THE 2006 UPDATE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

ADOPTION

After two years of extensive deliberation, work and public outreach by the Comprehensive Plan Update Committee, the Update of the Comprehensive Plan (pdf) was officially adopted by the Town Council on July 19, 2006 and has also been found consistent with the Maine Planning and Land Use Regulation Act by the Maine State Planning Office on October 5, 2006.

Given the adoption of the Plan by the Town Council as well as the State's confirmation that the Plan is consistent with State expectations, the 2006 Update of the Comprehensive Plan is in full effect as the guiding document for directing and managing Scarborough's growth and development over the next ten years and beyond.

IMPLEMENTATION

In order for the 2006 Update of the Comprehensive Plan to be effective and successful in shaping Scarborough's future, the Plan's policies, actions and land use plans need to be implemented through: amendments and updates to Town ordinances, investments in capital programs and improvements, and fulfilling other Town initiatives that will be both new and on-going. To this end a Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee (CPIC) has been established to oversee the implementation of the Plan.

After five years of implementing the Comprehensive Plan, CPIC has recently been retitled the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC), who will continue to serve as an implementation committee but also can work on other planning initiatives for Scarborough.

The LRPC is a standing committee composed of seven members (including one representative from the Planning Board and one representative from the Town Council). The committee is staffed by the Planning Department and a planning consultant.

The LRPC, with oversight by the Town Council, has established the following to schedule, guide and craft Ordinance Amendments and Other Actions called for in the Comprehensive Plan:

WORK PLANS

• LRPC Ordinance Amendment Work Plan 06-24-11(pdf)
• Other Actions Work plan 9-15-06 (pdf)

Due to the role developers, landowners, neighborhood groups, interest groups or town boards may need to play in land use initiatives and ordinance amendments, the following protocol has been established for requesting changes to the CPIC Ordinance Amendment Work Plan:

• CPIC Protocol for Revisions to Ordinance Amendment Work Plan (pdf)

PINE POINT ZONING

The Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) is working on updates to the commercial and industrial zoning in the Pine Point area of Town.  This initiative is based on the Comprehensive Plan’s recommendations for zoning and land use in Pine Point.  To date, the committee has reviewed the sections of the Comprehensive Plan that applies to Pine Point and has formulated some initial concepts on how to update the zoning to implement the Plan and to tailor the zoning for the Pine Point area.
Below are initial drafts of how the zoning and zoning map could be updated to implement the Comprehensive Plan.  The committee will be holding neighborhood meetings to receive input on this drafts and initial concepts.  Please see the Town’s homepage for specific dates of these neighborhood meetings.

Draft Amendments to the B1 District Dated 7-26-11
Draft Outline of a New TVC4 District Dated 8-23-11
Current Zoning Map for the Pine Point Area
Draft Changes to the Zoning Map for the Pine Point Area Dated 8-24-11
For more information contact Dan Bacon, Town Planner at 730-4041 or by e-mail at dbacon@ci.scarborough.me.us

The Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) is also working on updates to provisions of the industrial districts in Town.  The committee has reviewed the sections of the Comprehensive Plan that outline vision, uses and development standards for the industrial areas and have generated draft amendments to the current industrial district.  Many of the changes being considered are along the lines of housekeeping and modernization of the zone.  At this point no zoning map changes are being contemplated. 
Below is a current draft of the potential amendments, which will be finalized and then provide to the Town Council and Planning Board for review, public hearing and consideration. 
Draft Industrial District Revisions Dated 7-7-11
For more information contact Dan Bacon, Town Planner at 730-4041 or by e-mail at dbacon@ci.scarborough.me.us

The third initiative the Long Range Plan Committee (LRPC) is working on is what is entitled the “Crossroads Mixed Use District”.  This district is the area in the geographic center of Scarborough that encompasses the Scarborough Downs property as well as some surrounding land area between Route One, Haigis Parkway, Gorham Road and Payne Road.  The committee is at the formative stages of considering zoning in this area.  Once LRPC has an initial zoning concept, the committee will schedule a public meeting to present their concepts and receive feedback.

ANNUAL REPORT

As for accomplishments to date, the following annual report highlights the Ordinance Amendments that were implemented over the course of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010: (Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee is now known as Long Range Planning Committee)

• Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee 2010 Annual Report (pdf)
• Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee 2009 Annual Report (pdf)
• Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee 2008 Annual Report (pdf)
• Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee 2007 Annual Report (pdf)

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

If you have questions or comments on the Update to the Comprehensive Plan or the Implementation Process, you can contact Dan Bacon in the Planning and Codes Department

• 730-4040
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• Long Range Planning Committee,
• Planning and Codes Department, Town of Scarborough,
• P .O. Box 360, Scarborough, ME 04074

MEMBERSHIP

Six members
Staff Liaison: Dan Bacon and Jay Chace

MEMBERS