REGULAR MEETING

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 JUNKINS AVENUE

City Council Chambers

7:00 p.m. AGENDA November 7, 2001

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the length of the Agenda, Public Hearings 1) through 10) will be heard on November 7, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. and Public Hearing 11) and the Work Sessions will be heard on the following Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 7:00 p.m..

I. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1) Petition for Leah Caswell, owner, for property located at 37 South Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (French doors to be installed at rear of dwelling and demolition of second chimney located on the rear façade of dwelling) 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.

2) Work Session/Public Hearing for Vincent Colella, owner, for property located at 22 Deer Street wherein permission is requested to allow demolition of existing building and permit a new four-story brick structure to be constructed as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 118 as Lot 013 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

3) Work Session/Public Hearing for Louis Clarizio, owner, for property located at 880 Middle Street wherein permission is requested to allow new construction to an existing structure (addition to rear of building) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is located on Assessor Plan 152 as Lot 048 and lies within the General Residence A and Historic A districts.

4) Petition for Exxon/Mobil Fuels Marketing, owner, for property located at 201 Islington Street wherein permission is requested to allow work otherwise authorized under Article X, Section 10-1011(4)(g) (installation of two internally illuminated signs on canopy over pump island) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is located on Assessor Plan138 as Lot 033 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

5) Petition for John and Barbara Gregg, owners, for property located at 69 Hunking Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (remove existing side ell and replace with a 10’ x 14’ two story addition, add dormer to rear elevation and add two windows on left elevation) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 103 as Lot 040 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

6) 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 windows on first floor of carriage house with Pella Architect Series wood exterior windows) 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.

7) Petition of John and Sandra Dika, owners, for property located at 333 Marcy Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (remove a cinderblock chimney on garage ) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 102 as Lot 013 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

8) Petition of Mark H. Wentworth Home, owner, for property located at 7 and 18 Melcher Street wherein permission is requested to allow work otherwise authorized under Article X, Section 10-1011(4)(g) (relocation of existing garden shed from 7 Melcher Street to 18 Melcher Street) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 109 as Lot 007 and 009 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

 

9) Petition of Thomas Lowcock and Joann Lamoreaux, owners, for property located at 77 Wentworth Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (remove aluminum siding on East façade and replace with cedar clapboards and replace four (4) windows on East façade with Pella six over six Architect Series windows as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 109 as Lot 011 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

10) Petition of Peter Jarvis & Sons, owners, and George Russell, applicant, d/b/a Cool Jewels, for property located at 1 Congress Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (installation of a 48" x 36’ aluminum frame canvas wrap around awning) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 117 as Lot 014 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

11) Petition of Joseph Almeida, owner, for property located at 103 High Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace and add windows on West façade with Brosco windows; replace two windows with two Brosco doors; and construct a 10’ x 16’ garden shed) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 118 as Lot 022 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Meeting of October 3, 2001

III. WORK SESSIONS

    1. Work Session requested by Lisa DeStefano for property located at 325 State Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 116 as Lots 001, 006, and 007 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.
    2. Work Session requested by Lisa DeStefano for property located on Porter Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 117 as Lot 046 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

C) Work Session requested by Ned Hill for property located at 24 Johnson Court. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 102 as Lot 047 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

D) Work Session requested by Joseph Almeida for property located at 37 Prospect Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 141 as Lot 016 and lies within the General Residence A and Historic A districts.

E) Work Session requested by Chester P. Keefe II, for property located 96 Islington Street (American Legion Building). Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 126 as Lot 024 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

IV. 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.