REGULAR MEETING

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 JUNKINS AVENUE

City Council Chambers

6:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Conference Room "A" – Non-Public Meeting Relating to HDC Issues

6:15 p.m. Site Walk – 133 Islington Street

Due to the length of the Agenda, Old Business and Public Hearings will be held on September 5, 2001; however, the Work Sessions will be held on the following Wednesday, September 12, 2001 at 7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. AGENDA September 5, 2001

I. OLD BUSINESS

A) Petition of Carol W. Doyle, owner, for property located at 116 State Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (install window sills; repoint mortar on front façade; replace first and third floor windows and replace second floor windows as needed; Move existing recessed right entry door flush with the front exterior wall; add new door trim; add new brickwork between first floor window and right entry door) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 107 as Lot 055 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts. This application was tabled at the August 1, 2001 meeting to the September 5, 2001 meeting.

B) Request for Rehearing for Cate Irvine, owner for property located at 300 Court Street requested by Bernard W. Pelech, Esquire. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 108 as Lot 012 and lies within the Mixed Residential Office and Historic A districts.

II. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1) Petition of The City of Portsmouth, owner, and Dan Hartrey, applicant, for property located at 1 Junkins Avenue wherein permission is requested to allow the partial demolition of top 30’ of smoke stack and repairs to the brick for remaining stack as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 110 as Lot 001 and lies within the Municipal and Historic A districts.

2) Petition of Leah Caswell, owner for property located at 37 South Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (new front door with side lights, new roof on front half of dwelling, new chimney and chimney cap and lighting at front door) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 102 as Lot 052 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

3) Petition of Nancy Oeser, owner, and David Witham, applicant, for property located at 33 Humphrey’s Court wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace existing 5’ x 18’ rotten covered porch with a 8’6" x 18’ covered porch) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 101 as Lot 041 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

4) Petition of Robert Scagliotti, owner, for property located at 46 Livermore Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace all (37) existing windows with Pella Architect wood exterior windows; replace four single double hung windows with 2 large double hung elliptical windows mulled above on right facade; and change 3‘ door to a 6’ french door) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 109 as Lot 4 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

5) Petition of James Somes, owner for property located at 154 Maplewood Avenue wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (add trellis to existing back deck) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 124 as Lot 007 and lies within the Central Business A and Historic A districts.

6) Petition of Anthony and Tania Marino, owners, for property located at 678 Middle Street wherein permission is requested to allow the demolition of one unusable small chimney on roof as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 148 as Lot 030 and lies within the General Residence A and Historic A districts.

 

7) Petition of Lawrence P. McManus, owner, for property located at 40 Pleasant Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace existing air conditioning unit on roof with a new unit being 50" W x 68" L x 38" H) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 107 as Lot 081 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

8) Petition of House Divided, owner and Jay Smith, applicant, for property located at 111 State Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure and to allow new construction to an existing structure (add three A-dormers on front roof; replace existing first floor front windows to 6/6 true divided lite windows and change two center doors to one double door with transom) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 107 as Lot 050 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Meeting of July 4, 2001;and, Meeting of July 11, 2001

IV. WORK SESSIONS

A) Work Session requested by Brad Duncan, owner for property located at 36 Rogers Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 116 as Lot 046 and lies within the Mixed Residential Office and Historic A districts.

B) Work Session requested by Platt/Hichborn Architects for property owned by Louis Clarizio located at 880 Middle Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 152 as Lot 048 and lies within the General Residence A and Historic A districts.

C) Work Session requested by Eric Bessemer for property owned by K.D. Paine located at 133 Islington Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 133 as Lot 015 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

D) Work Session requested by M. J. Blanchette, owner for property located at 46 State Street. Said property is located is shown on Assessor Plan 105 as Lot 011 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

E) Work Session requested by Lisa DeStefano for property owned by Vinnie Collela located at 22 Deer Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 118 as Lot 014 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

F) Work Session requested by Robert Ducharme for property located at 500 Market Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 120 as Lot 002 and lies within the Single Residence B and Historic A districts.

V. ADJOURNMENT

As an abutter, you are invited to attend the meeting in person or by counsel or agent and state reasons why the above application(s) should or should not be granted. If you have any questions, please call the Planning Department at 431-2006, ext. 235.

NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE HEARING IMPAIRED

If you wish to attend a meeting and need assistance, please contact Human Resources Department at 431-2006, Ext. 270, one week prior to the meeting.

Members of the public and abutters should be aware that after the Commission renders its decision tonight, that a later request could be made to reconsider the decision and/or appeal the decision to the Rockingham County Superior Court. Please note that an abutter/aggrieved party may file a motion to reconsider if they are dissatisfied with the Commission’s decision. If you have any interest in finding out whether a motion to reconsider has been filed; you should contact the Planning Department twenty-one (21) days after the HDC decision is rendered. Thereafter, depending on the outcome of the reconsideration request, you are also invited to make inquiries at the Legal Department to determine whether an Appeal to the Superior Court has been filed.