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Plan commission approves 5-lot R&T Estates subdivision with waivers; private road, conservation concerns raised
Summary
The commission approved a five-lot subdivision on Leighton Knight Road with three waiver requests for road width and sidewalk requirements and conditions requiring HOA maintenance, sewer approval and conservation-sensitive landscaping; neighbors urged a conservation subdivision alternative.
The Cranston City Plan Commission voted to approve a five-lot subdivision for a 29-acre parcel on Leighton Knight Road, granting waivers for road width and sidewalk standards and attaching conditions including homeowner association maintenance of the private drive and drainage, sewer design approval and limits on manicured lawns to preserve the site’s rural character.
Staff recommended approval after review by the Technical Review Committee and municipal departments, and the applicant told the commission the layout was driven by extensive wetlands and was intended to minimize impervious cover. Tanesa Azar, the applicant’s representative, said the plan proposes five single-family lots with a private internal road and that…
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