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WORKSHOP - 3:30 p.m i. The Forefront at Thompson’s Point, 1 Thompson’s Point, The Thompson’s Point Development Company, Applicant. (3:30-5:50 p.m.- estimated time subject to change). The Planning Board will hold a workshop to consider a two-phased proposal to develop the 30 acre site at Thompson’s Point, Phase I includes an event center, concert facility, hotel, sports medicine and fitness facility, 700 car parking garage, restaurant, two (2) office buildings and associated surface parking. Phase 2 includes two (2) additional buildings with 146,000 sf. The proposal will be reviewed as a Level III site plan, subdivision, stormwater permit, and site location of development review. PUBLIC HEARING - 6:30 p.m. (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN TIME) 1. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM 2. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS 3. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 9, 2011: There was no workshop portion of this meeting. Public Hearing: Lewis, Morrissette, Lowry, Patterson, Hall, O’Brien and Silk present. 4. REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 9, 2011: i. Conditional Use Review and Site Plan; Expansion of Kingdom Hall, 355 Canco Road: Jehovah’s Witnesses, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously (7-0) to approve the conditional use. The Planning Board voted unanimously to waive the technical standard for a minimum driveway width to allow a 9 foot wide one-way drive lane and the Board voted to approve (6-1, O’Brien opposed) the site plan with six conditions of approval. ii. Enterprise Rent A Car Building and Parking Lot, Level III Site Plan, 1128 Westbrook Street; Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Applicant. The Planning Board voted (5-0, Silk recused, Patterson absent) on three waivers: 1) waived the requirement for parking lot islands, 2) waived the maximum driveway width to allow a 38 foot apron; and 3) waived the parking aisle width from 24 feet to 22 feet and 11 feet. The Planning Board voted to approve (4-1, O’Brien opposed, Silk recused, Patterson absent) the site plan with eight (8) conditions of approval. 5. NEW BUSINESS i. Canal Plaza Conditional Rezoning; One Canal Plaza; Tim Soley, East Brown Cow Management, Applicant. (6:30 -7:30 p.m.- estimated time subject to change). The Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposal by Tim Soley of East Brown Cow Management Inc. to rezone the Canal Plaza complex (vicinity of Middle and Union Streets) to a conditional zone. The site is zoned B-3 and includes the Downtown Height Overlay Map which would be amended for this property. The total area of the site is 3.58 acres and includes 3 office buildings, a plaza, surface parking and a parking garage on Fore Street. The Planning Board will make a recommendation to City Council. ii. Appeal of 25 and 27 Dakota Street, Level I Minor Residential Site Plans, Diversified Properties, Inc. Applicant. First Appeallant: Sue Ann Nolan, 135 Maine Avenue, Portland; Second Appellant; Theresa E. Geissler, 12117 Sandy Court, Herndon, VA owning Tax Assessor lots 406-H-17 and 407-H-28 (7:30 p.m.- estimated time, subject to change). The Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider two appeals of administrative approvals with conditions regarding two Level I Minor Residential applications for two single family homes off Dakota Street. The Planning Board will review the proposals as new applications. 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 JOE LEWIS CHAIR - PORTLAND PLANNING BOARD