Pre-application review: Stillwater parcels would gain private road, utilities and hydrant extension
October 17, 2025 | Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island
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At a pre-application review on Oct. 16, Hillview Environmental LLC presented a proposal to create a minor development that would extend a private road (tentatively called Forest View Terrace), provide municipal water and sewer service, and extend a 6-inch fire service line and hydrant to serve four parcels in the Stillwater/Forest View area.
Ashley Tice, a registered professional engineer with Hillview Environmental, said the private road would be approximately 500 feet long and 20 feet wide to meet the fire department’s access requirements. The work would provide sufficient frontage for one parcel now nonconforming for street frontage and would allow the subdivision of another parcel into two conforming lots. Tice said electricity and sewer service exist to the site from earlier construction and that the project would focus on private-road construction, utility installation and limited clearing only where necessary for access and utilities.
Board members and attendees asked about stormwater and site-specific water issues on the hill above a nearby pond and noted that parcels fall within the Winnetuxet River/Whipple Brook watershed and a TMDL listing for coliform and dissolved metals is relevant to stormwater permitting. Tice said formal stormwater design had not been completed at the pre-application stage but that the team intends to “exceed the requirements of the town and state and improve existing conditions.” She said the design would favor above-ground low-impact measures and green infrastructure where feasible, and replanting would follow necessary clearing.
There was no public comment at the pre-application stage. The board reminded the applicant that this is a conceptual review and that more detailed engineering, wetlands permitting, and state stormwater filings would be required at later application stages.
The pre-application discussion recorded no formal vote; it provided guidance and identified issues the applicant must address at subsequent filings, including stormwater design, wetlands permitting, and site erosion controls.
Ashley Tice, a registered professional engineer with Hillview Environmental, said the private road would be approximately 500 feet long and 20 feet wide to meet the fire department’s access requirements. The work would provide sufficient frontage for one parcel now nonconforming for street frontage and would allow the subdivision of another parcel into two conforming lots. Tice said electricity and sewer service exist to the site from earlier construction and that the project would focus on private-road construction, utility installation and limited clearing only where necessary for access and utilities.
Board members and attendees asked about stormwater and site-specific water issues on the hill above a nearby pond and noted that parcels fall within the Winnetuxet River/Whipple Brook watershed and a TMDL listing for coliform and dissolved metals is relevant to stormwater permitting. Tice said formal stormwater design had not been completed at the pre-application stage but that the team intends to “exceed the requirements of the town and state and improve existing conditions.” She said the design would favor above-ground low-impact measures and green infrastructure where feasible, and replanting would follow necessary clearing.
There was no public comment at the pre-application stage. The board reminded the applicant that this is a conceptual review and that more detailed engineering, wetlands permitting, and state stormwater filings would be required at later application stages.
The pre-application discussion recorded no formal vote; it provided guidance and identified issues the applicant must address at subsequent filings, including stormwater design, wetlands permitting, and site erosion controls.
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