AGENDA
POSTED – JULY 22, 2020
REGULAR MEETING – JULY 28, 2020 6:00 PM
ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW
LOCATION: 350 EAST MAIN ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND
Said meeting will be conducted by telephone conference call/webinar on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 6:00 P.M., in accordance with Executive Order 20-46 issued by Governor Raimondo on April 15, 2020, extended on June 12, 2020, which modifies certain provisions of the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) and the Access to Public Records Act (“APRA”) as part of the State’s emergency response to COVID-19. Members of the Public may access and listen to the meeting in real-time by calling 1-877 853 5247 (Toll Free) or 1-888 788 0099 (Toll Free) and entering Meeting ID: 97301001903; or on the web at: https://zoom.us/j/97301001903
Roll Call, Adoption of Minutes June 23, 2020
Petition of: James L. Paradise (owner) by his attorney Girard A. Galvin, Esq. for a Variance from Sections 903, 1504 & 603 to allow six - two bedroom residential units on 19,452 sq ft where 48,000 sq ft is required and a side yard setback of 17.9’ where 25’ is required. Said real estate is located at 170 Aquidneck Avenue and further identified as lots 145,146 & 147 on tax assessor’s plat 115SE.
Continued from 2/25/2020, 3/24/2020, 6/23/2020 Continued to: 7/28/2020
Petition of: James L. Paradise (owner) by his attorney Girard A. Galvin, Esq for a Special Use Permit and Development Plan Review from Sections 306(B), 602, 902 & 1500, et seq. to convert the existing commercial building into six residential condominium units. Said real estate is located at 170 Aquidneck Avenue and further identified as lots 145, 146 & 147 on tax assessor’s plat 115SE.
Continued from: 2/25/2020, 3/24/2020, 6/23/2020 Continued to: 7/28/2020
Petition of: Newport National Real Estate, LLC (owners) by their attorney Robert M. Silva, Esq. for a Variance from Section 603 & 605 to allow the construction of a clubhouse with a main roofline of 35 feet with a clocktower of 40’-8” where 30’ is allowed and a footprint of 12,863 sq ft where 10,000 sq ft is allowed. Said real estate is located at 425 Mitchell’s Lane and further identified as lot 29 on tax assessor’s plat 124.
Continued from: 3/24/2020 Continued to: 7/28/2020
Petition of: Stephen Faria & Barbara Walton-Faria (owners) by their attorney Robert M. Silva, Esq. for a Special Use Permit from Section 803 to allow the expansion of a non-conforming commercial use in a residential district by allowing indoor storage of contractor vehicles and equipment. Said real estate located at 595 Aquidneck Avenue & 39 Newman Road on Tax Assessor’s Plat 114 Lots 216,217 & 205A.
Continued from: 6/23/2020 Continued to: 7/28/2020
Petition of: EM Middletown Dev LLC (owner) for a Special Use Permit from Sections 1212 to allow for the installation of 2 freestanding signs, one being a 5’ tall monument 4’ allowed and a post sign 12’ tall 6’ allowed 28.3 sq.ft. where 16 sq.ft. is allowed. Install 4 building mounted signs 2 on the convenience store and 2 on the canopy total of 2 allowed. Wall signs to be Halo (Backlit) where external illumination is allowed. Said real estate located at 533 East Main Rd. on Tax Assessor’s Plat 113 Lot 190
Continued from: 3/24/2020 Continued to: 7/28/2020
Petition of: Cenz Corporation (owner) and GD Middletown West Main I, LLC (applicant) for a Variance from Sections 725(B)(2) & (3) to allow a ground mounted solar voltaic system with less than the required visual screening and electrical lines and connections above ground. Said real estate is located at 0 West Main Road and further identified as lot 9A on tax assessor’s plat 111.
Petition of: Cenz Corporation (owner) and GD Middletown West Main I, LLC (applicant) for a Special Use Permit and Development Plan Review from Section 602, 725(A) (1), 725(B) (2) (3), 1102 (A) (3) & 1106 to allow a ground mounted solar voltaic system in Watershed Protection District Zone I. Said real estate is located at 0 West Main Road and further identified as lot 9A on tax assessor’s plat 111.
Petition of: David G. Bazarsky & Carol R. Bazarsky Revocable Trust (owners) for a Variance from Section 1301(F) to allow the expansion of the parking lot to allow 5 additional spaces 16’ in length where 18’ is required. Said real estate is located at 710 Aquidneck Avenue and further identified as lot 107 on tax assessor’s plat 114.
Petition of: Linda Paquin (owner) for a Variance from Sections 603 & 701 to allow the construction of a 20’ x 22’ one story addition with a right side yard setback of 9.4’ where 15’ is required. Said real estate is located at 91 Evelin Circle and further identified as lot 136 on tax assessor’s plat 110.
Petition of: William & Jane Kelly (owners) for a Variance from Sections 603 & 701 to allow an inground pool with a Northerly side yard setback of 21’ and Southerly side yard setback of 17’ where 30’ is required resulting in lot coverage of 17.85% where 15% is allowed. Said real estate is located at 46 Berkeley Court and further identified as lot 16 on tax assessor’s plat 120.
Petition of: Kathryn & Jeff Schneider (owners) for a Variance from Sections 603, 701, 802(B) & 803(G) to replace the existing 156 sq ft deck with a 10’2” x 14’ two story addition and a 10’2” x 14’ deck with a left side setback of 6.8’ where 15’ is required. Said real estate is located at 29 Allston Avenue and further identified as lot 230 on tax assessor’s plat 115SE.
Petition of: Agatha K. Perkins (owner) for a Variance from Sections 603 & 701 to allow the construction of a 360 sq ft pool shed with an attached 7’ x 24’ pergola with a side yard setback of 6’6” where 15’ is required. Said real estate is located at 5 Easton Way and further identified as lot 183B on tax assessor’s plat 116NE.
Petition of: James Correia & Susan Craft (owners) for a variance from section 603, 701, 802(B) & 803G to allow the construction of a second floor addition and deck with a front yard setback of 15’-2” where 25’ is required and a rear yard setback of 24’-4” where 30’ is required resulting in lot coverage of 29.8% where 25% is allowed. Said real estate is located at 86 Tuckerman Avenue and further identified as lot 135 on tax assessor’s plat 116NE.
Petition of: James Correia and Susan Craft (owners) for a Special Use Permit from Sections 702 (A) & 803(A) to allow the expansion of the nonconforming use by the addition of a second floor to one of the two principal buildings on the lot where one principal building is allowed. Said real estate is located at 86 Tuckerman Avenue and further identified as lot 135 on tax assessor’s plat 116NE.
All items on this agenda may be considered, discussed and voted upon. This agenda is subject to change. 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.
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