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Council trims downtown overlays, lowers some height limits in Islington Creek zoning amendment
Summary
Council voted to advance an amended rezoning that removes North End and Downtown overlay districts from parts of the Islington Creek neighborhood, changes several parcels from CD‑5 to CD‑4, and removes a proposed height reduction on Hill Street. Second reading scheduled for Sept. 8.
The Portsmouth City Council on Aug. 18 voted to advance an amended first reading of a zoning map change for the Islington Creek area, removing portions of the North End Incentive Overlay District (NEOD) and the Downtown Overlay District (DOD) from neighborhood parcels and rezoning selected lots from Character District 5 (CD‑5) to Character District 4 (CD‑4). The council approved an amendment to the motion removing a proposed height…
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