Legal Notice

Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2014 1:32 pm

LEGAL NOTICE

CITY OF WARWICK

ORDINANCE NO. 0-14-14

APPROVED SCOTT AVEDISIAN

September 11, 2014 MAYOR

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE

OF THE CITY OF WARWICK

APPONAUG WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

RENE HAMEL, RITA HAMEL AND JOSEPH PISATURO, PETITIONERS

Be it ordained by the City of Warwick:

Section I. The Zoning Map and the Record Book of Lot Classifications which are a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Warwick are hereby amended by changing the classification of the following described premises from Light Industrial and Residential A-10 to General Business and Open Space.

Lot 276 on Assessor’s Plat 365 as said plat appeared in the Tax Assessor’s office on December 31, 2013 is hereby changed from Light Industrial to General Business.

Lot 219 on Assessor’s Plat 365 as said plat appeared in the Tax Assessor’s office on December 31, 2013 is hereby changed from Residential A-10 to General Business for a portion of the Lot and Open Space for the remaining portion of the Lot.

The Lots are set forth in the legal description and on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Subject to the following conditions and stipulations and in substantial compliance with the plans approved by the Planning Board at its meeting on November 20, 2013:

1) That prior to Final Approval by the Planning Board, the Applicant shall merge Assessor’s Plat 365, Assessor’s Lots 219 and 276 and record a subdivision as per The City of Warwick’s Development Review Regulations.

2) That in conjunction with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, the Applicant shall improve the sidewalk on the southern side of West Shore Road under the Amtrak train trestle to provide a gateway to Apponaug Village and pedestrian access from the hotel site to the Village. These pedestrian improvements shall consist of lighting, landscaping and a period correct hand rail, at a minimum. A design shall be submitted for review and approval by the Warwick Planning Board or Administrative Officer to- the Planning Board, prior to Final Approval by-the Planning Board.

3) That the Applicant’ shall provide public parking (3 spaces minimum) at the terminus to Station Street to provide public access to Apponaug Cove, as permitted by CRMC.

4) That the Applicant shall be responsible for maintaining and plowing Station Street.

5) That there shall be no live music outside of the building or on the outdoor deck. All exterior lighting shall be dark sky compliant and shielded from any abutting residential structures.

6) That the Applicant shall hire a Warwick Police Department detail for traffic, control during any event exceeding 100 people.

7) That the, Applicant shall employ traffic mitigation measures as proposed in the traffic report prepared by Pare Consulting and dated July, 2013 including the consideration of a turn lane from West Shore Road onto the parcel, optimizing the timing of the existing signal at the intersection of West Shore Road and Long Street, reducing blockage on West Shore Road by installing signage on the site instructing motorists not to block the intersection, and installing new pavement markings and signage on West Shore Road.

8) That the Applicant shall install signage on the site clearly indicating the traffic ingress and egress pattern, with “no exit” clearly marked for Station Street.

9) That the Applicant shall submit a peer review completed by a qualified traffic engineer of the project’s traffic report, prepared by Pare Consulting, and dated July 30, 2013, prior to Preliminary Approval by the Warwick Planning Board.

10) The following relief is granted from the general provisions of the Zoning Ordinance:

a) A building 80 feet in height;

b) Less than the required front set back from Station Street and West Shore Road;

c) The building and site work may be located within the coastal and freshwater wetlands setbacks of 50 feet;

d) Less than the required parking area setback of 10 feet;

e) Less than the required parking spaces in that 222 parking spaces are allowed;

f) Greater than the allowable driveway width in that 45 feet is allowed;

g) Less than the required number of loading spaces in that one is allowed; and

h) Less than the required landscape buffer along street frontage on Station Street and West Shore Road.

11) This zone change is limited to a hotel and its accessory uses as approved by the Planning Board and the City Council in adopting this ordinance.

Section II. The Clerk of the Zoning Board of Review is hereby authorized and directed to cause said changes to be made on the Zoning Map and the Record Book of Lot Classifications.

Section III. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication as prescribed by law.