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Votes at a glance: Newport Planning Board approves minutes, continues one application, accepts withdrawal, and grants 287 Gibbs variances
Summary
At the meeting the board approved the Sept. 9 minutes, moved agenda item C to the top, voted to continue the 42 Rhode Island Ave application to the next meeting, accepted the withdrawal of the 507 Broadway demolition application, and granted variances for 287 Gibbs Ave.
The Newport Planning Board took several routine actions at its meeting.
The board approved the Sept. 9 meeting minutes by voice vote. Members then agreed to rearrange the agenda by moving agenda item C (a unified development review for 42 Rhode Island Ave) to the first order of business.
Applicants for 42 Rhode Island Ave asked for a continuance to the next regular meeting to address comments from abutters and work with staff; the board moved and seconded that continuance and approved it by voice vote.
The board also accepted a request from the project attorney to withdraw the demolition application for 507 Broadway; the withdrawal was approved by voice vote.
Finally, the board voted to adopt staff findings and grant variances and a category-6 special-use permit for the 287 Gibbs Ave petition, subject to the original conditions and decision letter.
Where roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript, the minutes record the board’s actions as approved by voice vote. No further dates or implementation details were announced at the meeting for the continued matter or the withdrawals.
