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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

 

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 – 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.

 

This meeting includes a joint working session between the Planning Board and the Architectural Review Board (ARB) to discuss design standards for the Route One Corridor (ROC).

 

AGENDA

A.

CALL TO ORDER Video

 

B.

ROLL CALL AND ATTENDANCE

Chairman: Matthew O’Neil, Vice Chairman: Christopher Lawlor, Secretary: Andrew Delisio,

Members: Jean Gagnier, Perry Kellogg, James Nicholas, (vacant); Alternate: Maurice Devine;

Town Staff: Administrative Officer/Town Planner Nancy Letendre; Planner Specialist Diego Martin; Minute Taker Chloe Chenot; Assistant Solicitor for Planning & Zoning: Scott D. Levesque, Esq. of Kelly Souza Parmenter & Resnick, PC

C.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Video

1.    April 8, 2025

2.    April 15, 2025

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. Video

 

E.

OLD BUSINESS

1.    2021-MJLD-03 – Combined Preliminary Plan Amendment & Final Plan Review – Major Commercial / Mixed Use Land Development – Cozi LLC Commercial Development (92-100 Granite Street | Assessor’s Map 67, Lot 275)

Continuation of a public hearing to include review, discussion, and possible action or continuance by the Planning Board on a combined preliminary plan amendment and final plan review for a previously approved Major Commercial / Mixed-Use Land development.

a.     Administrative Officer’s Memo Video

2.    Zoning Ordinance Provisions Video

Review, discussion and possible action on Zoning Ordinance Provisions and State Law changes. The Board may continue or vote upon the matter.

F.

NEW BUSINESS

1.    Route One Corridor Working Session - Architectural Review Board (ARB) Video

Joint working session between the planning board and ARB to include review, discussion, and possible action or continuance by the Planning Board on design standards for Route One Corridor.

 

G.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT Video

1.    Future Agenda & Monthly Report Matrix

2.    Agenda Referral – Discussion on EV Storage

H.

ASSISTANT SOLICITOR FOR PLANNING AND ZONING’S REPORT Video

I.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS & BOARD QUESTIONS Video

J.

CONFIRMATION OF QUORUM FOR NEXT MEETING Video

1.    June 10, 2025, Special Meeting at 6:00pm – Working Session with EDC on ROC.

K.

ADJOURNMENT Video

 

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