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Committee approves temporary parking allowance for Brown University Health with 50% storage cap

City Council · April 30, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved a revised temporary-parking allowance for Brown University Health to use a vacant lot at 145 Globe Street during construction, limiting construction material and equipment storage to less than 50% of the lot and capping temporary permits at three years or until certificate of occupancy.

The City Council committee on ordinances approved a temporary-use amendment to allow a principal-use parking lot on certain downtown parcels for a limited period while Brown University Health constructs a new parking structure.

Robert Azar, deputy planning director, said the petitioner—Brown University Health (formerly Lifespan)—is proposing a new parking structure that will displace a number of spaces; the petitioner requested temporary use of a downtown gravel lot at 145 Globe…

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