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Planning Board approves Jetport parking expansion with waivers, conditions including conservation easement
Summary
The Planning Board granted multiple waivers and approved a site plan to add roughly 265 long‑term parking spaces at 1001 Westbrook St., subject to conditions. The board required a conservation easement north of Jeffport Boulevard, additional landscape and stormwater measures, and other conditions before occupancy.
The City of Portland Planning Board on Jan. 28 approved a site plan and a set of waivers for a Jetport proposal to expand long‑term parking at 1001 Westbrook St., but only after imposing conditions that require additional environmental protections and design refinements.
The Jetport and its consultant team presented revisions to a previously tabled application. Airport Director Paul Bradbury and his consultants described changes made since the board’s November meeting, including shifting an on‑site battery‑storage area and reducing the net parking gain from 284 to 265 spaces "to preserve a larger buffer area at the intersection of Jeffport Boulevard and International Parkway," Bradbury said. The team also added interior pedestrian walkways, three shuttle docks, relocated accessible parking spaces closer to shuttle stops, island landscaping, and additional stormwater treatment designed to meet city review and delegated review expectations.
The application originally included six waiver requests; staff said it supports the waivers. The board considered and approved the waivers and final site…
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