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UPDATE: Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court dismisses Rockport hotel appeal on procedural note
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 9:00pm

ROCKPORT — Maine’s highest court declined to hear the appeal of a Rockport resident concerning the Rockport Harbor Hotel on Central Street in the Village, saying the notice of appeal was untimely. Attorney Kristin Collins, who represents the appellant, said July 7: “The dismissal was made out of hand without the court understanding what was done within the town boards after the remand order from the Superior Court. We will be requesting reconsideration.” The appeal had been made to the Maine...
Rockport Harbor Hotel appellants continue Planning Board action, despite statement of withdrawal from further litigation
Fri, 05/27/2022 - 11:00am

ROCKPORT — Despite a public letter issued May 23 from the Friends of Rockport announcing their withdrawal from further litigation related to the Rockport Harbor Hotel, it was clarified May 26 that the Friends would be continuing their appeal of the town’s Planning Board decision approving the hotel project. Furthermore, one Rockport resident, John Priestley, is independently staying the course. He is neither withdrawing from the appeal of the Planning Board decision to uphold...
Letter to the editor
Friends of Rockport issue statement regarding Rockport Harbor Hotel litigation
Mon, 05/23/2022 - 7:45pm

Having achieved our primary goals, Friends of Rockport has decided to withdraw from any further litigation related to the Rockport Harbor Hotel. Our successes in this effort include enforcement of the two voter approved citizens’ petitions regarding such construction, thus reducing the size of the hotel from 35 to 20 rooms and having the town commission (at the developer’s expense) an independent traffic and parking study. This study confirmed the concerns that many residents voiced to the Town...
Municipal process and procedures again questioned
Two more appeals of Rockport hotel construction approval wait for ZBA to convene
Wed, 04/27/2022 - 1:30pm

ROCKPORT — Construction on the Rockport Harbor Hotel in Rockport Village has resumed, and in the wake, two additional appeals — one of the new building permit, the other of the town planning board’s findings of fact — have been filed at the Rockport Town Office. Both were submitted by Rockport citizens who had previously appealed earlier permits and board decisions. They appeared before a Knox County Superior Judge last year to present their objections, and the legal consideration of the...
Rockport Harbor Hotel back to construction with new building permit
Mon, 04/04/2022 - 1:30pm

ROCKPORT — It has been a three-month construction pause, but April 1, the Rockport Code Enforcement Officer issued once again a permit to 20 Central Street LLC, the company that is in the process of building a 20-room hotel in Rockport Village. “We are excited about getting going again on the project and specifically getting the front façade, sidewalk and street finished up so they can be used normally again this summer,” said Tyler Smith, a principal of 20 Central Street LLC. “The small amount...
No building permit, yet
Required traffic study for Rockport Harbor Hotel completed, offsite parking and valet concerns raised
Mon, 03/14/2022 - 5:15pm

ROCKPORT — Gorrill Palmer, the transportation engineering firm required by the Town of Rockport, has produced its traffic study of the parking capacity and plans for the Rockport Harbor Hotel now under construction on Central Street in Rockport Village. The hotel is to have 20 rooms and an 84-seat restaurant bar. See attached PDF for full traffic study The study was paid for by 20 Central LLC, the company that is building the hotel, and was the result of a January court order...
traffic study under review by town attorneys to ensure it meets court order requirements
Rockport hotel builder hopes to be back at work in another week; opponents warn of appeals, court action
Thu, 03/03/2022 - 2:45pm

ROCKPORT — On March 2, Knox County Justice Bruce Mallonee issued his order on the various post-judgment motions entered by attorneys advocating for or against the construction of a new hotel in Rockport Village. In his order, Justice Mallonee acknowledged the receipt of the series of motions that had been filed since his Jan. 3 decision, “seeking to clarify or change certain elements within it.” But he held firm to his order and said March 2: “The parties have not persuaded the court that any...
Parking study, number of hotel rooms issues still on the table
Planning Board reaffirms approval of Rockport Harbor Hotel parking, architecture; two issues remain to be addressed
Mon, 01/31/2022 - 2:00pm

ROCKPORT — Three hours of deliberation and discussion ended Thursday evening, Jan. 27, with four members of the Rockport Planning Board agreeing to continue their meeting until Feb. 3, when they are to officially sign findings of fact supporting that the new Rockport Harbor Hotel is compliant with municipal architectural standards and meets parking requirements. But the issue remains complex, with a judge still considering motions from various involved parties on how to address 2020 voter...
Citizens weigh in prior to Rockport Planning Board’s reconsideration of Village hotel permit issues
Tue, 01/25/2022 - 3:00pm

ROCKPORT — Thursday evening, Jan. 27, via Zoom, the Rockport Planning Board will again take up the controversial issue of a new hotel that has been under construction in Rockport Village. In a December decision, Knox County Superior Court Bruce Mallonee directed the town to review parking and architectural harmony aspects of the hotel. The remand was specific in its order, and the Planning Board will address the task as the third agenda item at the upcoming meeting. The meeting will be...
Rockport hotel developers invite public to open house
Mon, 01/17/2022 - 8:45pm

ROCKPORT — Despite the ongoing court dispute over permits and legal appeals, the developers of the new Rockport Harbor Hotel, on Central Street in Rockport Village, are opening its doors January 21 and 22 from noon until 2 p.m. for those wanting to tour the construction site. Stuart Smith, owner of the hotel, said Jan. 17 that the target opening date of the hotel is early 2023. The exterior is anticipated to be finished this coming spring. “We would like to invite you, your family and friends...
Judge vacates Rockport Village hotel building permit, sends site plan application back to Planning Board
Mon, 01/03/2022 - 7:00pm

ROCKPORT —In a three-count judgment issued Jan. 3, Knox County Justice Bruce Mallonee has directed the Rockport Planning Board to reconsider a site plan application for a new Rockport hotel, which is currently well under construction, and reversed approval of the hotel’s building permit. The judgment follows his Dec. Dec. 1 order remanding the town’s approval of a new hotel in Rockport Village back to the Rockport Planning Board to address parking issues and the architectural...
Knox County Justice assures attorneys involved with Rockport Village hotel case an expedited decision is coming
Wed, 12/15/2021 - 1:30pm

ROCKLAND — It was a highly anticipated Zoom session this afternoon, Dec. 15, with Justice Bruce Mallonee and his call for a court hearing on how he would proceed with the specifics of his Dec. 1 order remanding the Rockport Village hotel issue back to the town’s planning board. But, he had it wrapped up in 21 minutes, with a reassurance to the six attending attorneys that he would get his final articulation of the judgment issued, “as quickly as I can.” “I’m hoping to streamline this as much as...
Kelley: Information from meetings should be shared with public sooner
Rockport Select Board waits to officialize Parking Task Force, cite lack of progress
Tue, 12/14/2021 - 11:15am

ROCKPORT — On Dec. 13, members of the Rockport Select Board voted to table a motion asking that they approve the “mission” of the Town’s Parking Task Force, citing a lack of communication or progress reports from the task force. A new committee policy enacted last month requires that all committees and tasks force have their missions clearly outlined and approved by the Select Board. The meeting also heard an appeal from Select Board Vice Chair Mark Kelley that meeting minutes from all of the...
Dec. 15 hearing
Rockport hotel developer, plaintiffs hold firm to their positions in advance of court hearing
Tue, 12/07/2021 - 2:00pm

ROCKPORT — 20 Central LLC principal Stuart Smith appreciated a portion of the rulings made by Justice Bruce Mallonee Dec 2 concerning the ongoing court battle over his new 26-room Rockport Village hotel. But he objects to other orders issued by the Knox County Superior Court judge and said Dec. 3 that his interests would elevate the case to the state’s highest court, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, if pending actions are not favorable. “We would definitely appeal if doesn’t go in the...
Cites Off-site parking, architectural harmony as up for review
Judge remands Rockport hotel decision back to town planning board
Fri, 12/03/2021 - 1:15pm

ROCKPORT — Knox County Superior Court Justice Bruce Mallonee issued his decision and order Dec. 2 concerning the town’s approval of a new hotel in Rockport Village, saying the Planning Board must take another look at parking issues and architectural harmony of the building. He also ordered another court hearing to discuss further action concerning how town ordinance amendments passed at the 2020 Town Meeting affects the hotel’s building permit. Since early October, Justice Mallonee has been...
No decisions rendered
Judge hears arguments from all sides of Rockport hotel dispute, gives lawyers case law homework to read
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:00pm

ROCKPORT — The Monday morning spent in Knox County Courtroom No. 1 with Justice Bruce Mallonee was of patient legal discourse, as attorneys for three different parties involved in the Rockport Village hotel dispute each presented arguments to him as to why their interests should prevail. In the end, and just before handing out paper copies of a particular law case he wanted the lawyers to study, Justice Mallonee thanked them all for their efficiency and the quality of work contained in the...
Superior Court Justice to take up constitutional question concerning 2020 Rockport town vote on hotel room limits in Village
Sun, 07/18/2021 - 6:00pm

ROCKPORT — A Knox County Superior Court Justice is taking up the constitutional question concerning two land use ordinance amendments approved in August 2020 by town voters, and whether they should have been considered by the town when processing a building permit for a new hotel in Rockport Village. The appeal for court relief in the matter is the fourth count bundled into a four-count lawsuit filed by the Friends of Rockport, John Priestley, Mark Schwarzmann and Clare Tully against the Town...
Next stop, July 12, Knox County Superior Court
Rockport ZBA finds in favor of Village hotel, declines to consider constitutionality question, leaving it to court
Fri, 07/09/2021 - 1:30pm

ROCKPORT – Voting unanimously on every motion before it July 8, the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals decided in favor of 20 Central Street LLC and the building permit approval granted to it to construct a 26-room hotel in Rockport Village. “The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6 to 0 to deny the Appellants’ appeal of the CEO’s decision to issue the Permit to 20 Central Street, LLC for construction of a 26- Room hotel and restaurant at 20 Central Street, Rockport, Maine,” the ZBA concluded, in its...
Rockport ZBA continues weighty hearing on Village hotel building permit; two significant questions left to address
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 5:00pm

ROCKPORT – Possibly the most complicated case to ever land before Rockport’s quasi-judicial Zoning Board of Appeals will wind toward the finish line July 8, when the all-volunteer citizen board will take up two final questions: Did the Code Enforcement Officer apply the wrong ordinance in granting a building permit for a new Village hotel, and was the hotel’s building plan materially changed from the time the Rockport Planning Board approved the site plan to when the CEO considered the building...
Appellants say plans differ from Rockport Planning Board’s site plan approval
Second appeal filed disputing Rockport Village hotel permit approval
Mon, 04/26/2021 - 8:30am

ROCKPORT — Six citizens are appealing the granting of a building permit issued to 20 Central LLC for the construction of a new hotel in Rockport Village. Most of the points the appellants’ objections rest on previous basis of a planning board approval appeal — light, noise, traffic. Additionally, this appeal includes an argument concerning the timing of a town-wide vote, which is also been argued before a judge, and said the building permit application for the 26-room hotel and its plans differ...
Likelihood of success on the merits cannot be established without further briefing
Rockport Village hotel construction restraining order denied, but case not finished
Fri, 04/23/2021 - 9:00pm

ROCKPORT — Maine Superior Court Justice Bruce Mallonee has denied the request of the Friends of Rockport, John Priestley, Mark Schwarzmann and Clare Tully for a temporary restraining order of the 20 Central LLC construction of a new hotel in Rockport Village. But the issue, which concerns a town vote in favor of citizen petitions last August and state statute, is not dead, and the judge has directed the court clerk to schedule another date for oral arguments. In a decision dated April 22 filed...
Lot would be located near bridge, new hotel
Select Board considers 28-space parking lot in downtown Rockport
Tue, 04/13/2021 - 8:15am

On April 12 the Rockport Select Board heard a presentation by Bill Lane of Gartley & Dorsky Engineers of a proposed 28-space parking lot that would be built above Rockport Harbor, near the Goose River Bridge and the meeting point of Main and Central streets. The board also heard a presentation of the proposed SAD 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) and Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional High School) budgets by Superintendent Maria Libby. Proposed Parking Lot Gartley & Dorsky...
Unanimous vote in favor of Planning Board’s findings
UPDATED with FINDINGS: Rockport Zoning Board rejects appeal brought against proposed downtown hotel
Fri, 01/22/2021 - 2:00pm

In a unanimous vote, on Jan. 21 Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals rejected an appeal brought against the town’s Planning Board in their decision to grant site plan approval for a proposed four-story hotel. The appeal was brought before the ZBA by 13 individuals represented by attorney Kristin Collins, and contended that the Planning Board abused its discretion and made findings not supported by substantial evidence last spring when approving the project’s site plan that would allow Stuart,...
Knox County Superior Court Justice issues order on Rockport hotel temporary restraining order
Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:30pm

ROCKLAND — Justice Bruce Mallonee issued his decision this week on a request for an injunction on any building permits issued by the Town of Rockport for a new hotel in Rockport Village. “The court’s temporary restraining order dated Jan. 7 is vacated and Rockport’s request for dismissal without prejudice is denied,” wrote Mallonee, on Jan. 19. See attached PDF for the full order. He continued: “It is further ordered that the clerk schedule a televideo conference...
Rockport group cites citizen petitions, voter approval at 2020 town meeting
Judge issues temporary restraining order on Rockport from issuing permits for Village hotel
Sat, 01/09/2021 - 8:45am

ROCKLAND – On Jan. 7, the nonprofit Friends of Rockport filed a court complaint requesting an injunction of, and a temporary restraining order against, any building permits issued by the town’s code enforcement office for a proposed Village hotel. Justice Bruce Mallonee responded Jan. 8 with a restraining order placed on the town from issuing such a permit. A hearing is scheduled for Jan. 13 regarding the continuation of the injunction through the decision on the case, said Attorney Kristin...
Final ruling on appeal expected January 21
Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals: No errors by Planning Board in Village hotel approval
Thu, 01/07/2021 - 12:30pm

ROCKPORT — Despite not yet making their final ruling on an appeal brought against a proposed downtown hotel, in a series of votes Jan. 6 members of Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals found that the town’s Planning Board did not err in its approval of the project. The proposed four-story hotel would be built at 20 Central Street, with off-site located at the former Hoboken Garden site on Commercial Street. The appeal, submitted by 13 appellants represented by Attorney Kristin Collins, contends...
Jan. 6, 6 p.m.
RESCHEDULED to Jan. 6: Rockport appeals board to resume hearing on objections to Village hotel approval
Mon, 01/04/2021 - 3:00pm

ROCKPORT — On Jan. 6, the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals will continue its consideration of citizen objections to the approval that the town’s Planning Board gave last spring for the construction of a 26-room hotel in the Village. The meeting, the fourth so far on this appeal, begins at 6 p.m. and will be held via Zoom. The public can view the proceedings at https://livestream.com/rockportmaine At the end of a Nov. 17 virtual meeting that lasted more than four hours, Rockport’s Zoning Board...
Rockport ZBA enters new letters as evidence to consider in appeal of downtown hotel
Thu, 12/10/2020 - 1:45pm

ROCKPORT — Members of Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted Dec. 9 to continue in two weeks its review of an appeal brought against municipal approval of a new downtown hotel, rather than proceeding with the appeal as originally scheduled. The board agreed that it would use the interim to review four letters submitted by attorneys for the applicants, the appellants and the Chair of the Rockport Planning board; those letters were received within days of the scheduled Dec. 9 hearing. By the...
Dec. 22, 6:30 p.m.
Rockport board to again deliberate on appeal of hotel project approval
Tue, 12/08/2020 - 8:00pm

ROCKPORT — On Dec. 9, the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals will continue its consideration of citizen objections to the approval that the town’s Planning Board gave last spring for the construction of a 26-room hotel in the Village. The meeting, the third so far on this appeal, begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held via Zoom. The public can view the proceedings at https://livestream.com/rockportmaine/events/9414510 At the end of a Nov. 17 virtual meeting that lasted more than four hours, Rockport...
Board addresses parking issue raised by appellants
Four-hour meeting for Rockport ZBA ends with Village hotel matter again continued until next week
Wed, 12/02/2020 - 12:45pm

ROCKPORT — Four attorneys, members of Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals, and project proponents met Dec. 1 via Zoom to continue a review of an appeal brought against a proposed four-story hotel to be built in Rockport Village. This was the second meeting concerning the appeal, and as of Dec. 1, no final decision has been made. The ZBA will reconvene Dec. 9 to again take up the matter. The appeal, which was first heard by the ZBA Nov. 17, contends the Planning Board abused its discretion and...
Dec. 1 meeting
Rockport board continues review of Village hotel approval appeal
Mon, 11/30/2020 - 1:30pm

ROCKPORT — On Dec. 1, the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals will continue its consideration of citizen objections to the approval that the town’s Planning Board gave last spring for the construction of a 26-room hotel in the Village. The public hearing begins at 6 p.m. and will be held via Zoom. The public can view the proceedings at https://livestream.com/rockportmaine/events/9414510 At the end of a Nov. 17 virtual meeting that lasted more than four hours, Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals...
Public Hearing continues to Dec. 1
Zoning Board of Appeals begins review of Rockport hotel case; no decision, yet
Wed, 11/18/2020 - 1:15pm

ROCKPORT — At the end of a Nov. 17 virtual meeting that lasted more than four hours, Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals chose to continue the public hearing of an appeal brought against the town's Planning Board approval a four-story, 26-room hotel to be built in Rockport Village. The appeal contends that the Planning Board abused its discretion and made findings not supported by substantial evidence when approving the project’s site plan last spring. The appeal was filed by...
Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m.
ZOOM UPDATE: Rockport hotel developers argue case against appeal of their site plan approval
Mon, 11/16/2020 - 11:00am

ROCKPORT — The quasi-judicial Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals will consider Nov. 17 a citizens’ objection to the approval granted last spring by the Planning Board for hotel construction in Rockport Village. Thirteen residents, represented by Attorney Kristin Collins, of the Portland-based Preti Flaherty, filed their appeal last summer, saying the Rockport Planning Board made errors of law, abused its discretion and made findings not supported by substantial evidence in the record. ...
Concerns raised over public input, participation
Rockport officials get ready to introduce short-term rental ordinance
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 8:45pm

ROCKPORT — A draft of an ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals in Rockport will be presented at a Select Board meeting on Nov. 9. After a lengthy discussion on the topic at their Oct. 27 meeting, the board agreed that the meeting would be held in-person at the Rockport Opera House rather than remotely via Zoom. Select Board Chair Debra Hall and board member Denise Kennedy-Munger have been working to create a draft of an ordinance that could be adopted by the town to govern how short-...
Tentatively schedules village hotel appeals hearing
UPDATE: Rockport remains quiet on next steps following town votes related to Village hotel
Thu, 10/15/2020 - 2:30pm

ROCKPORT — Four attorneys representing four different interests — the Town of Rockport Planning Board, the Town of Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals, the group the Friends of Rockport, and 20 Central LLC, the business that wants to build Rockport Harbor Hotel on Central Street — have talked several times over the past few months about procedural schedules and details leading up to a proposed November hearing, when the Friends of Rockport will appeal the planning board’s site plan approval for...
Rockport elects Hannan, Kelley to the Select Board, approves citizen petitions
Tue, 08/18/2020 - 9:00pm

ROCKPORT — Annual Town Meeting 2020 in Rockport took an historic deviation from tradition Aug. 18 when all municipal business was conducted in the voting booth at the town office, instead of voting from the floor at the Opera House. Despite the disruption of normal convention — voting at the polls and from the floor in June — approximately 550 voters went to the polls to cast their ballots, and ended up voting for two board members — Michelle Hannan and incumbent Mark Kelley — and approving two...
Letter to the editor: Rockport Select Board
Rockport Citizen petitions, the facts: Vote no
Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:00am
The Rockport Select Board believes that once a property owner has received overwhelming voter approval of a development project, plus unanimous approval of the Planning Board, voters should not be able reverse these approvals retroactively. The Rockport Select Board was told on July 27 that citizen petitions are one of the fundamental rights of citizens. We agree. The Select Board has expressed no issue with the right of citizens to petition to have ordinances put on the ballot. What...
Who sent the political mailer?
Short term rental rules, RES redevelopment, pop-store at harbor, and warrant all top Rockport agenda
Sun, 07/26/2020 - 9:45pm

ROCKPORT — With opinions flying about Rockport crafting short term rental rules, along with an architect’s suggestion to get informed advice before diving into a redevelopment plan for the RES land on West Street, combined with a request from a Camden business owner to establish a pop-up clothing trailer at Rockport Harbor, the Select Board faces a multi-faceted meeting Monday evening, July 27. And, the board will allow for any comments on the 2020 Annual Town Meeting warrant...
Appeal asserts Planning Board, ‘made errors of law, abused its discretion’
Citizens appeal Planning Board approval of Rockport Village hotel project
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 12:00pm

ROCKPORT — On June 19, the Town of Rockport received a notice of appeal following the May 21 Planning Board site plan approval for the development of the Rockport Harbor Hotel, at 20 Central Street. The notice, as submitted by Preti Flaherty Attorney Kristin Collins, asks the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals to review the Planning Board’s record and approval, stating the Planning Board, “made errors of law, abused its discretion and made findings not supported by substantial evidence in the...
Rockport citizens to appeal planning board approval of village hotel plans
Fri, 06/05/2020 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT — The attorney representing a recently formed nonprofit, as well as citizens separate from that nonprofit, will be appealing the May 21 decision of the Rockport Planning Board approval of its findings of fact, which upheld its Feb. 27 conditional approval of a proposed 26-room hotel in Rockport Village. Kristin Collins, an attorney with Preti Flaherty in Augusta, said May 28 that her clients are proceeding with an appeal of the Rockport Planning Board’s action. Procedurally, that...
Rockport’s Planning Board to consider village hotel findings of fact, two Route 17 solar power farms
Thu, 05/21/2020 - 12:15pm

ROCKPORT — The Planning Board in Rockport has several large-scale projects under consideration, and this evening, May 21, it will address aspects of the proposed downtown 26-room Rockport hotel, a five-unit apartment building in Glen Cove, and two industrial solar energy farms targeted for separate spots along Route 17. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m., and will be streamed live at https://livestream.com/Rockportmaine . Board members will convene via Zoom. At its May 11 meeting, the...
Rockport Planning Board gives conditional approval to village hotel construction
Fri, 02/28/2020 - 3:00pm

ROCKPORT — A downtown Rockport hotel proposed by Stuart and Tyler Smith must meet conditions outlined by the Rockport Planning Board in order to receive further approvals. The board met Feb. 27 and drafted a list of conditions ranging from the applicant providing adequate tests of the existing sewer pump system along Central Street to water pressure for sprinklers and siting employee parking off of public streets. At the end of a four-plus hour meeting, with most of it dedicated to the hotel...
Petitions aim to curb parking, size of proposed Rockport Village hotel
Thu, 02/27/2020 - 6:15pm

Two petitions are being circulated in Rockport which seek residents and registered voters to support reducing the allowable amount of rooms per downtown hotel to 20, and requiring that off-street parking for businesses in Rockport Village be located in the same lot as the principal building. In recent months a proposed 35-room hotel to be built on a vacant lot at 20 Central Street has been the topic of many planning board meetings, as owners Stuart and Tyler Smith and engineer Will Gartley have...
Continued hotel review postponed until February
Rockport Planning Board approves new childcare business; review of village hotel continued until February
Fri, 01/24/2020 - 3:00pm

The Rockport Planning Board voted Jan. 23 to continue its review of a proposed 35-room hotel at 20 Central Street next month rather than at the Thursday night meeting as originally scheduled. Board members said they were awaiting findings made Jan. 22 by the Zoning Board of Appeals, which granted off-site parking to the hotel project, and would need to review language pertaining to the new lease agreement for the remote parking before proceeding with further review. The board considered three...
Unanimous vote in favor of off-site, valet parking plan
Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals approves parking plan for proposed hotel
Thu, 01/23/2020 - 3:15pm

Members of the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted unanimously in favor of a plan for off-site parking plan by the developers of a proposed 35-room hotel in Rockport Village. At the beginning of the meeting, two board members, Kim Graffam and Chairman Geoffrey Parker, described potential conflicts or involvement with the project and the applicants, which could cause them to recuse themselves from judging the parking appeal without bias. Graffam said that her family owned the properties...
Zoning board meets Wednesday, planning board on Thursday
Proposed Rockport Harbor Hotel subject of two municipal board meetings this week
Mon, 01/20/2020 - 6:30pm

Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals will convene Jan. 22 at 5:30 p.m. to hear an appeal for off-site parking by the developers of a proposed 35-room hotel in Rockport Village. The open meeting will be held at the Rockport Opera House and streamed on the town’s website. Should the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) grant the request filed by Gartley & Dorsky Engineers on behalf of Stuart Smith and 20 Central Street LLC to provide off-street parking for 34 vehicles at 310 Commercial St., the...
Satellite parking, shuttle, electric scooters pitched to resolve tight parking in Rockport Village
Rockport appeals board tentatively schedules hotel parking meeting for Jan. 22
Thu, 01/02/2020 - 1:30pm

ROCKPORT — With parking a much discussed commodity now in Rockport Village, and the acknowledgement that guests staying at a proposed new hotel will compete for available space, developers are now on their way to the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals hoping for approval of an offsite parking plan. That meeting is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 22, at 5:30 p.m., in the Geoffrey C. Parker Meeting Room at the Rockport Opera House. Geoffrey C. Parker, who happens to be chairman of the ZBA, scheduled...
Continued review of five-story hotel on Central Street
Goose River subdivision among Rockport Planning Board applications
Wed, 12/18/2019 - 6:45pm

On Dec. 19 the Rockport Planning Board will review proposals for four new projects in town including a three-lot residential subdivision near the Goose River Golf Course. The board will also continue its review of a a five-story hotel Stuart Smith seeks to build at 20 Central St. in downtown Rockport, and consider whether parking requirements are met under the town’s Land Use Ordinance. Goose River Subdivision Tom Fowler has proposed a three-lot subdivision at 50 Park Street...
Two restaurants, hotel, roof top restaurant, music school, businesses, tenants all require parking spaces
Parking concerns in Rockport Village raised as Planning Board continues review of new hotel application
Fri, 11/22/2019 - 3:45pm

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Planning board voted unanimously Nov. 21 to continue its review of a proposed five-story hotel to be built by Stuart and Tyler Smith at 20 Central St. in downtown Rockport. The continuance is predicated on a request by the board that the Smiths and their engineer, Will Gartley, of Gartley and Dorsky, provide additional information about parking, as well as water and sewer pump statistics. The nearly three-hour review of the project included an historic slideshow of...
Rockport to consider 15 acre utility solar project proposal, continue review of Village hotel plans
Mon, 11/18/2019 - 1:00pm

ROCKPORT — A new limited liability company established in mid-October, Samoset Solar LLC, hopes to generate electrical power with a proposed solar farm sited just off of Route 17 near Maces Pond. Samoset Solar LLC asking the town’s permission to develop 15 acres for the project. According to the parent company proposing the project — Pine Gate Renewables , of Ashville, North Carolina — the lot is “recently harvested forestland,” and has a right of way, “thus lessening the need...

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