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Zoning Board of Review


The Zoning Board of Review is responsible for overseeing and administering the City's zoning code in a fair and equitable fashion. 


Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.  View All Agendas and Minutes


Helpful Zoning Information

APPLICATION DEADLINE MODIFICATION - 2023

To account for State-mandated public notification requirements, the higher volume of applications, and necessary completeness reviews, the deadline for submitting zoning applications shall be the Second Monday of each month to appear on the following month’s Zoning Board of Review’s Agenda. This change will be implemented for the April cycle of applications, with the deadline for submittals being Monday, March 13th. A sample of the one-month review period is provided here. A three-month expanded example review period is provided here. 

RECENT AGENDAS

      Agendas

       Minutes                      
  • May 22, 2023
  • April 24, 2023
  • March 28, 2023 (Special)
  • March 27, 2023
  • February 27, 2023
  • February 13, 2023 (Special)
  • January 23, 2023
  • January 3, 2023 CANCELLED
  • December 8, 2022 (Special)
  • December 6, 2022 (Special)
  • November 28, 2022
  • November 21, 2022
  • October 24, 2022
  • October 13, 2022
  • September 26, 2022
  • September 22, 2022 (Special)
  • September 21, 2022 (Special)
  • August 31, 2022
  • August 22, 2022 CANCELLED
  • July 25, 2022
  • June 27, 2022
  • May 23, 2022
  • May 9, 2022 (Special) CANCELLED
  • April 25, 2022
  • March 31, 2022 (Special)
  • March 28, 2022
  • February 28, 2022
  • January 24, 2022
  • February 27, 2023
  • February 13, 2023
  • January 23, 2023
  • January 3, 2023 CANCELLED
  • November 28, 2022
  • November 21, 2022
  • October 24, 2022
  • October 13, 2022
  • September 26, 2022
  • August 31, 2022
  • August 22, 2022 CANCELLED
  • July 25, 2022
  • June 27, 2022
  • May 23, 2022
  • May 9, 2022 CANCELLED
  • April 25, 2022
  • March 31, 2022
  • March 28, 2022
  • February 28, 2022
  • January 24, 2022
   


Upcoming Zoning Board Hearings


The Regular June Meeting of the Zoning Board of Review will be held on Monday, June 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM
 City Hall Council Chambers, Second Floor



May Zoning Agenda:
May 22, 2023 Zoning Board Meeting Agenda
 

Watch live meetings, past meeting videos and agendas on 
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Active Petitions

The following is a list of Active Petitions, with application materials. This does not represent the order of the next Zoning Board Agenda, nor which items are expected to be heard. Please see most recent agenda for information regading hearing dates.

CONTINUED PETITIONS

*App #2019-Aug-1. PETITION OF HARBOUR REALTY, LLC, applicant; HARBOUR REALTY, LLC., TOMORL, LLC., 20 WEST EXTENSION, LLC., WAITES WHARF REALTY ASSOCIATION, LLC., AND THOMAS B. ABRUZESE, owners; 0, 1, 16 & 25 Waite’s Wharf, 23 Coddington Wharf, and 20 West Extension Street, TAP 32, Lots 155, 267, 268, 272, 248, & 293, (WB zone); for a special use permit and a variance to the dimensional requirements for permission to demolish the existing structures and construct a 150-room transient guest facility, (91 rooms allowed), with a standard restaurant, banquet and wedding facilities, and provide 266 off-street parking spaces on a noncontiguous lot, (all off-street parking must be on the same lot as the use required), and to allow of use of public right of way to maneuver into and out of spaces, (Use of public right of way not allowed).

* App #2022-Mar-15. PETITION OF JOHN & KATHLEEN TRENTOS, applicant and owner; 93 Second St., TAP 9, Lot 320, (R-10 zone); for a special use permit and a variance to the dimensional requirements for permission to demolish and construct a new single-family dwelling which will be located 3.5’ from the north property line, (10’ required), and construct a detached shed which will be located 2.6’ from the south property line and 2.7’ from the east property line, (10’ required). Said proposal to increase the lot coverage from 17% to 35%, (20% allowed). (Pending Appeal of HDC approval)

*App. #2022-Jul-4. PETITION OF JOHN-PAUL & NICOLE SHEVORY, applicants and owners; 11 W. Narragansett Ave., TAP 39, Lot 64, (R-10 zone); for permission to reconfigure the front porch and stairs, add two dormers along the third floor north and south roof lines; add a rear addition to the south side of the existing structure; and add a rear exterior porch and staircase to the side of the house. Said additions to be located 2.25’ from the west property line and 8.2’ from the east property line, (10’ required), and will increase the lot coverage from 38% to 51%, (20% allowed).
 
*App. #2022-Oct-5. PETITION OF DONALD & TRACY FITCH, applicant and owner; 2 Ashurst Pl., TAP 19, Lot 113, (R-10 zone); for a special use permit and a variance to the dimensional requirements to construct a third floor dormer, a roof deck, and access stairs, located 3.8’ from the side property line (10’ required) and 6.2’ from the front property line (15’ required), which increase the height from 30.5’ to 35.25’ (30’ limit), and construct an expanded stairs, which increase the lot coverage from 32% to 33% (20% limit).
 
App. #2022-Oct-11. PETITION OF COACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, applicant and owner; 103-121 Coggeshall Ave., TAP 37, Lot 100, (R-10A zone); for a special use permit and a variance to the dimensional requirements to allow a major subdivision to create a separate lot for Unit 10 with an existing dwelling located 9’ from front property line (15’ required). (Pending Planning Board review)

* App. #2022-Dec-001. PETITION OF SPRUCE HOMES, LLC, owner and SEAN NAPOLITANO applicant; 0 Carroll Avenue, TAP 41, LOT 93, (R-10 zone), for a special use permit and dimensional variance to construct a new single-family home with a detached garage on an existing 5,015 sq.ft. lot (10,000 sq.ft. required), with lot coverage of 29% (20% allowed).
 
App. #2023-Jan-007. PETITION OF MARY O’REILLY DEMA REVOCABLE TRUST, applicant and owner, 224 Gibbs Avenue, TAP 20, Lot 101 (R-10A zone), for a special use permit and a variance to the dimensional requirements for permission to remove existing deck and stairs and construct an addition with a roof deck, with a 10’9” rear setback (20’ required) and   increasing lot coverage from 36% to 41% (20% allowed). 

App. #2023-Feb-011 PETITION OF ANGELINA PATTAVINA, applicant and owner, 468 Thames Street, TAP 32, Lot 121, (LB Zone) for a special use permit to convert one residential unit into a 2-bedroom guest house. (Pending Planning Board Review)
 
*App. #2023-Mar-003 PETITION OF JEREMIAH & HEATHER LYNCH, applicants and owners, 0 Second Street, TAP 16, Lot 206, (R-10 Zone) for dimensional variances to demolish an existing garage and construct a new single-family dwelling, located 5’ from both side property lines and rear property line (5’ required for all), with a lot coverage of 44% (20% permitted). 
 
*App. #2023-Mar-006 PETITION OF IHAB CHAMSEDDINE, applicant and owner, 236 Broadway, TAP 14, Lot 082, (R-10 Zone) for a use variance to permit a fast food restaurant, and a dimensional variance to provide 0 new parking spaces (1 additional required). 
 
*App. #2023-Mar-010, PETITION OF 77 BRIDGE STREET, LLC, applicant and owner, 14 Second Street, TAP 16, Lot 120, (R-10 Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variances to relocate a single-family dwelling by approximately 26’ to the south, construct an addition to the north and a new stair case to the south and west of the residence, located 3.7’ from the east front property line (15’ required), 8.6’ from the west side property line (10’ required), increasing the lot coverage from 16% to 27% (20% permitted).
 
*App. #2023-Mar-013 PETITION OF ANTHONY LORUSSO, applicant and owner, 37 Wellington Ave, TAP 39, Lot 137, (R-10 Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variances to construct a three-story addition, located 4’-2” from the north front property line (15’ required), increasing the lot coverage from 22.9% to 33.9% (20% permitted). 
 
*App. #2023-Mar-014 PETITION OF AUDRAIN AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM, LLC, applicant,  ARC HTNEWRI001, LLC, owner, 2 Kay Street, TAP 21, Lot 137, (R-10 Zone) for a modification to a special use permit to permanently approve the location for use during the two-day annual Audrain Motor Week for special events. 
 
App. #2023-Mar-015 PETITION OF NIALL & PETRA NUGENT, applicants and owners, 387 Spring Street, TAP 32, Lot 142, (R-10 Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variances to construct one- and two-story additions, located 5’-0” from the west side property line (10’ required) increasing the lot coverage from 34% to 41% (20% permitted). 

*App. #2023-Apr-002 PETITION OF BMT, LLC, Lessee, CAM, LLC, applicants and owner, 206 Thames Street, TAP 24, Lot 157, (GB Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variances to make modifications to an existing restaurant, adding 1,546 square feet of service area, located partially outdoors, adding a stairwell that increases the lot coverage from 91.1% to 94%, and providing zero additional parking spaces (11 additional spaces required).
 
App. #2023-Apr-004 PETITION OF STEVEN MCCAULEY, applicant, and STEVEN MCCAULEY, TINKA MCCAULEY, ALEKSANDER PLAKU, AND LEOPOLD MARTINI, owners, 668 Thames Street, TAP 40, Lot 027, (LB Zone) for a special use permit to convert one two-bedroom unit in a three-unit building to a guest house.
 
App. #2023-Apr-005 PETITION OF DAVID PLATT, applicant and owner, 70 Bridge Street, TAP 16, Lot 078, (R-10 Zone, Historic Overlay) for a special use permit, dimensional variance, and regulatory variance to construct a second principal residential building on a property, increasing the lot coverage from 18% to 26% (20% permitted). 
 
App. #2023-May-002 PETITION OF ADRIAN PREZIOSO, applicant and owner, 24 Byrnes Street, TAP 35, Lot 061, (R-10 Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variances to 1) expand a front porch, located 1’10” from front property line, 2) construct a rear addition, located 2’-1” from the side property line (10’ required) and 5’-7” from the rear property line (20’ required), and 3) add a deck partially within the rear setback, increasing the lot coverage from 28.5% to 39.5% (20% permitted).
 
App. #2023-May-003 PETITION OF FRED ROY, applicant and owner, 43 Palmer Street, TAP 41, Lot 163 (R-10 Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variance to construct a detached carport over an existing driveway, located 2’ from the front property line (20’ required) and 3’ from the side property line (10’ required), increasing the lot coverage from 30.8% to 39.25%.  
 
App. #2023-May-004 PETITION OF CHARIE AND PAUL SAUNDERS, applicants and owners, 37 W. Narragansett Avenue, TAP 39, Lot 410, (R-10 Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variances to construct a 2-story addition, located 16’-5” from the rear property line (20’ required), increasing the lot coverage from 24.3% to 33.4% (20% permitted).
 
App. #2023-May-005 PETITION OF LOUIS FRANCHI, applicant, FAMS 69, LLC, owner, 69 Carroll Avenue, TAP 41, Lot 211, (R-10 Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variance to construct a one-story mudroom addition, increasing the lot coverage from 28% to 30.3% (20% permitted).
 
App. #2023-May-006 PETITION OF CHRISTINA & THOMAS MAGEE, applicants and owners, 17 Kempsen Street, TAP 11, Lot 583, (R-10A Zone) for a special use permit and dimensional variance to construct a second story addition, located 3’-3” from the side property line (10’ required).
 
*App. #2023-May-008 PETITION OF BRENT & VICTORIA GEORGE, applicants and owners, 448-450 Thames Street/3 Howard Street, Unit 2, TAP 32, Lot 075-2, (LB Zone) for a special use permit to convert the existing residential unit into a guest house.
 
App. #2023-May-009 PETITION OF DANIEL J. HUGHES, applicant and owner, 169 Wellington Avenue, TAP 42, Lot 002, (R-120 Zone; Historic Overlay) for dimensional variances to permit construction of an in-ground pool and a pickleball court located 13’-3 ½” from the Chastellux Avenue front property line (75’ required), increasing the lot coverage from 7.3% to 9.4% (8% permitted).
 
App. #2023-May-010 PETITION OF RED HOUSE MANAGEMENT, LLC, applicant and owner, 89 Thames Street, TAP 17, Lot 236, (GB Zone) for a regulatory variance to provide the required four (4) parking spaces for a four-bedroom guest house on the neighboring property at 6 Marlborough Street (required parking must be provided on the subject property), without providing the 24’ access driveway and requiring backing out into the right-of way.

*App. #2023-May-013 PETITION OF 52-56 THAMES STREET, LLC, applicant and owner, 52-56 Thames Street, TAP 17, Lot 074, (GB Zone; Historic Overlay) for dimensional variances to convert an existing two-family residence to two guest houses with five bedrooms without providing additional parking (1 additional required), without providing the 24’ access driveway, and requiring backing out into the right-of way, and a special use permit to construct a roof deck on a non-conforming property.
 
*Indicates an objection(s) to the application

II. NEW PETITIONS

App. #2023-Jun-001 PETITION OF ANNEMARIE STELLA, applicant and owner, 32 Slocum Street, TAP 34, Lot 102, (R-10 Zone), for a special use permit and dimensional variance to construct a second story addition over the existing first floor footprint, located 5’ from the rear property line (20’ required) and 4’-6” from the west (left) side property line (10’ required).  
 
App. #2023-Jun-002 PETITION OF JAMES CROCKFORD, applicant and owner, 33 Brenton Road, TAP 41, Lot 241, (R-160 Zone, Historic Overlay), for a special use permit and dimensional variances to place one condenser 45’ from the rear property line, two condensers 25’ from the south (side) property line, and three propane tanks 40’ from the north (side) property line (50’ required for each). 
 
App. #2023-Jun-003 PETITION OF LAWRENCE WEBER AND MARY GERDES, applicants and owners, 7 Sylvan Street, TAP 33, Lot 060, (R-10 Zone), for a special use permit and dimensional variance to construct a second-story deck on the front of the building, expand the front staircase located at 0’ from the front property line (15’ required), and expand a rear addition, retaining a lot coverage of 39.7% by removing a portion of a rear patio. 
 
App. #2023-Jun-004 PETITION OF MATTHEW ANDERSON, applicant and owner, 7 Rhode Island Avenue, TAP 19, Lot 162, (R-10 Zone), for a special use permit and dimensional variance to construct two rear dormers, reaching approximately 34’ in height on a 39’-4” tall structure (30’ allowed). 
 
App. #2023-Jun-005 PETITION OF KEVIN AND KATHRYN CARROLL, applicants and owners, 7 Atlantic Street, TAP 40, Lot 162, (R-10 Zone), for a special use permit and dimensional variances to remove an existing rear addition and construct a new rear addition, located 4’-7 ¾” from the west (right) side property line and 4’-4 ½” from the east (left) side property line, increasing the lot coverage from 33.9% to 39.4% (20% permitted).  
 
App. #2023-Jun-006 PETITION OF LAURA TREONZE, applicant and owner, 69 Third Street, TAP 12, Lot 024, (R-10 Zone, Historic Overlay), for a special use permit and dimensional variances to remove a raised patio and side porch, and construct a new, detached 1 ½-story garage, located 11” from south (side) property line (10’ required), increasing the lot coverage from 30.7% to 35% (20% allowed). 
 
App. #2023-Jun-007 PETITION OF CHRISTOPHER AND DEBRA WALSH, applicants and owners, 3 Key Court, TAP 37, Lot 079, (R-10 Zone), for a special use permit and dimensional variance to construct a new covered front porch, increasing the lot coverage from 28% to 30.9% (20% allowed). 
 
App. #2023-Jun-008 PETITION OF DONALD BAILEY, applicants and owners, 126 Kay Street, TAP 11, Lot 448, (R-10A Zone), for a dimensional variance to construct a detached temporary fabric structure, increasing the lot coverage from 18.7% to 21.1% (20% allowed). 
 
App. #2023-Jun-009 PETITION OF KIMBERLY COMFORT, applicant and owner, 19 Second Street, TAP 16, Lot 041, (R-10 Zone, Historic Overlay), for a dimensional variance to place a condenser on the second level of the rear of the house, 4’ from the side property line (10’ required). 
 
App. #2023-Jun-010 PETITION OF PEREGRINE GROUP, LLC, applicant and owner, 50 Memorial Boulevard, TAP 29, Lot 193, (R-10 Zone), for a special use permit and variances to demolish an existing, non-conforming medical building, and construct a multi-family development, consisting of four detached two-family townhouse structures, requiring a variance to the number of principal residential buildings per lot, and increasing the lot coverage from 16% to 21% (20% allowed). 
 
App. #2023-Jun-011 PETITION OF EMPIRE OCEAN MANAGEMENT, LLC, applicant and owner, 11 Boss Court, TAP 39, Lot 370, (R-10 Zone), for a special use permit and dimensional variances to demolish an existing, non-conforming single-family dwelling, and construct a new single-family dwelling, located 8’-9” from the front property line (15’ required) and 5’-1” from the north (right) and south (left) side property lines (10’ required for both), increasing the lot coverage from 24.4% to 25.8% (20% allowed).  
 
App. #2023-Jun-013 PETITION OF MICHAEL AND DANETTE WALSH, applicants and owners, 125 Gibbs Avenue, TAP 11, Lot 379, (R-10 Zone), for a dimensional variance to demolish an existing single-family dwelling, and construct a new single-family dwelling, with a lot coverage of 23.7% (20% allowed).  
 

About 

The Zoning Board of Review features 7 members, (five regular, plus two alternates) appointed by the City Council to staggered three year terms. 

Meetings are held the fourth Monday of the month in the Second Floor Council Chambers at Newport City Hall, 43 Broadway.

Commission Members

  • Samuel Goldblatt  Chair
  • Bart Grimes
  • Russell Johnson
  • David Riley
  • Wick Rudd
  • Susan T. Perkins 1st alternate 
  • Nicole Shevory 2nd Alternate

Staff

  • Girard Galvin, Assistant City Solicitor
  • Nick Armour, Zoning Officer

2023 MEETING SHEDULE

Meets at 6:30 p.m. – City Hall Council Chambers 43 Broadway​


2023 ZBR Meeting Schedule
January
Tuesday, January 3
Monday, January 23

February
Monday, February 13 (Special Meeting)
Monday, February 27

March
Monday, March 27
April
Monday, April 24
May
Monday, May 22
June
Monday, June 26
July
Monday, July 24
August
Monday, August 28
September
Monday, September 25
October
Monday, October 23
November
Monday, November 27
December
Monday, December 18

* Filing deadlines for the submittal of a complete application is the meeting date of the prior month’s meeting, i.e. the filing deadline for April is March’s meeting date.
* Please note, dates in red are irregularly scheduled due to the observed City Holiday.
* All applications are to be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on the due date.
* Please direct inquiries to the Departments of Zoning & Inspections, at 401-845-5451, or at 401-845-5459
City of Newport

43 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840
Phone: (401) 845-5300 (M-F 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Fax: 401-848-5750

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