Planning board issues negative recommendation on 12–14 Manella St. third-unit proposal, cites fire access, drainage and frontage concerns

The North Providence Planning Board voted 5–0 to recommend denial of a proposal to convert and expand 12–14 Manella Street from a two-family to a three-unit property and to grant a 28-foot frontage variance, citing fire access, parking layout, drainage and jurisdictional review concerns.