5 Tyler Street retroactive parking variance
Description
A retroactive variance for an existing parking space 7.5 feet wide adjacent and parallel to the sidewalk.
Impact summary
A small parking design issue delayed to April.
Applicant
- Name
- Samuel Hallowell
- Address
- 5 Tyler Street, Newport, RISee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · Zoning Board of Review
Last discussed Jun 22, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
Zoning Board of Review - Regular June 2026 Meeting - Jun 22, 2026
Retroactive variance for a parking space 7.5 feet wide beside the sidewalk where 9 feet is required; scheduled for continuation to July 27 at the applicant's request.
Zoning Board of Review - Regular May Meeting - May 18, 2026
A retroactive variance for an existing parking space 7.5 feet wide adjacent and parallel to the sidewalk.
Zoning Board of Review - Special April Meeting - Apr 13, 2026
Continued to April 20.
Zoning Board of Review - March 2026 Meeting - Mar 23, 2026
A retroactive variance for a narrow parking space next to the sidewalk was slated for continuance to April 13, 2026.
Related issues (4)
Thames Street corridor development and parking relief
A comprehensive parking management strategy with an events manager to coordinate transit ranked second in short-term priorities and topped the chapter-star voting.
City Hall area accessibility and facade changes at 365 Thames Street
The city-owned Brick Market building on Thames Street is getting an accessible, code-compliant entrance, new storefront glass, and new signage for the Museum of Newport History, which sees 35-40,000 visitors a year. The Historical Society revised the plan to answer earlier commission concerns.
Residential Parking Program overhaul
The city is rewriting its parking sticker program: about 16,500 permits were issued last year for fewer than 4,000 on-street spaces, and roughly a quarter went to out-of-state plates. The new rules cap most residents at three free permits, require annual proof-of-residency reapplication, and move to a digital system. Councilors split over whether the changes burden the 98% who follow the rules.
Protective Club expansion and neighborhood impacts
The long-running Fifth Ward social club won approval for a rear addition and one-bedroom apartment, but only with conditions protecting Dixon Street neighbors: no outdoor service area, long-term rentals upstairs, and bike/scooter parking. Objectors warned about noise, parking, and short-term rentals hollowing out the neighborhood.
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