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Planning commission approves 17 townhouses at 1200 Hodges Ferry Road amid traffic and drainage concerns
Summary
The Portsmouth Planning Commission voted to approve a use permit for 17 townhomes at 1200 Hodges Ferry Road in the Mayflower Park neighborhood, despite persistent neighborhood objections about traffic and drainage.
The Portsmouth Planning Commission voted to approve a use permit for the development of 17 townhouse units on approximately 1.68 acres at 1200 Hodges Ferry Road in the Mayflower Park neighborhood.
Patrice Branch, a city planner and the staff coordinator for the application, said the site is zoned Urban Residential and is part of a larger 6.57-acre parcel currently occupied by a religious institution. Branch told commissioners the project is an infill, townhome-style development arranged in three clusters with rear-loaded double-car driveways and private 20-foot shared driveways; maintenance of common areas would be the responsibility of a homeowners association.
The applicant’s representative, Grady Palmer, said the proposal was designed as “missing middle”…
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