TOWN OF WESTERLY
ZONING BOARD AGENDA
July 8, 2026: 6:00 P.M.
THE JULY 8TH, 2026 ZONING BOARD MEETING IS CANCELED.
Town Council Chambers: Westerly Town Hall
45 Broad Street, Westerly, Rhode Island 02891
Meetings are conducted in person only. The meeting will be broadcast via livestream on the Town’s Website. This meeting has been posted to the Secretary of State’s website, Town Clerk’s Department, and Westerly Police Department on: 7/6/2026
| Zoning Board Members and Town Staff: Chair: Larry Cioppa Vice Chair: Dawn Robinson Members: Larry Burns, Alan Martone, Lori Moore Alternate Member 1: Vacant Alternate Member 2: Stuart Miller Administrative Officer: Martin E. Loiselle, Jr Assistant Zoning Official: Samantha Patton Minute Taker: Chloe Chenot Solicitor Planning & Zoning: Scott Levesque, Esq., Kelly, Souza, Parmenter, PC Information Technology: Lanny Fuller |
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
1. June 10th, 2026
D. CHANGES TO AGENDA:
1. THE JULY 8TH, 2026 ZONING BOARD MEETING IS CANCELED.
E. CONTINUED BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS: Consider, discuss, and act upon.
1. None.
F. NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. None.
G. APPLICATIONS DECLARED COMPLETE: Waivers granted and scheduled for public hearing. Informational only, no action to be taken.
1. Margaret Leffert, 42 Governor Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891, Plat ‘142’ Lot ‘34’, Zone HDR-10, has applied for a 13.5’ front yard setback variance for a covered front porch, a 14.9’ front yard setback variance for the porch stairs, and a 3.1’ front yard setback variance for a two-story garage addition in accordance with the provisions of the Westerly Zoning Ordinance § 260-33 Variances.
2. The BRENDA WINIARSKI 2015 FAMILY TRUST DTD 1/20/2015, 8 Manatuck Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891, Plat ‘180’ Lot ‘26’, Zone LDR-43, has applied for a 25.8’ north side yard setback variance, a 15.1’ east side yard setback variance, and a 4.6’ height variance to renovate the existing accessory structure, keeping the three-car garage, and expanding the existing roof to create more living area on the second floor, and to reduce the number of bedrooms to one in accordance with the provisions of the Westerly Zoning Ordinance § 260-33 Variances.
H. STAFF COMMENTS:
I. ADJOURNMENT - Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting is August 12th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.