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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 4807', '§ 165', '§ 165', '§ 165']

City of Bangor, ME Utility Service
Ch 165 Pt 2 Art XII Utility Service
§ 165-79 Utilities required.
§ 165-80 Water and sewerage.
§ 165-80.1 Cellular telecommunications towers and equipment.
§ 165-81 Lighting.
§ 165-82 Fire hydrants.
§ 165-83 Electricity.
§ 165-84 Storm drainage and stormwater offset.
§ 165-85 Sanitary sewage discharge information.
§ 165-86 Compliance with sewer regulations.
City of Bangor, ME / The Code / Part II, General Legislation / Land Development / General Requirements
Article XII Utility Service
Any use or development authorized under this chapter shall be provided with the necessary utility services required to support such activity. It shall be the responsibility of the party or parties applying for permits under this chapter to make provision for such services. Utility services under this article shall include, without being limited to, the following: water, sewage disposal, electricity, fire hydrants, provision for stormwater runoff, lighting and such other services necessary to comply with state and local codes and to fulfill the objectives of this chapter.
Whenever possible, all uses and developments will be provided with water service from the Bangor Water District and connected to the Bangor sewer system.
Lots without public sewer facilities. The minimum lot area for any construction requiring on-site waste disposal facilities and not served by a municipal sewer system subject to the requirements of 12 M.R.S.A. § 4807 et seq., as amended.
[Amended 4-23-2019 by Ord. No. 19-142]
[Added 3-24-2008 by Ord. No. 08-104]
Newly constructed cellular telecommunication towers and related equipment shall be consistent with the following guidelines. Existing cellular telecommunication towers that exceed the applicable height and setback standards shall be grandfathered and additional cellular telecommunication equipment may be added but no additional height above what is allowed by these regulations may be added.
Cellular telecommunication equipment.
The installation and placement of new antennas, cellular service support structures on existing towers or on other existing structures shall be treated as a permitted use consistent with the Land Development Code approval standards[1] for the nature and extent of the proposed additions or changes.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 165, Art. XVI.
Cellular telecommunication equipment shall be allowed in all zoning districts except the Resource Protection District as a permitted use.
All new cellular telecommunication equipment shall demonstrate its consistency with all applicable FCC regulations.
Cellular telecommunication towers. Construction of new cellular telecommunication towers shall be consistent with the provisions of this section and the district in which they are located.
Submission standards. In addition to the information required for site plan review, applicants for cellular telecommunication towers shall:
Provide documentation as to the need for service in the location sought either by existing underserved users or a lack of coverage in the location requested.
Send written notice to all other such tower structure owners and licensed telecommunication providers in the City on existing towers within a one-mile radius of the proposed tower, stating their locational needs and/or co-location capabilities. Evidence that this notice requirement has been fulfilled shall be submitted to the Planning Board.
Include evidence that existing or previously approved towers and alternative tower structures within the City have been reviewed and cannot accommodate the communications equipment (antennas, cables, etc.) planned for the proposed tower.
Provide written approval by all applicable state and federal agencies, including but not limited to the FAA and FCC, including a description of any conditions or criteria contained in their approval.
The cellular tower and equipment compound shall be enclosed by security fencing a minimum of eight feet in height to minimize unauthorized access.
Cellular telecommunication towers shall be deemed abandoned if not used continuously for more than 24 consecutive months, and the tower owner shall remove the tower and related equipment at the tower owner's expense from the site within 12 months after the tower has been deemed abandoned.
Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall provide the City of Bangor with a bond in the amount of $25,000 in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor's office, for the purpose of tower removal should the tower be determined to have been abandoned.
Such structures will be set back from the property line 100% of the structure height from any property lines, Resource Protection District, Park and Open Space District, and Stream Protection District.
No cellular telecommunication tower shall exceed 195 feet in height, or the minimum height required under federal law, whichever is greater.
The Planning Board may require the redistribution of plantings within the buffer yard to maximize the effectiveness of the visual buffer on adjacent properties.
Procedure. In addition to any applicable provisions of §§ 165-109 through 165-114, cellular telecommunication towers shall be subject to a public hearing consistent with the provisions of § 165-9B(3).
[Amended 11-27-2006 by Ord. No. 07-13]
Statement of purpose: ensure appropriate outdoor lighting by addressing the issues of safety, efficiency, the environment and aesthetics.
All development requiring land development approval under Article XVI shall be provided with adequate outside lighting to ensure a safe environment. All lighting intended to illuminate any outdoor area, or the outside of any building, shall be directed into the property served by such lighting so that no undesirable illumination or glare will be produced on adjacent streets or lots occupied by residential, institutional or public uses.
Regulations. Unless determined to be a safety hazard or in violation of any state or federal law, all outdoor lighting installed in the City of Bangor shall comply with this section, except for the following: lighting installed and maintained for public safety by municipal, state or federal government; approved signs; external illumination of flags; approved lighting for athletic fields; temporary outdoor lighting; holiday lighting; luminaires with a lamp or lamps rated at a total of 2,000 lumens or less.
For the purposes of this section, a lumen is a unit of luminous flux. One footcandle is equal to one lumen per square foot. The lumen-output values shall be the initial lumen output ratings of a lamp.
No luminaire shall produce a stray, dazzling light or reflection onto neighboring residential properties, or onto any public road so as to impair the vision of any driver.
Luminaires shall be shielded or hooded so that the lighting elements are not exposed to normal view by motorists, pedestrians, or from adjacent buildings. No luminaire shall emit any direct light above its horizontal plane. The Planning Board may grant exceptions for lights that are aesthetically consistent with decorative streetlights and located on parcels adjacent to such streetlights.
No flood or spot luminaire of any lumen output rating shall be aimed, directed or focused toward any adjacent or nearby residential parcel.
Rather than leaving security lights on, the use of motion sensors is encouraged.
Direct or indirect illumination shall not exceed 1/2 footcandle upon abutting residential properties.
Luminaire height, including the base, shall not exceed 25 feet. Exceptions may be granted only when it can be demonstrated that the intent of this section will still be substantially met.
Existing nonconforming luminaires.
The continued use of nonconforming luminaires legally existing as of the effective date of this section shall be permitted unless determined to be a safety hazard.
Nonconforming luminaires replaced or moved after the effective date of this section shall comply with the provisions of this section.
All developments requiring land development approval under Article XVI and provided with water service from the Bangor Water District shall be provided with fire hydrants in accordance with a plan approved by the Bangor Fire Chief.
All development requiring land development approval under Article XVI shall include provision for adequate electrical service.
Applicants for any land development permit under Article XVI shall ensure that provisions for surface water and storm drainage are included as part of such a proposed project. Such provisions will ensure that the rate of outflow of stormwater from any development does not create downstream overloads or flooding conditions. Further, any major subdivision will be designed so that there is no increase in the rate of outflow of stormwater during a storm of an intensity equal to a twenty-five-year, twenty-four-hour storm from the site after its complete development.
Separation of stormwater and sanitary flows. No new connections to the sanitary sewer system will be permitted for uncontaminated water from any of the following:
Roof drains.
Cellar/foundation drains.
Surface drainage.
In addition, when in the judgment of the City Engineer it is feasible, any expansion of an existing building which requires any additional drainage facilities for Subsection A(1)(a) through (d) above will not be permitted to connect to the sanitary sewer system. Existing connections in such cases will be removed from the sanitary sewer system and connected to separate storm drainage facilities when it is deemed feasible and in the City's best interest by the City Engineer.
Stormwater offset requirement. Projects requiring a land development permit under this chapter will provide for removal of five gallons of existing wet weather flow from the City's sewer system for every new gallon of sanitary flow added by the project. (Credit for stormwater removal may be obtained from the City Engineer, for City stormwater removal actions, if such credit is deemed available and in the City's best interest.)
Any applicant for a land development permit under this chapter shall (in addition to any stormwater flow information required to demonstrate compliance with § 165-84A above) submit detailed information on anticipated type and volume of sanitary flows to be generated by the project on forms available in the Code Enforcement Office.
All activity provided for in this article will be done in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 252, Sewers and Drains, of the Code of the City of Bangor.