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Agenda 2026-05-14

Portsmouth

Agenda · May 14, 2026

Town of
Portsmouth
Technical Review
Committee
THURSDAY
MAY 14, 2026 –
11:00 AM
in-person meeting
Town Hall, Portsmouth
Room, 2nd Floor,
2200 East Main Rd,
Portsmouth, RI 02871

MEETING AGENDA

1. Call to Order.
2. Plan Review – Alfred Sousa
(applicant and owner) for

property located at 0 Bay View
Avenue (Prudence Island);
being Tax Assessor's Map 84
Lot 49 (Zoned Residential,
R-20). The Applicant seeks a
Dimensional Variance to
construct a new dwelling on a
lot not fronting on a public
street (Article III, Section D2).
• This application came
before the Zoning
Board of Review on
April 16, 2026. The
Board voted to
continue this
application to the May
21, 2026, Zoning
Board of Review
Meeting with the
condition that the
Applicant submit
engineering plans of
the proposed access
road beforehand.
• RoadMaintenanceAgreement_Highvi
• ZBR Application

1. Modification to the Approved
Final Plan of “The
Narragansett Bay Club”
(Formerly ‘The Newport
Beach Club’) – Newport
Beach Club LLC (Applicant)
for property located on
Newport Harbor Drive; being
Assessor’s Plat 22 Lot 4, & 10
and Plat 23 Lot 18 in an HI
(Heavy Industrial Planned
Resort Development Overlay
District).  The Applicant is
requesting to reconfigure South
Carnegie Beach Drive to create
more efficient layout with less
pavement (there will be no
change to the number of units
approved).
• 2026-04-06 EQUESTRIAN
VILLAGE MODIFICATION
• 01272026_TOWN OF
PORTSMOUTH PLANNING
BOARD 2200 East Main Road P
1. Waiver Request from “The
Narragansett Bay Club”
(Formerly ‘The Newport
Beach Club’) – Newport
Beach Club LLC (Applicant)
for property located on

Newport Harbor Drive; being
Assessor’s Plat 22 Lot 4, & 10
and Plat 23 Lot 18 in an HI
(Heavy Industrial Planned
Resort Development Overlay
District).The Applicant is
requesting a waiver from
Article X (E)(1)(f) of the Town
of Portsmouth Design
Standards regarding the
requirement for a binder course
of asphalt to be installed prior
to construction.
• Letter - 04.15.26
1. Pre-Application Plan Review
— Dan Whitney and Adam
Hird (Applicants) for property
located at 1200 West Main
Road; being Assessor’s Plat 44
Lot 7 in an LI (Light Industrial)
Zone. This applicant seeks a
pre-application plan review to
construct a storage facility.
• 260325 Concept Site Plan
Portsmouth JJ75
1. Adjourn.

Copies of an application and
supporting
documents
can
be
obtained by contacting the Town
Planning office at 401-643-0499
Ext. 305 or emailing Kristen Black
at [email protected].