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Zoning board approves conversion of Aquidneck Avenue market to full‑service restaurant with conditions on outdoor alcohol, lighting and buffering
Summary
The Town of Middletown Zoning Board on a 5‑0 vote approved a special‑use permit for JT Commons Inc. (Newport Restaurant Group) to convert the former Food Love Market at 1037 Aquidneck Avenue into a full‑service restaurant with indoor seating for 163 and outdoor seating for 64.
The Town of Middletown Zoning Board on a 5‑0 vote approved a special‑use permit allowing FLM Middletown Realty LLC and applicant JT Commons Inc. (operated by Newport Restaurant Group) to convert the former Food Love Market at 1037 Aquidneck Avenue into a full‑service restaurant with an indoor seating capacity of 163 and outdoor seating for up to 64.
The board attached conditions addressing concerns raised by nearby residents: no outdoor alcohol service after 10 p.m.; vegetative screening along the property edges that abut residences on Ellen, Columbia and Ward avenues; all lighting on the site must comply with the town’s lighting ordinance; and sound monitoring to address noise from the outdoor seating area. Board members also discussed restrictions on amplified outdoor entertainment and clarified the outdoor area would be seasonal and not winterized unless separately approved.
The applicant, represented by attorney David Martland,…
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