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CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
Zoning Board of Appeals

Zoning Board of Appeals Committee

DATE: 10/20/2011
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: 389 Congress Street - City Hall
Room 209
AGENDA

1. Old Business
AInterpretation Appeal: 512 Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Keith Ivers, prospective buyer, Tax Map 090, Block AA, Lots 001, 002 & 005, I-B Island Business Zone: The applicants are challenging the Zoning Administrator’s determination that the proposed parking of fuel trucks and other trucks is permitted in the I-B Zone as “off-street parking” [sections 14-233(f) & 14-331]. Representing the appeal is David A. Lourie, esquire. The Zoning Board of Appeals heard the appeal on October 13, 2011. The Board will vote on the final findings of fact and take the final vote at the October 20, 2011 meeting.
2. New Business
APractical Difficulty Variance Appeal: 96-100 Dorset Street, Sally B. Trice, owner, Tax Map 275, Block I, Lot 031, R-3 Residential Zone: The applicant is proposing to replace an existing side entry porch with a larger entry porch. The appellant is requesting a variance for the front setback from the required twenty-five feet to twenty-four feet, three inches [section 14-90(d)(1)]. Representing the appeal is the owner.
BConditional Use Appeal: 491-501 Allen Avenue, Richard Libby, owner, Tax Map 400, Block D, Lot 012, R-3 Residential Zone: The applicant was granted a Conditional Use Appeal on October 7, 2010 to add an accessory dwelling unit to his single family dwelling [section 14-88(a)(2)]. The Conditional Use approval expired. The appellant is again seeking a Conditional Use appeal to add an accessory dwelling unit to his single family dwelling. Representing the appeal is the owner.
3. Other Business: Election of Chair and Secretary for the Zoning Board of Appeals.
4. Adjournment