2007-07-12 Land Use Planning Committee Meeting Supplementary documents

Draft Issues List
(rev. 07-16-07 T. Woofenden)

This is a general, incomplete, draft list of issues/considerations for the purpose of informing the creation of a project definition (and later for use in identifying functional requirements).

  • Time: implementing an ordinance in time to protect the town
    • Addressing the Highway Zone moratorium
    • Business zoning
  • Important characteristics of Bowdoinham
    • Village district
    • Merrymeeting Bay and watershed
    • Sensitive plant/animal habitat
    • Relationship with surrounding communities
    • Water access
  • General approaches to land use: What are they, and what is the purpose of each?
    • Legacy land use models (“cookie cutter” development)
    • Conservation subdivisions
    • Conservation district overlay
    • Zoning approaches
    • Conservation approaches (such as conservation districts/nonprofits)
    • Regional planning approaches
  •  Known issues with current ordinances
    • CEO list (see separate document)
    • back lots issue
  • Public input methods, and informing the public
  • Model towns: What towns are substantially like Bowdoinham?
    • Success/failure stories
  • Resources
    • Staff/Volunteer time
    • Maine Municipal Association
    • Budget
    • Grants or other funds availability
    • Organizations: who is doing this work, that might work with us?
  • State Planning Office
  • Midcoast Council for Business Development & Planning (MCBDP)
  • USM
    • Individuals: what subject matter experts should we consider contacting?
  • Katrina Van Deusen
  • Steve Walker
  • Hugh Cox
  • Regional economic development projections
  • State and federal regulations pipeline: what’s up and coming?