TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

SITE REVIEW TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
2:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS MARCH 5, 2002
MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, 1 JUNKINS AVENUE
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

ACTION SHEET

MEMBERS PRESENT: David M. Holden, Planning Director;
David Allen, Deputy Public Works Director;
John Burke, Parking and Transportation Engineer Michael Magnant, Deputy Police Chief;
Charlie Jones, Fire Marshal;
Alanson Sturgis, Chairman of the Conservation Commission;
Tom Cravens, Engineering Technician; and,
David Desfosses, Engineering Technician

ALSO PRESENT: Lucy E. Tillman, Planner 1

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I. OLD BUSINESS

A. The application of Raymond Ramsey for property located off Kearsarge Way wherein site plan approval is requested for the construction of a 63’ x 231’ four-story, 100 room hotel with related paving, utilities, landscaping, drainage and associated site improvements. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 218 as Lot 22 and lies within a General Business district. Said property was formerly shown on Assessor Plan 218 as Lots 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 38 and 39. (This application was tabled at the Committee’s February 5, 2002, meeting to this meeting.)

The application was taken off the table. After further presentation and consideration, the Technical Advisory Committee voted to table the application to its April 2, 2002 meeting. The tabling motion was made to allow for:

1. A recommendation back from the Traffic/Safety Committee with the review by the Traffic/Safety Committee to include the possibility of a COAST transit pullover;
2. The completion of a water model so that a determination can be made on the size of the water line and the necessity of providing a reserve tank; and,
3. The site plan to include signage on the parking islands that indicates that parking is for automobiles only (no tractor trailer trucks).

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B. The application of Wren’s Nest Motel Corp. for property located at 3548 Lafayette Road wherein site plan approval is requested for the construction of a 180’ x 50’ parking area to accommodate twenty-eight spaces in conjunction with a proposed 60 seat restaurant with a bar area and dance floor within an existing building with associated site improvements. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 297 as Lot 6 and lies within a Single Residence A district. (This application was tabled at the Committee’s February 5, 2002, meeting to this meeting.)

The application was taken off the table. After further presentation and consideration, the Technical Advisory Committee voted to table the application to its April 2, 2002, meeting. The tabling motion was made to allow for:

A meeting with representatives from the Technical Advisory Committee, the applicant and the applicant’s engineer at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2002, in the Planning Department Conference Room in an attempt to work with the applicant and to come up with suitable plans for submittal to the Planning Board.

The tabling motion also included the stipulation that the Traffic/Safety Committee review this application.

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C. The request of David Hancock, Trustee of Pheasant Lane Realty Trust, for property located off Hoover Drive wherein an amendment to an approved site plan for a planned unit development is requested to incorporate an amended drainage plan. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 268 as Lot 97 and lies within a Single Residence B district. (This application was tabled at the Committee’s February 5, 2002, meeting to this meeting.)

The Committee took the application off the table and VOTED to re-table the application to its April 2, 2002, meeting.

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D. The application of Lafayette Partners of Michigan, LP, owner, and Margaritas Management Group, applicant, for property located at 775 Lafayette Road wherein site plan approval is requested for the construction of an 1,838 s.f. addition to the existing Margaritas Restaurant with associated site improvements. This request amends the previous request for three additions to the existing restaurant. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 245 as Lot 1 and lies within a General Business district. (This application was tabled at the Committee’s February 5, 2002, meeting to this meeting.)

The Committee took the application off the table and VOTED to re-table the application to its April 2, 2002, meeting.

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II. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. The application of the City of Portsmouth School Department, owner, and Philip Ross, Director, Exchange City, applicant, for property located at 25 Granite Street (the former Wentworth Acres School) wherein site plan approval is requested for the construction of a 3,691 s.f. one-story addition with associated site improvements. Said property is shown on Assessor Plan 217 as Lot 5 and lies within a Municipal district.

It was VOTED to recommend approval of the site plan to the Planning Board with the following stipulations:

 

1. That this application be reviewed by the Traffic/Safety Committee with the review to include the provisions for bus parking;
2. That the site plan include existing and/or proposed lighting;
3. That turning templates be used to indicate bus turning movements at the intersection of Woodbury Avenue and Granite Street.

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III. ADJOURNMENT was had at approximately 3:30 p.m.

These minutes were taken and transcribed by Barbara B. Driscoll, Administrative Assistant in the Planning Department.