TOWN OF CUMBERLAND

Department of Planning and Community Development

45 Broad Street | Cumberland, RI 02864

401-728-2400 ext. 140

 

 

Cumberland Planning Board

Notice of In-Person and Virtual Meeting

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

                                             Cumberland Town Hall – Council Chambers (2nd Floor)

                                                            45 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 02864

 

All Planning Board members will be attending in person. The public may attend in person or participate via Zoom by using the link below. 

 

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AGENDA

 

1.                       Call to Order

 

2.                       Approval of Planning Board Minutes: July 31, 2025

 

3.                       Director’s Report:           Minutes of the August 28, 2025 Planning Board meeting

 

4.                       Public Hearing

Project Type:                    Major Land Development/Comprehensive Permit: Preliminary Plan

Project Name:                 Haley’s Commons

Owner/Applicant:           Haley’s LLC

Location:                           75 Manville Hill Road (AP 54 Lots 7 & 8)

Zoning:                               R-1 with public water and public sewer

The applicant requests approval to construct two, three-unit buildings; one, two-unit building, and convert an existing building into two-units. Three of the ten units for sale will be affordable. The project requires adjustments for multi-household dwelling in an R-1 zone, residential density, building setbacks, lot coverage, building height, and parking space setback.

THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED FROM THE AUGUST 28, 2025 PLANNING BOARD MEETING

 

5.                       Public Hearing

Project Type:                    Major Land Development: Preliminary Plan

Project Name:                 RI Energy Training Facility

Owner/Applicant:           The Narragansett Electric Company 

Location:                           1595 Mendon Road, 96 Scott Road, 38 Scott Road (AP 39 Lots 24, 27 & 64)

Zone:                                  I-1 with public water and public sewer

The applicant is proposing to expand the existing Rhode Island Energy facility by constructing a worker training center.

 

6.                       Public Hearing

Project Type:                    Major Land Development/Comprehensive Permit: Master Plan

Project Name:                 Blackstone Residences

Owner:                               618 Broad Street, LLC

Applicant:                         Modo Development, LLC

Location:                           618 Broad Street (AP 11 Lot 69)

Zone:                                  C-1 with public water and public sewer

The applicant proposes constructing a 16-unit condominium development, with four of the units designated as affordable. The units are proposed as a cottage cluster – five total buildings with two 4-unit buildings, two 3-units buildings, and one 2-unit building. Each two-story, town home unit will have three bedrooms, a garage and a driveway.

 

7.                       Public Meeting

Project Type:                    Major Land Development/Comprehensive Permit: Pre-Application

Project Name:                 Steeple & Stone (St. Patrick Church)

Owner/Applicant:           Olneyville Housing Corporation (dba ONE Neighborhood Builders)

Location:                           295 Broad Street (AP 4 Lot 266) and 305 Broad Street (AP 4 Lot 264)

Zone:                                  C-1 with public water and public sewer

The applicant proposes to revise the previously approved Preliminary Plan. The current proposal will  preserve and adaptively reuse the vacant St. Patrick Church and redevelop the property into 60 rental units that will be 100% affordable. The project had been approved for 44 units at 100% affordable.

 

8.                       Public Meeting

Project Type:                    Minor Land Development/Comprehensive Permit: Pre-Application

Project Name:                 AJ Home Addition

Owner/Applicant:           Ahmad Jbawi

Location:                           50 Oakwood Avenue (AP 9 Lot 287)

Zoning:                               R-2 with public water and public sewer

The applicant proposes to construct a two-family residential building on the subject property. There is a two-family house pre-existing on the property. Of the 4 total units, 2 will be designated as affordable.

 

9.                       Presentation: Zoning Resiliency 

·        Consulting firm Horsley Witten Group and the RI Division of Statewide Planning are assisting the Town in updating land use tools, regulations, and other policies to increase resilience against the effects of climate change. Thus far, Horsely Witten has updated the Town’s regulations, zoning ordinance and code of ordinances related to parking, landscaping, drainage, special flood hazard areas, soil erosion and sediment control, and stormwater.

 

10.                  Adjourn

 

Project materials for agenda items can be accessed from the Cumberland Planning Department homepage: https://www.cumberlandri.org/196/Planning-Community-Development

 

This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities.  Individuals requiring interpreter services for the hearing impaired or need additional information should notify the Town Clerk's Office at (401) 728-2400 ext. 138 no less than 72 hours before the meeting.