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Plan commission backs Cranston Printworks redevelopment but urges engineering peer review after dam, floodway concerns
Summary
The Cranston City Plan Commission on Wednesday forwarded a positive recommendation for redevelopment of the Cranston Print Works to the Zoning Board of Review, but urged an independent engineering peer review and consultation with RIEMA because parts of the site lie in the regulatory floodway.
The Cranston City Plan Commission delivered a positive recommendation to the Zoning Board of Review for a variance needed to redevelop portions of the former Cranston Print Works property, but planning staff and several commissioners urged independent technical review before final regulatory approvals.
Planning staff said the redevelopment concept — which would convert historic mill buildings to mixed uses including apartments and self-storage — aligns with the city’s redevelopment goals, but noted that parts of the site lie in the 1-percent floodplain and are partially within the regulatory floodway. Staff recommended an engineering peer review of the project’s hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and direct consultation with the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) before the city approves encroachments within the floodway.
“Planning staff cannot review the hydrologic…
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