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Town of Glocester
Town of Glocester Zoning Ordinance
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§ 350-22

P-Districts created

Pursuant to this article and R.I.G.L. §§ 45-24-1 and 45-24-4, the Town Council of the Town of Glocester hereby establishes P-Districts as follows:

  • A. The Town of Glocester's Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map are hereby amended and a P-District established with respect to certain property shown on Assessor's Plat Map No. 18, Lot 10, and shown on that certain final approved general development plan of Glocester Pines, Inc., which has been filed with the Town of Glocester, said parcel comprising approximately 87.2 acres.
    • (1) Standards for area, placement and location of structures and land features, coverage, density, use, development, improvements, and all other manner of land uses shall be governed by and limited to those standards which have been set forth and detailed on the final approved general development plan filed by the owner of the P-District with the Town of Glocester.
    • (2) In addition to these deviations from standard zoning and subdivision requirements which are depicted on the final approved general development plan, the Town of Glocester hereby grants to the applicant the following additional exceptions to the P-District standards. All other zoning, subdivision and Town ordinance requirements shall be applicable to the P-District.
      • (a) The requirement set forth in § 350-21 of Chapter 350 pertaining to underground utilities need not be complied with;
      • (b) Any requirements for public water and sewer service need not be complied with;
      • (c) Any requirement for paved roads need not be complied with;

      Editor's Note: See Ch. 300, Subdivision of Land.

    • (3) Development, use, location and placement of structures and improvements, and all aspects of dimensional and area regulation within this P-District, shall be subject to and governed by the enforcement provisions of Chapter 350. Any deviation from the final approved general development plan shall be subject to all the penalties provided for in Chapter 350 and the Zoning Enabling Legislation. Any exception or variance to the plans as presently constituted will require prior Town Council approval by means of an appropriate amendment to this article.
    • (4) The applicant will take appropriate measures and use best efforts to reduce the flow of silt, if and when there is any flow of silt.
    • (5) The Town Council will retain custody of the final approved general development plan until such time as the Town's Highway Commissioner certifies to the Town Council that the roads within the P-District have been properly constructed, such that sale of parcels within the P-District should be allowed to proceed. At this time, if the Town Council is satisfied that lots within the P-District are ready for sale, it shall so certify on the final approved general development plan and release said plan to the owner for recording with the Town. Until said plan is recorded in the manner specified above, no lots shall be sold by the owner, except for Lot #1. During the pre-recordation period when the Town Council has custody of said plan, it shall be filed at the Town Hall and open to inspection by the public.
    • (6) This article supersedes and takes precedence over all other Town ordinances which conflict herewith. To the extent other Town ordinances do not conflict with the terms of this article, they are fully applicable.
    • (7) This section shall take effect upon its passage.
    • (8) No licenses, permits, or approvals shall issue with respect to this P-District unless the activity in question is in conformance with the final approved general development plan. Any such license, permit, or approval which does issue with respect to activity which is not in conformance with said plan shall be null and void and shall not prevent or in any way prejudice the Town from enforcing this article under the zoning laws.
    • (9) The procedure for amending this plan in any respect shall be the same as that provided for in Title 45, Chapter 24 of the Rhode Island General Laws and § 350-8.

    Editor's Note: The Glocester Pines, Inc., general development plan, adopted 9-10-1981, has been amended as follows: 5-21-1987; 1-20-1994; 3-19-1998; 10-15-1998; 8-5-2010, effective 9-8-2010.