Town of Portsmouth

Planning Board 

Thursday – January 8, 2026 

7:00 PM

Town Council Chambers

2200 East Main Rd Portsmouth, RI 02871

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Planning Board Agenda

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes:

• December 11, 2025

DECEMBER_11_2025PBMinutesDRAFT(1)

3. Elm Street/Portsmouth Heights Subdivision Progress Report – At the December 11 Planning Board Meeting, Harkins Development Company was granted an extension to January 8, 2026, to remedy outstanding work to be completed, being: 1. Installation of Concrete Bounds, 2. Completion of As-Built Plans, 3. Installation of loam and see after the final paving to complete the roadway, 4. Homeowners Association has been established.

letter bond

Portsmouth Heights Letter 5.8.25 Harkins

Road Bond Elm street

Elm_Street_Runoff_Letter

Emmert 30 Elm St - Swale and Tree Request

Portsmouth Heights Status Letter

2025-09-11 15-12

4. Public Hearing – Preliminary Plan Review – PV Assessment Management (Applicant) for Regal LLC (Owner) for property located at 0 & 1526 West Main Road; Being Tax Assessor’s Plat 51 Lot 34 & 34C (Zoned Commercial, C). The applicant is requesting Preliminary Plan approval of a 25,575 square foot building, architecturally designed to fit into Portsmouth for retail storage containing 400-500 individual units. 

• The Applicant went before the Technical Review Committee on September 2, 2025, the Design Review Board on November 3, 2025, and the Planning Board on October 9 for pre-application plan review. 

1526 West Main Road_Traffic Letter_11-11-2025

Abutters map

Affidavit of Mailing

DRAINAGE REPORT COMBINED SIGNED

East and South elevations

LD-2025-02 1526 WEST MAIN ROAD PORTSMOUTH PRELIM SUBMISSION_SIGNED (1)

OandM combined and signed

Preliminary application

Renderings

Repletter

summary of application

1526WestMainRd.Master.Preliminary.StaffReport 1.8.26

5. Chapter 337 – Post Construction Stormwater Control – Discuss and provide an advisory recommendation to the Town Council on proposed text amendments regarding the working draft for Post Construction Stormwater Control Ordinance, Chapter 337. 

 Portsmouth PostConstrOrd 20250912

     6. Discussion of hiring a consultant to complete a full build out traffic study report. 

Administrative Officer/Town Planner Report

1. Administrative Merger of property located at 0 Alice Avenue; being Map 77 Lots 108H and 108G, property owned by Lourdes Tallet and F. Campanile.  The intent of the plan is to merge lots 108G and 108H together for all future zoning and permitting purposes.  The Administrative Merger deeds were recorded on December 19, 2025.

Adjourn

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