Portland Planning Board
| DATE: | 4/24/2012 | TIME: | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: |
State of Maine Room, 2nd Floor, Portland City Hall 389 Congress Street, Portland, ME |
| 1. | WORKSHOP – 3:30 p.m. i. Conditional Rezoning; 26-32 Thomas Street; Williston West Church. (3:30-5:30 p.m.-estimated time). The Portland Planning Board will hold a workshop to consider a proposal by 32 Thomas Street LLC for a Conditional Rezoning of the Williston West Church and Parish Hall, which is in the R-4 zone. The proposed conditions of the conditional zone agreement include, but are not limited to: allowing 2,800 sq. ft. of offices on the first floor of the Parish Hall as a conditional use with restrictions; dimensional requirements for the existing buildings; requirement to complete a schedule of rehabilitation work to the building complex; and scope of limitations on the use of the sanctuary as a community hall as part of a future conditional use and site plan review. The applicant also proposes to convert the Parish Hall to 2-3 dwellings. ii. Subdivision, Site Plan and Conditional Zone Amendment; 113 Newbury Street (Bay House Project); Village at Oceangate, LLC . (5:30-6:15 p.m.-estimated time) The Portland Planning Board will consider proposed revisions to the approved subdivision and site plan for the Bay House and a proposed amendment to a provision of the Conditional Zone. The revisions include an increase in residential units from 82 to 94, one level of structured parking with 81 spaces on-site and leased off-site spaces, changes to the facades, overhead electrical lines in Newbury St. and a payment plan for infrastructure contributions. PUBLIC HEARING – 7:00 p.m. i. Amendment to Contract Zone; 81-85 Danforth Street; Danforth on High LP, Applicant. (7:00 -7:45 p.m. – estimated time) The Planning Board will consider an amendment to the Conditional R-7 Zone (c-49) agreement for 81-85 Danforth St. (adopted on December 17, 2007). The proposed amendments include an increase in the number of housing units from 26 condominiums to 30 affordable elderly housing units, a revised parking plan, changes to the building floor plans, and a change in ownership from Random Orbit to Danforth on High, LP. ii. Conditional Use and Level II Site Plan Review; 801 Washington Avenue; Cumberland Farms, Applicant. (7:45- 8:30 p.m. – estimated time) The Planning Board will consider a Conditional Level II Site Plan Development Application that was submitted by Cumberland Farms, Inc. The proposal is to add a 1,474 sq. ft. addition to the current convenience store and expanding the parking by 3,308 sq. ft. iii. Convenience Store; Gas Station and Bank; 1884 Forest Avenue; John Chau and Phuong Neang, Applicants. (8:30 p.m. – estimated time) The Planning Board will consider a Conditional Use and Level III application for a convenience store/gas station with a drive thru and a bank branch with a drive thru window. The total building area is 8,850 sq. ft. with 33 parking spaces at 1884 Forest Ave. in the B-2 zone. CAROL MORRISSETTE, CHAIR - PORTLAND PLANNING BOARD |
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