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Board approves revised guest‑house plan at 7 Carroll Avenue, imposes tenant‑parking and manager conditions
Summary
The Zoning Board granted a special‑use permit and variances allowing one guest‑house unit at 7 Carroll Ave after the applicant scaled back a prior request; conditions require designated tenant parking, a paid on‑site manager if owner leaves, and that designated on‑site spaces remain cleared.
The Newport Zoning Board on Dec. 23 approved a revised petition from 7 Carroll Avenue LLC to convert one of the building’s units to a three‑bedroom guest house while retaining a long‑term residential unit occupied by the owner as on‑site manager. Board members said the revised plan addressed previous parking and use concerns raised in a prior application.
Applicant testimony and exhibits showed five on‑site spaces and a leased off‑site parking spot at 32 Cary Street to meet guest‑house parking requirements. The applicant and the board agreed to conditions requiring clearly designated tenant parking signs on site, that designated spaces remain cleared, and that if the owner no longer resides on the property a paid on‑site manager must be hired with a lease submitted to the zoning department describing duties and compensation. One objector argued the lot had been used inconsistently and could be noisy; the board noted three letters of support and concluded the hardship stemmed from a large building on a small lot and that the proposal was the minimum relief necessary.
“I move to adopt the board’s finding of fact… and that the petitioner has met their burden of proof under Chapter 17.108 and Chapter 17.109,” a board member said when moving approval. The motion passed 5–0 and the board asked staff to prepare a written decision detailing the conditions.
