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CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
Zoning Board of Appeals

Zoning Board of Appeals Committee

DATE: 9/2/2010
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: 389 Congress Street - City Hall
Room 209
AGENDA

1. New Business
A.Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal: 24-28 Whaleboat Road, Janet L. Hunnewell & Derek S. Webb, owners, Tax Map 393, Block I, Lot 003, R-2 Residential Zone: The applicants are proposing to build a twenty-two foot by twenty-four foot addition to accommodate a handicapped mother. The appellants are requesting a variance for the side setback from the required twelve feet to ten feet [section 14-80(d)(3)]. Representing the appeal are the owners.
B.Conditional Use Appeal: 24-28 Whaleboat Road, Janet L. Hunnewell & Derek S. Webb, owners, Tax Map 393, Block I, Lot 003, R-2 Residential Zone: The appellants are seeking a Conditional Use Appeal under section 14-78(a)(2) to add an accessory dwelling unit to their single family dwelling. Representing the appeal are the owners.
C.Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal: 27 Sherman Street, Michael DeAngelis, owner, Tax Map 036, Block E, Lot 015, R-6 Residential Zone: The applicant is proposing to add a five foot by twenty foot porch to connect the existing back and side porch. The appellant is requesting a variance for the side setback from the required ten feet to nine feet [section 14-139(1)(d)(3)]. The appellant is also requesting a variance for the rear setback from the required twenty feet to ten feet [section 14-139(1)(d)(2)]. Finally the appellant is requesting an increase in the maximum allowable lot coverage. Section 14-139(1)(e) gives the maximum allowable lot coverage as fifty percent. Presently, the permitted structure on the lot covers 52.52% of the lot. The appellant is requesting a variance to increase the lot coverage to 54.63%. Representing the appeal is the owner.