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Planning Commission approves preliminary subdivision and waivers for 30–40 Cindy Lane
Summary
The Cranston Planning Commission approved a preliminary minor subdivision to reconfigure Lots 125 and 127 into three lots and granted waivers for land deemed unsuitable for development, subject to freshwater-wetlands and septic permits and payment of capital facility fees.
The Cranston Planning Commission on Aug. 1 approved a preliminary plan and staff-recommended waivers allowing the Silvestri family's Lots 125 and 127 on Cindy Lane to be reconfigured into three parcels, with conditions requiring a freshwater-wetlands permit and an OWTS/septic approval before final plan filing. Attorney Sanford Jay Resnick and engineer Joe Casale presented the application and explained that the proposal follows historical lot configurations recorded in the 1990 plat.
"Lot 127 is about 6 acres," engineer Joe Casale noted while describing the existing parcels and the proposed Parcel A; he said a freshwater-wetlands permit and an OWTS application will be required and that the applicant will stipulate to those permits. Planning staff recommended granting the waiver for land unsuitable for development because wetlands create large unusable areas, and the commission accepted the recommendation. Chair Steve Frias said he was "inclined to grant this motion as recommended by the staff," and the motion (moved by Commissioner Barberi, seconded by Director Carrero) passed with the commission recording its approval.
The commission and staff emphasized that several engineering items (soil erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, and limits-of-disturbance) will be deferred to final-plan review, and that final plan approval will not be complete until the freshwater-wetlands permit, septic/OWTS approval, and capital facility fee payment are provided. The applicant and staff also discussed private well feasibility and mitigation options (deep drilled wells or larger storage tanks) to address local low-yield well conditions; Casale said the lot would be unbuildable if DEM/OWTS approvals cannot be obtained. The commission recorded the conditions explicitly and congratulated the applicant on a successful preliminary approval.
