MEMBERS PRESENT: Kenneth Smith, Chairman; Richard A. Hopley, Building Inspector; John Sullivan; Paige Roberts; Bradley Lown,, City Council Representative; Noele Clews; and, Donald Coker and George Savramis, alternates

MEMBERS ABSENT: Raymond Will; Thaddeus J. "Ted" Jankowski, Deputy City Manager; and, Ernie Carrier

ALSO PRESENT: David M. Holden, Planning Director Lucy E. Tillman, Planner I

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I. PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Board suspended its rules to take items I and J out of order and to table them to the Board’s March 21, 2002, meeting.

I. The application of John Bosa for property located at 248 Peverly Hill Road wherein site plan approval is requested for the creation of a three lot subdivision with related paving, utilities, landscaping, drainage and associated site improvements. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 243 as Lots 54 and 23 and lies within a Single Residence B district.

J. The application of John Bosa for property located at 248 Peverly Hill Road wherein Final Subdivision Approval is requested for the creation of three lots from an existing lot. Proposed Lot 1 would contain the existing buildings, have a lot area of 20,372 s.f. + and adequate continuous frontage off Peverly Hill Road and a proposed cul-de-sac. Proposed Lot 2 would have a lot area of 51,207 s.f. + and adequate continuous frontage off a proposed cul-de-sac. Proposed Lot 3 would have a lot area of 110,164 s.f. + and adequate continuous frontage off a proposed cul-de-sac. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 243 as Lots 54 and 23 and lies within a Single Residence B district.

D. City Council Referral -- The purpose of this hearing is to conduct a review of the property located at 175 Parrott Avenue and known as the JFK Recreational Center for the purpose of submitting an advisory recommendation to the City Council regarding the use of the property as a site for a new public library. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 128 as Lot 14 and lies within a Municipal district.

Ms. Clews moved to give a "qualified" approval of the site to the City Council listing the following conditions/reservations: parking, traffic, water problems (drainage) that neighborhood residents feel may be an issue; and, erosion of green space. Mr. Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion passed on an 8-0 vote.

By a roll call vote, of 2-6 a motion made by Mr. Sullivan and seconded by Mr. Coker to stay past 10:30 p.m. and finish the remaining items on the Agenda failed.

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E. The application of Joseph Arnstein for property located off Foch Avenue wherein Preliminary Approval is requested for a lot line relocation which would result in the following: Property known as 25 Foch Avenue would have a lot area of 12,886 s.f. The adjacent vacant lot would have a lot area of 44,428 s.f. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 233 as Lots 140 and 144 and lies within a Single Residence B district.

Mr. Sullivan moved to recommend approval as laid out by the Planning Department in its memo to the Board including the three stipulations listed in the memo as follows:

1. That Board of Adjustment Approval be secured to allow lot 140 to decrease in area from 14,996 s.f to 12,886 s.f.;
2. That permanent boundary markers be established per the requirements of the Department of Public Works; and,
3. That when all the aforementioned are satisfactorily completed, that application be made to this Board for Final Subdivision Approval.

Mr. Lown seconded the motion. The motion passed on an 8-0 vote.

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Upon motion made by Mr. Hopley and seconded by Mr. Sullivan the remaining items on the Agenda were tabled to the Board’s February 21, 2002, meeting by an 8-0 vote of the Board.

F. The application of the Estate of Mary Yager for property located at 2200 Lafayette Road and 2236 Lafayette Road wherein Preliminary Approval is requested for a lot line relocation which would result in the following: Property at 2200 Lafayette Road would have a lot area of 36,446 s.f. Property at 2236 Lafayette Road, being used as a Meineke Muffler facility, would have a lot area of 22,453 s.f. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 267 as Lots 1 and 2 and lies within a General Business district.

G. The application of Kevin Ravenelle for property located at 2859 Lafayette Road wherein a Conditional Use Permit is requested as allowed in Article VI, Section 10-608(B) of the Zoning Ordinance for the construction of a 60’ x 40’ car washing facility with related paving and parking within an Inland Wetlands Protection District. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 286 as Lot 20 and lies within a General Business district.

H The application of Raymond Ramsey for property located off Kearsarge Way wherein a Conditional Use Permit is requested as allowed in Article VI, Section 10-608(A) of the Zoning Ordinance for the treatment of stormwater runoff associated with the proposed construction of a 100 room hotel which would involve the placement of a V-notch weir and some stone riprap in an existing drainage swale within an Inland Wetlands Protection District. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 218 as Lot 22 and lies within a General Business district.

K. City Council Referral – Request of George Rogers of Deer Street Associates to rezone property located at 157 and 165 Deer Street from the Office Research district to the General Business district. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 125 as Lots 17 and 18.

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4. ADJOURNMENT was had at 10:30 p.m.

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Respectfully submitted,

Barbara B. Driscoll

Acting Secretary for the Planning Board