Land Development Project: Master/Preliminary Plan Submission
Applicant/owner: The John Flatley Company
Street address: 1279 Wampanoag Trail
Location: map 711, block 3, parcels 15.6 and 15.7
Zoning: Commercial – 1 District
A meeting of the Planning Board will be held in Room 306, Third-Floor, City Hall, 145 Taunton
Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, on Monday evening, January 12, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. The
applicant, The John Flatley Company seeks permission to construct on Parcel 15.6 a 61,818 sq.
ft. three-story self-storage structure and the following structures on Parcel 15.7: a 1,973 sq. ft.
structure to serve as restaurant with a drive-through in building 1, a 3,500 sq. ft. structure to
serve as retail and a bank in building 2, and a 10,500 sq. ft. structure for retail, massage therapy
and a health, fitness and wellness facility in building 3.
This submission being reviewed as a master/preliminary plan submission of a Major Land
Development project in accordance with the Unified Development Plan Review procedural
process, necessitating a use, special use permit and dimensional relief as individually described
below.
Master/Preliminary Plan for a Major Land Development Project
The applicant is seeking approval from the Planning Board for approval of a combined
master/preliminary plan submission for a major land development project.
Zoning Relief
Dimensional Variances (petition # 7040)
1. Section 19-283(d) Plans, Construction and maintenance of off-street parking areas. All
parking areas with 5 or more parking spaces shall provide a five-foot wide landscaped
strip containing a wall or fence of solid appearance having a height of not less than 5.5
feet. The petitioner is proposing no fence between the parking area and residential area
for parcel 15.7. (petition # 7040)
2. Section 19-443 Permitting, signage allowed and supplemental sign regulations. Section
19-443 requires a maximum of 1.5 sq. ft. per 1 foot of building frontage for a canopy sign
for a maximum of 520.5 sq. ft. for buildings 1, 2 and 3. The petitioner is proposing 750
sq. ft. of canopy signage for buildings 1, 2 and 3. (petition # 7040)
Special Use Permit (petition # 7041)
1. Section 19-98 Use schedule. Section 19-98 requires all proposed drive-through facilities
to obtain a special use permit. The petitioner is proposing a drive-through facility for
buildings 1 and 2 on parcel 15.7. (petitioner # 7041)
Use Variance (petition # 7042)
1. Section 19-98 Use schedule (Building 1, parcel 15.7). The petitioner is proposing a 1,973
sq. ft. restaurant without live entertainment in building # 1 on parcel 15.7. According to
section 19-98, restaurants are a prohibited use in a C-1 district. (petition # 7042)
2. Section 19-98 Use schedule (Building 2, parcel 15.7). The petitioner is proposing a 1,000
sq. ft. retail unit for the sale of food, drugs, clothing, jewelry, stationery or similar
personal or specialty items and a 2,500 sq. ft. bank. The retail use of the sale of food,
drugs, clothing, jewelry, stationery or similar personal or specialty items and a bank are
prohibited uses in a C-1 District. (petition # 7042)
3. Section 19-98 Use schedule (Building 3, parcel 15.7). The petitioner is proposing a
10,500 sq. ft. structure on parcel 15.7 with the following uses that are prohibited in a C-1
district: 1) retail sale of food, drugs, clothing, jewelry, stationery or similar personal or
specialty items (48% plus minus of maximum of building), 2) retail sale or rental of
general merchandise, furniture, household goods, supplies, and appliances, sporting
goods, automotive accessories, or other similar retail products (48% plus minus of
maximum of building), 3) message therapy establishment (16% plus minus of maximum
of building) and 4) health, fitness and wellness facility (16% plus minus of maximum of
building). (petition # 7042)
4. Section 19-98 Use schedule (Building 4, parcel 15.6). The petitioner is proposing a 3-
story 61,818 sq. ft. building to serve as self-storage. According to section 19-98, selfstorage is a prohibited use in a C-1 district. (petition # 7042)
Plans and other materials may be examined in the Office of the Department of Planning and
Economic Development, City Hall, Room 309, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday and 8:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The proposed land development project may be revised with the
permission of the Planning Board as a result of further study or because of the views expressed at
the public hearing.
Individuals requesting interpreter services for the hearing impaired or needing other special
services must call 435-7500 48 hours in advance of the meeting date.
Michael Robinson, Chairman
East Providence Planning Board
