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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-95

Districts designated

  • (a) Districts generally. For the purposes of this chapter, the city is divided into districts as shown on the zoning map entitled "Zoning Map of the City of East Providence," dated the effective date of this chapter, filed with the city clerk and hereby declared to be a part of this chapter. The districts, their abbreviations and common names are designated as follows:

    Abbreviation District
    R-1 Residential 1 One-family.
    R-2 Residential 2 One-family.
    R-3 Residential 3 One-family.
    R-4 Residential 4 One-family and two-family.
    R-5 Residential 5 Multifamily.
    R-6 Residential 6 One-family, two-family and three-family.
    O-1 Open Space 1 Open space.
    C-1 Commercial 1 Office business.
    C-2 Commercial 2 Neighborhood business.
    MS/NC (see section 19-322) Main Street and Neighborhood Center Overlay
    C-3 Commercial 3 General retail business.
    C-4 Commercial 4 Highway business.
    C-5 Commercial 5 Heavy business.
    CMU Commercial mixed use
    I-1 Industrial 1 Limited manufacturing.
    I-2 Industrial 2 General manufacturing.
    I-3 Industrial 3 Heavy manufacturing.
    BT Business/Technology (floating, district).
    RSD Riverside Square Mixed Use/Downtown (Overlay)

 

  • (b) Mixed use floating zone district. The mixed use floating zone district permits planned development of mixed residential/commercial uses; see further definition in section 19-364.

  • (c) Cluster floating zone district. The cluster floating zone district may amend any residential zone which permits clustering of residential units, with the goal of preserving open space; see further definition in section 19-364.

  • (d) Business technology floating zone district. The business/technology floating zone district may amend the C-1, C-4, I-1, I-2 and I-3 zoning districts only with the goal of permitting business/technology developments; see further definition in section 19-364.

  • (e) C-2 neighborhood business district. The C-2 neighborhood business district is intended to permit small-scale retail, service and office uses designed to serve adjacent residential neighborhoods and structures shall be no larger than 5,000 square feet in gross floor area.

  • (f) Main Street and Neighborhood Center Overlay. The Main Street and Neighborhood Center Overlay District as included in section 19-322 of chapter 19, zoning is supplemental to any C-1, C-2, C-3, and TA (Taunton Avenue Waterfront) uses allowed by right or special use permit in section 19-98, schedule of use regulations of chapter 19, zoning, or generally by chapter 19, zoning, and as shown on the Zoning Overlay Map for the district. For all the existing uses on parcels within this district, the uses may continue and any new development or redevelopment may occur as is currently allowed within the zoning district in which a parcel(s) is located or under the provisions of section 19-322, Main Street and Neighborhood Center Overlay District.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 19-96; Ch. 457, § II, 10-7-97; Ch. 146, § IV, 10-23-00; Ch. 453, § II, 7-15-08; Ch. 470A, § IV, 10-7-08; Ch. 506, § VI, 7-20-10; Ch. 642, § IV, 3-15-16; Ch. 721, § II, 8-21-18)

Editor's note— Ch. 146, § IV, adopted Oct. 23, 2000, renumbered § 19-96 as new § 19-95.