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CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

Portland Planning Board

DATE: 10/28/2008
TIME: 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Room 209, Second Floor, City Hall
AGENDA

1. WORKSHOP- 3:30 PM

i. Congress Street Historic District; City of Portland, Applicant (3:30- 4:30 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal by The City of Portland to create a new downtown historic district for the purpose of providing protection for the historic buildings within Portland’s downtown.

ii. Maine Health Garage and Office; Vicinity of Somerset and Chestnut Streets; Bayco, Applicant. (4:30-5:30 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal for an approx. 98,000 sq. ft. office building and a 700+ space parking garage with approx. 5,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space.

iii. Crescent Street Housing; Vicinity of 25-29 Crescent Street; Crescent Heights, LLC, Applicant . (5:30-6:30 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal for the construction of an 11 unit building with a total of 19,520 square feet to replace the demolition of buildings at 25-29 Crescent street.
2. PUBLIC HEARING- 7:00 PM

1. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM

2. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS

3. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON:


October 14th, 2008 Workshop: Tevanian, Silk, Hall, Lewis, Odokara and Patterson present; Lowry absent.

October 14th, 2008 Public Hearing: Tevanian, Silk, Hall, Lewis, Odokara and Patterson present; Lowry absent.

4. REPORT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2008.

I. Merrill Public Art Text Amendments; City of Portland, Applicant.

The Planning Board voted unanimously 6-0 (Lowry absent) to approve the proposed text amendment.

ii. Cedars Rehabilitation Center; Vicinity of 630 Ocean Avenue; Cedars Healthcare, Applicant.

The Planning Board voted unanimously 6-0 (Lowry absent) to approve the Conditional Use and the Site Plan.

5. NEW BUSINESS

i. Ocean Avenue School; Vicinity of 152 Ocean Avenue; City of Portland, Applicant. (7:00- 8:00 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal by the School District and the City of Portland to construct an approximately 73,960 square foot elementary school building at 152 Ocean Avenue.

ii. Bayside TDM; City of Portland, Applicant. (8:00-8:45 PM- estimated time, subject to change) Proposed technical standards for the implementation of the recently adopted Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ordinance for the B-7 zone.

iii. Florence House Amendment to Conditional Zoning; Vicinity of Valley Street; Avesta Florence House LP, Applicant. (8:45 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal to amend the conditional rezone agreement to remove the women-only requirement for the 25 efficiency units.
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.