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| A. | Disability Variance Appeal:
70 – 86 Oxford Street (25 Boyd Street), Portland Housing Authority, owner, Tax Map 022, Block H, Lot 001, R-6 Residential Zone: The appellant is seeking a disability variance under section 14-473(c)(2) to install a handicap ramp. The appellant is requesting a front yard setback of eight feet, ten inches instead of the minimum ten foot setback as required under section 14-139(d)(1). Representing the appeal is Stephen Thomas, architect.
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| B. | Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal:
23 Neal Street, Steven & Kari Brynes, owners, Tax Map 062, Block E, Lot 008, R-4 Residential Zone: The appellants are proposing to build a twenty-five foot by five foot farmer’s porch on the front of their house. The appellants are requesting a variance from the required front yard setback of twenty-five feet to eighteen feet [section 14-105(d)(1)]. Representing the appeal is Zac Davis of Davis Fine Woodworking.
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| C. | Disability Variance Appeal:
3-11 Van Vechten Street, James & Elizabeth Quinn , owners, Tax Map 410, Block C, Lots 034, 035, 036 & 037, R-3 Residential Zone: The appellants are seeking a disability variance under section 14-473(c)(2) to install a handicap ramp. The appellants are requesting a front yard setback of three feet instead of the required twenty five foot setback [section 14-90(d)(1)]. The appellants are also requesting a side yard setback of six feet instead of the required eight foot setback [section 14-90(d)(3)]. Representing the appeal is Thomas Quinn, the owners’ son.
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| D. | D. Variance Appeal:
887-917 Riverside Street, Dan Bonner, COO of Spurwink School, Tax Map 326, Block B, Lot 004, I-M Industrial Zone: The use of the property at 899 Riverside Street as a Community Living Arrangement for eight disabled persons plus staff is legally nonconforming in the I-M Zone. The appellant is requesting a variance under section 14-382(c) to expand the volume and footprint of the building to bring the building into compliance with safety codes. Representing the appeal is Dan Bonner, the COO of Spurwink School.
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| E. | Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal:
90 Cobb Avenue, Bernice M. Profenno, owner, Tax Map 210, Block B, Lots 015 & 016, R-2 Residential Zone: The appellant is pursuing a conditional use appeal to add an accessory dwelling unit to her single family dwelling. Section 14- 78(a)(2)(g) requires that parking for the accessory dwelling unit shall meet the parking requirements. Section 14-332(a)(2) requires that one additional parking space is required for the additional unit. Section 14-336(a) states that the required off street parking cannot be located in the front yard setback. The appellant is requesting a variance for the front yard setback from a required twenty-five feet [section 14-80(d)(1)] to zero feet for the required off street parking. Representing the appeal is Raymond Veroneau, Jr., the owner’s son in law.
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| F | Conditional Use Appeal:
90 Cobb Avenue, Bernice M. Profenno, owner, Tax Map 210, Block B, Lots 015 & 016, R-2 Residential Zone: The appellant is seeking a Conditional Use Appeal under section 14-78(a)(2) to add an accessory dwelling unit to her single family dwelling. Representing the appeal is Raymond Veroneau, Jr., the owner’s son in law.
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