Waterfront Campus sub-district zoning — former Navy hospital site

Description

First-reading approval of zoning amendments creating a waterfront campus district that bans hotels and allows marine, conservation and blue-economy uses; public access guarantee language to be tightened before second reading.

Impact summary

Locks the Navy hospital site into lower-intensity, waterfront-friendly zoning so a hotel can't be built there — and keeps the appraised value low enough for the city to potentially buy it.

Applicant

Name

City of Newport (Planning Board recommendation)

Address

Former Navy Hospital site, bounded by Third Street, Cypress Street, and Dorsey Avenue