Zoning Board of Appeals Committee
| DATE: | 2/7/2008 | TIME: | 6:30 PM | LOCATION: |
389 Congress Street |
| 1. | A. Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal: 83 West Street, Melissa & Scott Knoll, owners, Tax Map # 063 Block B Lot #007, in the R-4 Residential Zone. The appellant is seeking a Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal under Sections 14-105(d) 2 and 14-105(e) of the City of Portland Zoning Ordinance. The appellant wishes to enlarge their existing garage which would reduce their current legal nonconforming setback from fourteen (14) feet to six (6) feet instead of the twenty-five (25) feet required under 14-105 (d) 2. The garage enlargement would also increase the legal nonconforming lot coverage from forty-eight (48) percent to fifty-five (55) percent instead of the required thirty (30) percent required under 14-105 (e). Representing the appeal are the owners. |
| 1. | B. Variance Appeal: 83 West Street, Melissa & Scott Knoll, owners, Tax Map # 063 Block B Lot #007, in the R-4 Residential Zone. The appellant is seeking a Variance Appeal under Sections 14-103(2) d and 14-103 (2) f of the City of Portland Zoning Ordinance. Section 14-103 (2) d requires a lower level dwelling unit to have a minimum of one-half of its floor-to-ceiling height above the average adjoining ground level. The current floor-to-ceiling height is 6’10” of which 5’ is below grade. The appellant is also appealing the minimum lot area per dwelling unit, section 14-103 (2) (f) and 14-105 (2) b, which requires 3,000 square feet of land area per dwelling unit, or 6,000 square feet instead of their given 5,320 square foot lot size. Representing the appeal are the owners. |
| 1. | C. Conditional Use Appeal: 83 West Street, Melissa & Scott Knoll, owners, Tax Map # 063 Block B Lot #007, in the R-4 Residential Zone. The appellant is seeking a Conditional Use Appeal under Section 14-103 (a) 2 of the City of Portland Zoning Ordinance. The appellant is requesting to change the use from a single family dwelling unit to a single family dwelling unit with an additional dwelling unit below grade. Representing the appeal are the owners. |
| 1. | D. Miscellaneous Appeal: 32 Sewall Street, Patricia & Malcolm Brewer, owners Tax Map #189 Block A Lot #006 in the RP Residential Professional Zone. The appellant is seeking a Miscellaneous Appeal under section 14-334 of the City of Portland Zoning Ordinance. Appellant is requesting off street parking for two parking spaces located at 53 Sewall Street (190 D009), which is approximately a four hundred twenty three (423) foot distance instead of the required one hundred (100) feet. Representing the Appeal for the owners is Clement Berry / Chief Executive Officer of Eye Venture Associates |
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