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Planning commission grants continuance for Vaughn Lane project as neighbors press right-of-way concerns
Summary
The commission continued a development application for Vaughn Lane to Oct. 7 after neighbors and the applicant clashed over title evidence for road access; the applicant agreed to submit a title search and related documents by Sept. 25 and to extend the decision deadline to Dec. 15.
The Cranston Planning Commission on Sept. 2 continued review of a master-plan application for a multi-lot development on Vaughn Lane, after abutters objected that the applicant had not timely produced title evidence showing legal access along Vaughn Lane and Winnie Street. The commission set Sept. 25 as the deadline for the applicant to deliver the requested title materials and related documents and voted to continue the matter to Oct. 7, with the applicant agreeing to extend the statutory decision deadline for the commission to Dec. 15.
Why it matters: the applicant bears the burden to show legally sufficient access; neighbors argued the developer waited months to hire a title attorney and still lacked proof. The access question affects whether street widening would require…
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