Smithfield Planning Board
64 Farnum Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917 • (401) 233-1017 / (401) 233-1091
Town Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
MEETING NOTICE & AGENDA
Thursday, September 17, 2026 — Open Session 6:00 p.m.
1 Open Session — Call to Order
2 Emergency Evacuation and Health Notification
3 Approval of Minutes
3.1 Discuss and approve the August 20, 2026 open-session meeting minutes as recorded. VOTE TAKEN
4 Old Business
4.1 Master Plan Extension Request – 170 Whipple Rd - Assessor’s Plat 42, Lot 12 VOTE TAKEN
• Extension of the, September 8, 2022 Planning Board Approval
• AP 42 / Lot 12 — 170 Whipple Rd • 42 acres • R-80
• Phenix Development LLC / Commonwealth Engineer Inc.
• Board action options: Review, hearing, approve, approve with conditions, deny, or continue
4.2 Master Plan Extension Request – Smithfield Estates – Assessor’s Plat 40 & 42, Various Lots – Douglas Pike & Ridge Rd. VOTE TAKEN
• Extension of the September 24, 2020 Planning Board Approval
• AP 40 & 42 / Lots (Various) & 139 — Douglas Pike & Ridge Rd • 45.09 acres • PD & C
• Smithfield Estates, LLC / Millstone LLC
• Board action options: review, hearing, approve, approve with conditions, deny, or continue
5 New Business
5.1 Authorization of PY 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant Application. VOTE TAKEN
· Discuss the application with planning staff.
· Vote to certify that the application is consistent with the Comprehensive Community Plan.
6 Public Comment
7 Comprehensive Plan Rewrite & Director’s Report
8 Adjournment
AGENDA POSTED: SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
The public is welcome to any meeting of the [Board Name]. If communication assistance (readers / interpreters / captions) or any other accommodation to ensure equal participation is needed, please contact the Smithfield Town Manager’s office at (401) 233-1010 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. This meeting may be viewed live on the Town of Smithfield YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@townofsmithfieldri/live.