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Deborah Kathleen Frost testified that the project will not change the building footprint or the existing foundation and that the design has received favorable advisories from the planning board and the conservation commission. She said the property is supplied by town water and town sewer and that the structure will remain a single‑family dwelling.

The application seeks a dimensional variance because current lot coverage is 25.9 percent while the zoning maximum is 25 percent; the board characterized the requested variance as a 0.9 percentage‑point dimensional variance. Frost told the board that the project has also been reviewed by the historic district commission, which issued a certificate of appropriateness (transcript reference to a certificate dated Nov. 25, 2024) and that the historic commission specified materials and window details.

Board members discussed findings of fact on the record and said the application conforms with the special‑use standards that apply to the property. One member noted the hardship is not the result of the applicant's prior actions because Frost purchased the house as it existed; members also emphasized that the footprint will not expand. In discussion, several members said they had no issue with approving the application and that the project appears to be consistent with neighborhood scale and design.

The Zoning Board closed the public hearing and took the matter under consideration. At the meeting's close the board agreed to schedule the written decision for the next meeting; a motion was made to decide the application at the board's Oct. 22 meeting (transcript: \"I will move that we, make our decision at the next meeting of the zoning board on 10/22/2025\"). No final approval or written decision was recorded at this session.

Why it matters: The requested variance changes lot coverage in a sensitive shoreline area and was reviewed by the planning, conservation and historic advisory bodies. The board's written findings will determine whether the variance and special‑use permit are granted.

What happens next: The board assigned the drafting of a motion/decision for the next hearing date and will produce written findings of fact for a formal vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Zoning Board of Review 9/24/25","oneSentenceSummary","Deborah Kathleen Frost and co‑applicant Christopher Decaro asked the Zoning Board of Review for a dimensional variance and special‑use permit to reconfigure a 582‑square‑foot home and add a second floor without changing the footprint; the board closed the hearing, signaled a favorable view in discussion, and scheduled a decision for Oct. 22.","taxTitle","New Shoreham, Washington County, Rhode Island","taxId",79696,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6466124,"Zoning board hears Block Island Water District plan for 20-by-30 well house control building on state-owned Schmidt property",859,286000,1145000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825755-6875634ad944a0974cadd4f0b967531a&start=286&end=1145","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5825755-6875634ad944a0974cadd4f0b967531a/thumbnail_286000.jpg","/articles/6466124/New-Shoreham/Washington-County/Rhode-Island/Zoning-board-hears-Block-Island-Water-District-plan-for-20-by-30-well-house-control-building-on-state-owned-Schmidt-property","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6466124-368f93d0fecf1ef40bcf133f783536fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1775537834&Signature=DKGWuqHLAzipOKzOzWJ-haNkl8FD6HCswNlClzNNbPwK0Vk7iZMTSP1-p1ZXTnCiPDY6I~p0F0LmQKl68T54vVNumXeIFg9N3DwvBTFeCMDLwRa7hEdTvFSrUSj3n-SNW-qhs~PCAaAhtpU2TvFyd3kmDiRioA9rsk7WSXfqxW9-veZng3fIzWA0Mp12FSkXY8Rmdob~njdbzLfvrvmIMUj9~a-XJI39jAZ5xY7YjBC~Mb6LHXqMEdpF452Dytnf6mlWlBBx43ZpEYNKnnK4lZzAvIByPyKqWVuwD4sfrclhhUByMCbTyTbXg8SryOvLTfGc5-E482bHyrT68Jur6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Shoreham Zoning Board of Review on a September meeting heard an application by the Block Island Water District for a special‑use permit to erect a 20-by-30 wood‑frame well house control building (WHCB) on Plat 9, Lot 87 (Payne Road), property owned by the state as part of the Schmidt parcel.

The WHCB would house variable frequency drives, automated control valves for two new wells, breakers and an automatic transfer switch to operate the wells remotely and connect them to the district's existing treatment facility, testimony showed. David Petranka, legal counsel for the water district, said the building is needed because the new wells are too far from the treatment plant to be controlled successfully by on-site wiring.

The application matter was presented by legal counsel David Petranka and John Breunig, the water superintendent, who described the district's ongoing three‑phase capacity expansion: a completed storage tank (phase 1), the new well field on the Schmidt property purchased by the Rhode Island Water Resources Board (phase 2) and a later treatment capacity expansion (phase 3). \"It was incorporated in 1887,\" Breunig said of the water district, describing its long operation and role supplying drinking water and fire protection to Old Harbour and New Harbour. He said the ground lease with the state allows the district to construct and operate the public water supply on the property; \"It's for $1, I believe,\" he added when asked about the lease consideration.

The proposed building will be designed to resemble a detached garage, with composite shingles, windows on the sides and a front door to blend with nearby residences, Breunig said. He told the board lighting would be limited and motion‑activated to comply with dark‑sky considerations; landscaping would screen the facility to minimize visual impact. The application states the site will use vegetative measures to minimize stormwater impacts and will comply with applicable state and federal regulations.

The state is a co‑applicant on the submission and, according to testimony, signed and returned the application after approvals within the Department of Administration and the Water Resources Board. The board was presented with an applicant exhibit set that included a survey map, site plan and structural plans prepared by James Jeremiah and Associates and two favorable advisory letters: one from the conservation commission and one from the planning board.

Kate Atwater Butcher, chair of the Zoning Board of Review, closed the public hearing and the board took the application under consideration. No final vote on the special‑use permit was recorded at the meeting.

Why it matters: The new well field and associated control building are part of a multi‑phase project to expand drinking water capacity for Block Island; the location on state‑owned land relies on a ground lease and coordination with the Rhode Island Water Resources Board, which affects implementation timelines and approvals.

What happens next: The board will consider the submitted exhibits and the planning board and conservation commission advisories in its forthcoming deliberations and written decision.","The New Shoreham Zoning Board of Review took public testimony on a special‑use permit for a 20-by-30 well house control building to house pump controls, valves and electrical equipment for two new wells on the Schmidt property; the board closed the hearing and took the application under consideration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6466114,"Zoning board continues two applications to October 22 meeting",79,196000,275000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825755-6875634ad944a0974cadd4f0b967531a&start=196&end=275","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5825755-6875634ad944a0974cadd4f0b967531a/thumbnail_196000.jpg","/articles/6466114/New-Shoreham/Washington-County/Rhode-Island/Zoning-board-continues-two-applications-to-October-22-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6466114-e7644c5de3c23044ca879ed7defb0db9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775537834&Signature=FVWK5G5JZx9mMRKoMzwKHP6dDt8P09VJJWQMzeXHb2OEthUnO1EJz5a~UFupNAI4d7vrCpzaRJ9dYe7CKTQMoXVIUwsV1nfA-Qwmyq~~yDc57m7fuqJCMWzPORMs22dpdSqxChoQh4uUz0DBCap5O4HtUQIUvpHGYLcdw69VO9DLyI~Z9a4NRswyPT9Jz7bIoP5wyaDA1h3TEVt~WkVTbyhnowoV1zSZl6nuXj22LPAUYpWZSsWujcuye6cmWYPhs6Pdoqd3D6ZZ9vFHAIFec9rgWvtADx4hZZLPXO7nladnVGe1a61owqpbQh9hG8rVronU8Yd6VTIKvf3k-fIiKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Shoreham Zoning Board of Review voted to continue two agenda items to the October meeting.

The first continuance was for an application by Mitchell Seider and Lisa Beck (Plat 11, Lot 87; 787 Snakehole Road) for a special‑use permit under Article 3, Section 306(e), and Article 4, Section 406, for expansion of a single‑family dwelling and an accessory residential structure. A motion was made to schedule the matter for the October 22 meeting and the board approved the continuance by voice vote.

The second continuance was for the Demos Family Trust (Gregory and Desiree Demos, trustees), Plat 3, Lot 108, an application for a variance under Section 306(c) for an addition to a single‑family dwelling. The board agreed to continue that matter to the October 22 meeting as well; the chair noted she was recused from the Demos matter and that board member Bob would not be at the October meeting so someone will need to chair that hearing.

Why it matters: Continuances set the schedule for public hearings and indicate which applications will be decided in the next session. The chair's recusal on the Demos application affects who may participate in that decision and requires a different member to chair in October.

What happens next: Both matters will appear on the Zoning Board agenda for the October meeting on Oct. 22.","The board voted to continue two listed applications'Mitchell Seider & Lisa Beck (Plat 11 Lot 87) and the Demos Family Trust (Plat 3 Lot 108)'to the October meeting and recorded recusal and attendance notes.","actionData","errors"]

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