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Commission approves preliminary plan to convert former mill at 530 Wellington Ave. into self-storage
Summary
The Cranston City Planning Commission approved a preliminary plan to convert a former 100,000‑square‑foot mill at 530 Wellington Avenue into a self‑storage facility with accessory office and upgraded stormwater controls.
The Cranston City Planning Commission voted to approve the preliminary plan for a major land development at 530 Wellington Avenue that proposes to convert most of a three-story former mill building into a self-storage facility with accessory office, parking and landscaping.
Planner Jonas presented the staff analysis, noting the site sits in an M-2 (general industrial) zone and a designated special redevelopment area on the comprehensive plan land-use map. Staff described the project as a by-right redevelopment that preserves the bulk of the existing masonry structure, removes several smaller outbuildings, and reduces impervious area by about 2.7 percent while improving stormwater controls and filtration before discharge to Fender Pond. Staff recommended approval subject to state and local agency signoffs and site conditions.
Attorney Robert Murray and project engineer Joseph Casale represented the applicant, KNMRI LLC/Can Am RI LLC, and described cleanup progress: removal of 18 of 21 underground storage tanks, remediation coordination with the Department of Environmental Management, and stormwater design that combines bioretention and lined sediment/sand filters with subdrains to avoid subsurface contact with contaminated soils. Casale said the design will reduce peak runoff and total volume compared with existing conditions.
Key conditions recited by staff and adopted by the commission include Providence Water and Veolia Water approvals for proposed service, reconstruction of curbing and sidewalks along Wellington Avenue and Clarence Street to Department of Public Works standards, a written assessment of a southern hydrant with removal if beyond repair, and provision of an ADA-compliant curb ramp aligned with the northern curb cut. Commissioner Exter seconded the approval motion; commissioners recorded the motion as accepting staff findings of fact and conditions and the chair announced the motion carried.
The applicant said they will continue to coordinate final water, sewer, backflow-preventer permits and fire-marshal requirements during final plan submissions.
