Item 1
Call to Order
Item 2
Roll Call
Item 3
Minutes-February 13, 2025 minutes will be presented at March 13, 2025 Planning Board meeting.
Item 4
Disclosure
Planning Board members shall disclose potential conflicts on matters before the Planning Board.
Item 5
Disclosure & Notice:
Planning Board members shall disclose any exparte communications about any contested or material
adjudicatory facts or opinions concerning the merits of any application before the Planning Board.
Item 6
Declaration of voting members
Item 7
Substandard Lots- Zoning
Amendment to the North Smithfield Zoning Ordinance
Update of Zoning for Substandard Lots.
Applicant:
Zoning Amendment:
Town of North Smithfield
Zoning Ordinance amendment to Chapter 340, Part 2, Article IV
regarding “Nonconforming Lots, Uses of Land, Structures and Premises;
Nonconforming Characteristics of use.”
The Town of North Smithfield desires to amend Zoning Code Chapter 340, Part 2, Article IV regarding
“Nonconforming Lots, Uses of Land, Structures and Premises; Nonconforming Characteristics of Use.”
RIGL § 45-24-38 General Provisions– Substandard lots of record.
KEYHIGHLIGHTS&CHANGES
Requires that substandard lots of record have proportionally reduced dimensional standards that are
equivalent to the proportion of the lot area of the substandard lot to the minimum lot area requirements for
the district in which the lot is located.
Any lot exceeding such reduced requirements must apply with a modification request or a dimensional
variance.
Prohibits the merger of lots when the substandard lot of record has an area equal to or greater than the
area of 50% of the lots within 200 feet of the subject lot, as confirmed by the zoning enforcement officer.
Planning Department Findings
Upon reviewing the proposed amendment with the Zoning and Planning Regulations Working Group, the
Planning Office finds the proposal to be in compliance with the Town’s Comprehensive Plan and to be
generally consistent with the Town’s Zoning Ordinance including the following purposes:
(1) To promote the public health, safety, and general welfare.
(2) To provide for a range of uses and intensities of use appropriate to the character of the Town and
reflecting current and expected future needs.
(12) To promote implementation of the Comprehensive Plan of the Town adopted pursuant to Chapter
22.2 of the State Enabling Acts Relating to Land Use and Planning 1993.
(14) To provide for efficient review of development proposals, to clarify and expedite the zoning approval
process.
(15) To provide for procedures for the administration of the Zoning Ordinance.
The Planning Office recommendation is for a favorable recommendation to the North Smithfield Town
Council for the proposed zoning amendment.
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Planning Board Vote
Gary Palardy, Chairman
Jeffrey Porter, Vice-Chair
Lucien Benoit
Roland Menard
Cynthia Roberts
Ariana Ramos (Alt.)
Douglas Osier (Alt.)
Item 8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Public Meeting
Review of Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Budget Requests
North Smithfield Charter, Article XII Planning Board, Section 2 (3) “Capital budget” reads:
“The [Planning] board shall review and comment to the Asset Management Commission in
regard to the capital budget for the following year and a comprehensive six-year capital
improvement program on an annual basis.”
Planning Board Vote
Gary Palardy, Chairman
Jeffrey Porter, Vice-Chair
Lucien Benoit
Roland Menard
Cynthia Roberts
Ariana Ramos (Alt.)
Douglas Osier (Alt.)
Item 9
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Administrative Subdivisions- For informational purposes only
No Administrative Subdivisions to report.
Item 10
Adjournment
