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Zoning board delays Pound Hill Road variance, requires stamped plot plan
Summary
The North Smithfield Zoning Board of Review continued a dimensional-variance application for 1211 Pound Hill Road to July 28, 2026, and required the applicant to provide a stamped site plan with a zoning overlay showing the exact relief requested before the board will rule.
The North Smithfield Zoning Board of Review continued a dimensional-variance application for 1211 Pound Hill Road to a date certain of July 28, 2026, and required the applicant to supply a stamped site plan with a zoning overlay showing the exact degree of relief requested.
The action followed the chair’s finding that a hand-delivered drawing (P13) lacked a professional stamp, signature and title block, which the board said made the document insufficient as legal evidence for deciding a variance. The application, filed as ZVR 26-8 by applicant Robert Senecal, seeks relief from section 3-40 attachment 3.1 of the town zoning regulations, which specify a 30-foot front setback in the RS residential district.
“P13 appears to be unsigned and unstamped,” the chair said, urging the applicant to obtain a stamped zoning overlay that clearly shows both the existing nonconforming condition and the additional relief being requested. The chair explained the board’s role is to grant or deny relief on the basis of verifiable, professional documents that would stand up in court.
Board members noted photographs and CAD drawings among the submitted exhibits (P1–P12) and acknowledged a late, hand-delivered sheet with setback dimensions (P13). A member flagged a missing second page of a previously submitted report; the chair said that later sheet would be added to the record.
Committee member (speaker 2) moved to continue ZVR 26-8 to July 28 under the stipulation that the zoning office receive a stamped overlay/plot plan and clear documentation of the relief requested; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board also agreed, as a courtesy, to waive the cost of a second advertisement for the continuance.
The board approved two procedural items earlier in the meeting: a motion to accept the minutes of April 14, 2026, and approval of a written decision (DVR25-6) for property at 527 Mendon Road. The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn.
Next steps: the applicant was instructed to obtain a stamped site plan showing the zoning overlay and to hand-deliver it to the zoning office so members can review it before the July 28 meeting.
