§ 350-6
Districts; Zoning Map
- A. For the purpose of this chapter, the Town of Glocester is hereby divided into the following districts:
A-4 Agricultural-Residential This district is intended for agricultural use and low-density single-family dwellings, detached structures, located on lots containing a minimum lot area of four acres A-3 Agricultural-Residential This district is intended for agricultural use and low-density single-family dwellings, detached structures, located on lots containing a minimum lot area of three acres R-2 Residential This district is intended for single-family dwellings, detached structures, located on lots containing a minimum lot area of two acres B-1 Neighborhood Commercial This district is intended for commercial uses that primarily serve local neighborhood market needs for convenience retail, services and professional office establishments B-2 Highway Commercial This district is intended for commercial uses that serve Town-wide or regional market needs for retail, services and professional office establishments I Industrial This district is intended to provide for general manufacturing and industrial uses - B. Special provisions. These districts comprise overlay, floating or special-purpose designations that are superimposed on existing zoning district(s) or portion(s) thereof and which are intended to impose specific requirements and standards, in addition to or in place of the otherwise applicable and/or existing regulations. These districts exist as follows:
- (1) Historic District. This district is structured in accordance with Title 45, Chapter 24.1, of the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended, to preserve districts and specific buildings of the Town of Glocester which reflects elements of its cultural, social, economic, political, and architectural history, to stabilize and improve property values in the historic districts, to preserve specific buildings, to foster civic beauty, to strengthen the local economy and to promote the use of such districts and specific buildings for the education, pleasure and welfare of the residents of the Town of Glocester.
- (2) Flood Hazard Area. This district is established to govern the development and use of land subject to flood hazards, as defined as wholly or partly within Zone A and Zones A1-A30 as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map as part of the Flood Insurance Study, which also includes the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map, compiled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- (3) Planned District. This district is intended to encourage and provide a means for effectuating desirable residential, industrial and commercial development, and conservation in the Town of Glocester, which will feature variations in siting mixed land uses and/or varied dwelling types; to preserve open space for community facilities and aesthetic considerations; and to provide more efficient and economical services and facilities to the residents of the area.
- (4) Wellhead Protection District. (Reserved)
- (5) Residential Compound District. (Reserved)
- (6) Residential Cluster District. (Reserved)
- (7) Village Overlay District.
[Amended 3-15-2012, effective 4-11-2012]
- (8) Commercial Cluster District. (Reserved)
- (9) Watershed Protection District. (Reserved)
- (10) Natural Resources Protection District. (Reserved)
- (11) Scenic Highway District. (Reserved)
- C. Zoning Map. The location and boundaries of the zoning districts are hereby established as shown on maps filed in the office of the Town Clerk, entitled “Official Zoning Map of the Town of Glocester,” and the Historic District Designation Map, and are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this chapter.
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map and the Historic District Designation Map and the Village Overlay District Map are included at the end of this chapter.