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The project team told the board the site has been a car wash for nearly 100 years and the applicant, VP Development LLC, plans to demolish and replace the existing facility with a modern, automated tunnel wash on roughly the same footprint. Joseph Brennan, attorney for the applicant, said the rezoning request is intended to permit a car wash in the CG district by special use permit rather than requiring future use variances.

The board’s engineering discussion focused on stormwater and wastewater management. “There will be a floor drain so that there won't be any... draining into Mineral Spring Avenue,” said Steven Cabral of Crossman Engineering, describing a drain at the tunnel exit and other layout adjustments intended to keep car-wash effluent off the public right-of-way. Cabral added the developer shortened the tunnel by 10 feet — from a planned 140 feet to 130 feet — and adjusted curbing and signage at the site entrance and exit to manage circulation.

Cabral and town staff explained how wash effluent will be handled. “Any effluent that's generated from inside the car wash will go through a a grit oil-water separator and then it'll go into the sanitary system,” Cabral said, adding that car washes are required to meet municipal pretreatment standards before connecting to sewer.

Planning staff said the applicant meets the objective criteria for a vehicle-washing shop in the special-use-permit rules (minimum lot size and internal circulation) and supplied queuing diagrams and landscaping improvements. Members of the board and staff described the recent plan changes as minor and asked that the administrative record note the engineering adjustments prior to final plan sign-off.

After public-comment time drew no speakers, the board moved, seconded and voted to grant the special-use permit. The board then voted to send a positive recommendation to the Town Council for the requested zoning change to CG.

The recommendation will be considered by the Town Council; the special-use permit decision will be reflected in the planning board’s file and engineering documentation before any building permits are issued.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","North Providence Planning Board Meeting 1-29-25 6PM","oneSentenceSummary","The North Providence Planning Board on Feb. 28 granted a special-use permit to rebuild an automated car wash at 1527 Mineral Spring Avenue and voted to send a positive recommendation to the Town Council to change the parcel’s zoning from Commercial Professional/RS‑8 to Commercial General (CG).","taxTitle","North Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island","taxId",79576,"location","Rhode Island","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6115685,"Planning board elects officers, adopts 2025 calendar and approves minutes",357,765000,1122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2737237-0cb7b68bacce9b46ae21a641440faeba&start=765&end=1122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2737237-0cb7b68bacce9b46ae21a641440faeba/thumbnail_765000.jpg","/articles/6115685/Rhode-Island/Planning-board-elects-officers-adopts-2025-calendar-and-approves-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6115685-7964a6956081a9734d6d3ac6f441637f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167304&Signature=Mia~qz4WvxWD3GhaSvQJXaJ0k~50CpT4EpG2bmlO1qeINtP2hgK6c4GCMZgPfAhHpbZR7QOQ3YNpN7D1T4qn22KHMsoQiv57fj6BIUqJlEELudBwEfQABuL~BVOpH0K9z3F22tHERY5eJcpEnYqXSxwNjiuLW26KM8TETdes3TbF73XrfVTrA1dSfiXML8YAZOIFb8324bKnRTKVByHTaQT9cYVvCT1r4gdIjOFnROj8DV0wuPEKex2TuRPrPy4l6nNQNlFUQdzTJbneRbJ8A2uzEb0oriQF9ThyyzCl~K~Tu9bT1wP8S~a8wejA4PhTBh145yxtVat8I4p8sk000Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the start of the Feb. 28 meeting the North Providence Planning Board held nominations and elected officers for the coming year, approved the board’s 2025 regular‑meeting calendar and accepted minutes from the Dec. 19 public hearing.

Members nominated and elected David Parente as chair, Steve Potassa as vice chair and Mark Angiozzi as secretary. The board approved the annual calendar prepared by planning department staff, confirming regular meetings will be on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m., and accepted the minutes from the Dec. 19 public hearing.

The chair then took the meeting forward to the scheduled agenda items. Several routine administrative clarifications were made on how minor engineering changes will be noted in decisions and on when to expect staff‑prepared drafts of decisions for signoff.

Those items passed by voice vote; the transcript records affirmative votes as “Aye” but does not list individual roll‑call tallies for each member in the public transcript provided.","The North Providence Planning Board elected officers for the year, accepted the 2025 meeting calendar and approved minutes from prior hearings during its Feb. 28 meeting.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6115690,"Planning board hears proposal to allow banquet facilities in Commercial Village; members raise parking and suitability concerns",2320,4653000,6973000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2737237-0cb7b68bacce9b46ae21a641440faeba&start=4653&end=6973","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2737237-0cb7b68bacce9b46ae21a641440faeba/thumbnail_4653000.jpg","/articles/6115690/Rhode-Island/Planning-board-hears-proposal-to-allow-banquet-facilities-in-Commercial-Village-members-raise-parking-and-suitability-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6115690-d8f46a2e80971550df3326841bb4565a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167304&Signature=kWwOKACn698vSKTQcg80IpnBQ0uP4gc4GbggeCaXKCGaZrT-XBukdIFy8giif-lz8lwIn5hvOTc0EiWw6XELzE-6y0PsxgErYZegF6~vx4B0tn2dNkE7amrY1a-2C4KNGsNC3UaLwvB1dJYq02~i2Z1aG7-m7hj24U8U0shF~biPncxHSnABvQ5L5RcCsNG6XQsbctn-nj1RCDUiW7BK9soxrY6GoQWN3Cv-SYutB1tQQOX9Nlf4hv7Z5iL3WvrMV0ycVg8FxGMyOocqOniWlnzq1UKv5LtEpahJ6y3xKE28KcIHmsJznwtwWZk0gWTRSdYXQtM-qHD7nRsUxZ29mw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Providence Planning Board reviewed a proposed zoning text amendment that would add “banquet facility” as a use permitted by special-use permit in the Commercial Village (CV) district and discussed whether the change is appropriate for village‑scale areas.

Applicant Samuel Alexander Jackson, represented by attorney John Mancini, said the petition would allow banquet facilities in CV zones subject to objective criteria and a special‑use process. At the meeting the petitioner agreed to lower a proposed maximum capacity from 300 to 200 persons and said he could commit to using underused rear parking on his site if necessary.

Board members and staff questioned whether the CV district — described in the comprehensive plan as an area for smaller, neighborhood‑serving establishments — is the right place for a venue that could draw patrons town‑ and region‑wide. Planning staff noted the proposed ordinance language would allow a banquet facility to count shared parking in an existing commercial complex toward its required spaces; some board members said that could be read to remove meaningful local parking requirements.

“When this first… became before the board, you had done a parking analysis. Wasn't it already over parked?” one board member asked staff, noting the practical difficulty of demonstrating compliance at the special‑use stage. Applicant Jackson said he had spoken to vendors that use the existing plaza and offered to dedicate rear parking for events. “No one ever parks in the back of the building,” Jackson said, adding that he would use the back lot as his primary customer parking for events.

The board debated whether to recommend approval as written, to recommend changes, or to oppose the ordinance. Several members said they were uneasy permitting a use that can draw large gatherings into every CV district across town without stronger, objective parking and scale controls. The applicant said he would modify his submittal and asked the council to continue the matter; planning staff will convey the request to the clerk and the council.

No zoning amendment was adopted or forwarded by the council at this meeting; the petition was continued for revision.","An applicant sought a zoning text amendment to allow banquet facilities in the Commercial Village (CV) district by special use permit. Planning board members and staff debated parking requirements, definitions and whether CV is an appropriate district; the applicant asked the council to continue consideration for revisions.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6115695,"Planning board approves split of 24 Volturno Street into two 5,000‑ft² lots after neighbors raise traffic and safety concerns",2295,2325000,4620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2737237-0cb7b68bacce9b46ae21a641440faeba&start=2325&end=4620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2737237-0cb7b68bacce9b46ae21a641440faeba/thumbnail_2325000.jpg","/articles/6115695/Rhode-Island/Planning-board-approves-split-of-24-Volturno-Street-into-two-5000ft-lots-after-neighbors-raise-traffic-and-safety-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6115695-286841a3f8fd45482cafab50f6b002bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167304&Signature=TLMKKm2QgMsKbS9-P35VfrOWu-cTd-KuA3agiwgNbZ0KntXaFtGcpcb-22UK~CVUiv-QUy~dYHRIqtQHDB40CYUIoEg66M2SIChXhL8ZJmyT3aWoHrVDl2nRzu93McL~9VM7hUuyzk0MkuINbtROuts2qVjbJZpWGSbVERCoQmKrgVEvmcB1i1n3j4Y-kTIoVVZD5a~Rzf4AKluPcP5n-ronWQXbNUQTSr1aebBOkMOMCZWI0fYK9RZmOQf13NgMwOMg0uwDF77dCz1yFnEo4KPMssYokCENeupQ40UXgTn1XXJx~p8LEGfCklWLwmFAwkxRCAHmrmE93cqvUlYAaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Providence Planning Board on Feb. 28 approved a special-use permit and a minor subdivision that will split 24 Volturno Street into two lots of roughly 5,000 square feet each, and required the removal of an existing garage as a condition of subdivision approval.

Applicant Timothy H. Giammarco told the board he planned to divide the approximately 10,000‑square‑foot parcel into two single‑family home lots matching the size of neighboring parcels. “They were both 5,000 square feet when they were initially plotted,” Giammarco said, summarizing historic platting records.

Several longtime neighbors spoke at the public hearing to oppose the split or to ask the board to weigh broader neighborhood problems. Tammy Maderas, who said she lives at 32 Volturno Street, described the street as “a dead end” with multiple nonprofits, day-care operations and churches using limited parking. She said vehicles often block the only entrance and exit and showed the board photographs she said documented fire-rescue access problems.

“My husband and I have lived on Volturno Street for the last 25 years,” Maderas said. She raised concerns about flooding and possible contamination from an old structure on the lot; she also said multiple nonprofit uses and on‑street parking make the dead‑end street congested.

Board members and staff noted the subdivision is possible because the Town Council previously amended local zoning to permit substandard lot subdivisions where lots were previously subdivided and resulting parcels meet a 5,000‑square‑foot minimum. Planning staff confirmed the record showed the subject parcel was previously plotted as two lots and that the proposed two 5,000‑ft² parcels met the ordinance criteria.

The board voted to grant the special‑use permit and then approved the minor subdivision with a requirement that the existing detached garage be demolished and that the site plan notation reflect that removal. The board’s motion directed staff to include the demolition notation in the decision and on the final survey.

Neighbors were advised that drainage and roof‑runoff matters will be addressed at the building‑permit stage; planning staff noted building permit reviews will examine drainage and other site engineering when permits are submitted.","The board approved a special-use permit under the town’s subdivision rule and a minor subdivision to split 24 Volturno Street into two 5,000‑square‑foot lots, conditioned on removal of an existing garage. Neighbors expressed repeated concerns during public comment about congestion, emergency access, flooding and possible contamination.","actionData","errors"]

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