CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
PUBLIC HEARING
Portland Planning Board
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DATE:
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5/23/2006
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TIME:
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7:30 PM
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LOCATION:
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Room 209, 2nd Floor
Portland City Hall, 389 Congress Street
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AGENDA
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ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM |
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COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS |
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON MAY 9TH, 2006. |
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| i. | Metropolitan Apartments Conversion; Vicinity of 439 Congress Street; Port Property Management, Applicant. |
| The Portland Planning Board voted 5-0 (Patterson and Anton absent) to approve the subdivision subject to two (2) conditions of approval. The Board also voted 5-0 (Patterson and Anton absent) to approve the site plan subject to one (1) condition of approval. |
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| ii. | Sacred Heart Reuse; Vicinity of 83 Sherman Street; Random Orbit, Applicant. |
| The Portland Planning Board voted 5-0 (Patterson and Anton absent) to waive technical standard III (2)(A)(b) regarding driveway width; voted 5-0 (Patterson and Anton absent) to waive technical standard III (3)(D) regarding parking aisle width; voted 5-0 (Patterson and Anton absent) to approve the subdivision subject to two (2) conditions of approval; voted 2-3 (Patterson and Anton absent; Lowry, Silk and Beal opposed) thereby denying the waiver for contributions in lieu of two trees per unit; and voted 4-1 (Patterson and Anton absent; Beal opposed) to approve the site plan subject to two (2) conditions of approval. |
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NEW BUSINESS |
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| i. | Farmhouse Lane Subdivision Amendment; Vicinity of 502 Allen Avenue; John Ranson, Applicant. |
| The Portland Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider a plan by John Ranson for the division of a lot at 502 Allen Avenue. |
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| ii. | Old Canal Place 6-lot Subdivision; Vicinity of 1657 Westbrook Street; Second Chance Properties, Applicant. |
| The Portland Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider a plan by Mark Poirier of Second Chance Properties, LLC. The applicant is proposing a 6-lot subdivision to be located at 1657 Westbrook Street. |
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| iii. | Rand Road Rezoning, Resource Protection Zone to Office Park Zone, Vicinity of Rand Road; City of Portland, Applicant. |
| The Portland Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposal by the City of Portland’s Economic Development Division is seeking to rezone 6.5 acres of land from Resource Protection Zone (RPZ) to Office Park (OP) and rezone 1 acre of Office Park (OP) to Resource Protection Zone (RPZ) in the vicinity of Rand Road. The rezoning is proposed to accommodate the development of an office park on a portion of the City’s property. Zoning text amendments are proposed to add definitions for biotechnology and nanotechnology and to add high technology manufacturing of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and nanotechnology under the Office Park (OP) zone as a conditional use with development standards. |
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| iv. | Design Standards Review; USM Overlay Zone Campus Design Principles and Standards.
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| The Portland Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider proposed USM Campus Design Principles and Standards. These standards are pursuant to newly enacted USM overlay zoning and site plan provision 14-526(a)(29) and will regulate design of future development on the USM campus. |
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ADJOURNMENT | 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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