Portland Planning Board
| DATE: | 7/22/2008 | TIME: | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: |
Room 209, 2nd Floor Portland City Hall, 389 Congress Street |
| 1. | WORKSHOP - 3:30 p.m. i. Chapter 500 Stormwater Standards and Site Plan Amendments; City of Portland, Applicant. (3:30 – 4:30 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) Review of proposed stormwater management standards to replace Portland’s current standards in the City’s Technical and Design Standards and Guidelines. ii. B-7 Amendments; City of Portland, Applicant. (4:30 – 5:15 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) Review of provisions requiring elimination of existing surface parking on lot subject to site plan review. iii. Bayside TDM Ordinance; City of Portland, Applicant. (5:15 – 6:00 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) Review of a Transportation Demand Ordinance for the B-7 zone in the Bayside Neighborhood. |
| 2. | PUBLIC HEARING - 6:30 P.M. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON: July 8th, 2008 Workshop: Tevanian, Silk, Hall, Lowry, Odokara and Patterson present; Lewis absent. July 8th, 2008 Public Hearing: Tevanian, Silk, Hall, Lowry, Odokara and Patterson present; Lewis absent. REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON JULY 8TH, 2008. i. Prolerized New England Company Metal Recycling Facility; Vicinity of 568 Riverside Street; Prolerized New England Company, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously 0-6 (Lewis absent) on a motion to waive the sidewalk, therefore the waiver was not granted; voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) to grant the waive of the driveway width; voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) to grant the waiver of the parking aisle width; voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) to grant the waiver of the minimum distance between driveways; and voted 5-1 (Odokara opposed; Lewis absent) to approve the site plan subject to ten (10) conditions of approval. ii. Cheverus High School Athletic Improvements; Vicinity of 311 Ocean Avenue; Cheverus High School, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) to approve the conditional use subject to two (2) conditions of approval. iii. Auto Mart Automobile Dealership; Vicinity of 745 Forest Avenue; Stephen Mardigan, Applicant. The Planning Board voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) to approve the conditional use subject to six (6) conditions of approval; voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) on a waiver of driveway opening limitations; and voted unanimously 6-0 (Lewis absent) to approve the site plan subject to nine (9) conditions of approval. iv. The Bay House Amended Site Plan and Subdivision; Vicinity of 112 Newbury Street; Village at Ocean Gate, Applicant. The Planning Board voted 4-1 (Patterson opposed; Odokara and Lewis absent) that the site plan is in conformance with the conditional rezoning; voted unanimously 5-0 (Odokara and Lewis absent) to grant three waivers; voted unanimously 5-0 (Odokara and Lewis absent) to approve the subdivision subject to nine (9) conditions of approval; and voted unanimously 5-0 (Odokara and Lewis absent) to approve the site plan subject to three (3) conditions of approval. NEW BUSINESS i. True Street Subdivision; Vicinity of 41 True Street; Nick and Amanda Kent, Applicants.(6:30 – 7:15 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change) The applicant is proposing an eight lot residential subdivision to be located on True Street off of Ocean Avenue. ii. Yale Street Subdivision; Vicinity of Yale Street; MJ Development Co., Applicant. (6:30 – 7:15 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change) The applicant is proposing to create three single family lots on Yale Street (in the vicinity of Allen Avenue). iii. Skylark Commons Subdivision; Vicinity of Skylark Road; Frank DiDonato, Applicant.(8:00 – 8:45 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change) The applicant is proposing a 17-lot subdivision (Skylark Commons Subdivision) to be located in the vicinity of Skylark Road and Coolidge Avenue. iv. Appeal of Historic Preservation Board Decision; Vicinity of 98 Pleasant Street; Michael Costin, Applicant. (8:45 – 9:30 p.m. -estimated time, subject to change) The applicant is appealing the decision by the Historic Preservation Board to deny his request for exterior alterations at 98 Pleasant Street. 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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