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Planning board approves two waivers for 2‑lot division at 647 Portland Street
Summary
The Rochester Planning Board voted to accept and approve a two‑lot subdivision at 647 Portland Street, granting waivers for reduced driveway spacing and for a lot whose depth exceeds three times its width, subject to standard conditions including an access easement and city attorney review.
The Rochester Planning Board on July 7 accepted and approved a two‑lot subdivision application for 647 Portland Street and granted two waiver requests that the board and planning staff said are commonly needed in the R‑1 district.
The action matters because the decision changes parcel frontage and creates a new 1.33‑acre lot while formally authorizing two waivers the planning department said are compatible with neighborhood conditions.
Ashley Roe of Norway Plains presented the application for property owner Jamie Gardner, saying the existing 4.233‑acre parcel would be divided so the retained lot would be about 2.9 acres with 100 feet of frontage and the new lot, labelled 159‑1, would be 1.33 acres with 100.06 feet of frontage. Roe said the lots are served by municipal water and sewer and therefore do not require state subdivision approval.
Roe said the applicant proposes a 32‑foot‑wide shared access easement…
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