REGULAR MEETING

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 JUNKINS AVENUE

City Council Chambers

 

7:00 p.m.                                                            AGENDA                                 February 6, 2002

 

SITE WALK - Saturday, January 26, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. - 39 Mt. Vernon Street

 

I.            PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

1)                 Work Session/Public Hearing for Petition of Jean C. Odiorne, owner, for property located at 17 Pray Street wherein permission is requested to allow demolition of an existing garage (and construct an 18’ x 11’ attached garage) as per plans on file in the Planning Department.  Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 102 as Lot 037 and lies within the General Residence B and Historic A districts.

 

2)                 Public Hearing for Petition of Charles and Mary Hoyt, owners, for property located at 149 Islington Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (add 3’ x 11” x 1” transom lite over front door; replace existing corner boards with 5/4” x 6” corner boards with beaded edge, and remove existing chimney” as per plans on file in the Planning Department.  Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 118 as Lot 021 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

 

            3)            Work Session/Public Hearing requested by Lisa DeStefano for property located on Porter Street wherein permission is requested to allow a new free standing structure (construct a brick four-story condominium unit with parking at street level) as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 117 as Lot 046 and 038-2 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

 

4)            Public Hearing requested by Sean Caughran, owner, for property located at 552 State Street wherein permission is requested to allow new construction to an existing structure (construct addition to shed) as per plans on file in the Planning Department.  Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 127 as Lot 019 and lies within the Mixed Residential Office and Historic A districts.

 

5)            Public Hearing requested by Caroline Newman, owner, for property located on 699 Middle Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace small window on left facade of building with same size window and move window up 6") as per plans on file in the Planning Department. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 148 as Lot 035 and lies within the Mixed Residential Office and Historic A districts.

 

6)            Public Hearing requested by Robert Maranhas, owner, for property located at 39 Mt. Vernon Street wherein permission is requested to allow demolition of a 16'6" x 24'6" two-story addition to be built in the same location as existing barn/garage (rebuild similar structure on the same footprint with full foundation; add six Brosco wood double-hung divided lite windows; add two Velux wood skylights; add a brick masonry single-flue chimney; replace siding with cedar shingles; and add a 4'6" x 14' deck );  and  to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (replace single 2 over 2 kitchen window with a mullion two-unit 6 over 6 window) as per plans on file in the Planning Department.

 

            7)            Public Hearing requested by J.L. Coombs, applicant, for property located at 46 Market Street wherein permission is requested to allow exterior renovations to an existing structure (installation of a 23’6” x 36” fixed canvas awning on front façade of building with a galvanized steel tubing frame) as per plans on file in the Planning Department.  Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 117 as Lot 031 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

 

II.            APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

            Meeting of January 2, 2002 and Special Meeting of January 16, 2002

 

III.        WORK SESSIONS

 

A)            Work Session requested by Lisa DeStefano for property located at 325 State Street.  Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 116 as Lots 001, 006, and 007 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

 

           B)           Work Session requested by Larry McManus for property located at 40 Pleasant Street.  Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 107, as Lot 081 and lies within the Central Business B and Historic A districts.

 

C)            Work Session requested by Steve McHenry for property located at 348 Maplewood Avenue.  Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 141 as Lot 002 (105) and lies within the General Residence A and Historic A districts.

 

D)            Work Session requested by Charles Thibedeau of CP Management for property located at 500 Market Street Extension (Nobles Island).  Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 120 as Lot 002 and lies within the Central Business A and Historic A districts.

 

IV.            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. 235.

 

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.