Town of Portsmouth

Planning Board 

Thursday – April 9, 2026 

7:00 PM

Town Council Chambers

2200 East Main Rd Portsmouth, RI 02871

 

The Town of Portsmouth’s Planning 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.

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Planning Board Agenda

  1. Call to Order and Roll Call
  1. Approval of Minutes
  1. Elm Street/Portsmouth Heights Subdivision Progress Report – At the January 8, 2026 Planning Board Meeting, Harkins Development Company was granted an extension to February 12, 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. 

 

    • Applicant has requested a continuance to the June 11, 2026, meeting.

 

  1. Request for a Review/Approval of the Town’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application’s consistency with the Comprehensive Community Plan and with local development ordinances and regulations, including certification, to forward to the Town Council. 

 

 

Administrative Officer/Town Planner Report

  1. Administrative Subdivision of property located at 0 Route 24; being Map 8 Lot 3 and Map 13 Lot 9, property owned by Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The intent of the plan is to move the lot line between Map 13 Lot 9 and Map 8 Lot 3, so that 6.994 acres remain with the cement plant, and the rest of the property joins the RIDEM land, Gull Cove. 
  1. Minor Subdivision of property located at 582 Wapping Road; being Map 65 Lot 7, property owned by Wapping Road Partners LLC and prepared for Aquidneck Island Land Trust. The intent of the plan is to create a 1 acre parcel fronting on Wapping Road; the remaining parcel will be 20.44 acres.  A minor subdivision that does not involve a street creation or extension or variances can be administratively approved.
  1. Correspondence – The Department of Environmental Management’s (“DEM”) Freshwater Wetlands Program (“Program”) has under consideration the application of the Aquidneck Country Club, Inc., of 125 Corys Lane, Portsmouth, RI is requesting permission to alter freshwater wetlands in the Town of Portsmouth, RI.
  1. The Superior Court of Rhode Island heard an appeal brought by APEnterprise, LLC (APE) challenging the decision of the Town of Portsmouth Zoning Board of Review denying APE’s application for a special use permit for an outdoor beach volleyball facility on the site of the former Portsmouth town dump. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 45-24-69 (a). The Board’s decision was affirmed. Filed March 24, 2026.

 

Adjourn

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