LD 2003 Sprawl or affordable house revolution?

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Today we're going back to the m,aine legislature  to look at LD 2003  "An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions"

  Is this a fair housing bill or a fair sprawl bill? The antisprawl folks say one thing, pro-growthers another

2. Prohibits municipalities from adopting any ordinance that caps the number of building or development permits each year for any kind of residential dwellings. everybody can build accessory houses in designated grow areas...

Bill sponsor  Legislkator Fecteau explains it   "The bill would allow, in any zone in which housing is already permitted, for structures with up to four dwelling units to be built. 

Let's take a visit to the legislative sausage factory and see how this bill LD 2003 goes  through it. 

ld 2003. Fair Housing bill or a Fair Sprawl bill?

The antisprawlers say one thing, growth advocates another.

On April 7, 2022 , the Labor and Housing Committee held a final worksession on LD 2003. They then voted Ought to Pass (as Amended)

During the session Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau gave a lengthy presentation, punctuated for Q&As among the committee members whcih gradually added Q&AA great deal was a discussed over the past hour in its final work sesson which now continues

On April 7th  Speaker of  the House, Ryan Fecteau gave a lengthy presentation on LD 2003, with stops for  committee questions and answers  subtopic of the bill LD 2003.

Fecteau  "The bill would allow, in any zone in which housing is already permitted, for structures with up to four dwelling units to be built. It would also allow accessory dwelling units in all Maine towns. Under this bill, towns and cities can still enact and enforce regulations to protect their water and sewer systems and their setback requirements. They still must comply with state shoreland zoning laws protecting our precious natural resources. Under this bill, towns and cities simply can’t prohibit accessory dwelling units simply because they are accessory dwelling units, or multi-family housing just because it is multi-family housing. 

LD 2003. Fair Housing bill or a Fair Sprawl bill? The antisprawlers say one thing, growth advocates another.

As I write 4:40pm April Seventh, the Labor and Housing Committee is reassembling from a break to finish discussion on LLD 2003.

Fecteau gave a lengthy presentation punctuated for Q&As among the committeementbes whcih gradually added Q&AA great deal was a discussed over the past hour in its final work sessino which now continues

Allow up to 4 homes on what is presently single family owned

2. . Prohibits municipalities from adopting any ordinance that caps the number of building or development permits each year for any kind of residential dwellings  

Links to testimony and comments on LD 2003 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions  List of public testimony online below

Heard	Speaking	Position	Name	Submission Date
	Speaking	Against	Rep. John Andrews, ME House District 73	03-06-22, 20:06
	Speaking	For	Dan Ankeles, Brunswick	03-06-22, 21:28
	Speaking	Against	Edward Ashley, Yarmouth	03-06-22, 16:35
	Speaking	Against	Edward Ashley, Yarmouth	03-06-22, 16:37
	Speaking	For	David Beseda, Portland	03-07-22, 08:44
	Speaking	For	Cate Blackford, Maine People's Alliance	03-07-22, 08:55
	Speaking	For	Abigail Bradford, MCV	03-07-22, 09:19
	Speaking	Neither	Orion Breen, Pownal	03-07-22, 10:10
	Speaking	For	George Burgoyne, AARP - Bangor	03-06-22, 09:08
	Speaking	For	George Burgoyne, AARP member - Bangor	03-06-22, 09:05
	Speaking	For	J. Andrew Cashman, Maine Association of REALTORS	03-07-22, 08:30
	Speaking	For	Amy Clearwater, Biddeford	03-06-22, 08:26
	Speaking	Neither	Roger Crouse, Maine Water Utilities Association	03-07-22, 08:07
	Speaking	For	Frank D'Alessandro, Augusta	03-07-22, 09:22
	Speaking	For	Janice de Lima, Falmouth	03-07-22, 07:40
	Speaking	Neither	Beth Della Valle, Portland	03-07-22, 08:49
	Speaking	For	Luisa Deprez, Portland	03-04-22, 14:44
	Speaking	For	Luisa Deprez, Luisa S. Deprez	03-07-22, 10:04
	Speaking	For	Allina Diaz, Jefferson	03-07-22, 09:41
	Speaking	Neither	Cynthia Dill, Cape Elizabeth	03-06-22, 16:15
	Speaking	Against	Kate Dufour, Maine Municipal Association	03-06-22, 11:19
	Speaking	For	Eamonn Dundon, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce	03-06-22, 14:25
	Speaking	For	Brenton Dupee, Portland, Maine	03-06-22, 12:32
	Speaking	For	Kristina Egan, Greater Portland Council of Governments	03-03-22, 16:28
	Speaking	Neither	Elin Elisofon, Vinalhaven	03-07-22, 07:27
	Speaking	For	Ryan Fecteau, Speaker of the House	03-07-22, 08:55
	Speaking	For	Nathaniel Ferguson, Portland	03-06-22, 16:30
	Speaking	For	Josh Fifield, MEREDA	03-07-22, 09:11
	Speaking	For	Josh Fifield, MEREDA	03-07-22, 09:35
	Speaking	For	Liza Fleming-Ives, The Genesis Fund	03-07-22, 07:37
	Speaking	Neither	Michael Foley, Westbrook	03-07-22, 09:52
	Speaking	Against	Jennie Franceschi, Westbrook	03-07-22, 09:22
	Speaking	Against	Meghan Gardner, Orono	03-06-22, 17:59
	Speaking	For	Cheryl Golek, Harpswell	03-05-22, 15:03
	Speaking	For	Peter Gore, Maine State Chamber of Commerce	03-06-22, 21:04
	Speaking	For	Ethan Guy, Portland	03-02-22, 11:24
	Speaking	For	Charles Haeuser, Maine Association of Planners	03-02-22, 17:04
	Speaking	For	Megan Hannan, Maine Community Action Partnership	03-04-22, 17:48
	Speaking	Neither	Rep. Allison Hepler, Woolwich	03-04-22, 11:15
	Speaking	Neither	Rep. Allison Hepler, WOOLWICH	03-07-22, 09:13
	Speaking	Neither	Ian Houseal, City of Sanford	03-07-22, 09:32
	Speaking	Neither	Patricia Hymanson, House District 4	03-06-22, 23:12
	Speaking	For	Deborah Ibonwa, augusta	03-07-22, 09:07
	Speaking	Against	Clifton Iler, Town of Hampden	03-02-22, 15:04
	Speaking	For	Nat Jordan, Cape Elizabeth	03-02-22, 13:03
	Speaking	For	Erik Jorgensen, Maine State Housing Authority	03-07-22, 10:28
	Speaking	For	Debora Keller, Bath Housing Development Corporation	03-03-22, 10:22
	Speaking	For	Mike Kingsella, Up for Growth	03-07-22, 09:20
	Speaking	For	Christopher Lee, Backyard ADUs	03-07-22, 09:24
	Speaking	For	Jeff Levine, Maine Affordable Housing Coalition	03-04-22, 09:11
	Speaking	For	Matthew Marks, AGC Maine	03-07-22, 09:08
	Speaking	For	Anne-Marie Mastraccio, Mayor’s Coalition	03-06-22, 13:19
	Speaking	Against	Francine Michaels, Kennebunk	03-06-22, 21:26
	Speaking	Against	Penny Morrell, Belgrade Republican Committee	03-06-22, 19:55
	Speaking	Neither	Nick Murray, Maine Policy Institute	03-07-22, 09:54
	Speaking	For	Amanda Olson, Augusta Housing Authority	03-07-22, 09:24
	Speaking	For	Laurie Osher, Orono	03-06-22, 23:06
	Speaking	For	Christopher Parelius, Portland	03-04-22, 12:40
	Speaking	For	Whitney Parrish, Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations	03-07-22, 09:45
	Speaking	For	Hannah Pingree, Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future	03-07-22, 09:37
	Speaking	For	Bridget Quinn, AARP Maine	03-07-22, 09:25
	Speaking	Against	Timothy Reiniger, Cape Elizabeth	03-02-22, 22:09
	Speaking	Against	Timothy Reiniger, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 06:58
	Speaking	Against	Richard Rhames, Biddeford	03-07-22, 09:32
	Speaking	For	Rick Rogers, Islesboro Affordable Property	03-03-22, 14:06
	Speaking	Neither	Nate Rudy, Town of Gray	03-03-22, 18:25
	Speaking	For	Craig Saddlemire, Raise-Op Housing Cooperative	03-04-22, 09:43
	Speaking	For	Craig Saddlemire, Lewiston, Raise-Op Housing Cooperative	03-07-22, 08:41
	Speaking	For	Jack Shapiro, Natural Resources Council of Maine	03-07-22, 09:47
	Speaking	For	Mayor Carl Sheline, Lewiston	03-04-22, 08:32
	Speaking	For	Carl Sheline, Mayors' Coalition	03-07-22, 08:10
	Speaking	For	Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine	03-03-22, 15:43
	Speaking	For	Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine	03-04-22, 17:32
	Speaking	For	Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine	03-07-22, 08:57
	Speaking	For	Laura Supica, Bangor	03-07-22, 11:22
	Speaking	For	Scott Vonnegut, Portland	03-07-22, 24:27
	Speaking	For	Kara Wilbur, Build Maine	03-07-22, 08:11
	Speaking	Against	Sophia Wilson, Town of Orono	03-07-22, 08:52
	Speaking	For	Patricia Wright, Old Orchard Beach	03-04-22, 11:14
	Written		@SPONSOR AMENDMENT @SPEAKER FECTEAU, @SPEAKER FECTEAU	03-14-22, 17:17
	Written		@SPONSOR AMENDMENT @SPEAKER FECTEAU, 10:04 p.m. 3-15-22	03-15-22, 22:05
	Written		Paul Ackerman, St.George	03-07-22, 01:03
	Written		Barbara Alexander, Winthrop	03-04-22, 16:02
	Written		peter anzuini, Freeport	03-04-22, 15:02
	Written		Amy Arata, New Gloucester	03-07-22, 10:04
	Written		Nick Battista, Island Institute	03-07-22, 09:29
	Written		Abigail Beal, Cherryfield	03-07-22, 09:58
	Written		Jennifer Bedford, Sanford	03-07-22, 09:19
	Written		Jeffrey Berlin, York	03-04-22, 08:49
	Written		Daniel Black, LB Development Partners	03-07-22, 14:41
	Written		Lucas Blom Ankhartz, Bangor	03-06-22, 12:11
	Written		Deborah Brusini, Bridgton	03-07-22, 17:58
	Written		Deborah Brusini, Bridgton	03-07-22, 09:20
	Written		Ross Bryant, Cape Elizabeth	03-05-22, 10:32
	Written		Andrea Bryant, Cape Elizabeth	03-05-22, 10:31
	Written		Sarah Calder, MaineHealth	03-09-22, 08:18
	Written		Emily Calise, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 09:28
	Written		Amanda Campbell, Georgetown	03-07-22, 12:01
	Written		Crystal Canney, Portland	03-07-22, 09:14
	Written		Thomas Carabine, Denmark Planning Board	03-04-22, 07:06
	Written		Thomas Carabine, Denmark	03-04-22, 07:56
	Written		Kerry Casey, Mount Vernon	03-06-22, 16:05
	Written		Mark Chasse, Auburn	03-07-22, 10:53
	Written		Kandie Cleaves, Garland	03-07-22, 12:47
	Written		Ben Clough, Wells	03-07-22, 09:56
	Written		Charles Cote , Biddeford	03-05-22, 16:24
	Written		Gary Cummings, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 08:48
	Written		Dan Davis, Porter	03-06-22, 13:07
	Written		Cynthia Dechenes, Brunswick	03-04-22, 20:27
	Written		Beth Della Valle, Resident	03-16-22, 10:24
	Written		Cynthia Dill, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 10:34
	Written		Donna Dodge, Denmark	03-06-22, 20:16
	Written		Lacey Donle, Lisbon Falls	03-06-22, 07:46
	Written		Jack Ducharme, House District 111	03-06-22, 20:33
	Written		Kate Dufour, Maine Municipal Association	03-16-22, 10:33
	Written		Kate Dufour, Maine Municipal Association	03-07-22, 08:16
	Written		Sandra Dunham, Cape Elizabeth	03-06-22, 19:45
	Written		Thomas Dunham, Cape Elizabeth	03-06-22, 12:51
	Written		Ronald Duplissis , Auburn	03-06-22, 17:03
	Written		Suzanne Duplissis , Auburn	03-06-22, 17:11
	Written		Julie Edminster, York	03-04-22, 08:09
	Written		Chris Feeney, City of Portland's Legislative Committee	03-14-22, 20:07
	Written		Josh Fifield, MEREDA	03-07-22, 09:21
	Written		Renee Fortin, Lewiston	03-06-22, 20:21
	Written		Jennie Franceschi , City of Westbrook	03-16-22, 10:17
	Written		Denny Gallaudet, Cumberland	03-03-22, 18:17
	Written		Matthew Garside, Poland	03-03-22, 13:49
	Written		David Glaser, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 15:00
	Written		David Glaser, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 14:57
	Written		Ron Goodspeed, Cape Elizabeth	03-06-22, 10:33
	Written		Elizabeth Goodspeed, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 08:34
	Written		Donna Goodspeed, Cape Elizabeth	03-06-22, 10:23
	Written		Austin Gregory, Backyard ADU's	03-07-22, 10:28
	Written		Diana Grenier, Greene	03-04-22, 16:57
	Written		Jeanette Guglielmetti, CAPE ELIZABETH	03-04-22, 12:45
	Written		Joseph Guglielmetti, Cape Elizabeth	03-04-22, 12:47
	Written		R H, Rockland	03-05-22, 17:23
	Written		Charles Haeuser, Maine Association of Planners	03-05-22, 17:07
	Written		Steve Hanrahan, Harborside	03-04-22, 09:42
	Written		Sarah Hansen, Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc.	03-07-22, 11:25
	Written		Frances Haywood, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 16:38
	Written		John Hodge, Topsham	03-04-22, 10:45
	Written		Rosie Hoffman, Bangor	03-06-22, 12:25
	Written		Richard Hooks Wayman, Volunteers of America Northern New England	03-07-22, 09:08
	Written		Richard Hooks Wayman, Volunteers of America Northern New England	03-06-22, 22:49
	Written		stacey Hughes, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 08:07
	Written		Patricia Huntsman, Cape Neddick	03-04-22, 06:14
	Written		Alan Inzerillo, Arundel	03-07-22, 08:03
	Written		Linda J Reardon, Orrington	03-07-22, 10:40
	Written		Eric Jarvi, Hampden	03-07-22, 11:27
	Written		Heather Johnson, Department of Economic and Community Development	03-07-22, 12:54
	Written		Nat Jordan, Cape Elizabeth	03-06-22, 23:15
	Written		Debora Keller, Bath Housing Development Corporation	03-07-22, 13:41
	Written		Angela King, Bicycle Coalition of Maine	03-07-22, 08:58
	Written		Sarah Laduzenski, Cape Elizabeth	03-05-22, 10:22
	Written		Donald and Ann Marie Laduzenski, Cape Elizabeth	03-05-22, 15:23
	Written		Linda Lavoie, West Bath	03-04-22, 13:33
	Written		Sam Lebel, Gray	03-02-22, 15:16
	Written		Don LeFante, Cape Neddick, ME	03-07-22, 11:22
	Written		Jason Levesque, City of Auburn	03-07-22, 06:57
	Written		Ed Libby, YARMOUTH	03-09-22, 14:18
	Written		Daniel Long, Holden	03-05-22, 05:44
	Written		Marc Malon, Biddeford	03-06-22, 21:53
	Written		Katharine G. Martin-Savage, Wiscasset	03-05-22, 05:17
	Written		JOHN MCADAM, SPRINGVALE	03-06-22, 14:03
	Written		Shawn McFarland, case manager/DHHS	03-03-22, 11:42
	Written		Glenn and Doris Meehan, Windham	03-04-22, 22:20
	Written		Marc Meyers, Bath	03-07-22, 09:02
	Written		Annique Milite, Freeport	03-07-22, 08:40
	Written		Deborah Milite, Freeport	03-04-22, 11:05
	Written		Terence Miller, Preble Street	03-07-22, 12:25
	Written		Dee Miller, Bridgton, Maine	03-04-22, 14:54
	Written		Robert Morse, Portland	03-06-22, 17:19
	Written		Marla O'Byrne, Island Housing Trust	03-08-22, 16:33
	Written		Amanda Olson, Augusta Housing Authority	03-07-22, 09:49
	Written		Tony Owens, Cape Elizabeth	03-05-22, 10:55
	Written		Christopher Parelius, Portland	03-07-22, 07:49
	Written		Aaron Parnes, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 08:49
	Written		Whitney Parrish, Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations	03-07-22, 17:59
	Written		Tony Payne, Falmouth	03-04-22, 16:57
	Written		Michelle Peacock, Freeport	04-07-22, 09:03
	Written		Arlo Redman III, Searsmont	03-06-22, 09:49
	Written		David Reed, Rockport, Maine	03-04-22, 22:21
	Written		Susan Reynolds, Farmingdale, ME	03-07-22, 07:58
	Written		Richard Rhames, Shady Brook Farm	03-08-22, 14:32
	Written		Terry Rhoads, Denmark	03-06-22, 11:11
	Written		Ann Roderick, Portland	03-07-22, 08:43
	Written		rick Rogers, Islesboro Affordable Property	03-07-22, 09:21
	Written		joyce rollins, Franklin	03-04-22, 10:19
	Written		Robert Rosati, Livermore Falls	04-06-22, 11:45
	Written		Robert Rosati	03-07-22, 08:54
	Written		Eli Rubin, Town of Kennebunkport	03-16-22, 10:21
	Written		Donald Rudalevige, Cape Elizabeth	03-06-22, 09:49
	Written		Nathaniel Rudy , Town of Gray	03-11-22, 09:11
	Written		Nathaniel Rudy , Town of Gray	03-11-22, 09:10
	Written		Nathaniel Rudy , Town of Gray	03-11-22, 09:09
	Written		Nathaniel Rudy , Town of Gray	03-11-22, 09:12
	Written		Cullen Ryan, Community Housing of Maine	03-07-22, 09:05
	Written		Allen Sarvinas, Topsham	03-04-22, 11:16
	Written		Terri Sawyer, Harpswell	03-04-22, 14:20
	Written		Jeff Senders, PhD, PE, Camden	03-06-22, 13:27
	Written		Jeff Sherman, Portland	03-06-22, 13:03
	Written		Susan Silverio, Lincolnville	03-07-22, 09:15
	Written		Charles Simmons, Kennebunkport	03-05-22, 12:23
	Written		Ray Simond, Monmouth	03-07-22, 09:18
	Written		Heather Sirocki, Scarborough	03-06-22, 21:35
	Written		Piotr and Rachel Stamieszkin , Cape Elizabeth	03-06-22, 18:54
	Written		Julie Stevens, Wells	03-07-22, 12:15
	Written		Jessica Sullivan, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 08:24
	Written		Elisa Tarlow, Cape Elizabeth	03-04-22, 20:17
	Written		Frank Thiboutot, Falmouth	03-06-22, 19:49
	Written		Nancy Thompson, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 10:46
	Written		Timothy Thompson, Cape Elizabeth	03-07-22, 10:42
	Written		Bronwen Tudor, Select Board Georgetown Maine	03-07-22, 16:13
	Written		Beth Della Valle, Resident	03-10-22, 15:13
	Written		Beth Della Valle, Resident	03-10-22, 15:14
	Written		Janice Vance, Kennebunk	03-06-22, 19:01
	Written		Scott Vonnegut, Portland	03-05-22, 21:23
	Written		judith wallingford, Wells	03-06-22, 21:22
	Written		Jay Waterman, Yarmouth	03-07-22, 16:56
	Written		Sandra L White, Shapleigh	03-06-22, 20:36
	Written		Richard Whiting, Auburn	03-03-22, 17:08
	Written		Pauline Wilcox, CAPE ELIZABETH	03-06-22, 22:34
	Written		Sophia Wilson, Town of Orono	03-07-22, 12:16
	Written		Geoffrey Wingard, Orono	03-03-22, 08:36
	Written		Geoffrey Wingard, Orono	03-06-22, 16:10
	Written		amy winston, CEI	03-14-22, 10:00
	Written		Allen Wright , Old Orchard Beach	03-07-22, 08:57
	Written		Patricia Zebley, Lewiston	03-04-22, 14:04