Planning commission forwards zoning recommendations to zoning board review; votes summarized

At its meeting the Cranston City Planning Commission considered multiple zoning referrals and forwarded recommendations to the Zoning Board of Review. The commission recorded formal dispositions on a range of applications — dwelling additions, variances for nonconforming industrial uses, sign variances and use conversions — and several items drew substantive public comment or attorney argument.

Votes at a glance

- 110 Pond Street (rezoning/unenclosed porch encroachment): Planning staff recommended a positive recommendation; the commission adopted the staff recommendation unanimously. The applicant, Erica Crossman, described the need to replace nonconforming stairs for safety; a motion to accept staff’s positive recommendation was made by Commissioner Winslow and seconded by Commissioner Barreri and carried unanimously.

- 97 Amanda Street (request to remove zoning condition tied to RIDEM approvals for a previously built garage in a flood zone): Staff recommended a negative recommendation (retain the RIDEM condition).…