Providence Zoning Board of Review 2020-06-10
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The Providence Zoning Board of Review met on June 10, 2020, to approve previous meeting minutes and consider several applications for dimensional variances, use variances, and special use permits. The Board approved applications for properties on Fields Point Drive, Bucklin Street, Melrose Street, and Valley Street, and continued an application for Adelaide Avenue to August 12, 2020. The meeting adjourned at 10:14 pm.
What the body took up (7)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE MAY 13, 2020 ZBR HEARING
ApprovedMotion to Approve by Strother, Seconded By Rodriguez. Members Voting in Favor: Strother, Rodriguez, Maniotes, Wolf, Greenfield, Mitchell, Scott. Members Voting Against: None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE JUNE 3, 2020 ZBR BUSINESS MEETING
ApprovedMotion to Approve by Mitchell, Seconded By Maniotes. Members Voting in Favor: Strother, Rodriguez, Maniotes, Wolf, Greenfield, Mitchell, Scott. Members Voting Against: None.
GREEN PROVIDENCE WIND I, LLC (Applicant) and PROVPORT, INC (Owner): 1 Fields Point Dr, Plat 56, Lot 322, located in a W-3 Port/Maritime Industrial Waterfront District. Application for DIMENSIONAL VARIANCE seeking relief from height and setback limits of Table 9-1 and Section 1202.CC.9, 10 & 11 in the installation and operation of a 342 foot turbine as part of a Wind Energy System (Principal Use).
APPROVEDVote: 5-0. Motion to approve by Strother, Seconded By Rodriguez. Members Voting in Favor: Strother, Rodriguez, Maniotes, Wolf, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
BLUE DOG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC (Applicant/Owner): 126 Adelaide Ave, Plat 52, Lot 351, located in an R-2 Residential District and a Historic Overlay District. Application for USE and DIMENSIONAL VARIANCES from Table 12-1 for the conversion of the property from a Place of Worship to a Multi-Family Dwelling with 18 units, and from Table 14-1 to provide 16 parking spaces where 18 would be required.
MOTION TO CONTINUE APPROVED to August 12, 2020Vote: 5-0. Motion to approve request for continuance by Mitchell, Seconded By Wolf. Members Voting in Favor: Mitchell, Wolf, Maniotes, Rodriguez, Strother, Scott, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
DANIEL SUERO & EUGENIO OVALLE (Applicants) and KAIMANES HOME IMPROVEMENT, LLC & DANIA CRUZ (Owners): 187 Bucklin St, Plat 43, Lot 487, located in an R-3 Residential District. Application for DIMENSIONAL VARIANCE seeking relief from the square footage condition of Section 2003.E.2. under which substandard lots of record would be considered one lot and undivided by the Zoning Ordinance.
APPROVED with conditionVote: 5-0. Motion to approve by Strother, Seconded By Mitchell. Members Voting in Favor: Strother, Mitchell, Rodriguez, Maniotes, Wolf, Scott, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: 1. Review by the Dept. of Planning & Development of proposed 2 family structure on adjacent Burnett St. lots 470 & 486.
THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY (Applicant/Owner): 280 Melrose St, Plat 60, Lot 194, located in an M-1 Light Industrial District and a Historic Overlay District. Application for DIMENSIONAL VARIANCES in the redevelopment of the employee parking area at the north end of the lot. Relief is sought from the interior parking lot island requirements of Section 1505, and from Sections 1302.I.3. and 2004.C.5. to reconstruct existing perimeter fencing with 3 strands of barbed wire where zero are permitted.
APPROVEDVote: 5-0. Motion to approve by Maniotes, Seconded By Rodriguez. Members Voting in Favor: Maniotes, Rodriguez, Mitchell, Strother, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: Wolf. Conditions, if any: None.
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK (Applicant) and 280 VALLEY STREET, LLC (Owner): 280-284 Valley St, Plat 65, Lot 991, located in a C-2 General Commercial District and R-3 Residential District. Application for DIMENSIONAL VARIANCES seeking relief from setback requirements of Table 5-1 and Build-To Percentages of Section 503.A.6., and a SPECIAL USE PERMIT pursuant to Table 12-1, in the development of the site for a bank with a drive-through stand-alone ATM.
Dimensional Variances APPROVED & Special Use Permit APPROVEDVote: 5-0. Dimensional Variances motion to approve by Maniotes, seconded by Rodrigues. Special Use Permit motion to approve by Strother, seconded by Maniotes. Members Voting in Favor: Maniotes, Rodriguez, Wolf, Strother, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
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