Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Johnston Senior Center, 1291 Hartford Ave., Johnston, RI 02919

I. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL

 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 III. OLD BUSINESS

PB 24-42 – Forest Drive Solar AP 46 Lots 103, 171, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212 and 213- Zoned R-40.  Owner-: Shore Holdings, LLC.  Applicant -Revity Energy. The Petitioner is seeking A Public Hearing on the Master Plan Application of a Major Land Development and Special Use Permit applications pursuant to Unified Development Review to develop two 0.5 MW solar arrays and one single-family residential lot. Behind 3 and 17 Forest Drive.

IV. NEW BUSINESS:

PB 24-12-Wendy’s Restaurant -1386 Atwood Avenue AP44 Lot 359 Zoned B2. Applicant John Marth. Petitioner is seeking A Public Hearing for a Master Plan with Unified Development Review.

PB 25-01- Advisory Opinion on the request to Rezone 183 Shun Pike AP 43 Lot(s) 264&265 from R-40 to I-Industrial.  Applicant: Bachar Sasa.

PB 25-02-Advisory Opinion requesting amendments to Section 340-16 Industrial Performance Standards of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the covering of dirt mounds. 

PB 25-04- Petition 2024-CP-173 requesting to change the zoning AP 8 Lot 14 from B-2 and R-20 to R-7.  Applicant Mohamad Yaser & Rhonda Sasa.

PB 25-05 - 1515 Atwood Avenue AP 20 Lot 77. A Public Hearing for a Master Plan with Unified Development Review for a new restaurant.

V. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT & SPECIAL ITEMS

PB 25-03- Affordable Housing – Review DRAFT Plan, listen comment, recommendation action to the Town Council

PB 22-57 – The Comprehensive Plan.  Future Land Use Maps

PB 23-35 – Zoning Update.  Discussion and review of draft zoning ordinance.  Major restructuring of the ordinance was required because of the changes and the failure to update the ordinance over the past years when changes were made to state law.

o   The Planning Board Agenda and Minutes are available for review at https://clerkshq.com/johnston-ri or Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Planning Office, 100 Irons Avenue, Johnston.

o   Items not heard by 9:00 p.m. may be continued to the next Regular Meeting or a special meeting at the discretion of the Board.

o   Facilities are handicap accessible. Interpreter services may be requested from TTD (401) 792-9642 at least 72 hours in advance.