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, March 19, 2002 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, Municipal Complex, 1 Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

1) Petition of Richard P. Fusegni, owner of Map R-38, Lot 17 and DSP Shopping Center, LLC., owner of Map R-38, Lot 16 for property located at 1574 Woodbury Avenue wherein the following are requested to construct a 50’ x 100’ one story structure and to permit the following: 1) a Variance from Article III, Section 10-304(A) to allow: a) a rear yard of 6’ where 50’ is required; and, b) a side yard of 10’ where 30’ is required; 2) a Variance from Article XII, Section 10-1201(A)(3)(e)(2) to allow parking 20’ from the front property line with a landscape buffer where all parking and accessways are to be located at least 40’ from the front property line with a landscape buffer; and, 3) a Variance from Article XII, Section 10-1201(A)(1) to allow nine vehicles to park on an adjacent lot not in the same ownership where parking is allowed on an adjacent lot in the same ownership by Special Exception. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 238 as Lots 16 and 17 and lies within the General Business district.

2) Petition of Ted Blank and Tina Gleisner, owners, for property located at 238 Highland Street wherein a Variance from Article III, Section 10-302(A) is requested to allow: a) a 12’ x 22’6" 2 ½ story addition to the rear of an existing building with a 9’ right side yard where 10’ is the minimum required, b) a 9’ x 18’ exterior stair for the 3^rd floor apartment with an 8’ left side yard where 10’ is the minimum required; and, c) 30.9% building coverage where 25% is the maximum allowed. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 130 as Lot 37 and lies within the General Residence A district.

3) Petition of Greg H. and Laura J. Ludes, owners, for property located at 274 Miller Avenue wherein a Variance from Article II, Section 10-206(11) is requested to allow the second floor of the existing garage to be converted into a home office (Home Occupation I) having 630 sf of floor area where 300 sf of floor area is the maximum allowed for a Home Occupation I. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 130 as Lot 22 and lies within the General Residence A district.

4) Petition of J. Tyler Rohrer, owner, for property located at 46-48 Columbia Street where in the following are requested to expand the footprint of an existing building and to add two additional dwelling units: 1) a Variance from Article III, Section 10-302(A) to allow a 2’5" right side where 10’ is the minimum required, 2) a Variance from Article IV, Section 10-401(A)(2)(b) to reconstruct and enlarge a non-conforming building by infilling the corners, moving the front entry and changing the flat roof to a pitched roof, 3) a Variance from Article II, Section 10-206(3) to allowed two additional dwelling units in the newly created third floor for a total of six dwelling units in a district where such use is not allowed; and, 4) a Variance from Article III, Section 10-302(A) to allow 1,438.5 sf of lot area per dwelling unit for a total of 8,631 sf lot area for six dwelling units where four dwelling units are grandfathered if they where reconstructed as the original building. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 156 as Lot 16 and lies within the Apartment district.

 

5) Petition of Kevin M. and Maureen Semprini, owners, for property located at 954 Islington Street wherein the following are requested for a 8’ x 30’ farmer’s porch on the back of the existing dwelling and a 24’ x 24’ detached garage with dormers: 1) a Variance from Article III, Section 10-302(A) to allow the porch with an 8’ right side yard where 10’ is the minimum required and building coverage of 22.6% (including both the porch and garage) where 20% is the maximum allowed; and, 2) a Variance from Article IV, Section 10-402(B) to allow the garage to have a 2’ rear yard and a 2’ right side yard where 13.5’ (75% of the height) is the minimum required for each side. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 166 as Lot 38 and lies within the Single Residence B district.

6) Petition of Arthur and Sharon Pierce, owners, Federal Cigar LLC, applicant, for property located at 2968 Lafayette Road wherein a Variance from Article II, Section 10-207 is requested to allow a retail sales business in a 600 sf building in a district where such use is not allowed. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 292 as Lot 31 and lies within the Mixed Residential Business district.

7) Petition of Leonard and Anne Kovit, owners of 2200 Lafayette Road and Estate of Mary Yager, owner of 2236 Lafayette Road wherein a Variance from Article III, Section 10-304(A) is requested to allow a lot line relocation between a non-conforming lot of 10,055 sf (Lot 2) and a conforming lot of 48,843 sf (Lot 1) resulting in two non-conforming lots, Lot 1 having 22,453 sf of area and 196.55’ of frontage and Lot 2 having 36,446 sf of area where the minimum lot area required is 43,560 sf and the minimum frontage required is 200’. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 267 as Lots 1 and 2 and lie within the General Business district.

8) Petition of Jane H. O’Connor, owner, for property located at 37 Harrison Avenue wherein a Variance from Article III, Section 10-302(A) is requested to allow a 10’ x 16’ sunroom addition with an 18’ rear yard where 30’ is the minimum required. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 251 as Lot 18 and lies within the Single Residence B district.

Lucy E. Tillman

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