Meeting Agenda

CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

Portland Planning Board

DATE:	4/13/2010
TIME:	3:30 PM
LOCATION:	City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall 389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101

AGENDA

1. WORKSHOP – 3:30 p.m.

i. Site Plan Procedures; City of Portland, Applicant. (3:30 – 5:30 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change). The Board will consider proposed amendments to the Site Plan Ordinance to update the procedures and categories of development for site plan review.

2. PUBLIC HEARING – 5:30 p.m.

3. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM

4. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS

5. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON MARCH 23rd, 2010:

Public Hearing: Hall, Lewis, Lowry, Morrissette, Patterson, Silk and Tevanian present.

6. REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON MARCH 23rd, 2010:

i. Maine Yacht Marina Storage/Parking Area; Kensington Street, Maine Yacht Center, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously (7-0) to approve this item.

ii. Presumpscot Street Subdivision: 383 Presumpscot Street, Timothy Sanders, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously (7-0) to approve this item with six (6) conditions of approval.

iii. Fee in Lieu of Parking; City of Portland, Applicant. The Planning Board voted 4-3 (Lowery, Silk, and Patterson opposed) to recommend this ordinance amendment to the City Council.

7. NEW BUSINESS

i. Conditional Rezoning; Vicinity of 18 Luther Street, Peaks Island; Homestart Affordable Housing, Applicant.

* At the request of the applicant this item has been tabled until May 11, 2010.

Break for dinner; Reconvene Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m.

ii. Bangor Savings Bank; Vicinity of 320 Allen Avenue, Bangor Savings Bank, Applicant. (7:30 - 8:30 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change) The Board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposal by Bangor Savings Bank for a 3,320 sq. ft. bank building, with drive-up service, at 320 Allen Avenue (currently Espos site).

iii. Hotel & Restaurant; Site Plan, Subdivision and Traffic Movement Permit Review, Vicinity of 207-209 Fore Street, Old Port Hospitality, Inc., Applicant. (8:30 - 9:30 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) The Board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposal by Old Port Hospitality for a six-story, 122 room hotel, 7,000 square foot restaurant, 12 residential condominiums and 90 surface parking spaces at 207-209 Fore Street (Jordan’s Meats Site).

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1.	WORKSHOP – 3:30 p.m. i. Site Plan Procedures; City of Portland, Applicant. (3:30 – 5:30 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change). The Board will consider proposed amendments to the Site Plan Ordinance to update the procedures and categories of development for site plan review.
2.	PUBLIC HEARING – 5:30 p.m.
3.	ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
4.	COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS
5.	REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON MARCH 23rd, 2010: Public Hearing: Hall, Lewis, Lowry, Morrissette, Patterson, Silk and Tevanian present.
6.	REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON MARCH 23rd, 2010: i. Maine Yacht Marina Storage/Parking Area; Kensington Street, Maine Yacht Center, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously (7-0) to approve this item. ii. Presumpscot Street Subdivision: 383 Presumpscot Street, Timothy Sanders, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously (7-0) to approve this item with six (6) conditions of approval. iii. Fee in Lieu of Parking; City of Portland, Applicant. The Planning Board voted 4-3 (Lowery, Silk, and Patterson opposed) to recommend this ordinance amendment to the City Council.
7.	NEW BUSINESS i. Conditional Rezoning; Vicinity of 18 Luther Street, Peaks Island; Homestart Affordable Housing, Applicant. * At the request of the applicant this item has been tabled until May 11, 2010. Break for dinner; Reconvene Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. ii. Bangor Savings Bank; Vicinity of 320 Allen Avenue, Bangor Savings Bank, Applicant. (7:30 - 8:30 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change) The Board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposal by Bangor Savings Bank for a 3,320 sq. ft. bank building, with drive-up service, at 320 Allen Avenue (currently Espos site). iii. Hotel & Restaurant; Site Plan, Subdivision and Traffic Movement Permit Review, Vicinity of 207-209 Fore Street, Old Port Hospitality, Inc., Applicant. (8:30 - 9:30 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) The Board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposal by Old Port Hospitality for a six-story, 122 room hotel, 7,000 square foot restaurant, 12 residential condominiums and 90 surface parking spaces at 207-209 Fore Street (Jordan’s Meats Site). To access agenda materials on-line, please visit the following web address on or after the Friday preceding the meeting date: http://www.portlandmaine.gov/planning.html