1.    Approval of the minutes of the April 9, 2025 regular Planning Board meeting and the April 3 and April 24, 2025 special meetings.

2.    Correspondence

A.    Memorandum of the Town Planner dated April 11, 2025 re:  Administrative Subdivision – Application of Ari Ellis & Sabrina Holkar-Ellis and Richard J. & Claudia H. Ball involving properties located at 535 & 561 Indian Ave., and further identified as Lots 300 & 301 on Assessor’s Plat 129

B.    Memorandum of the Town Planner dated April 15, 2025 re: Administrative Subdivision – Application of David & Carol Shaw involving properties located at 149 Mitchell’s Ln, and further identified as Lots 1A & 1B on Assessor’s Plat 123

3.    Agenda modifications

4.    Old Business

A.    Public Hearing – Application for combined Preliminary and Final Development Plan Review by Jeff Lipshires on behalf of CCE Development, LLC for adaptive reuse of an existing commercial building to establish an 8-unit multi-family dwelling structure under the provisions of Middletown Zoning Ordinance Section 728. Property located at 499 East Main Road, Tax Assessors Plat 113, Lot 27.

5.    New Business

A.    Public Hearing – Application of CGRI Middletown, LLC for combined Preliminary and Final Plan approval of a Minor Land Development Project for the construction of a 1,940 +/- sq. ft. bank with a drive-thru PTM lane, parking, landscaping, stormwater management, utilities, and other site improvements, and including requests for waivers from certain provisions of the commercial development design requirements of Section 521 of the Middletown Rules and Regulations Regarding the Subdivision and Development of Land, including sections 521.1.B.1; 521.1.B.2; 521.1.E.4 and 521.3.D.1. The application includes requests for special use permits per Middletown Zoning Ordinance Section 602 to allow alteration to an existing shopping center, Section 717 to allow a drive-up window, and Section 1212 to allow a sign 26’ in height where 10’ is allowed and 177 sq. ft. where 80 sq. ft. is allowed, and a request for variance from zoning ordinance Section 1305 to provide 0 loading spaces where 1 is required. Property located at 1400 West Main Road, Tax Assessors Plat 106, Lot 53A (The applicant has requested a continuance of this matter to the June 11, 2025 meeting. It will not be heard on the May 14^th.)

B.    Public Hearing - Request of Oxbow Farms Realty Associates for a waiver from design standards section 521.2.B.2 of the Middletown Rules and Regulations Regarding the Subdivision and Development of Land for proposed installation of replacement windows not meeting design requirements in existing buildings located on Rogers Lane, Assessor’s Plat 105, Lot 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 287, 288, 289, and 291

C.   Public Hearing - Application of Matos Enterprises LLC for combined Preliminary and Final Development Plan Review for a 1,834+/- sq. ft. second floor addition to an existing commercial building including request for waiver(s) from certain provisions of the commercial development design requirements of Section 521 of the Middletown Rules and Regulations Regarding the Subdivision and Development of Land including 521.2.C. The application includes a request for variance from Middletown Zoning Ordinance Section 603 to construct a second-floor addition located 45 ft from the front, 7.1 ft from the side, and 9.4 ft from the rear property lines, where minimum setbacks of 10 ft (front and side) and 20 ft (rear) are required. Property located at 1521 West Main Rd, Tax Assessors Plat 111, Lot 36A.

D.   Public Hearing - Application of Samuel’s Realty Co., Inc. and David & Carol Bazarsky for combined Preliminary and Final Plan approval of a Minor Land Development Project for a 1,494+/- sq. ft. building addition to an existing commercial building including an administrative subdivision application, landscaping, and requests for waivers from certain provisions of the commercial development design requirements of Section 521 of the Middletown Rules and Regulations Regarding the Subdivision and Development of Land, including sections 521.2.A.2, 521.2.B.1, and 521.2.B.2. The application includes requests for variance from Middletown Zoning Ordinance Section 603 to reduce the rear yard setback from 29.5 ft to 20.3 ft, where 50 ft is required and to reduce the lot area from 17,641 sq.ft. to 17,147 sq.ft., where 20,000 sq.ft is required for property located at 716 Aquidneck Ave, Tax Assessors Plat 114, Lot 107A; and variance from Middletown Zoning Ordinance Section 1301(D) to allow off-street parking within 10 feet of a property line for property located at 698 and 710 Aquidneck Ave, Tax Assessors Plat 114, Lot 107B and 107. Project located at 698, 710, and 716 Aquidneck Ave, Tax Assessors Plat 114, Lot 107B, 107, and 107A.

E.    Public Hearing - Application of 50 Enterprise Residences, LLC on behalf of KVH Industries Inc. for combined Preliminary and Final Development Plan Review for an adaptive reuse of an existing commercial building to establish a 82-unit multi-family dwelling structure under the provisions of Middletown Zoning Ordinance Section 728, including requests for waivers from certain provisions of the commercial development design requirements of Section 521 of the Middletown Rules and Regulations Regarding the Subdivision and Development of Land including 521.2.B.2 and 521.2.C. Property located at 50 Enterprise Dr., Tax Assessors Plat 113, Lot 15F.

F.    Public Hearing  - Application of Ocean State Holdings of 310 West Main Road, LLC for combined Preliminary and Final Development Plan Review for the reconstruction of an existing 1,500+/- s.f. commercial building including installation of garage doors, including requests for waivers from certain provisions of the commercial development design requirements of Section 521 of the Middletown Rules and Regulations Regarding the Subdivision and Development of Land including 521.2.A.4, 521.B.2, and 521.2.C. Property located at 310 West Main Rd., Tax Assessors Plat 108NW, Lot 16801.

G.   Review of projects included in the proposed FY26-FY35 Middletown Capital Improvement Program to determine consistency with the goals and policies of the Middletown Comprehensive Community Plan.

H.   Review of the list of projects in the Town’s PY2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to determine consistency with the goals and policies of the Middletown Comprehensive Community Plan.

I.      Review and recommendation to the Town Council on proposed amendments to Town Code Chapter 152, zoning ordinance Section 603 regarding dimensional requirements for two-family dwelling, multi-family dwelling structure, and multi-family dwelling project.

6.    Updates

A.    Status update on housing legislation introduced in the 2025 General Assembly session.

B.    Status Report on Planning Board action items.

C.   Committee reports

1.    Comprehensive Plan Update Committee

2.    Tree Commission

3.    Open Space and Fields Committee

4.    Conservation Commission

D.   Upcoming meetings:

1.    June 11, 2025, 6pm – Regular Planning Board meeting.

2.    June 12, 2025, 6pm – CPUC public workshop meeting.

All items on this agenda may be considered, discussed and voted upon. The Planning Board has adopted a policy that any applications not reached before 9pm will be continued to the next regular monthly Planning Board meeting. This meeting location is accessible to the handicapped. Individuals requiring interpreter services for the hearing impaired should notify the Town Clerk’s Office at (401) 847-0009 not less than 48 hours before this meeting.