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Rockland’s Differences from Belfast
Rodney Lynch Thu, 03/11/2021 - 8:15am
I would like to take this opportunity to response to Belfast City Councilor and former Mayor Mike Hurley’s March 3, 2021 letter in the Penobscot Bay Pilot in which he provides advice to the City of Rockland concerning accessory dwellings (ADUs).
For the following reasons the situation in Rockland is quite dissimilar making it difficult to compare to Belfast.
Belfast has a 2020 population of 6,653, 38 square miles and a density of 175 persons per square miles; whereas, in contrast, Rockland has a 2020 population of 7,173 squeezed into a small 13 square mile area, resulting in 552 persons per square miles.
Sarah Thompson
Talbot Avenue property for proposed Habitat for Humanity subdivision.
Talbot Avenue property for proposed Habitat for Humanity subdivision.
Summer and Lincoln streets. (File photo by Sarah Thompson)
A closeup of Rockland’s zoning map. Rockland Harbor on the right.
AA zone. Dodge Mountain.
Darker mocha colored A zone between Cedar and Maverick streets, as well as Melrose Circle.
ROCKLAND – As Rockland’s detached accessory apartment ordinance reverts back to First Reading and a proposed subdivision on Talbot Avenue returns before the Planning Board, the City of Rockland continues to contend with ongoing debates over affordability, “Tiny Houses,” and a recent intertwining addition concerning water.