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Board adopts consent calendar: three summary petitions approved
Summary
The Newport Zoning Board placed three petitions on the consent calendar—33 Poplar Street condenser variance, 201 Goddard Row fast‑food smoothie shop special use, and a 25‑sq‑ft rear addition at 12 Elliott Place—and approved them unanimously after adopting staff findings and the board's comments.
At the start of its May 19 meeting the board moved three summary calendar petitions to the consent/summary calendar and approved them in one operation.
Secretary RJ Johnson read each case: a dimensional variance for a condenser at 33 Poplar Street; a special use permit to convert a retail storefront to a fast‑food smoothies and bowls operation at 201 Goddard Row; and a 25‑square‑foot, one‑story rear addition and associated variance at 12 Elliott Place. Vice‑Chair Dave Riley moved to place the matters on the consent calendar and to adopt staff findings of fact and conclusions of law; the motion included standard conditions that projects must start and be substantially completed within 12 months or request an extension and that public‑notice invoices be paid before recording.
The board heard no objections on these summary items and approved the motion by unanimous voice vote. Applicants should file final documentation with the Zoning Officer and comply with the stated conditions.
