University of New England seeks Institutional Overlay and open‑space protections in second Planning Board workshop
UNE presented a revised Institutional Development Plan (IDP) and regulatory framework seeking a new institutional overlay zone and updates to campus heights and open‑space designations. Staff asked for more detail on areas proposed for 85‑foot heights and recommended rezoning some open space to formal OSP designation.
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Representatives for the University of New England returned to the City of Portland Planning Board on Jan. 28 for a second workshop on a proposed Institutional Overlay Zone (IOZ) for the UNE Portland campus at 716 Stevens Ave. The submission seeks to convert the campus’s underlying zone to B2 community business, create a regulatory framework for campus growth in the city code, and reserve several forested and streamside parcels as dedicated open space.
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