LEGAL
NOTICE
BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT
PORTSMOUTH,
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Adjustment will hold Public Hearings on the following applications on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, Municipal Complex, 1 Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
1) Petition of Ray
Grasso, owner, Kevin Ravenville, applicant, for property located at 2859
Lafayette Road wherein the following are requested: 1) a Special Exception as
allowed in Article II, Section 10-208(36) to allow an auto washing facility in
a district where such use is allowed by Special Exception, 2) a Variance from
Article III, Section 10-301(A)(8) to allow a 64 front yard where 105 is the
minimum required, 3) a Variance from Article III, Section 10-304(C)(1) to allow
one access and one egress per 174 where a minimum of 200 is required. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 286
as Lot 20 and lies within the General Business district.
2) Petition of Mary P.
Franks, owner, for property located at 189 & 199 Lincoln Avenue wherein the
following are requested for the consolidation of two lots each having 3
dwelling units in a single building: 1) a Variance from Article II, Section
10-206 to allow 6 dwelling units on one lot where 4 dwelling units are the
maximum allowed and, 2) a Variance from Article III, Section 10-301(A)(2) to
have dwelling units in two buildings on a single lot where all dwellings are
required to be in the same building.
Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 130 as Lots 58 & 59 and lies
within the General Residence A district.
3) Petition of John L.
Conway, owner, for property located at 4 Suzanne Drive wherein a Variance from
Article III, Section 10-302(A) is requested to allow a) a 12 x 16 sunroom
addition with an 18 rear yard, and b) a 16 x 22 one story bedroom/ bath
addition with a basement with a 16 rear yard where 30 is the minimum
required. Said property is shown on
Assessor Plan 292 as Lot 83 and lies within the Single Residence B district.
4) Petition of Joseph
Arnstein, owner, for property located at 25 Foch Avenue wherein a Variance from
Article III, Section 10-302(A) is requested to allow a lot line relocation
reducing the existing nonconforming lot from 14,996 sf to 12,886 sf in area
where 15,000 sf is the minimum lot area required. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 233 as Lot 140 and lies
within the Single Residence B district.
5) Petition of Local
Union 976, owners, for property located at 155 West Road wherein a Variance
from Article III, Section 10-305(A) is requested to allow a 30 x 30 one story
addition with a 40 rear yard where 50 is the minimum required. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 252
as Lot 2-37 and lies within the Industrial district.
6) Petition of
Lawrence N. & Ruth S. Gray, owners, for property located at 80 Curriers
Cove wherein a Variance from Article III, Section 10-301(A)(7) is requested to
allow 8 x 14 deck 67 from the edge of the salt water marsh/wetlands and 312
sf of enclosed living space within 100 of the edge of the salt water
marsh/wetlands. Said property is shown
on Assessor Plan 204 as Lot 14 and lies within the Single Residence A district.
7) Petition of
Coventry Assets Ltd, owners, for property located at 10 Pleasant Street wherein
a Variance from Article IX, Section 10-908 is requested to allow: a) a 5.06 sf
attached sign for a second floor business in a district where attached signs
are not allowed for businesses above the first floor and, b) a 4 sf projecting
sign for a business above the first floor where 2 sf of projecting signage is
the maximum allowed. Said property is
shown on Assessor Plan 107 as Lot 82 and lies within the Central Business B and
Historic A districts.
8) Petition of
Lafayette Partners of Michigan, LP, owners, Margaritas Management Group,
applicant, for property located at 775 Lafayette Road wherein the following are
requested for an 1,838 sf addition to an existing restaurant: 1) a Variance
from Article II, Section 10-208(20)(a) to allow said addition within 200 of
property zoned residentially where a minimum setback of 200 is required, 2) a
Variance from Article III, Section 10-304(C) to allow said addition within 100
of property zoned residentially, 3) a Variance from Article III, Section
10-304(A) to allow said addition with a 13 left side yard where 30 is the
minimum required; and, 4) a Variance from Article XII, Section 10-1204 Table 15
to allow to allow 522 parking spaces to be provided where 595 are
required. Said property is shown on
Assessor Plan 245 as Lot 1 and lies within the General Business district.
9) Petition of Getty
Petroleum Inc., owners, Nader Alkurdi, applicant, for property located at 361
Islington Street wherein the following are requested: 1) a Variance from
Article II, Section 10-207 to allow a Ryder Truck renting facility with three
trucks on display on the property in a district where such use is not allowed:
1) a Variance from Article IV, Section 10-10-401(e) to allow a nonconforming
accessory use in addition to the existing nonconforming use. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 144
as Lot 23 and lies within the Mixed Residential Business district.
10) Petition of Deer
Street Associates, owner, Yogaeast, applicant, for property located at 165 Deer
Street wherein a Variance from Article II, Section 10-209 is requested to allow
2,150 sf of existing space to be used as a Yoga studio/school in a district
where schools are not allowed. Said
property is shown on Assessor Plan 125 as Lot 17 and lies within the Office
Research and Historic A districts.
Lucy E. Tillman
Planner I