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CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Portland Planning Board

DATE: 1/13/2009
TIME: 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Room 209, Second Floor, City Hall
AGENDA

1. WORKSHOP- 3:30 PM

i. Congress Street Historic District; Amendments to Land Use Code; 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. Crescent Street Housing, Site Plan; Vicinity of 29 Crescent Street; Developers Collaborative, Applicant. (4:30- 5:15 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal for the construction of a lodging house with 44 rooming units with a total of 19,520 sq. ft. to replace the proposed demolition of buildings at 15, 25 and 29 Crescent Street.

iii. Martin’s Point Phase II, Amendment to Site Plan; Vicinity of 331 Veranda Street; Martin’s Point Healthcare, Applicant. (5:15- 6:00 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal to reduce the overall square footage of the proposed building and to revise the parking on-site.

iv. Wind Tower Amendments – Temporary Installation - Text Amendment; Portland School Department, Applicant. (5:15- 6:00 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A text amendment is proposed to allow the temporary installation of towers for wind anemometers.

PUBLIC HEARING - 7:00 PM

i. Walgreens Pharmacy Site Plan; Vicinity of 340 Allen Avenue, Richmond Company, Applicant. (7:00- 8:00 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal for a 14,014 +/- sq. ft. Walgreens Pharmacy with drive up service and 49 parking spaces.

EVENING WORKSHOP

i. Burnside Avenue Subdivision; Vicinity of Burnside Avenue; Diversified Properties, Applicant. (8:00- 8:45 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal for a 6-lot subdivision on Burnside Avenue with construction of a new street.

ii. St. Patrick’s School Conditional R-5 Rezoning; Vicinity of 1257 Congress Street; Westbrook Development Corp., Applicant. (8:45- 9:30 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal for a conditional rezoning to allow a greater housing density on the site for 15 housing units of which 8 will be affordable condominiums.

iii. B2 Rezoning; Vicinity of 1884 Forest Avenue; John Chau, Applicant. (9:30- 10:00 PM- estimated time, subject to change) A proposal to amend the current zoning R-5 to B-2 to allow a retail/office building and a gas station at 1884 Forest Avenue.