigh in on a lodging amendment, but not before Code Enforcement Officer Angela Chamberlain makes sure that there are public workshops and discussions with the people who could be potentially impacted by changing the town’s definitions of lodging. The potential changes to … Continue reading How Many Types of Lodging Uses Are There in Bar Harbor?

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Town Might Change Lodging Definitions

The Amount of Rooms in Inns & Bed and Breakfasts Could Lower To Twelve CARRIE JONES JUN 9, 2023 BAR HARBOR—To many people, it seems simple. A motel is a motel. A bed and breakfast has breakfast and someone occupies it. A hotel usually has a front desk. But in Bar Harbor’s land use ordinance things aren’t always that easy. “We’re going from an unnecessary … Continue reading Town Might Change Lodging Definitions

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Proposed Changes Could Increase Development in Bar Harbor

Planning Board holds public hearings on four potential land use ordinance changes BAR HARBOR—At the beginning of the Bar Harbor Planning Board’s meeting, Chair Millard Dority ran through a list of housing strategies from the Housing Policy Framework, which was passed in 2019 by the Town Council. Develop short-term rental restrictions? “That has been done,” he said. Develop zoning for employee housing? “That has been … Continue reading Proposed Changes Could Increase Development in Bar Harbor

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Staff Brings Planning Board Potential Land Use Changes

Shovel-Ready Amendments May Go Before Voters in June, Assistant Planner Resigns for New Position BAR HARBOR—The town’s Planning Department presented three potential amendments to the town’s Land Use Ordinance to the Planning Board this week and if enacted, some of those changes could potentially impact housing and development in Bar Harbor. “Excellent, just excellent,” Board Chair Millard Dority said before the discussion began. Code Enforcement … Continue reading Staff Brings Planning Board Potential Land Use Changes

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