REGULAR
MEETING
BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT
PORTSMOUTH,
NEW HAMPSHIRE
7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS JANUARY
15, 2002
I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
II. OLD BUSINESS
A) 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.
III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) 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 284
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) 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. Said property is shown on
Assessor Plan 113 as Lot 39 and lies within the General Residence A district.
3) 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. Said property is shown on
Assessor Plan 204 as Lot 15 and lies within the Single Residence A district.
4) 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. Said
property is shown on Assessor Plan 312 as Lot 3 and lies within the Industrial
district.
5) 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. Said property is shown on
Assessor Plan 231 as Lot 58 and lies within the Single Residence B district.
6) 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.
Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 222 as Lot 43 and lies within
the General Residence A district.
7) 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. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 232
as Lot 108 and lies within the Single Residence B district.
IV.
ADJOURNMENT
Members of the public and
abutters should be aware that after the board 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 Boards 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 BOA 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.