Providence Zoning Board of Review 2023-01-11
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The Providence Zoning Board of Review met on January 11, 2023, to consider several applications and administrative items. The Board approved the November 2022 minutes, the 2023 calendar, an extension for McDonald's USA, and applications for Gregory's Optical, Montessori Children's House, and Touchdown Realty Group. An application for the Educational Center of Arts & Science was continued to February 8, 2023, and the meeting adjourned at 9:40 pm.
What the body took up (8)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE NOVEMBER 9, 2022 ZBR HEARING
Motion to Approve by: Maniotes. Seconded By: Mitchell. Members Voting in Favor: All. Members Voting Against: None.
APPROVAL OF THE 2023 ZBR CALENDAR
Motion to Approve by: Scott. Seconded By: Mitchell. Members Voting in Favor: All. Members Voting Against: None.
FIRST REQUEST FOR EXTENSION MCDONALD’S USA, LLC (Applicant/ Owner): 1481 Broad St, Plat 59, Lot 883, located in a C-2 General Commercial District, requests that ZBR Resolution No. 2022-15 be extended for a period of six (6) months until July 6, 2023, pursuant to City of Providence Zoning Ordinance Section 1901(E)(1).
Motion to approve by: Mitchell. Seconded By: Scott. Members Voting in Favor: Mitchell, Scott, Rodriguez, Maniotes, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None.
1. GREGORY’S OPTICAL (Applicant) and CHERYL J. DUMONT TRUSTEE (Owner): 91 Hope St, Plat 17, Lot 153, located in an R-2 Residential District. Application for SPECIAL USE PERMIT pursuant to Table 12-1 and Sections 1202.T. and 2000.D. of the Providence Zoning Ordinance, to establish a Retail Goods Establishment as a Neighborhood Commercial Establishment in an existing non-residential structure that was formerly a Salon.
APPROVEDACTION: APPROVED, 5-0. Motion to approve by: Mitchell. Seconded By: Rodriguez. Members Voting in Favor: Mitchell, Scott, Rodriguez, Maniotes, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
2. MONTESSORI CHILDREN’S HOUSE, INC. (Applicant/Owner): 518 Lloyd Ave, Plat 39, Lot 170, located in an R-1 Residential District. Application for DIMENSIONAL VARIANCE seeking relief from Table 4-1 of the City of Providence Zoning Ordinance which limits building coverage to 45% of the lot area, total impervious coverage to 65% of the lot area, and rear yard setback to 25 feet. The applicant proposes two additions, totaling 645 gross square feet, to the existing school structure. The proposed additions will increase the degree of the existing nonconforming building and total impervious coverages and extend the rear building face along the existing nonconforming plane that currently encroaches 1.82 feet into the 25-foot rear yard setback.
APPROVEDACTION: APPROVED, 5-0. Motion to approve by: Scott. Seconded By: Mitchell. Members Voting in Favor: Mitchell, Scott, Rodriguez, Maniotes, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
3. EDUCATIONAL CENTER OF ARTS & SCIENCE, INC (Applicant) and TEATRO GROUP, LLC (Owner): 679 Valley St, Plat 27, Lots 90 & 95, located in an M-MU-75 Mixed-Use Industrial District. Application for SPECIAL USE PERMIT pursuant to Table 12-1 and Sections 1202.Q. and 2000.D. of the Providence Zoning Ordinance, to establish a black box theater for Teatro ECAS as a Live Performance Venue in a space that was formerly a Nightclub.
MATTER CONTINUED TO A DATE CERTAIN OF FEBRUARY 8, 2023ACTION: motion to continue APPROVED, 5-0. Motion to continue by: Mitchell. Seconded By: Rodriguez. Members Voting in Favor: Rodriguez, Mitchel, Wolf, Maniotes, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
4. TOUCHDOWN REALTY GROUP, LLC (Applicant/Owner): 126 Adelaide Ave, Plat 52, Lot 351, located in an R-2 Residential District. Application for USE and DIMENSIONAL VARIANCES pursuant to Tables 12-1 and 4-1 of the Providence Zoning Ordinance, to establish a multi-family dwelling in a structure that was formerly a place of worship, and for an overage of 3.5% of permitted maximum impervious surface.
APPROVED with conditionACTION: APPROVED with condition, 5-0. Motion to approve by: Wolf. Seconded By: Rodriguez. Members Voting in Favor: Wolf, Rodriguez, Greenfield. Members Voting Against: Mitchell, Maniotes. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: The applicant shall conduct community outreach and conduct a public forum within 60 days of this vote, and translation services relative to the predominant languages spoken in the community shall be provided at said forum.
Meeting of the Zoning Board of Board of Review adjourned at 9:40 pm
Motion to Adjourn by: Wolf. Seconded By: Maniotes. Members Voting in Favor: All. Members Voting Against: None.
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