Town of Portsmouth

Zoning Board of Review

January Meeting

Thursday – January 20, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Town Council Chambers - 2200 East Main Rd Portsmouth, RI 02871

The Town of Portsmouth’s Zoning Board Meeting will be in person, live streamed on the web and by phone dial-in using the Zoom remote meeting service. Please note that any referenced documentation that is displayed during the meeting will be visible through the web or mobile device but will not be visible using the phone dial-in option.

To access the meeting by phone dial-in, please dial: 1-888-788-0099

Once prompted for the meeting ID, please dial: 810-7212-4202 #

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Using your laptop or mobile device, you can raise your hand to ask a question, or pose the question in the moderated Question and Answering chat window. The host will then be able to respond to your raised hand or Q&A question.

To find further information on upcoming Zoning Board meetings, please visit the following website: https://www.portsmouthri.com/232/Zoning-Board-of-Review

Meeting Agenda

I.

Roll Call

II.

Minutes

III.

Chairman's Report

Documents:
  1. ZBRAnnualCalendar2022.pdf
IV.

Officer Elections

V.

Old Business

V.I.

(R-20) Christopher & Mary Caouette (owners) seek to amend a previously approved dimensional variance (August 19, 2021) for side yard setback (Art. IV Sec. B) to construct a 2,400 sq. ft. in-ground pool located at 2271 East Main Rd. (39-64D)

Documents:
  1. OB1 - 2271EastMainRd 39-64D.pdf
V.II.

(R-10) Robin McMillan (owner) seeks dimensional variances for lot coverage (Art. IV, Sec. B.) and a special use permit to construct deck on a substandard lot of record (Art. VI, Sec. A.4) located at 121 Berkley Ave (3-82).

Documents:
  1. OB2 - 121 BerkleyAve 3-82 post approval timeline.pdf
  2. OB2 - 121 BerkleyAve 3-82.pdf
V.III.

(I-H) Aquidneck Country Club, Inc. seek to amend a previously approved special use permit (2009) to develop twenty-two (22) single family dwellings and six (6) duplex units where the previously approved plan consisted of three (3) twelve (12) unit multifamily buildings on 0 Willow Ln (26-10) a vacant 6.4-acre parcel that is part of the Carnegie Development that also includes parcels identified as Tax Map 26 Lots 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3 & 4. The proposed amendment also includes the location of a stormwater detention area on 0 Brownell Ln (22-3). The proposal also requests dimensional variances for front yard and building stories (Art. IV Sec. B) as well as distance between building, roadway width, number of units per building and parking and travelled way setbacks (Art. VII Sec. C.10).

Documents:
  1. OB3 - 0 Willow Lane DRB Advisory Opinion.pdf
  2. OB3 - 0 Willow Ln_Aquidneck Club_26-10_Docs_midrez.pdf
  3. OB3 - 0 Willow Ln_Aquidneck Club_26-10_Plans_midrez.pdf
  4. OB3 - 0 Willow Ln_Aquidneck Club_26-10_PriorApp.pdf
  5. OB3 - 0 Willow Ln_Aquidneck Club_26-10_PriorPlan.pdf
  6. OB3 - 0 Willow Ln_Aquidneck Club_26-10_Renderings.pdf
V.IV.

(R-20) George W. Shuster, Jr. (owner) seeks dimensional variances for side & rear yard setbacks and lot coverage (Art. IV Sec. B) and a special use permit to construct a new deck and front entrance on a single family dwelling on a nonconforming lot of record (Art. VI, Sec. A.4) located at 0279 Governor Paine Rd. (78-10)

Documents:
  1. OB4 - 0279 Governor Paine Rd 78-10.pdf
VI.

New Business

VI.I.

(R-40) Newport Solar, Inc. (applicant) and Joseph Studlick (owner) seek a special use permit to construct a ground mounted small solar energy system (Art. V, Sec. J.3) located at 424 Vanderbilt Ln. (54-202)

Documents:
  1. NB1 - 424 Vanderbilt Ln 54-202.pdf
VI.II.

(R-20) John H. Schnibben III & Shauna A Trustees (owners) seek a dimensional variance for side yard setback (Art. IV Sec. B) and a special use permit to construct an addition to a single family dwelling on a nonconforming lot of record (Art. VI, Sec. A.4) located at 01042 Narragansett Ave. on Prudence Island. (75-20)

Documents:
  1. NB2 - 01042 Narragansett Ave 75-20.pdf
VI.III.

(R-20) Frederick Cornell (owner) seeks dimensional variances for side and rear yard setbacks to construct an addition to a storage shed on a nonconforming lot of record requiring a special use permit (Art. VI, Sec. A.4) located at 022 Holbrook Ave. on Prudence Island (75-8).

Documents:
  1. NB3 - 022 Holbrook Ave 75-8.pdf
VI.IV.

(R-10) Frank Fusaro & Lindsey Viveiros (owners) seek dimensional variances for side & rear yard setbacks and building height in stories (Art. IV, Sec. B) and a special use permit to construct a vertical addition to a single family dwelling on a nonconforming lot of record (Art. VI, Sec. A.4) located at 259 Riverside St. (15-59)

Documents:
  1. NB4 - 259 Riverside st 15-59.pdf
  2. NB4 - 259 Riverside st 15-59 - site plan add.pdf
VI.V.

(C-1) Kurt & Deborah Schultz (owners) seek dimensional variances for rear and front yard setbacks (Art. IV, Sec. B), locating two buildings within twenty feet (20’) of each other (Art. IV, Sec. C.7.) and a reduction of the required six foot (6’) buffer between Commercial and Residential Zones (Art. IV, Sec. C.6.) to construct a walk-in freezer at 346 Park Ave. (25-21)

Documents:
  1. NB5 - 346 Park Ave 25-21.pdf

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Nott, Chairman

The public is welcome to any meeting of the Town’s boards and committees. Copies of all application supporting documents can be publicly downloaded on at https://www.portsmouthri.com/232/Zoning-Board-of-Review or by contacting the Town Planning office at 401-643-0333.