Portland Planning Board
| DATE: | 7/8/2008 | TIME: | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: |
Room 209, 2nd Floor Portland City Hall, 389 Congress Street |
| 1. | SITE WALK - 3:30 P.M. i. Cheverus Site Walk; Cheverus High School; 311 Ocean Avenue (meet at the front entrance of Loyola Hall) |
| 2. | WORKSHOP - 4:30 P.M. i. R-7/Incentives for Affordable Housing Amendments; City of Portland, Applicant. Review of density, parking and side yard provisions in the R-7 zone and restrictions on government assisted housign eligibility for density bonus in the Incentives for Affordable Housing Ordinance (4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) |
| 3. | PUBLIC HEARING - 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON: June 24th, 2008 Workshop: Silk and Lewis present; Tevanian, Hall, Lowry, Patterson and Odokara absent. June 24th, 2008 Public Hearing: Silk, Hall, Lewis, Lowry and Patterson present; Tevanian and Odokara absent. REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON JUNE 24TH, 2008 i. Diamond Cove Conditional Zone Amendment; Vicinity of Great Diamond Island; The Inn at Diamond Cove, Applicant. The Planning Board voted 3-2 (Lowry, Lewis, and Patterson in favor; Silk and Hall opposed; Tevanian and Odokara absent) to recommend the proposed zoning amendments to the City Council, subject to 6 conditions of approval. ii. 51-59 Danforth Street Subdivision and Site Plan; Vicinity of 53 Danforth Street; The Szanton Company, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously 5-0 (Tevanian and Odokara absent) to grant sidewalk width waivers. The Board also voted unanimously 5-0 (Tevanian and Odokara absent) to grant a waiver to the lighting standards for the emergency egress; voted unanimously 5-0 (Tevanian and Odokara absent) to approve the subdivision plan with two (2) conditions; and voted unanimously 5-0 (Tevanian and Odokara absent) to approve the site plan with two (2) conditions. NEW BUSINESS i. Prolerized New England Company Metal Recycling Facility; Vicinity of 568 Riverside Street; Prolerized New England Company, Applicant. The applicant is proposing a metal recycling facility on a 12.9 acre parcel located at 568 Riverside St. An 18,800 sq. ft. building is proposed which will be located a minimum of 275 feet from Riverside St. (7:00- 8:00 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change) ii. Cheverus High School Athletic Improvements; Vicinity of 311 Ocean Avenue; Cheverus High School, Applicant. The applicant is proposing to add concrete softball dugouts and an electric scoreboard to the site. (8:00- 9:00 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) iii. Auto Mart Automobile Dealership; Vicinity of 745 Forest Avenue; Stephen Mardigan, Applicant. The applicant is proposing to construct a new automobile dealership at 745 Forest Avenue. (9:00- 9:30 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) iv. The Bay House Amended Site Plan and Subdivision; Vicinity of 112 Newbury Street; Village at Ocean Gate, Applicant. The applicant is proposing to amend the approved Phase I Subdivision and Site Plan for the Village at Ocean Gate, now the Bay House, by adding 1602 sq. ft. of land to Phase I, reducing the number of residential units to 82, modifying the parking plan and commercial space and revising exterior materials. (9:30 p.m. -estimated time, subject to change) NOTE: It is possible that the Board will not reach all of the items prior to adjournment. Any items not reached will be rescheduled to appear on the subsequent agenda with items appearing early on the agenda as unfinished business. |
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