Portland Planning Board
| DATE: | 6/8/2010 | TIME: | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: |
Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall Portland City Hall, 389 Congress Street |
| 1. | WORKSHOP 3:30 p.m. i. Waterfront Central Zone Text Amendments; 11 Private Pier Owners, Applicants. (3:30 5:00 p.m. estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider proposed text amendments for the Waterfront Central Zone (WCZ). AFTERNOON PUBLIC HEARING 5:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM 2. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS 3. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON MAY 25th, 2010: Workshop: Hall, Lewis, Lowry, Morrissette and Silk present; Patterson absent; Tevanian arrived at 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing: Hall, Lowry, Morrissette and Tevanian present; Lewis, Patterson and Silk absent. 4. REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON MAY 25th, 2010: i. Zoning Text Amendments to the R-5 Small Lot Provisions and B-2 Drive-through Setbacks City of Portland, Applicant. The Board voted unanimously 4-0 (Lewis, Patterson and Silk absent) to recommend the R-5 amendments as amended, and to recommend the B-2 amendments as proposed, to the City Council. ii. Amendments to Article VIII- Regulation of Explosives, Land Use Code, and Section 3 of Technical Manual Public Safety Standards; City of Portland, Applicant. The Board voted unanimously 4-0 (Lewis, Patterson and Silk absent) to table this item. 5. NEW BUSINESS i. Housing Replacement Ordinance Amendments; City of Portland, Applicant (5:00 5:30 p.m. estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider amendments to the Housing Replacement Ordinance to update the ordinance and exclude applicability of this ordinance in zones where housing is not a permitted use. ii. Business B-4 Text Amendment to Delete Lodging Houses as a Permitted Use, City of Portland, Applicant. (5:30 6:00 p.m., estimated time, subject to change). The Planning Board will consider a text amendment to remove lodging houses as a permitted use in this zone. Break for Dinner EVENING PUBLIC HEARING 7:00 p.m. i. Avesta Oak Street Efficiencies, 72 Oak Street; Avesta Oak Street, LP, Applicant. (7:00- 8:00 p.m. estimated time, subject to change). The Portland Planning Board will consider a proposal for a 4 story, 30,201 sq. ft. building at 72 Oak Street with 37 studio apartments on the upper 3 floors with common "storefront" space and parking on the ground floor. THIS ITEM WILL BE TABLED BY THE PLANNING BOARD DUE TO A LACK OF A QUORUM (A MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT AND CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION OF THIS ITEM). THE BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO TABLE THE OAK STREET EFFICIENCIES TO JUNE 22, 2010 AT 7 P.M. ii. Cumberland Cold Storage Renovation, 254 Commercial Street, Waterfront Maine LP, Applicant. (8:00-9:00 p.m. estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider a proposal to renovate and reuse the upper floors of the Cumberland Cold Storage building for office use and reconfigure on-site parking. iii. R-P Map Amendment; Vicinity of 1326 Washington Avenue; J. David Pirone, Applicant. (9:45 10:30 p.m. estimated time, subject to change.) The Planning Board will consider a zone change from R-5 (Residence) to R-P (Residence Professional) zone at 1326 Washington Ave. 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.htm |
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