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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-307

Applicability

  • (a) [Floodplain overlay district established.] The special flood hazard areas are herein established as a floodplain overlay district. The district includes all special flood hazard areas within the City of East Providence designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A99, V, or VE on the Providence County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Digital FIRM issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. The map panels of the Providence County FIRM that are wholly or partially within the City of East Providence are panel numbers 44007C337G, and 44007C339G dated March 2, 2009; 44007C317J, 44007C336H, 44007C338H, and 44007C451H dated September 18, 2013; and 44007C309K, 44007C326J, 44007C327H, 44007C328J and 44007C329H dated October 2, 2015. The exact boundaries of the district may be defined by the 100-year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Providence County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report dated October 2, 2015. The office of emergency management is responsible for floodplain management. The FIRM and FIS report and any revisions thereto are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Emergency Management Agency and the department of public works engineering division.

  • (b) Disclaimer of responsibility. The degree of flood protection required by the ordinance is considered reasonable but does not imply total flood protection.

  • (c) Severability. If any section, provision, or portion of this division is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court, the remainder of the ordinance shall not be affected.

  • (d) Other development. For the purposes of this section, "other development" shall be defined as any action exclusive of that which requires the issuance of a building permit under the Rhode Island State Building Code. Such other development shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

    • (1) Earth, gravel or mineral removal or extraction.

    • (2) Alteration of the topography by cutting, filling or grading.

    • (3) Storage of bulk materials outside of a structure.

    • (4) Construction or placement of facilities or improvements not normally requiring a building permit.

  • (e) [Conflict of provisions.] This division shall not in any way impair/remove the necessity of compliance with any other applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, etc. Where this division imposes a greater restriction, the provisions of this division shall control.

(Ch. 580, § I, 8-20-13; Ch. 628, § II, 9-15-15)