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Commission backs Knightsville rezoning; developers pledge 15% deed-restricted affordable units
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council rezone 1746 Cranston Street from C-5 to C-2 (with conditional provisions) to allow up to 30–32 multifamily units and agreed to a 15% affordable set-aside subject to major-land-development review.
The Cranston Planning Commission on Sept. 2 voted to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council for an ordinance to rezone 1746 Cranston Street from C-5 (heavy business/industrial) to C-2 (neighborhood business) with conditions that would allow higher density and dimensional flexibility. The applicant said the project would rehabilitate an existing four-unit building and construct approximately 30 new condominium units; the developer offered 15% of units as deed-restricted affordable housing for at least 30 years.
Why it matters: the proposal targets Knightsville’s main-street corridor and is consistent with the city’s future-land-use intent for increased multifamily and mixed-use…
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