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Council approves amendment, schedules second reading on North End/Downtown zoning changes
Summary
The City Council passed an amendment to a first-reading zoning ordinance that would rezone parcels in the North End Incentive Overlay and adjust downtown overlay boundaries to align with a recent subdivision; second reading and a public hearing were scheduled for June 9.
Portsmouth City Council on May 19 passed an amendment and approved first reading of a zoning ordinance that would reclassify several parcels in the North End and change building-height standards in the North End Incentive Overlay District.
The ordinance as read would rezone parcels on the city tax maps (including tax map 125 Lot 16, tax map 138 Lot 16, and portions of other lots) from Character District 5 (CD‑5) to Character District 4W (CD‑4W) and amend the North End Incentive…
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