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City of Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 1908

ES OVERLAY DISTRICT FORMAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW

1908 ES OVERLAY DISTRICT FORMAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW

  • A. Purpose The ES East Side I-195 Overlay District is hereby created in recognition of the need to guide the future land use and development of the East Side I-195 surplus land made available through the relocation of I- 195. The regulations provided in the overlay district will ensure that future development establishes an urban block structure, creates continuous building frontages, and promotes urban vibrancy. Furthermore, the regulations will foster development that is context-sensitive, pedestrian-friendly, and mixed-use, and improves pedestrian and vehicular accessibility in the Fox Point neighborhood and along the Providence Riverfront.

  • B. Authority The Downtown Design Review Committee approves a development plan review application in the ES Overlay District.

  • C. Applicability All development in the ES Overlay District requires review by the Downtown Design Review Committee.

  • D. Procedure Development plan review in the I-195 Redevelopment District is conducted by the Downtown Design Review Committee in accordance with the procedures of Section 1907 for Downtown Design Review Committee development plan review.

  • E. Waivers The Downtown Design Review Committee may grant waivers for any of the regulations provided herein that are in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the ES Overlay District regulations. Where specified in the ES Overlay District, certain limitations are placed on the granting of waivers. In granting a waiver, the Downtown Design Review Committee may impose conditions deemed necessary to carry out the purpose of the ES Overlay District. In addition, the Downtown Design Review Committee shall make positive written findings on each of the following provisions:

  • 1. Literal enforcement of the provision for which a waiver is sought is impracticable.

  • 2. The design or development condition resulting from the waiver has no adverse impact on the surrounding natural environment, built environment, or pedestrian and traffic circulation.

  • 3. Granting of the waiver is in the best interest of good planning, urban design, and/or architecture practice, as evidenced by consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance.

    • F. Development Incentives In granting a development incentive, the Downtown Design Review Committee may impose such conditions deemed necessary to carry out the purpose of the ES Overlay District. Whenever an application requests a development incentive to the regulations of the ES Overlay District, a public hearing is required and shall meet the same requirements as a Zoning Board of Review public hearing. In granting a development incentive, the Downtown Design Review Committee shall make positive written findings on each of the following provisions: a. The design or development condition resulting from the development incentive has no adverse impact on the surrounding natural environment, built environment, or pedestrian and traffic circulation.

      • b. Granting of the development incentive is in the best interest of good planning, urban design and/or architecture practice, as evidenced by consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance.