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Town of Westerly
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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
“The vision for the Town of Westerly is to preserve and enhance its quality of life for all generations as a safe, resilient, and compassionate community with a healthy environment, a distinctive heritage, extraordinary cultural and natural resources, a strong, stable, equitable economy, and a responsible and publicly engaged government.”
-Town of Westerly 2020-2040 Comprehensive Community Plan
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| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 – 6:00 P.M. Westerly Town Hall | Town Council Chambers 45 Broad Street, Westerly, RI 02891 Please be advised this meeting will be held in-person. |
Written public comment can be submitted prior to the meeting by emailing nletendre@westerlyri.gov. If technical difficulties occur, please contact Mike Harris, IT Director, (401) 348-2575. Individuals requesting interpreter services for the hearing-impaired must call (401) 348-2505 in advance of the meeting date. The meeting will be broadcast via livestream on the Town’s Website and PEG RI-TV Channel 18 (Cox)/Channel 29(Verizon) for public viewing only.
AGENDA
| A. | CALL TO ORDER |
| B. | ROLL CALL AND ATTENDANCE |
Chairman: Matthew O’Neil, Vice Chairman: Christopher Lawlor, Secretary: Andrew Delisio
Members: Justin Hopkins, Richard W. Constantine, John Armstrong, Jean Gagnier; Alternate: (Vacant); Town Staff: Administrative Officer/Town Planner Nancy Letendre; Principal Planner Aidan Adams; Minute Taker Chloe Chenot; Assistant Solicitor for Planning & Zoning: Scott D. Levesque, Esq. of Kelly Souza Parmenter & Resnick, PC
| C. | APPROVAL OF MINUTES |
| D. | CHANGES TO THE AGENDA - Review, discussion, and possible action by the Planning Board on changes to the agenda, such as known continuances and the order in which items will be heard. |
| E. | OLD BUSINESS |
1. 2024-ATC-04 – Petition for Road Abandonment: James Street
Review, discuss, and possible action on Town Council referral to the Planning Board.
| F. | NEW BUSINESS |
Review, discussion, and possible action and/or continuation to a future meeting by the Planning Board on both a request for a one-year extension of Preliminary Plan approval AND a Final Plan approval of a Comprehensive Permit. The development of 54 units will be deed restricted to households earning 60% or less of area median income while 18 units will be market rate.
a. Administrative Officer’s Memo
Public hearing to include review, discussion, and possible action or continuance by the Planning Board on a Comprehensive Permit. The application proposes constructing 29 residential units, of which 25% (8 units) will be deed-restricted and affordable to buyers at or below 80% of the area median income.
a. Administrative Officer’s Memo
| G. | ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT |
| H. | ASSISTANT SOLICITOR FOR PLANNING AND ZONING’S REPORT |
| I. | FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS & BOARD QUESTIONS |
| J. | CONFIRMATION OF QUORUM FOR NEXT MEETINGS |
1. December 3, 2024, Special Meeting at 6:00pm – TBD
2. December 17, 2024, Regular Meeting at 6:00pm – TBD
| K. | ADJOURNMENT |