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Town of Jamestown Zoning Ordinance
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§ 82-601

Uses and districts

The symbols in the table below have the following meanings:

Y = Permitted use

N = Not permitted

S = Permitted by Special Use Permit

A = Permitted only accessory to a principal permitted use

The abbreviations for each of the zoning districts in this table are as described in section 82-500, Zoning districts.

CWe refers to the Commercial Waterfront District at East Ferry and CWw refers to the Commercial Waterfront District at West Ferry. Mixed use refers only to a mix of uses. The individual uses being mixed shall be governed separately in the use table. Note that any non-residential use allowed by special use permit in a residential district must follow the standards of section 82-1213 and any industrial use allowed by special use permit must follow the standards of section 82-1240.

Permitted Uses Table 6-1
Use District
P OS-I OS-II RR-200 RR-80 R-40 R-20 R-8 CL CD CWe CWw DC
I. RESIDENTIAL
1. Single-family dwelling N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
2. Conservation Development* N N N Y Y Y Y N N N N N N
3. Two-family dwelling or duplex N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4. Multifamily dwelling development/structure - See 1200 N N N N N N S S S S N N S
5. Community residence N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y
6. Family day care home N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
7. Mobile Home/Manufactured Home/Trailer Park N N N N N N N N N N N N N
8. Transient Trailer Park N N N N N N N N N N N N N
9. Mixed use + N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N
10. Accessory Dwelling Unit - See 1201 N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
11. Compact Cottage Development - See 1203 N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N N N
12. Assisted Living Facilities - See 1218 N N N N S S S S Y Y N N N
II. LODGING
1. Motel or hotel - See 1214 N N N N N N N N S S N N N
2. Bed and breakfast home - See 1202 N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
III. AGRICULTURAL
1. Farm, Crops and Nurseries Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
2. Farm, Livestock Y N Y Y Y N N N N N N N N
3. Keeping and raising of chicken hens accessory to permitted use - See 1207 Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N
4. Aquaculture N N N N N N N N N N N N N
IV. GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, INSTITUTIONAL
1. School or college - See 1215 S N N N N N N N S S N N N
2. Religious institution - See 1216 N N N N S S S S S S N N N
3. Library, museum, etc. - See 1216 S N S N S S S S S S N N N
4. Cemetery S N N N S S S S S S N N N
5. Hospital or clinic - See 1217 N N N N N N N N S S N N N
6. Nursing or Convalescent home - See 1218 N N N N N N N N S S N N N
7. Emergency counseling service - See 1217 N N N N N N N N S S N N N
8. Fire or police station S N N N S S S S Y Y N N N
9. Government facility (except penal, utility or garage) S N N N S S S S S S N N N
10. Government-owned penal, garage or utility facility - See 1219 S N N N N N N N S S N N N
11. Halfway house N N N N N N N N N N N N N
12. Charitable or fraternal organization - See 1220 S N N N N N N N S S N N N
13. Recreational ballfields - See 1221 S N S N S S S S N S N N N
14. Park and recreation use, including skateboard or ice rinks and playgrounds together with buildings, ancillary to the park use, such as bathrooms, educational space, and storage. - See 1222 Y N Y S S S S S S S S S N
15. Crematorium N N N N N N N N N N N N N
V. TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
1. Off-street parking (accessory) Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
2. Off-street parking (commercial) N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3. Seasonal off-site marina parking - See 1223 N N N N N N S N Y Y Y Y N
4. Off-site parking (municipal) Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
5. Boat and ship storage (noncommercial) N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
6. Motor freight terminal N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7. Bus passenger shelter Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N
8. Public and semipublic structure - See 1224 S N N S S S S S Y Y N N N
9. Power generating station (commercial) N N N N N N N N N N N N N
10. Sewage treatment plant (publicly owned) S N N N N N N N N N N N N
11. Incinerator, landfill or waste disposal facility N N N N N N N N N N N N N
12. Radio or TV studios - See 1225 N N N N N N N N S Y N N N
13. Solid waste transfer station S N N N N N N N N N N N N
14. Nuclear power facility N N N N N N N N N N N N N
15. Satellite dish - See 1226 S N N S S S S S S S S S S
16. Wind energy facility - See 1205 S N S/A S/A S/A S/A S/A S/A S/A S/A S/A S/A
17. Heliport/Helistop++ N N N N N N N N N N N N N
18. Accessory Solar Energy System - See 1204 A A A A A A A A A A A A A
19. Major Solar Energy System - See 1204 S N N N N N N N N N N N N
20. Communications Towers - See 1206 S S S S S N N N N N N N N
VI. COMMERCIAL, RETAIL
A. Heavy equipment
1. Lumber and building materials N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
2. Heating, plumbing, electrical or hardware N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
3. Heavy equipment sales or rentals N N N N N N N N N N N N N
B. Food
1. Grocery, bakery, dairy, fruit and vegetable, meat and fish, etc. N N N N N N N N Y Y S S N
2. Sale of produce raised on premises - See 1227 S N S Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
3. Packaged liquor stores N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
C. Eating and drinking places
1. Lunchroom or restaurant (no alcoholic beverages) - See 1228 N N N N N N N N Y Y Y S N
2. Tavern, bar or nightclub (alcoholic beverages) - See 1229 N N N N N N N N N S N N N
3. Lunchroom or restaurant (alcoholic beverages) N N N N N N N N Y Y Y N N
4. Drive-in restaurant (no alcoholic beverages) N N N N N N N N N N N N N
D. Motor vehicles
1. Motor vehicle dealers, including repairs conducted in a building - See 1230 N N N N N N N N S N N N N
2. Tire, battery and accessories sales N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
3. Fuel service station - see 1211 N N N N N N N N S S N N N
4. Auto body or paint shop - See 1230 N N N N N N N N S N N N N
5. General auto repair - See 1230 N N N N N N N N S S N N N
6. Vehicle rental agency - See 1230 N N N N N N N N S S N N N
7. Moped, motorized bicycles, rental N N N N N N N N N N N N N
8. Personal watercraft, rental N N N N N N N N N N N N N
E. Commercial recreation
1. Commercial recreation facilities - See 1231 N N N N N N N N S S N N N
2. Theater or concert hall - See 1232
N N N N N N N N S S N N N
3. Casino gambling, gaming, wagering or any gaming of any type N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4. Adult businesses N N N N N N N N N N N N N
5. Amusement or video arcades N N N N N N N N N N N N N
6. Golf course - See 1233 S N S N N N S N N N N N N
7. Miniature golf, driving ranges, pitch and putt, etc. N N N N N N N N N N N N N
8. Tent or recreational vehicle camps - See 1234 N N S N N N N N N N N N N
9. Riding academies - See 1235 N N N S S S N N N N N N N
10. Roller, ice skating or skateboard rink N N N N N N N N N N N N N
11. Amusement parks N N N N N N N N N N N N N
12. Drive-in theater N N N N N N N N N N N N N
13. Marina - See 1236 S N S N S S S S S S S S N
14. Boat and ship storage, and repair - See 1236 S N N N S S S S S S S S N
15. Yacht clubs and beach clubs - See 1236 N N N N N N N N S S S S N
16. Beach cabanas and bath (no alcoholic beverages) N N N N N N N N S S S S N
F. Miscellaneous retail
1. Retail, general N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
2. Furniture, floor covering and furnishings N N N N N N N N Y Y N N Y
3. Radio, TV, records and tapes N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
4. Fuel oil, bottled gas, etc., including storage - See 1209 N N N N N N N N A A A A N
5. Marine supplies, bait and accessories N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N
6. Gift, souvenir and tobacco shops N N N N N N N N Y Y Y N N
7. Sale of horticultural and agricultural products raised on premises N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N
8. Marijuana growing, processing, cultivating, testing, and sales, including, but not limited to: marijuana compassion center; licensed marijuana cultivator; marijuana processing and testing; marijuana wholesale and retail sales; (Excludes state medical marijuana program for individual qualified patient cardholder, primary caregiver, and licensed medical marijuana cooperative); and Cannabis establishments. +++ N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VII. COMMERCIAL SERVICES
A. Professional office
1. General commercial office or bank N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
2. Temporary real estate office or model home - See 1237 N N N N S S S S S S N N S
3. Home occupation - See 1210 N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4. Day care center N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
B. Personal services
1. Personal Services, General N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
2. Caterer N N N N N N N N Y Y N N N
3. Kennels N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4. Boarding of animals (excluding dogs) - See 1238 N N N S S N N N N N N N N
5. Pet Grooming N N N N N N N N S S N N N
VIII. INDUSTRIAL, NON-MANUFACTURING - See 1240
1. Earth removal N N N N N N N N N N N N N
2. Extractive industries N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3. Welding/sheet metal N N N N N N N N S S N N N
4. Wholesale business and storage of nonhazardous materials in a building N N N N N N N N S S N N N
5. Self-Storage Facilities N N N N N N N N N N N N N
6. Open lot storage of building materials or machinery N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7. Open storage of sand and gravel N N N N N N N N N N N N N
8. Open storage of junk or scrap materials N N N N N N N N N N N N N
9. Open or enclosed storage of hazardous materials N N N N N N N N N N N N N
10. Storage or transfer of fishery products N N N N N N N N S S Y Y N
11. Storage or transfer of fishery equipment (fishing industry, limited to storage and transfer) - See 1208 Y N Y> N N N N N Y Y Y Y N
12. Underground storage tanks - See 1209 N N N N N N N N S/A S/A S/A S/A N
IX. INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING
1. Manufacturing industries except those specifically regulated herein N N N N N N N N N N N N N
2. Fisheries/marine product packing or processing N N N N N N N N N N S/A S/A N
3. Petroleum refining and related industries N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4. Ship and boat building including sales - See 1239 N N N N N N N N S N Y Y N
5. Acetylene gas N N N N N N N N N N N N N
6. Ammonia or bleach N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7. Asphalt N N N N N N N N N N N N N
8. Glue N N N N N N N N N N N N N
9. Rubber N N N N N N N N N N N N N
10. Smelter, blast furnace or blooming mill N N N N N N N N N N N N N
11. Pulp mill N N N N N N N N N N N N N
12. Wooden boat building N N N N N N N N Y N Y Y N

 

* The provisions of this table notwithstanding, for the purposes of calculating minimum lot size, maximum lot coverage, maximum building height, minimum yard dimensions, setbacks for accessory structures, the maximum number of lots or dwelling units and the uses permitted in a conservation development in any zoning district where permitted, shall be governed by the provision of article 15, Conservation developments, of this chapter.

+ Mixed use refers only to a mix of uses. The individual uses being mixed shall be governed separately in the use table.

++ Heliport and/or helistop are prohibited uses, and have always been prohibited in all districts, no matter whether the use is a principal or accessory use of the property.

+++ Uses as defined in G.L. 1956, § 21-28.6-3 and under § 21-28.11-3(14) of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act.

> Limited to transfer (not storage) only.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))