Trazi / O'Connor Special Use Permit
Description
The new owners want to restore the house to five bedrooms for their five college-age children after the fire marshal flagged that two lower-level rooms lack proper egress windows; the board recommended approval with conditions.
Impact summary
Would raise the dwelling to six bedrooms if approved later.
Applicant
- Name
- Karen O'Connor
- Address
- 58 Indian Trail
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Zoning Board
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Zoning Board - Sep 17, 2026
Special use permit to add two bedrooms on the lowest level; continued to November 19, 2026.
Zoning Board - Aug 20, 2026
Owners seeking to restore five-bedroom status after a fire inspection found illegal basement bedrooms had their hearing continued to September 17 so they can build their evidentiary case.
Planning Board - Jul 21, 2026
The new owners want to restore the house to five bedrooms for their five college-age children after the fire marshal flagged that two lower-level rooms lack proper egress windows; the board recommended approval with conditions.
Related issues (2)
Short-term rental growth and data gaps
About a third of Narragansett's housing shows as vacant, but 90% of those units are seasonal or recreational homes — a huge difference for infrastructure like sewer capacity. The consultants will dig into better ways to measure seasonal residents, students, and second homes, which skew poverty, rental, and vacancy statistics.
Legalizing basement bedrooms at 163 Col. John Gardner Road
The Trazi/O'Connor case exposed how the town cracked down on a house advertised for six renters with unpermitted basement bedrooms — now the owners must prove compliance to get their five-bedroom permit back.
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