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Middletown planning board approves 8-unit reuse with condition to close East Main Road access
Summary
The Town of Middletown Planning Board granted combined preliminary and final approval for an adaptive reuse project at 499 East Main Road to create eight residential units, conditioned on closing the East Main Road driveway to prevent cut-through traffic; vote was 5-1.
The Town of Middletown Planning Board on a 5-1 vote approved combined preliminary and final plan review for the adaptive reuse of the commercial building at 499 East Main Road into an eight-unit multifamily dwelling, subject to a condition that the East Main Road driveway be closed and traffic access limited to Aquidneck Avenue.
The requirement to close the East Main Road access was added after a multi-hour discussion about traffic and safety in the area and an amendment to the original motion was accepted before the vote.
Todd Brayton, traffic engineer with Bryant Associates, summarized a traffic report the applicant submitted, saying the eight new units would generate "between 3 and 4 new trips in…
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