Planning Board Meeting Thursday, February 13, 2025 07:00 PM Bristol Town Hall, 10 Court Street, Bristol, RI 02809

Note: If communications assistance is needed or any other accommodations to ensure equal participation, please contact the Town Clerk’s office at 253-7000. Anyone requesting interpretive services for the deaf or hard of hearing must notify the Town Clerk’s office at 253-7000, 72 hours in advance of the meeting date and anyone requesting assistive listening devices or wishing to speak on a matter designated “CA” (consent agenda) or citizens public forum on the council docket must notify the Council Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting.

A.Pledge of Allegiance

B.Approval of Minutes - January 9, 2025

C.Old Business

  1. C1.Review Draft Updates from the Solicitor’s Office for Zoning Ordinance per revised State Law and make recommendations to the Town Council and finding of Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and General Purposes of Zoning

D.New Business

  1. D1.Preliminary Plan Phase review for Major Land Development proposal to construct a new Mt. Hope High School, including new tennis courts and athletic fields, at 199 Chestnut Street and to demolish the existing high school building. Owner: Town of Bristol / Applicant: Bristol Warren Regional School District/Lisa Pecora, Perkins Eastman, applicant representative.  Zoned: Public Institutional.  Assessor’s Plat 117 Lots   3-7.

    At Master Plan approval, the Applicant was granted waivers of State permits that are required for submission at the Preliminary Plan stage of review pursuant to State Law and the Regulations.  Specifically, in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Regulations and the Major Land Development Checklist item No. E7, the Applicant was granted a waiver to proceed to Preliminary Plan review with the following permits to be provided prior to Planning Board action on the Preliminary Plan Phase  - Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Freshwater Wetlands permit, RIDEM Stormwater Construction Permit, and RIDEM Water Quality Certification. Applicant has agreed that the public hearing on the Preliminary Plan shall remain open until receipt of the permits.

E.Correspondence

  1. E1.Violation of Subdivision and Development Review Regulations - 97 Broadcommon Road

F.Adjournment

Date Posted: January 24, 2025

Posted By: mbw