Planning & Urban Development Department | 389 Congress St | Room 308 | Portland, Maine 04101 | 207-874-8683
CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
Zoning Board of Appeals

Zoning Board of Appeals Committee

DATE: 10/18/2007
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: 389 Congress Street
AGENDA

1. New Business: A. Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal: 133-135 Commonwealth Drive, James & Joan Noble, owner Tax Map #300 Block F Lot #011 in the R-3 Zone. The Appellant is seeking a Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal under section 14-90 (d) (2) of the City of Portland Zoning Ordinance. Appellant is requesting a seventeen foot rear yard set back instead of the required twenty-five foot rear yard set back, for the proposed 14’ x 20’ detached garage. The eight foot set back reduction would allow the appellant to have enough space between the garage and the existing entry for possible future wheelchair access. Representing the Appeal are the owners.
1. B. Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal: 339-359 Park Avenue, HP Hood, LLC, owner Tax Map #066 Block D Lot #001 and 006 in the IM Zone. The Appellant is seeking a Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal under section 14-250 (d) of the City of Portland Zoning Ordinance. Appellant is requesting a side yard set back of five feet four inches instead of the required twenty-five feet, for the 10’ x 13’9” concrete pad that the proposed sugar tank will be erected on. Representing the Appeal is Christopher L. Vaniotis of Bernstein Shur, and Michael Jenkins, Engineering Manager for HP Hood, LLC.