A 111-year-old building near Pensacola s Palafox Wharf area will be torn down to make way for a multi-story residential development.
The building at 711 S. Palafox St. was the long-time home of the Scuba Shack, which closed after the owners retired and sold the building to Pensacola resident Jim English last year.
The Pensacola Planning Board gave final approval Tuesday for the demolition of the building.
Because the building is more than 50 years old, the city s Architectural Review Board had to review the demolition request. The ARB voted in December to delay the demolition permit for 60 days, which pushed back the Planning Board hearing on the issue until Tuesday.
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CARVER – A proposed 3.75-megawatt solar project would require the clearing of approximately 12 acres of land on Meadow Street at the Middleborough line.
The solar project from Ironwood Renewables, LLC, proposed for 223 Meadow St. was only briefly reviewed by the Planning Board Tuesday night with board members having more questions than answers.
Chairman Bruce Maki asked that the applicant first meet with fire officials to discuss access issues off Meadow Street and address the height of the solar panels. He also recommended a site walk before hearing questions from abutters.
The solar panels would be ground-mounted, with no battery storage component. Of the six abutters to the project, five live in Carver and one in Middleborough. The questions centered on the proximity to houses, the impact on wells and noise from the inverters that regulate the flow of electrical power.
Planning Board likes plan for 26 condos off New Gorham Road
Greenfield Place would be made up of single-family homes in six designs.
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WESTBROOK Plans for a 26-condominium neighborhood off New Gorham Road received positive support from the Planning Board Tuesday night.
Greenfield Place is proposed for a site near Mosher Corner on the Westbrook-Gorham line. Six architectural styles of single-family homes will be built on both sides of one road that will end in a cul-de-sac.
Plans call for six different styles of homes, according to Dustin Roma, representing developer Bramblewood, and each will have a porch, back deck space and a backyard. Some will have garages. Roma said he will have more specific designs available for a future meeting.