What was decided

One Neighborhood Builders presented a proposed mixed-use development at 85 Hunt Street, a city-owned property, and members asked questions about rent, parking, sewer capacity, and security. No vote was taken on that project. The application for 319 Hunt Street, which seeks variances to expand a garage, was continued to the next meeting at the applicant's request. Members also approved the July 22, 2026 minutes.

Show all 2 votes in order

• Approved The July 22, 2026 minutes and continued the August 26, 2026 minutes, by unanimous voice vote. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Continued Application PZB-2026-09Z for 319 Hunt Street to the next regularly scheduled meeting, by unanimous voice vote. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

• Continued Application PZB-2026-09Z for 319 Hunt Street Application PZB-2026-09Z for 319 Hunt Street to the next regularly scheduled meeting, by unanimous voice vote. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

Also voted on

• Approved The July 22, 2026 minutes and continued the August 26, 2026 minutes, by unanimous voice vote. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

Agenda

The meeting covers a zoning application from Effuahson, LLC for 319 Hunt Street. It also includes a pre-application presentation by One Neighborhood Builders for 85 Hunt Street.

Show the agenda's 4 items

• Public comment
• Old business: Application PZB-2026-09Z by Effuahson, LLC, of 40 Toronto Avenue, Providence, RI, for 319 Hunt Street (Assessor's Plat 3, Lot 121). The applicant proposes to build an addition to the existing principal garage and seeks a use variance to expand a legal nonconforming use.
• Old business: The same application also seeks dimensional variances from rear-yard setback requirements, maximum lot coverage requirements, and Art. IV, Sec. 401.1(B), which requires a total open area of at least 800 square feet.
• New business: Pre-application presentation by One Neighborhood Builders for a proposed major land development at 85 Hunt Street (AP 2, Lot 196), a property owned by the City of Central Falls.

Meeting details

Where

The Bessette Building (DPW), 1280 High Street, Central Falls, RI, 02863

Terms used here

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Rhode Island's Open Meetings Act (R.I.G.L. § 42-46-5) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, collective bargaining, buying land, or personnel matters.

variance

Permission from the zoning board to use or build on a property in a way the zoning doesn't allow, such as closer to a lot line, because of a hardship particular to the property.

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