Greater City Providence

Providence City Plan Commission Special Meeting – February 12, 2019 POSTPONED DUE TO SNOWSTORM

[alert type=”danger”] This meeting was postponed due to the snowstorm and is set to be rescheduled for March 6th.[/alert] [alert type=”muted” heading=”Providence City Plan Commission Notice of Special Meeting”]Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 4:45pm
Joseph Doorley Municipal Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room 444 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903

Agenda [/alert]

cpc-roundOpening Session

  • Call to Order
  • Roll Call
  • Director’s Report

Request for Extension

1. Case No. 16-048 MA – 371 Pine Street – Applicant: Hotel Associates LLC –
The applicant is requesting a one year extension of the vesting of the preliminary plan approval for the subject land development project – for action (AP 24 Lot 674, Upper South Providence)

[alert type=”info”]I’m assuming this is the proposed Holiday Inn Express on the Service Road.[/alert]

Minor Subdivision

2. Case No. 19-008MI – 10-14 Rosebank Drive – Applicant: Kenneth Wise – The applicant is requesting to subdivide two lots at 10 and 14 Rosebank Drive measuring 16,227 SF and 13,484 SF respectively, into three lots measuring 6,673 SF, 7,878 SF and 15,164 SF with the existing house at 10 Rosebank Drive on the largest lot – for action (AP 117 Lots 548 and 549, Elmhurst)

Minor Land Development Project

3. Case No. 19-007 MI – 200 Gordon Avenue and 475 Prairie Avenue – Applicant: POAH Landowner LLC and Oxford preservation Associates Limited Partnership – The applicant is seeking preliminary plan approval for construction of a four story, 30 unit residential building. The subject lots will be merged and associated parking and site improvements will be provided. The applicant is requesting a waiver from the submission of a lighting plan, a landscaping plan, and all state approvals at the preliminary plan stage. The applicant is requesting a dimensional adjustment for 13 parking spaces. The applicant may request additional waivers from the preliminary plan submission requirements at the meeting. The site is zoned R-4 – for action (AP 48 Lot 1099 and 1097, Lower South Providence)

Minor Subdivision – Unified Development Review – Public Hearing

4. Case no. 19-006 UDR – 15-17 Homer Street – Applicant: Ezzy Real Estate LLC – The applicant is proposing to subdivide a lot in the R-1 zone measuring 6,432 SF into two lots of 3,216 SF each with 40 feet of frontage. New subdivisions in the R-1 zone require a minimum of 5,000 SF with 50 feet of frontage. Pursuant to Unified Development Review, the applicant is seeking zoning relief for minimum lot size and lot width – for action (AP 59 Lot 888, Washington Park)

Land Development Project Public Hearing

5. Case no. 18-012MA – 498 Kinsley Avenue – Applicant: Farm Fresh RI – The applicant is proposing to construct a single story building of approximately 60,000 SF with associated site improvements, which the applicant is proposing to use for aggregation and distribution operations, a production kitchen, a farmers’ market and commercial space. The applicant is seeking preliminary plan approval and a waiver from the requirement that the applicant submit all state approvals at the preliminary plan stage. The applicant may request additional waivers from the preliminary plan submission requirements at the meeting. The site is zoned M-MU 75 – for action (AP 27 Lots 297 and 298, Valley)

[alert type=”info”]We posted a rendering of this last summer. Farm Fresh RI’s webpage about this project.[/alert]

Major Land Development Project – Unified Development Review – Public Hearing

6. Case No. 16-054 MA – 2-100 Harris Avenue (Preliminary Plan) – Applicant: Shops at Providence Place LLC – The applicant is proposing to construct a multifamily dwelling providing 353 dwelling units, and a parking structure on three lots measuring a total of approximately 6.06 acres in the M-MU 90 zone. The main building and garage will be located at 2 Harris Ave. with a surface parking lot proposed at 100 Harris Ave. A total of 572 parking spaces will be provided with 475 spaces in the garage and 97 spaces in the surface parking lot. Pursuant to Unified Development Review, the applicant is seeking a special use permit for a principal use parking lot. The applicant is seeking a waiver from the requirement that all state approvals be submitted at the preliminary plan stage. The applicant may request additional waivers from the preliminary plan submission requirements at the meeting – for action (AP 26 Lots 368 and 370, AP 19 Lot 38, Olneyville)

[alert type=”info”]The last we saw of this project was One Hundred Harris at Providence Place, proposed back in December 2016. Describing this site is a bit confusing. Lot 368 is the triangle in front of The 903 between Harris and Kinsley Streets. Lot 38 is where the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse used to be running along the south side of Harris Ave. from the intersection with Kinsely to the ramp that loops around The 903. Lot 370 sits between that ramp and the Dean Street viaduct. I’ve asked planning for more information on the current proposal.[/alert]

Adjournment

Jef Nickerson

Jef is Greater City Providence's co-founder, editor, and publisher. He grew up on Cape Cod and lived in Boston; Portland, Maine; and New York before settling in Providence. In addition to urbanism, Jef is interested in art, design, and ice cream. Please feel free to contact Jef if you have any question or comments about Greater City Providence.

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