| NORTH SMITHFIELD TOWN COUNCIL | MARCH 3, 2025 |
| CHANGE OF LOCATION - NORTH SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL, 1850 PROVIDENCE PIKE | |
| PARTICIPATION FOR THIS MEETING WILL BE IN-PERSON ONLY | 6:45 P.M. |
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Documents related to the meeting will be posted on the Town Council’s page of the Town’s website on Monday, March 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., see link here: https://www.nsmithfieldri.org/
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FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS:
https://www.nsmithfieldri.org/FormCenter/Boards-Commissions-5/Application-for-Board-Commission-46
TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE from YT Corporation dba “Thai 9 Restaurant” to Thai Spicy
LLC dba “Thai Spicy located at 175 Eddie Dowling Highway.
MAXWELL OLSON – EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT
All items listed in this section are considered in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of
these items unless a Councilor requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent
agenda.
A. Town Council Minutes of January 6, 21, February 3, 10 and 18, 2025
A. Discussion by Council, Vote or Other Action on Status/Progress Report of Specific
Items
1. Asset Management – Mr. Gibbs
2. Grants – Mr. Gibbs
a. Approval of Resolution Relating to Route 146 Planning and Development Initiative
b. Approval of Rhode Island Site Readiness Agreement Between the Town of North
Smithfield and Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (RICC)
c. Approval of Consulting Proposal and Agreement Between the Town of North Smithfield
and Pare Corporation
3. Human Resources – Ms. Alves
4. Municipal Building Review Task Force – Ms. Alves
a. Payment of Invoice #2415-107 to Signal Works - North Smithfield Police Station
B. Discussion by Council, Vote or other Action on Petition/Application for an Amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 45-24-50 and 45-24-51 - 45-24-53 as follows:
1. Petition/Application for Amendment to Zoning Ordinance filed by Pound Hill Realty, LLC,
c/o 618 Greenville Road, North Smithfield, RI 02896, the owner of the parcel of land
situated off Old Oxford Road, Pound Hill Road and Pine Hill Road in the Town of North
Smithfield, more particularly described as Town of North Smithfield Tax Assessor’s Plat 7,
lot 38, consisting of 89.44 acres (subject property).
2. Text amendment and a zoning map amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of
North Smithfield (the “Zoning Ordinance”). The proposed zoning amendment will create a
new zoning district “Industrial Special Management District 1 Overlay,” the intent of the
district is to allow mining, quarrying, sand and gravel extraction, loam stripping, stone
cutting operations, crushing, washing, and/or processing of materials. The zoning map
amendment proposes to amend the zoning designation of the parcel of land located at 14 Pine
Hill Road in the Town of North Smithfield, more specifically described as Assessor’s Plat: 7,
Lot: 38 (the “Property”) from Rural Agricultural (RA) & Rural Estate Agricultural (REA) to
Industrial Special Management District 1 Overlay.
a. Continuation of Public Hearing
b. Discussion by Council, Vote or Other Action
A. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action Regarding:
1. RIGL 42-46-5(A)(2) Sessions pertaining to collective bargaining or litigation or work sessions
pertaining to collective bargaining or litigation or potential litigation:
a. Tax Assessment
Individuals requesting special assistance should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 767-2200, ext. 504 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the meeting date.
Agenda posted February 27, 2025