Planning Board Meeting Thursday, July 10, 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 - June 12, 2025

C.Agenda Items

  1. C1.Preliminary Plan Phase review and Action by the Planning Board for Major Land Development proposal: (continued from June 12, 2025) 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. Applicant has agreed that the public hearing on the Preliminary Plan shall remain open until receipt of the necessary permits from the RIDEM.

  2. C2.Pre-application / Concept Review for a Minor Land Development/Unified Development Proposal for David Ramos to operate and construct a building for a Contract Construction Use in a General Business (GB) zoning district which also requires a Special Use Permit. Property located at 670-688 Metacom Avenue, Assessor’s Plat 128, Lot 15 & 16, Zone: General Business and Metacom Overlay District. Owners/Applicants: David Ramos and Lionel Ramos.

  3. C3.Comfort Inn & Suites Public Hearing and Action on Request for Checklist Waivers:  

    *This waiver request has been withdrawn and the application will be scheduled for a public hearing on an upcoming agenda.

    THIS PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE REQUEST FOR WAIVERS. If the requested waivers are approved by the Planning Board, a public hearing on the Master Plan application will be held at a later date after further notice in accordance with the Regulations.

    The Applicant has requested waivers of certain requisites that are required for submission at the Master Plan stage as follows:

    Checklist Item E2 – Renderings to illustrate the visual impact of the proposed commercial development;

    Checklist Item E3g – General viewshed analysis;

    Checklist Item E11 – Detailed design service letter from the BWPC Department

    Checklist Item E26 – A photometric plan

    Checklist Item E27 – Renderings to illustrate the visual impact on abutting properties;

    Checklist Item E28 – Signage Plan including the location, size, design and illumination

    Property is zoned General Business  -  Plat: 111, Lot 1

    Located opposite the intersection of Broadcommon Road and Gooding Avenue and extending approximately 346 feet to the east of this intersection

    Owners/Applicants: D and M Boca Development LLC  

  4. C4.Fairwind Village Comprehensive Permit Public Hearing and Action on Request for Checklist Waivers:

    *This waiver request has been withdrawn and the application will be scheduled for a public hearing on an upcoming agenda.

  5. C5.Correspondence from the Director of Community Development on the Public Engagement for the Comprehensive Plan Update 

D.Adjournment

Date Posted: July 1, 2025

Amended Date: July 7, 2025

Posted By: mbw