REGULAR MEETING

PLANNING BOARD

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS NOVEMBER 15, 2001

CITY HALL, MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, 1 JUNKINS AVENUE

AGENDA

I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. September 20, 2001

II. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. The application of the City of Portsmouth for property located off Haig Avenue, an abandoned paper street, and William Gladhill for property located at 8 Barberry Lane wherein Preliminary and Final Approval is requested for a lot line relocation whereby the lot area of 8 Barberry Lane would increase to 11,155 s.f. + and the lot area for the lot owned by the City of Portsmouth known as Lot 147 on Assessor Plan 233 would decrease to 27,050 s.f. +. The plan also shows the reversion of Haig Avenue as voted by the City Council at its May 7, 2001, meeting. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 233 as Lots 141, 143, 144, 146 and 147 and lies within a Single Residence B district. Plat plans are recorded in the Planning Department office as 20.1-01.

B. The application of the City of Portsmouth for property located off Franklin Drive and Dennett Street wherein site plan approval is requested for the construction of a 9,646 s.f. one-story addition to the rear of the existing New Franklin School with related paving, utilities, landscaping, drainage and associated site improvements. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 220 as Lot 2 and lies within a Municipal district.

C. The application of the Portsmouth Housing Authority for property located off Wedgewood Road wherein a Conditional Use Permit is requested as allowed in Article VI, Section 10-608(B) of the Zoning Ordinance for the construction of an 875 s.f. + storage building within an Inland Wetlands Protection district. The storage building is actually an addition to an existing maintenance facility for the Gosling Meadows housing project. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 239 as Lot 12 and lies within a Garden Apartment/Mobile Home district. Plans are recorded in the Planning Department office as 12.1-01.

D. The application of John W. Bosa for property located at 248 Peverly Hill Road wherein Preliminary and Final Approval is requested for the creation of three lots from an existing lot. Proposed Lot 1 would contain the existing buildings, have a lot area of 20,372 s.f. + and adequate continuous frontage off Peverly Hill Road and a proposed cul-de-sac. Proposed Lot 2 would have a lot area of 51,207 s.f. + and adequate continuous frontage off a proposed cul-de-sac. Proposed Lot 3 would have a lot area of 110,164 s.f. + and adequate continuous frontage off a proposed cul-de-sac. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 243 as Lots 54 and 23 and lies within a Single Residence B district. Plat plans are recorded in the Planning Department office as 08.4-01. (A previous application for this property for a four lot subdivision was tabled indefinitely by the Planning Board at its July 19, 2001 meeting.)

 

E. The application of Kenneth and Catherine Adair for property located at 320 F. W. Hartford Drive wherein an amendment to a previously approved Conditional Use Permit is requested to allow the construction of a 2,791 s.f. single-family home within an Inland Wetlands Protection district. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 270 as Lot 20 and lies within a Single Residence B district. Plans are recorded in the Planning Department office as 13.1-01.

F. The application of Rene A. Therrien, owner, and Port City Nissan/Suzuki, applicant, for property located at 406 Route 1 ByPass wherein site plan approval is requested for the conversion of an existing car care facility into an auto dealership with related paving, utilities, landscaping, drainage and associated site improvements. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 172 as Lot 2 and lies within an Industrial district.

III. OLD BUSINESS

A. The application of Bernard and Agnes Maxam for property located off Coach Road wherein a Conditional Use Permit is requested as allowed in Article VI, Section 10-608(B) of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the construction of a 9,100 s.f. building for office and manufacturing use within an Inland Wetlands Protection District. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 297 as Lots 4-3 and 4-3A and lies within an Industrial district. Plans are recorded in the Planning Department as 10.3-01. (This application was tabled at the Board’s October 18, 2001, meeting to this meeting.)

IV. CITY COUNCIL REFERRALS/REQUESTS

A. Communication from Jane Porter re: light pollution from street lights

V. NEW BUSINESS

  1. Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Arts & Culture
  2. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) subcommittee

VI. ADJOURNMENT

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