Planning Board

About 

The Planning Board features 9 members appointed to three-year terms by the City Council. Officers are elected by the Board members at the annual meeting each December and serve for the subsequent calendar year.

Members

• Jeffrey Brooks, Chair
• Melissa Pattavina, Vice Chair
• Theresa Stokes
• Anand Toprani
• Margaret Polski 
• Vacant
• Vacant
• Vacant
• Vacant

MEETING SHEDULE

Monday, January 9 - cancelled

Monday, February 6

Monday, March 6

Monday, April 3

Monday, May 1 - cancelled

Monday, June 5

Monday, July 10

Monday, August 7

Monday, September 11

Monday, October 2

Monday, November 6

Monday, December 4

Important Planning Documents

• Comprehensive Plan (large file size.pdf)
• Planning Board Bylaws (.pdf) 
• Subdivision Regulations (.pdf) 
• Subdivision Application (.pdf) 
• Demolition Approval Application (fillable .pdf) 

Annual Reports

Agenda & Minutes

Agenda are posted a minimum of two working days prior to the meeting. Please review the sample meeting procedures to see the steps the Planning Board will follow in working through its agenda. Minutes are available following approval by the Planning Board at the subsequent meeting. View all agendas and minutes on the RI Secretary of State's open meetings portal. Meeting materials may be linked in the agenda posted on the Secretart of State's open meetings portal up to the start of the meeting. An attempt is made to update the links with final versions of meeting materials in the approved minutes. Please contact the Department of Planning and Economic Development for requests to review official Planning Board records.

Broadcasting and Video Recordings

Meetings are broadcasted and video recordings made available on Newport Community TV.