Providence Zoning Board of Review 2025-11-12
Minutes summary
From the minutes filed with the RI Secretary of State on December 11, 2025.
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At its meeting on November 12, 2025, the Providence Zoning Board of Review approved three applications, including a special use permit and dimensional variance for a car wash on Pleasant Valley Parkway, and dimensional variances for properties on Medway Street and Douglas Avenue. One application for a dimensional variance on Mount Pleasant Avenue was not heard and was continued to the December 10, 2025 meeting. The board also approved its previous meeting minutes and adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
What the body took up (5)
Approval of the meeting minutes of the October 8, 2025 ZBR hearing.
ApprovedMotion to Approve by HOLT, seconded by RYAN. Members Voting in Favor: All. Members Voting Against: None.
1. SCRUBADUB AUTO CAR WASH CENTERS (Applicant) and JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (Owner): 68 Pleasant Valley Parkway, Plat 27, Lots 42 & 78, located in an M-1 Light Industrial District. Application for SPECIAL USE PERMIT and DIMENSIONAL VARIANCE pursuant to Table 12-1 and Section 1202.F. to establish a car wash on the site, and for relief from some of the shrubbery required for perimeter screening.
Approved, 5-0Motions and Vote for both Dimensional Variance and SUP. Motion to approve by HOLT, seconded by RYAN. Members Voting in Favor: HOLT, RYAN, MANIOTES, SCOTT, GREENFIELD. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
2. HEIDI JIMINEZ & RUBEN A MARTINEZ (Applicants/Owners): 93 Mount Pleasant Ave, Plat 64, Lots 242 & 243, located in an R-3 Residential District. Application for DIMENSIONAL VARIANCE seeking relief from the City of Providence Zoning Ordinance Table 4-1 for the minimum lot width for a new subdivision. The Applicant proposes a 90-degree rotation of an existing interior side lot line between lots 242 and 243 resulting in a new lot widths of 35 feet for each lot, where 50 feet are required.
NOT HEARD - TO BE READVERTISED AND HEARD AT THE DECEMBER 10TH MEETING3. JULIE & TRACY STEFFES (Applicants/Owners): 183 Medway St, Plat 15, Lots 263, located in an R-3 Residential District. Application for DIMENSIONAL VARIANCE seeking relief of 9.6 feet from the City of Providence Zoning Ordinance Table 4-1 for the minimum rear setback. The Applicant proposes an addition to the existing principal structure that results in a rear setback of 20.4 feet where 30 feet are the required minimum.
Approved, 4-0Motion to approve by MANIOTES, seconded by SCOTT. Members Voting in Favor: MANIOTES, SCOTT, RYAN, GREENFIELD. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
2. ELITE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC (Applicants/Owners): 1014 Douglas Ave, Plat 79, Lot 356, located in an R-3 Residential District. Application for DIMENSIONAL VARIANCES seeking relief from the City of Providence Zoning Ordinance Table 4-1 for the minimum front and rear setbacks. The Applicant built a principal structure with a front setback of 23.4 feet, which is 3.4 feet beyond the required build-to-zone, and a rear setback of 25.6 feet which is 4.4 feet beyond the required 30 foot required minimum setback.
Approved, 4-0Motion to approve by RYAN, seconded by SCOTT. Members Voting in Favor: RYAN, SCOTT, MANIOTES, GREENFIELD. Members Voting Against: None. Recuse: None. Conditions, if any: None.
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