Portland Planning Board
| DATE: | 7/27/2010 | TIME: | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: |
Room 209, 2nd Floor, City Hall Portland City Hall, 389 Congress Street |
| 1. | WORKSHOP – 3:30 p.m. i. R-6 to R-7 Map Amendment; 68 High Street; Community Housing of Maine (CHOM), Applicant. (3:30-4:15 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider a zoning map amendment from R-6 to R-7 at 66-68 High Street. The applicant is proposing to renovate the former Children’s Hospital that has been used for USM offices most recently. The proposal also includes building an addition on the former mansion site. This affordable housing project would be for 35 units with a mix of one, two and three bedroom units. ii. 7 Lot Industrial Subdivision; 636 Riverside Street; City of Portland, Applicant. (4:15-5:00 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider a plan by the City of Portland’s Economic Development Department for a 7 lot industrial subdivision, which includes the Lucas Tree site and the NEMR facility that is under construction. iii. Conditional Rezoning; 76 Congress Street, Friends of St. Lawrence Church, Applicant. (5:00-600 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider conditional rezoning by the Friends of St. Lawrence Church at 76 Congress Street in order to rebuild the Sanctuary Auditorium. The proposal is to replicate the former building with some modifications and increasing the total gross square footage to 28,188 sq. ft. The conditional rezone of the R-6 zone is requested to adjust dimensional requirements for building setbacks and height requirements. PUBLIC HEARING – 7:00 p.m. i. Places of Assembly Conditional Use Review; 978 Washington Avenue; Zachary Heiden, Applicant. (7:00-7:30 p.m. estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider the conditional use review for a place of assembly in the existing building at 978 Washington Avenue. The building was formerly a TV repair shop and it is being converted to a place of assembly, which is listed as an institutional use requiring conditional use review by the Planning Board. ii. Skylark Commons Subdivision (Amendment to Create 2 Phases); 87 Skylark Commons, Frank Didonato, Applicant. (7:30-8:00 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider a sectional recording to an approved subdivision for two phases with 7 lots in phase I and 10 lots in phase II. iii. Conditional Use Review; 235 St. John Street; Muhktar Geele, Applicant. (8:00-8:45 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider a plan by Muhktar Geele who is applying for a conditional use review for a change of use from an auto mechanic shop to a car dealership at 235 St. John Street. iv. B-2 Conditional Zone Amendment; 901 Washington Avenue; JB Brown and Sons, Applicant. (8:45-9:30 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider a conditional zoning map amendment for 901 Washington Avenue to rezone the front portion of the property from the Residential R-3 zone to the Business B-2, which would require a 45 foot building setback and a limited number of uses. v. Appeal; 5 City Point Road – Peaks Island; Clifton Peter Rose, Applicant. (9:30 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) The Planning Board will consider an appeal of an administrative decision of an after- the-fact review of drainage and landscape changes within the shoreland zone at 5 City Point Road, Peaks Island. 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 BILL HALL, CHAIR - PORTLAND PLANNING BOARD |
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