Agenda 2026-01-08

Town of Portsmouth
Planning Board
Thursday – January 8, 2026
7:00 PM
Town Council Chambers
2200 East Main Rd Portsmouth, RI 02871
The Town of Portsmouth’s Planning Board
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Planning Board Agenda
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
1. Approval of Minutes:
• December 11, 2025
DECEMBER_11_2025PBMinutesDRAFT(1)

1. Elm Street/Portsmouth Heights
Subdivision Progress Report – At the
December 11 Planning Board Meeting,
Harkins Development Company was
granted an extension to January 8,
2026, to remedy outstanding work to
be completed, being: 1. Installation of
Concrete Bounds, 2. Completion of As-
Built Plans, 3. Installation of loam and
see after the final paving to complete
the roadway, 4. Homeowners
Association has been established.
letter bond
Portsmouth Heights Letter 5.8.25
Harkins
Road Bond Elm street
Elm_Street_Runoff_Letter
Emmert 30 Elm St - Swale and Tree
Request
Portsmouth Heights Status Letter
2025-09-11 15-12
1. Public Hearing – Preliminary Plan
Review – PV Assessment Management
(Applicant) for Regal LLC (Owner) for
property located at 0 & 1526 West
Main Road; Being Tax Assessor’s Plat
51 Lot 34 & 34C (Zoned Commercial,
C). The applicant is requesting
Preliminary Plan approval of a 25,575
square foot building, architecturally
designed to fit into Portsmouth for
retail storage containing 400-500
individual units.

• The Applicant went before the Technical
Review Committee on September 2,
2025, the Design Review Board on
November 3, 2025, and the Planning
Board on October 9 for pre-application
plan review.
1526 West Main Road_Traffic
Letter_11-11-2025
Abutters map
Affidavit of Mailing

DRAINAGE REPORT COMBINED

SIGNED
East and South elevations
LD-2025-02 1526 WEST MAIN ROAD
PORTSMOUTH PRELIM
SUBMISSION_SIGNED (1)
OandM combined and signed
Preliminary application
Renderings
Repletter
summary of application
1526WestMainRd.Master.Preliminary.StaffReport
1.8.26
1. Chapter 337 – Post Construction
Stormwater Control – Discuss and
provide an advisory recommendation
to the Town Council on proposed text
amendments regarding the working
draft for Post Construction

Stormwater Control Ordinance,
Chapter 337.
Portsmouth PostConstrOrd 20250912
6. Discussion of hiring a consultant to
complete a full build out traffic study
report.
Administrative Officer/Town Planner
Report
1. Administrative Merger of property
located at 0 Alice Avenue; being Map
77 Lots 108H and 108G, property
owned by Lourdes Tallet and F.
Campanile.  The intent of the plan is
to merge lots 108G and 108H together
for all future zoning and permitting
purposes.  The Administrative Merger
deeds were recorded on December 19,
2025.

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