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Planning Commission continues review of 44‑lot Vaughn Lane residential plan district after hours of public comment
Summary
The Cranston City Planning Commission continued consideration of a 44‑lot Residential Plan District (RPD) on Vaughn Lane to its July 1 meeting after lengthy public comment and staff questions on access, wetlands and utilities.
The Cranston City Planning Commission continued consideration of a proposed Residential Plan District (RPD) that would create 44 single‑family lots on roughly 91.5 acres along Vaughn Lane and Bond Lane, voting to carry the master‑plan application to the commission's July 1 meeting.
The applicant, represented by Vanessa Azar of Moses Ryan, described the submission as an RPD intended to concentrate 44 lots on about 30.5 acres while preserving roughly 56 acres as open space; Jenna Shea of Depre Engineering said the plan leaves wetlands and an adjacent aqueduct easement largely in open space and that water and sewer availability letters were submitted by Kent County Water Authority (CCWA) and West Warwick Sewer.
Commissioners and dozens of residents pressed the applicant and staff for more detail on traffic and emergency access, stormwater and wetlands permitting, ownership and…
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