Zoning Board of Review Meeting Monday, September 18, 2023 07:00 PM Bristol Town Hall, 10 Court Street, Bristol, RI 02809

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Scanned copies of all applications and supporting materials will be available on the Town of Bristol website at https://www.bristolri.gov/government/boards/zoning-board-of-review/.  Written comments may be submitted to the Zoning Board via regular mail addressed to: Zoning Board of Review, Bristol Town Hall, 10 Court Street, Bristol, RI 02809 or via email to etanner@bristolri.gov. Written comments should be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2023.

1.Pledge of Allegiance

2.Approval of Minutes - July 2023

3.Continued Petitions

  1. 3A.Daniel L. and Lillian C. Leeser – Dimensional Variances: to construct a 24ft. x 26ft. accessory garage structure and a freestanding decorative pergola structure with less than the required front yard on a corner lot; and with the garage at an overall size greater than permitted for accessory structures in the R-10 zoning district.  Located at 12 Brookwood Road; Assessor’s Plat 79, Lot 452; Zone: R-10. 

4.New Petitions

  1. 4A.Robert M. Kreft – Dimensional Variances:  to construct a 40ft. x 42ft. accessory garage structure at a size and height greater than permitted for accessory structures, and with greater than permitted lot coverage by structures in the R-6 zoning district.  Located at 22 Wall Street; Assessor’s Plat 33, Lot 17; Zone: Residential R-6. 

  2. 4B.Richard P. and Lynn Luiz – Dimensional Variance:  to construct a 13ft. x 20ft. garage addition to an existing single-family dwelling with less than the required right side yard.  Located at 2 Maple Shade Court; Assessor’s Plat 54, Lot 18; Zone: Residential R-15. 

  3. 4C.20/20 Vision Care, Inc. – Dimensional Variance:  to renovate and reface an existing freestanding commercial sign with the proposed sign having approximately 42 square feet of sign area, at a size greater than permitted for a freestanding sign in the Manufacturing zoning district.  Located at 375 Metacom Avenue; Assessor’s Plat 46, Lot 14; Zone: Manufacturing (M). 

  4. 4D.Gilbert L. Almeida – Dimensional Variances:  to construct a 40ft. x 60ft. commercial building with less than the required rear yard, and less than the required front yard on a corner lot.  Located at 254 Franklin Street; Assessor’s Plat 29, Lot 38; Zone: Limited Business (LB). 

  5. 4E.Daniel LaChance – Dimensional Variance:  to construct a 38ft. 10in. x 50ft. 7in. single-family dwelling with less than the required front yard.  Located at 20 Highview Drive; Assessor’s Plat 48, Lot 71; Zone: Residential R-15. 

  6. 4F.Wendy J. Raad and Andrejs V. Gale – Dimensional Variances:  to construct a 24ft. x 26ft. garage addition and 8ft. x 23ft. breezeway addition to an existing single-family dwelling with less than the required front yard and with less than the required rear yard.  Located at 5 Adelaide Avenue; Assessor’s Plat 84, Lot 47; Zone: Residential R-10. 

  7. 4G.Louis and Joan Cabral – Dimensional Variances:  to modify a previous decision approving the construction of a 24ft. x 36ft. two-story accessory garage structure at a size and height greater than permitted for accessory structures in the R-6 zoning district by repositioning the proposed structure to the southeastern portion of the lot.  Located at 14 Union Street; Assessor’s Plat 15, Lot 52; Zone: Residential R-6. 

  8. 4H.Michelle R. and Jeffrey J. Cote – Dimensional Variances:  to construct a 36ft. x 42ft. two-story accessory barn / garage structure at a size and height greater than permitted for accessory structures in the R-40 zoning district.  Located at 192 Poppasquash Road; Assessor’s Plat 176, Lot 98; Zone: Residential R-40

  9. 4I.Zoning Board Staff Reports & Additional Correspondence

5.Adjourn

Date Posted: August 31, 2023

By: emt