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Town of Burrillville Zoning Ordinance
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§ 30-71

Zoning district uses

TABLE I

Y = Permitted use.
S = Use allowed by special use permit. See section 30-214 for criteria for special uses.
C = Use allowed only under section 30-203, cluster development.
N = Prohibited.

 

F-5 Farming/Residential
F-2 Farming/Residential
R-40 Suburban Residential
R-20 Suburban Residential
R-12 Village Residential
R-7 Single Family Residential
OS Open Space
VC Village Commercial (formerly C-1)
GC General Commercial (formerly C-2)
LI Limited Industrial (formerly M-1)
GI General Industrial (formerly M-2)
[Footnotes are at the end of the table.]

 

Principal Use F-5 F-2 R-40 R-20 R-12 R-7 OS VC GC LI GI
Section 1. Agricultural uses:
1. Raising of animals, other than chickens, subject to the premises being kept in a humane, sanitary manner S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 N N N N
1a. Chickens Y 9 Y 9 Y 9 Y 9 Y 9 Y 9 Y 9 N N N N
2. Kennels (See sec. 30-214(3)) S N N N N N N N S N N
3. Commercial nursery with retail outlet Y S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 N N Y Y N
4. Commercial nursery, orchards, raising of crops for profit Y S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 N Y N N N N
5. A building or structure to be used for the display and sale of the products produced by the uses allowed herein on the land S S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 S Y Y S S
6. The storage of equipment and materials used in and for the agricultural uses permitted in this section Y S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 N S Y Y Y Y
7. Conservation area, wildlife refuge, reforestation area or woodlot Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
8. Wineries Y Y N Y Y Y Y
9. Farmer-wineries and farmer breweries Y Y N
Section 2. Residential uses:
1. Single-family detached dwelling Y Y Y Y Y Y N N 5 N N N
2. Accessory family dwelling unit (see section 30-158) Y 2 Y 2 Y 2 Y 2 Y 2 Y 2 N N 5 N N N
3. Two-family dwelling N N N Y 7 Y N N N 5 N N N
4. Mixed use building
(See sec. 30-159) 		N N N N N N N N 5 S 4 N N
5. Multifamily dwelling
(See secs. 30-204 and 30-214(e)) 		N N N S Y N N N 5 N N N
6. Townhouse N C C C Y N N N 5 N N N
7. Congregate living facility or assisted living domicile (See sec. 30-214(6)) S S S Y Y Y N S S S N
8. Group home, community residence or family day care residence Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N
9. Boardinghouse for not more than two boarders N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
10. Hotel or motel N N N N N N N N Y N N
11. Inn or bed and breakfast (See sec. 30-214(7)) S S S S S S N N 5 S N N
12. Home occupation (see section 30-155) Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N
13. Halfway house, residential treatment facility
(See sec. 30-214(8)) 		S S S S S S N N N N N
Section 3. Open recreation uses:
1. Public playground Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
2. Bathing beach (See sec. 30-214(9)) S S S S S N Y S S S S
3. Golf practice range or golf course (regulation 9 or 18 holes) (See sec. 30-214(9)) S S S S S N S N S N N
4. Swimming pool, commercial or municipal (See sec. 30-214(9)) S N N N N N N Y Y N N
5. Commercial picnicking area, overnight or family camping areas (See sec. 30-214(10)) S S N N N N S N N N N
6. Drive-in theater (See sec. 30-214(11)) N N N N N N N N S N N
7. Riding stables or academies (See sec. 30-214(3)) Y S N N N N S N N N N
8. Other outdoor commercial recreation (See sec. 30-214(9)) N N N N N N N S S N N
Section 4. Public and semipublic use:
1. Church or other places of worship (subject to development plan review) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
2. Clubs, lodges, social and community center buildings provided that they are nonprofit organizations (subject to development plan review) (See sec. 30-214(12)) S N N N S S N S Y N N
3. Day care center or nursery school (See sec. 30-214(13)) S S S S S S N S S S S
4. Elementary or secondary school, junior college or university (subject to development plan review) (See sec. 30-214(14)) S S S S S N N S S N N
5. School conducted as a private gainful business for teaching such subjects as dancing, singing, music (See sec. 30-214(15)) S S N N N N N Y Y N N
6. Trade school/technical school N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y
7. Hospital and health clinic (subject to development plan review) (See sec. 30-214(16)) Y N N N N N N S Y N N
8. Rest home or nursing home (See sec. 30-214(6)) S S N N N N N Y N N N
9. Municipal or government building (except penal) Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
10. Fire station Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
11. Wastewater treatment plant, incinerator or solid waste disposal facility N N N N N N N N N N Y
12. Telephone exchange or electric power substation, provided no business activity is connected therein
(See sec. 30-214(17)) 		S N N S N N S N N S S
13. Electric generating facility N N N N N N N N N N N
14. Public recreation hall Y N N N N N N Y Y N N
15. Telecommunications antennas and towers (See sec. 30-214(18)) S S S S S N S S S Y Y
16. Municipal water supply use, such as a pumping station, water storage facility or treatment facility Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
17. Solar energy systems:
(See sec. 30-211)
(a) small-scale solar energy systems Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
(b) large-scale solar energy systems N N N N N N N S S S S
18. Energy storage facility 6 (See sec. 30-214(20)) N N N N N N N N S S S
Section 5. Office use:
1. Professional office in a dwelling (for use by a resident of the premises) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N N
2. Office building or use N N N N N N N Y Y Y N
3. Temporary real estate (one-year renewal and limited to new subdivisions or other similar new developments) Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
4. Bank or credit union N N N N N N N Y Y Y N
Section 6. Restaurant and entertainment:
1. Lunchroom or restaurant:
(a) Not including entertainment N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y
(b) Including entertainment N N N N N N N N Y N N
2. Tavern or cafe (no entertainment) N N N N N N N Y Y N N
3. Nightclub N N N N N N N N Y N N
4. Theater or concert hall N N N N N N N Y Y N N
5. Indoor commercial recreation (See sec. 30-214(21)) N N N N N N N Y Y S S
6. Drive-in restaurant
(See sec. 30-214(22)) 		N N N N N N N S Y N N
7. Carnival, fair or other temporary recreation or entertainment Y Y N N N N N Y Y N N
8. Breweries and microbreweries N Y Y Y Y
9. Brewpubs N Y Y Y
10. Distilleries N Y Y Y Y
Section 7. Service business:
1. Personal convenience service, including but not limited to barbershop, shoe repair, dry cleaner, laundry pickup N N N N N N N Y Y N N
2. Specialty services, including but not limited to copy center, photo studio, interior decorating shop, tailor, catering service, etc. N N N N N N N Y Y N N
3. Mortuary or funeral home (See sec. 30-214(23)) N S S S S N N N Y N N
4. Radio or television studio (See sec. 30-214(25)) S N N N N N N Y Y N N
5. Veterinary office or animal hospital Y Y N N N N N Y Y N N
6. Gasoline filling station (no major repairs) N N N N N N N Y Y N N
7. General automotive repair (See sec. 30-214(24)) N N N N N N N S S S N
8. Auto body or paint shop N N N N N N N N Y Y Y
9. Vehicle rental agency N N N N N N N Y Y Y N
10. Self-service laundromat and cleaner N N N N N N N Y Y Y N
11. Carwash (See sec. 30-214(26)) N N N N N N N N S N N
Section 8. Retail business:
1. General retailing activities, including but not limited to, grocery, specialty goods, drug, hardware, variety, general merchandise, department store, furniture and household goods (including storage up to 30 percent of the gross floor area) N N N N N N N Y Y N N
2. Package liquor store N N N N N N N Y Y N N
3. Auto, truck or heavy equipment sales in a building (including repairs) N N N N N N N N Y Y N
4. Recreational trailer sales and service
(See sec. 30-214(27)) 		N N N N N N N N S Y N
5. Cannabis retailer, hybrid cannabis retailer (See sec. 30-214(35)) N N N N N N N N N S S
Section 9. Transportation uses:
1. Rail or motor freight terminal N N N N N N N N Y Y Y
2. Rail or bus passenger station N N N N N N N Y Y Y N
Section 10. Wholesale business and storage:
1. Wholesale business and storage of nonflammable and nonexplosive material in a building N N N N N N N N Y Y Y
2. Open lot storage of new building material and machinery N N N N N N N N N Y Y
3. Open storage of sand and gravel (See sec. 30-214(28)) N N N N N N N N N S S
4. Sawmill (See sec. 30-214(cc)) S S N N N N N N N S S
5. Storage of flammable material
(See sec. 30-214(30)) 		N N N N N N N N N N S
6. Private open storage, disposal or burning of garbage or rubbish N N N N N N N N N N N
Section 11. Service industries:
1. Laundry or dry cleaning plant (See sec. 30-214(31)) N N N N N N N N N S S
2. Blacksmith, machine or welding shop N N N N N N N N N Y Y
3. Bus, truck and heavy equipment repair
(See sec. 30-214(31)) 		N N N N N N N N S S Y
Section 12. Industrial uses:
1. The manufacture, compounding, processing or packaging of bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, drugs, food products (not including meat, fish, yeast, vinegar and the rendering of fats and oils), and other similar operations N N N N N N N N N Y Y
2. The manufacture or assembly of articles using bone, shell, plastic, leather, precious metals or stones, wood, textiles or tobacco and other previously prepared products N N N N N N N N N Y Y
3. The manufacture, or assembly from prepared materials, of musical instruments, clocks, toys, novelties, electrical appliances, electronic devices, light sheet metal products, machine tools and machinery and other products N N N N N N N N N Y Y
4. The manufacture or compounding of hazardous materials as defined in G.L. 1956, § 23-19-1 et seq., and similar processes of manufacture and compounding (See sec. 30-214(31)) N N N N N N N N N N S
5. The manufacture of automobiles, trucks, boats, machinery or machine tools N N N N N N N N N N Y
6. The manufacture of bricks, tile, cement, terracotta or cinderblock products N N N N N N N N N N Y
7. The smoking, canning or curing of meat and fish products N N N N N N N N N Y Y
8. Mining, quarrying, gravel pits and loam stripping (See sec. 30-214(32)) N N N N N N N N N S S
9. Textile dyeing or finishing N N N N N N N N N N Y
10. Boat storage or repair (See sec. 30-214(33)) N N N N N N N N S Y Y
11. Retail outlet for an industrial use (as an accessory use) N N N N N N N N N Y Y
12. Compassion center
(See sec. 30-214(34)) 		N N N N N N N N S S S
13. Marijuana cultivation center N N N N N N N N N N N
14. Non-residential cooperative cultivation (See sec. 30-214(34)) N N N N N N N N S S S
15. Residential cooperative cultivation N N N N N N N N N N N
16. Patient cultivation Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
17. Primary caregiver cultivation (See sec. 30-214(34)) N N N N N N N S S S S
18. Cannabis cultivator, cannabis product manufacturer, and cannabis testing
laboratory (See sec. 30-214(35)) 		N N N N N N N N N S S
Any use not specifically listed in this section will be considered as a special exception N N N N N N N N N S S
Section 13. Accessory uses:
1. Accessory use customarily incidental to a use permitted in the district and located on the same site Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
2. Any accessory use customarily incidental to a use permitted as a special exception in the district and located on the same site S S S S S S S S S S S
Section 14. Uses not listed: Any use not specifically listed in section 30-71 or section 30-202 is prohibited.

 

1 If acreage is five acres or more, the use is permitted (Y).

2 Allowed by right if in conformance with section 30-158, standards.

3 Allowed by right if part of a shopping center or mall.

4 Subject to the provisions of 30-159, mixed use buildings.

5 New construction may be allowed if in conformance with major land development provision(s) per subsection 30-201(d), land development review, per review by the Burrillville planning board.

6 Nothing herein shall preclude the Town of Burrillville from installing energy storage facilities on any town-owned or controlled property regardless of the zoning district. Likewise, regardless of the underlying zoning district, nothing herein shall preclude the Pascoag Utility District from installing energy storage facilities on any properties that were district-owned or controlled as of February 12, 2020.

7 Allowed by right only if connected to public water and sewer.

8 If acreage is less than 0.5 acres, the use in not permitted (N). If the acreage is five acres or more, the use is permitted (Y).

9 Refer to chapter 4 - animals, sections 4-8.1 through 4-8.3 for quantity limitations.

(Ord. of 2-12-1997; Ord. of 10-22-1997; Ord. of 2-11-1998; Ord. of 4-12-2000; Ord. of 4-26-2000; Res. of 9-24-2003; Res. of 2-25-2004(1); Ord. of 5-27-2009; Ord. of 8-28-2013; Ord. of 2-11-2015; Ord. of 10-28-2015(2); Ord. of 5-24-2017; Ord. of 12-13-2017; Ord. of 4-11-2018; Ord. of  2-12-2020(1); Ord. of 03-22-2023 (3); Ord. No. 12-13-2023(2); Ord. of 1-10-2024(1); Ord. of 2-26-2025(2))