Greater City ProvidenceNotice of Regular Meeting
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 – 4:45pm
Department of Planning and Development
1st Floor Meeting Room 444 Westminster Street, Providence
Opening Session
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of minutes from July 17th 2012 meeting – for action
- Director’s Report
Major Land Development Project
1. Case No. 12-027MI – 66 Huber Avenue The applicant will be presenting a community outreach plan for the subject development – for discussion (Manton, AP 80 Lot 894)
Institutional Master Plan
2. Johnson and Wales University Master Plan Amendment The applicant is seeking an amendment to the current Master Plan for creation of a new academic program in an existing building – for action (Downtown)
Major Land Development Project – Public Hearing
3. Case No. 12-032MA – Creation of expansion parking area (Master/Preliminary Plan reiew) The applicant is seeking to increase the capacity of an existing parking lot from 36 to 96 spaces to accommodate the growth of a business on a proximate lot. The applicant is requesting to combine master and preliminary stages of review – for action (Olneyville, AP 33 (.pdf) Lots 322, 345, 350, 351, 395, 624, 654, 656)
Item number 3, the expanded parking in Olneyville. That is on Valley Street, quite literally on the banks of the Woonasquatucket in an area of the city that saw the worst flooding in 2010 and in fact flooded just last week during a random thunderstorm. The last thing that area needs is more parking lots.
I thought the CPC already said NO to no more parking at that site. Are they coming back now that there’s changes in planning and on the CPC since then, or is this a whole other project?