City of East Providence
Planning Board
Notice of Public Hearing
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Owner: Rudd Island Holdings, LLC
Petitioner: Touchdown Realty
Street address: 100 Wampanoag Trail
Location: Map 408, Block 10, Parcel 24
Zoning: R-3 District
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the East Providence Planning Board on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM at City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue on the first floor in the Council Chamber. The purpose of the public hearing is a request to convert a former nursing home into a 26 unit residential apartment building that is being reviewed as a major land development project at the master plan stage. A master plan is a conceptual plan for a proposed project that describes the basic parameters of the proposal with detailed engineering provided at the second phase, referred to as the preliminary plan.
The proposal meets the definition of “Adaptive Reuse” of Division 21 of Zoning that allows for the conversion of any commercial building that includes offices, schools, religious facilities, medical buildings, and malls into residential units or mixed use developments to be a permitted use. No changes to the existing building footprint or height of the structure is being proposed. The subject property is a 65,397 sq. ft. parcel with frontage on Wampanoag Trail.
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 master plan 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
