TO: JOHN P. BOHENKO
FROM: JOAN M. LONG, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
RE: ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PORTSMOUTH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 15, 2002, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, ONE
JUNKINS AVENUE, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
PRESENT: CHAIRMAN, JACK BLALOCK, VICE-CHAIRMAN, CHARLES
LeBLANC, MEMBERS, JIM HORRIGAN, ALAIN JOUSSE, AND ALTERNATE DAVID WITHAM
ABSENT: CHRIS ROGERS; BOB MARCHEWKA; AND NATE HOLLOWAY
I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
II. OLD BUSINESS
Voted to deny Petition of James J. Reilley, owner, for property located at
21 Sanderling Way wherein the following are requested: 1) a Variance from
Article II, Section 10-212(F)(2) to allow a gift packing business where
products to be wrapped are delivered by tractor trailer truck and shipped out
by UPS in a district where such use is not allowed, and 2) a Variance from
Article XII, Section 10-1204 Table 15 to allow no parking to be provided for
the business where 1 parking space is required for the business. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 217
as Lot 2-1823 and lies within the OR/MV district. This application was
re-tabled at the December 18, 2001 meeting to the January 15, 2002 meeting.
Voted to grant Request for an Extension of Time for an additional one year time period for property owned by Stephen J. Little located at 4 Moebus Terrace on approval given at the February 20, 2001 meeting. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 207 as Lot 025 and lies within the Single Residence B district with the stipulation that the approval expire on February 20, 2003.
C) Voted
to deny Request for a Rehearing for
Joseph Almeida, owner, for property located at 37 Prospect Street requested by
John E. Lyons, Jr., Esquire. Said
property is shown on Assessor Plan 141 as Lot 016 and lies within the General
Residence A district.
III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) Voted to grant Petition of Steven Katona and
Marie Wood, owners, for property located at 98 Thaxter Road wherein a Variance
from Article III, Section 10-302(A) is requested to allow: a) 24’ x 30’
attached 1 1/2 story two car garage with a accessory workshop on the second
floor with a 6’ rear yard where 30’ is the minimum required, b) steps for a
deck expansion with a 28’4” rear yard where 30’ is the minimum required; and,
c) 32.3% building coverage where 20% is the maximum allowed. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 166
as Lot 33 and lies within the Single Residence B district.
2) Voted to grant petition of William and Janine
St. Laurent, owners, for property located at 24 Kent Street wherein a Variance
from Article III, Section 10-301(A)(3)(a) is requested to allow 26’ x 36’ two
story single family dwelling with a 4’ x 26’ front porch and a 6’ x 8’ back porch
on an existing lot having 5,000 of lot area where 7,500 sf of lot area is
required.
3) Voted to grant petition of Dana S. Levenson,
owner, for property located at 90 Curriers Cove wherein a Variance from Article
III, Section 10-302(A) is requested to allow a 14’ x 26’ two story addition to
an existing attached garage resulting in a 10’ left side yard where 20’ is the
minimum required.
4) Voted to recommend approval to the Pease Development Authority for the petition of 200 International, LP, owner, for property located at 200 International Drive wherein a Variance from Part 303.04(B) of the Pease Development Authority Zoning Ordinance is requested to allow 3,000 sf of the first floor in an existing office building to be used as an Educational Training Center.
5) Voted to grant petition of Seacoast Trust,
owner, for property located at 150 Rt 1 By Pass wherein Variances from Article
II, Section 10-206 and Article IV, Section 10-401(A) are requested to allow a
5,208 sf one story addition to the right side of the existing medical office
building for additional medical office use with the following stipulations:
§ That the gravel drive to Middle Road be closed off;
§ That all the lights in the parking areas be downshielded away from the abutting residential dwellings;
§ That arborvitae be placed along the fence between the property line and the new addition on Hillside Drive as depicted on plan by Charles LeBlanc; and,
§ That the hours of operation be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturdays as well as by appointments for emergency cases only on Sunday.
5) The following application was withdrawn to the February 19, 2002 meeting.
Petition of Thomas Vento, Grantor of 1996 Trustee, owner, for property located at 102 Marne Avenue wherein the following are requested: 1) a Variance from Article III, Section 10-302(A) to allow an existing non conforming frontage to be reduced to 25’+ as a result of a lot line relocation with the abutter where 100’ is the minimum required, and 2) a Variance from Article III, Section 10-301(A)(1) to allow the conversion of the single family dwelling to a two family dwelling with 25’+ of frontage where 100’ is the minimum required.
7) Voted to grant the petition of Abby Cohen, owner, and Gary Dellner, applicant, for property located at 44 Pearson Street wherein a Variance from Article IV, Section 10-402(B) is requested to allow an 8’ x 12’ one story shed with a 9’ rear yard where 10’ is the minimum required with the stipulation that the proposed addition and the existing shed be connected at a later date.
Respectfully submitted by:
Joan M. Long
Planning Department Secretary