The Town Council weighed how to rework Gray’s ordinances to comply with LD 1829, which goes into effect July 1.
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30-story tower will be Portland’s next architectural regret | Column
Feeling blindsided? Although plans for the city’s tallest building were approved Tuesday, the real decision-making took place during last year’s zoning overhaul.
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Portland launches study to review its inclusionary zoning ordinance
The 10-year-old policy requires 25% of housing units in new developments to be deemed affordable. Developers say the rules are too stringent and stifling construction of units that the city desperately needs.
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Hartland brewery lawsuit leaves bitter aftertaste
A judge ruled in favor of the town in the lawsuit over shoreland zoning and a garage-based brewery and coffee roastery on Great Moose Lake.
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Biddeford halts UNE pier permitting process
The project has faced significant backlash from the community over the past year.
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Planning Board advances rules for solar in Yarmouth
The amendments allow for relatively small primary use solar installations and clarifies rules for solar panels on residents’ roofs and yards.
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Bath seeks public input on its updated Land Use Code
The city’s planning team and urban planning firm Camiros will host a series of open houses to hear public comment.
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How Maine is creating homes in forgotten and unlikely places
Faced with a vexing housing crisis, Mainers are finding ways to build homes in abandoned and undeveloped spaces. But costs, public opposition and an uncertain economy are impeding progress.
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Yarmouth solar project hits zoning hurdle
The widely contested 0 Layfette St. solar proposal near the Holy Cross Cemetery cannot proceed unless the zoning is amended to allow commercial solar use.
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First Church of Waterville files federal lawsuit against the city
Church leaders say the city has stymied its religious land use by failing to let it remove two buildings from its property.