REGULAR MEETING

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 JUNKINS AVENUE

City Council Chambers

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

I. OLD BUSINESS

A) 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 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.

  1. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1) Petition of Anthony and Tania Marino, owners, for property located at 678 Middle Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (installation of a Velux 30 ½" x 46 7/8" skylight on the North side of roof) as per plans on file in Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 148 as Lot 030 and lies within the General Residence A and Historic A districts.

2) Work Session/Public Hearing for Robert Scagliotti, owner, for property located at 46 Livermore Street wherein permission is requested to allow demolition of an existing chimney on carriage house as per plan on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 109 as Lot 021 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

3) Petition for 55 Congress Street Condominium Association, owner, and AT&T Wireless, applicant, for property located at 55 Congress Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (install additional cabinet on roof) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan U-17 as Lot 009 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

4) Petition for Peter Floros, owner, and State Street Saloon, applicant, for property located at 268 State Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (installation of an exhaust system on said roof) as per plans on file in Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 107 as Lot 78 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

5) Petition for Robert and Polly Henkel, owners, for property located at 65 Wentworth Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace aluminum siding and restore wood clapboards underneath; replace four different window styles with Pella windows; restore a second floor window; and replace steel door with wood door) as per plans on file in Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 109 as Lot 013 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

6) Work Session/Public Hearing for Petition of Paul and Gordon Sorli, owners, for property located 64 Market Street wherein permission is requested to allow an addition to an existing structure (construct two-story addition above first floor on rear façade with a flat roof; brick exterior and add sixteen new Pella double-hung windows to match existing) as per plans on file in Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 117 as Lot 35 and lies with the Central District B and Historic A districts.

 

7) Petition for New Hampshire Real Estate, owner, for property located at 38 State Street to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace 14 windows with six over six Pella Architect Series windows; and, replace four exterior doors with Pella carbonite (fiberglass) doors as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 105 as Lot 010 and lies within the Central Business and Historic A districts.

 

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Meeting of November 7, 2001; and,

Reconvened Meeting of November 14, 2001

 

IV. WORK SESSIONS

 

A) 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.

B) 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 Greg Odiorne for property located at 17 Pray Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 102 as Lot 37 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

D) 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.

E) 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.

 

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.