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The Middletown Comprehensive Plan is a long-range guide for the future development of the town and for the preservation of the unique characteristics which make the town special for its citizens. The existing plan was a result of an enthusiastic effort by a Citizens Committee made up of volunteers who developed the issues identified and expanded upon in the plan.  The current plan, which was revised and adopted by the Middletown Town Council on April 7, 2003,is now in the process of being updated.  Under the Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act, Chapter 45-22.12 of the General Laws, each municipality must update its comprehensive plan at least once every five (5) years. 

The Middletown Town Council solicited applicants to serve on the Comprehensive Plan Update Committee in January 2009, with the first Update Committee meeting in February 2009.  It is the hope of the Committee to complete the update process by the end of Fall 2009.

Understanding that comprehensive plans must reflect the people they serve, the Town of Middletown encourage citizens input at all stages of the planning process.  Residents and property owners are encouraged to attend the planning meeting, which occur on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays (5pm – 7pm) of every month.  Stay tuned to the meetings link for information related to upcoming meetings and agendas.

Middletown Comprehensive Community Plan

The following list consists of the required sections of Middletown’s Comprehensive Plan.  As the update committee works a particular section, you will find a link to the draft document below.  The committee will work on one section at a time, until the end of the update process. 

Draft Plan Elements

Element I – Draft Executive Summary, Goals, Policies and Implementation
Element II – Draft Cultural and Historical Resources

• Draft Maps
• II - 1 Draft Historic and Archeological Resource
• II - 2 Draft Historical Cemeteries

Element III – Natural and Ecological Resources

• Draft Maps
• III – 1 Soil Constraints
• III – 2 Drainage Patterns and Watersheds
• III – 3 Flood Hazard Areas
• III – 4 Natural Resource Areas
• III – 5 Rare Species Boundaries
• III– 6 RI CRMC Water Type Classification
• III – 7 Sakonnet & Center Island Greenways
• III – 8 Designated Scenic Areas
• III – 9 Sewer System
• III – 10 CRMC Rights of Way

Element IV – Recreation, Conservation and Open Space

• Draft Maps
• IV – 1 Recreation Planning Districts
• IV – 2 Recreation Facilities, Open Space Areas

Element V Economic Development
Element VI Circulation

• Draft Maps
• VI – 1 Highway Functional Classification
• VI – 2 Public Bus Routes

Element VII Housing

• Draft Maps
• VII – 1 Residential Density
• VII – 2 Current and Potential Affordable Housing

Element VIII Facilities and Services
Element IX Land Use

• Draft Maps
• IX – 1 Existing Land Use
• IX – 2 Existing Zoning
• IX – 3 Existing Watershed Protection District
• IX – 4 Agricultural Land Use
• IX – 5 Commercial and Industrial Land Use
• IX – 6 Future Land Use Plan

The Planning Board extends its appreciation to the current Comprehensive Plan Update Committee:

Name	Address	Affiliation
Arthur Weber	145 Island Dr.	Planning Board
Jan Eckhart	19 Third Beach Rd.	Planning Board
Audrey Rearick	296 Tuckerman Ave.	Planning Board
Richard Adams	240 Island Dr.	Planning Board
Frank Forgue	28 Underwood Lane	Planning Board
Gladys Lavine	591 Indian Ave.	Planning Board
Betty Jane Owen	137 Forest Ave.	Planning Board
Thomas Silveira	1195 Wapping Rd.	Zoning Board of Review
Lucy Levada	233 Meadow Ln.	Zoning Board of Review
Peter Tarpgaard	5 Longmeadow Ave.	Conservation Commission
Nicholas Coogan	31 Wintergreen Dr.	Open Space & Fields Com.
Rian Wilkinson	41 Prospect Ave.	Beach Commission
Tom Kowalczyk	9 Beechland Place	MEDAC
Eileen Spillane	44 Wayside Ave.	MEDAC
Jay Peckham	210 Paradise Ave.	Roads & Utilities Committee
Richard Cambra	2 Philips Ave.	Town Council
Barbara VonVillas	4 Ruth Street	Town Council
Robert Crump	16 Longmeadow Ave.	Public
Denise D'Amico	77 Briarwood Ave.	Public
Bruce Long	1 Winfield Court	Public
Barbara Murphy	16 Namquid Drive	Public
Romeo Velasco	67 Oak Forest Drive	Public
Town Staff Members
Ron Wolanski	Town Hall	Planning Department
David dosReis	Town Hall	Planning Department