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CITY OF BELFAST
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS – CODE OF ORDINANCES
The Belfast City Council, at its regular Council meeting of Tuesday, February
17, 2009, shall conduct a public hearing associated with the second reading of
proposed amendments to the City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 78, Floods, and
Chapter 66, General Provisions. The hearing will be held in the Council Chambers
of Belfast City Hall, which is located at 131 Church Street, and shall begin at
7:00 p.m. or as soon as practical thereafter. Persons who may be affected by the
proposals are encouraged to attend the hearing and to offer comment. Comments
also can be submitted in writing or via email. Written comment should be sent to
Roberta Fogg, City Clerk, City of Belfast, 131 Church St., Belfast, ME, 04915.
Email comment should be sent to
cityclerk@cityofbelfast.org.
The proposed amendments to Chapter 78, Floods, are needed to ensure the City
Floodplain program is consistent with current federal and state requirements. It
is noted that there are no changes proposed to the current Flood Map. The
proposed amendments to Chapter 66, General Provisions, involve changes to
definitions associated with the Flood Ordinance.
A copy of the proposed amendments are available for public inspection at either
the City Clerk’s office or the Department of Planning & Community Development
offices in Belfast City Hall; 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. The
proposal also is available for inspection on the City web site;
cityofbelfast.org. Questions should be directed to David Studer, Code
Enforcement Officer at 338-1417, ext. 25, or at
dstuder@cityofbelfast.org.
This public hearing was recessed from the February 17, 2009
council meeting.
City of Belfast
Regular Council Meeting No. 17
Council Chambers - Belfast City Hall
March 3, 2009
7:00 p.m.
1) Call to order:
2) Roll call: Mayor Walter Ash, Jr.; Councilors Marina Delune, Roger Lee,
Catherine Heberer, Janet Anderson, and Lewis Baker, City Manager Joseph Slocum
and City Clerk Roberta Fogg.
3) Pledge of Allegiance
4) Adoption of the agenda
5) Communications
6) Acceptance of the minutes
February 17, 2009
7) Open to the public
Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council.
8) Old Business
9) Council Committee Reports
10) Permits, Petitions and Licenses -
Consent Agenda - Support Material
11) Business
A)
Consent Agenda - Support Material
1) Accept with regrets the resignation of Carol Fortin as RSU #20 Board of
Directors, effective immediately.
Manager's Report - Support Material
B) Request to authorize the use of cemetery vehicle reserve funds to purchase a
new cemetery truck.
C) Discussion of the possible removal of trees on Field Street, near the
intersection with High Street, to accommodate the transportation of wind turbine
blades.
D) Consideration of City commitment to accept the proposed access road for the
Belfast Co-Housing project located off of Tufts Road.
E) Second Reading of proposed amendments to City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 78,
Floods, and Chapter 66, General Provisions, regarding proposed changes to the
City Floodplain Management Program. Tabled from 2/17/09
Memo from Wayne Marshall, Director of Code and Planning
Department
Chapter 66 - General Provisions Language
F) Request by Waterfall Arts for $10,000.00 for 5 new recycled cycle art
installations for ECoMotion.
G) Discussion about filling the two vacancies on the Regional School Unit #20
Board of Directors.
H) Discussion and possible action on the 2006 matured tax liens.
I) Signing of Council Orders and house keeping items.
1) Game Loft additional funding Council Order.
12) Communications
13) Open to the Public
Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council.
14) Adjourn
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