RE: Actions taken by the Portsmouth Historic District Commission at a meeting held on January 2, 2002, Council Chambers, Municipal Complex, One Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

PRESENT: Chairman John Rice; Vice-Chairman David Adams; Members Rick Becksted, John Golumb, Ellen Fineberg, Joanne Grasso; Planning Board Representative Paige Roberts; Alternates Maija Hibbard and Richard Katz

ALSO PRESENT: Roger Clum, Assistant Building Inspector

ABSENT: None

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  1. NEW BUSINESS - Election of Officers for 2002

The members of the Commission approved unanimously the renomination of John Rice as Chairman and David Adams as Vice-Chairman for the year of 2002.

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II. OLD BUSINESS
  1. Voted to grant as presented the Request for an Extension of Time for William/Sue Mautz, owners, for property located at 338 Middle Street for an additional one-year time period on approval given on February 7, 2001. The Commission approved the owners' request for an Extension of Time to expire on February 7, 2003.

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III. PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Voted to grant as presented the Petition of Richard and Kathleen Smith, owners, for property located at 127 High Street to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace shingles on High Street façade with clapboards) as per plans on file in Planning Department.
  2. Voted to grant as presented the Petition of Robert and Polly Henkel, owners, for property located at 65 Wentworth Street to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace steel door with a Federal-style wood door) as per plans on file in Planning Department.
  3. Voted to grant as presented the Petition of Chester P. Keefe II, for property located at 96 Islington Street (American Legion Building) to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure for the following:

 

 

 

 

 

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

    2. The minutes were unanimously approved for the meeting of December 5, 2001.

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  2. WORK SESSIONS

    3. The following Work Sessions were held:

    A) Work Session requested by Robert Maranhas for property located at 39 Mount Vernon Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 111 as Lot 032 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

    B) Work Session requested by Tom Kaufhold for property located at 53 Rogers Street. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 115 as Lot 001 and lies within the Mixed Residential Office and Historic A districts.

    C) Work Session requested by Dana Kimball for property located at 49 Dennett Street was withdrawn for unknown time. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 141 as Lot 004 and lies within the General Residence A and Historic A districts.

    D) Work Session requested by Ned Hill for property located at 24 Johnson Court was withdrawn for unknown time. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 102 as Lot 047 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

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  3. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Commission, the Commission members acted unanimously to adjourn and meet at the next scheduled meeting on Wednesday, February 6, 2002, in the City Council Chambers.

 

Respectfully submitted by,

 

 

Terry L. Provencher

Planning Department Secretary