Planning Board — Portland, ME
Date: 2026-04-28
Time: 17:30

PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
 Joseph Zamboni, Chair
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM Kelsey Robertson, Vice Chair
Room 24 (Basement Level of City Hall) Eric Din
and Zoom Nicholas Messina
 David Silk
 Austin Smith
 Beverly Uhlenhake



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PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION:
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AGENDA:

WORKSHOP - 4:30 PM
i. Major Site Plan and Subdivision; 410 Auburn Street; GreenMars Real Estate Services, Applicant. The
 Planning Board will hold a hybrid workshop to consider an application for the creation of a 13-lot
 conservation residential development (CRD) subdivision and the creation of 130 dwelling units. The
 subject property totals 4.21 acres and is located within the RN-1 Residential Neighborhood zone. A
 project and plan summary are available for viewing on the city's CSS Portal
 (https://css.portlandmaine.gov/) by referencing Plan Number PL-003475-2025. This workshop item
 will not be held.
PUBLIC HEARING - 5:30 PM
1. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
2. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS
3. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING HELD ON 4-14-2026
 Workshop
 1220 Brighton Avenue: Din, Messina, Robertson, Silk, Smith, Uhlenhake, and Zamboni present.
 9 Cedar Street: Din, Messina, Robertson, Silk, Smith, Uhlenhake, and Zamboni present.

 Public Hearing
 42 Atlantic Street: Din, Messina, Robertson, Silk, Smith, and Zamboni present. Uhlenhake rescued.
4. REPORTS OF DECISIONS AT THE MEETING HELD ON 4-14-2026
 i. Appeal of HPBR-002814-2024; 42 Atlantic Street; LB Atlantic, LLC, Applicant. Silk motioned
 and Robertson seconded a motion to table the appeal to a date uncertain, to provide time for the
 Superior Court to provide additional clarification around whether the Court retained
 jurisdiction and whether it is appropriate for the Board to consider this appeal and the
 Historical Preservation Board’s additional findings of fact. Vote 6-0 (Uhlenhake recused).
5. NEW BUSINESS
 i. Major Site Plan; 221 Congress Street; GreenMars Real Estate Services, Applicant. The
 Planning Board will hold a hybrid public hearing to consider an application to facilitate the
 construction of a seven-story mixed-use building with 87 residential units and ground floor
 retail space at 221 Congress Street within the B-2b Community Business zone. A project and
 plan summary is available for viewing on the city's CSS Portal (https://css.portlandmaine.gov/)
 by referencing Plan Number PL-003525-2026. Tabled to a date certain.
 ii. Major Site Plan; 97 Warren Avenue; Peachtree Acquisitions, LLC., Applicant. The Planning
 Board will hold a hybrid public hearing to consider an application to facilitate the construction
 of a four-story self-storage building with 11 parking spaces at 97 Warren Avenue within the B-
 4 Commercial Corridor zone. A project and plan summary are available for viewing on the


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city's CSS Portal (https://css.portlandmaine.gov/) by referencing Plan Number PL-003487-
2025.




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