Portland Planning Board
| DATE: | 10/26/2010 | TIME: | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: |
Room 209, 2nd Floor, City Hall 389 Congress Street |
| 1. | WORKSHOP–3:30 p.m.
i. Hostels, Zoning Text Amendment (3:30-4:30 p.m.–estimated time subject to change.) The Portland Planning Board will hold a workshop to consider a Zoning Text Amendment to establish hostels as a defined use wthin the Land Use Ordinance. This will be the second workshop. ii. B-7 Zoning Amendments; Parking and Minimum Height Amendments; (4:30-5:30 p.m.-estimated time subject to change.) The Portland Planning Board will hold a workshop to consider various amendments to the B-7 Zone, including revisions to surface parking, minimum building height and vertical expansion of existing buildings, exceeding the maximum street setback. PUBLIC HEARING–5:30 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM 2. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS 3. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON OCTOBER 12, 2010 Afternoon Public Hearing: Hall, Lewis, Lowry, Morrissette, Patterson, Silk and Tevanian; present. Evening Public Hearing: Hall, Lowry, Morrissette, Patterson, Silk and Tevanian present; Lewis absent. 4. REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER, 12, 2010 i. Peaks Island Site Plan Appeal; Clifton Peter Rose and Alicia Kershaw, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously (6-0, Patterson abstaining) to approve the new site plan subject to six (6) conditions of approval and voted unanimously (6-0, Patterson abstaining) to table the appeal indefinitely as it was made moot by the prior site plan approval. ii. Three lot subdivision; 18 Luther Street, Peaks Island, HOMESTART, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously (6-0, Lewis absent) to grant the waiver of curb and sidewalk; - voted unanimously (3-3, Lewis absent; Patterson, Silk and Lowry opposed) on a motion to grant the waiver of underground utilities, therefore the waiver motion failed; - voted unanimously (6-0, Lewis absent) to grant the driveway spacing standard; and - voted unanimously (6-0, Lewis absent) to approve the subdivision subject to one (1) condition of approval. iii. Community Garden Stand Zoning Text Amendment; City of Portland, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously (6-0, Lewis absent) to recommend the amendment to the City Council subject to four (4) amendments. 5. NEW BUSINESS i. 2 lot and 3 unit subdivision and Site Plan; 208-212 Hicks Street, Diversified Properties Inc, Applicant. (5:30p.m.-6:30p.m.-estimated time subject to change.) The Portland Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider a plan by Diversified Properties Inc. to create 2 lots and construct a 3 unit multiplex on the second lot at 208-212 Hicks Street. The project will be reviewed for compliance with the subdivision and site plan ordinances of the Land Use Ordinance. |
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