Portland Planning Board
| DATE: | 5/8/2012 | TIME: | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: |
Room 209, 2nd Floor, City Hall 389 Congress Street, Portland, ME |
| 1. | WORKSHOP 3:30 p.m. i. 4-Lot Subdivision; Humboldt, Huntington and Van Vechten Streets; Archie Giobbi, Applicant. (3:304:15 p.m. estimated time) Archie Giobbi is proposing a 4-lot subdivision on land between Humboldt and Van Vechten Street, to include an existing house at 74 Huntington Avenue as required under State Subdivision Law. The property is in the R-3 zone. Van Vechten Street is currently unimproved but the applicant received approval for a proposed street extension in 2011. ii. 2 Phase Construction Project; Level III Site Plan and Conditional Use Review; 850 Baxter Boulevard; Seaside Rehabilitation Center, Applicant. (4:15-5:15 p.m. estimated time) The Seaside Rehabilitation Center is proposing an addition and renovation to their facility at 850 Baxter Boulevard. Phase I is to build a 2-story addition with a total of 38 private rooms. Phase II will be the renovation of 2 wings of the existing facility in which a total of 76 semi-private rooms will be converted to 38 private rooms. The overall bedroom count of 154 beds and 87 parking spaces will remain the same. iii. Patient Care Center; Level III Site Plan and Conditional Use Review; 1 College Street, University of New England, Applicant. (5:15-6:30 p.m. estimated time) The University of New England is proposing a Patient Care Center to serve the new Dental Medicine curriculum at 1 College Street. The proposed building will face Stevens Avenue with a building footprint of 18,200 sq. ft. and a total floor area of 39,500 sq. ft. The proposed building will replace 3 existing structures on the campus. PULIC HEARING 7:30 P.M. (Note Change in Time) 1. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM 2. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS 3. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING HELD ON APRIL 24, 2012: Workshop: All Members were present Public Hearing: Morrissette, OBrien, Dean, Hall, Lewis and Venne present; Lewis absent. 4. REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE MEETING HELD ON APRIL 24, 2012: i. Amendment to Contract Zone; 81-85 Danforth Street; Danforth on High, L.P., Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) to recommend approval of the conditional zone amendment to the Portland City Council with two (2) conditions. ii. Conditional Use and Level II Site Plan Review; 801 Washington Avenue; Cumberland Farms, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) on all of the following motions: - to waive the driveway width; - to waive the number of curb cuts subject to the condition that the curb cut on Washington Avenue, closest to Ocean Avenue, be ingress only; - to waive the curb cut distance to intersection; - to waive the size of the parking space; - to approve the conditional use subject to one (1) condition of approval; and - to approve the site plan subject to seven (7) conditions of approval. iii. Convenience Store; Gas Station and Bank; 1884 Forest Avenue; John Chau and Phuong Neang, Applicants. The Planning Board voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) on all of the following motions: - to approve the conditional use subject to one (1) condition of approval; - to waive the maximum curb cut standard; - to approve the traffic movement permit subject to one (1) condition of approval; - to approve the stormwater management permit subject to two (2) conditions of approval; and - to approve the site plan subject to ten (10) conditions of approval. 5. NEW BUSINESS i. Building and Showroom Additions; Level III Major Site Plan Review; 191 Riverside Street; Berlin City of Portland, Inc., Applicant. (7:30 -8:15 p.m. estimated time) The Planning Board will consider a Level III: Major Site Plan Application by Berlin City of Portland, Inc. to construct an 11,800 sq. ft. service addition and a 1,910 sq. ft. showroom addition, along with minor adjustments to parking and sidewalks, to the existing Berlin City Lexus/Toyota dealership located at 1919 Riverside Street. ii. Bus Sign Amendments, Text Amendment, City of Portland, Applicant. (9:00 p.m. estimated time) The Planning Board will consider amendments to Division 22, the Sign Ordinance and to the City of Portland Technical Manual concerning transit shelter advertising signage and the design and placement of public transit facilities. 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 CAROL MORRISSETTE, CHAIR - PORTLAND PLANNING BOARD |
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