Comprehensive Plan
Here is the official definition of land zoned as Mixed Use Planned District (MPD), which Mulligan’s Island currently is, and excerpts from the City’s Comprehensive Plan that pertain to development in Cranston.
City Zoning Book.
17.96.020 Definitions.
“Mixed use planned district (MPD)” means a development undertaken by a single
owner or group of owners and planned as a single entity, within which uses
shall be multiple in nature and may include uses not otherwise permitted
within the same zoning district. The mix and orientation of these uses are
required to be compatible within the proposed development and also in
relationship to the surrounding area.
The Comprehensive Plan was completed in February 1992 by Mayor Michael A. Traficante and City Plan Commission Walter McGarry Jr., Chairman and Kevin M. Flynn, Planning Director. Here are excerpts from it that refers to this issue:
“...the “Cornfields,” is not recommended for major economic development initiatives because of its proximity to nearby residential areas and a recreational site.
...The results of this survey, public hearings, and the meetings of the Citizens Advisory Committee were instrumental in establishing the overall major themes for this Comprehensive Plan.
THEMES
1. Sound growth management in Western Cranston based upon the preservation of significant tracts of open space through land regulatory techniques and other means. Open space in Western Cranston should be viewed as an important natural resource, worthy of preservation, for all of Cranston’s residents-those here today and those who will live here in future generations.
2. Enhancing quality of life opportunities within the more urbanized environment of Eastern Cranston-through rediscovery of the potential use inherent along natural resource corridors, such as rivers and urban ponds, and through creative adaptive reuse and improvements within the already built environment.
The Comprehensive Plan is founded upon these two themes.”
The Comprehensive Plan is a public document and is on file with Cranston City Hall if you would like to view it in its entirety.
