REGULAR MEETING
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
1 JUNKINS AVENUE
City Council Chambers
7:00 p.m. AGENDA January 2, 2002
I. NEW BUSINESS – Election of officers for 2002
II. OLD BUSINESS
1) 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. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 136 as Lot 023 and lies within the Mixed Residential Office and Historic A districts.
III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) Public Hearing for Petition of Richard and Kathleen Smith, owners, for property located at 127 High Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace shingles on High Street façade with clapboards) as per plans on file in Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 118 as Lot 021 and lies within the Cental Business B and Historic A districts.
2) Public Hearing for Petition of Robert and Polly Henkel, owners, for property located at 65 Wentworth Street wherein permission is requested 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. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 109 as Lot 013 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.
3) Public Hearing for Petition of Chester P. Keefe II, for property located at 96 Islington Street (American Legion Building) wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (installation of front entry door and installation of two window sash units in existing window openings) and to allow for installation of two condensing units at rear of the building. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 137 as Lot 024 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Meeting of December 5, 2001
V. WORK SESSIONS
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. 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. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 102 as Lot 047 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
As an abutter, you are invited to attend the meeting in person or by counsel or agent and state reasons why the above application(s) should or should not be granted. If you have any questions, please call the Planning Department at 431-2006, ext. 216.
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE HEARING IMPAIRED
If you wish to attend a meeting and need assistance, please contact Human Resources Department at 431-2006, Ext. 270, one week prior to the meeting.
Members of the public and abutters should be aware that after the Commission 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 Commission’s 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 HDC 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.