Requirements

A. Planned Districts. A Planned District ("PD") shall meet all of the following criteria:
- (1) Must conform to the requirements set forth in § 340-98.
- (2) Must be located in a Planned District zone, designated for a petition to change the zone in a R-7, R-10, R-15 or R-20 zone, or designated for a zone change in a R-40 or lower density zone where the uses of adjacent properties are business, commercial, institutional or government uses.
- (3) Must possess access to municipal water and sewer service.
- (4) Must be located in an area with vehicular access that minimizes traffic impacts through established neighborhoods.
- (5) Parcels shall be merged into one lot prior to issuing any permits unless it is demonstrated that each parcel meets the zoning standard and development will not share responsibility for common infrastructure operation or maintenance.
B. Planned Mixed Use Development District. A Planned Mixed Use Development District ("PMUD") is a type of Planned District in which a mixture of land uses are contained within a single development, building, tract or parcel. A Planned Mixed Use Development District shall meet the following criteria:
- (1) Must be located directly on Atwood Avenue, Hartford Avenue, or another principal arterial roadway delineated in the Highway Functional Classification System for the State of Rhode Island (2005, as amended), with the exclusion of Sanderson Road, Greenville Avenue, and Atwood Avenue north of the Cherry Hill Road intersection;
- (2) Must conform to the requirements set forth in § 340-98;
- (3) Must possess access and connections to all major utilities, including municipal water and sewer service;
- (4) Must not be designated for a petition to change the zone from a R-40 or lower density underlying zone, or be adjacent to a R-40 or lower density residential zone, unless the uses on the adjacent properties are business, commercial, institutional, or governmental uses, prior to the designation of the property for which a petition to change the property's zone to a PMUD has been submitted;
- (5) Must be located in an area where the predominant surrounding vicinity zone and/or use is business, institutional/government, and/or multifamily;
- (6) Must be developed by a single owner or by a group of owners acting jointly; and
- (7) Supportive commercial uses must conform with § 340-102.
C. Continuing Care Retirement Community. A Continuing Care Retirement Community ("CCRC") is a Planned District with a mix of retirement care uses that may include assisted, independent and intergenerational living with supportive services that may include skilled nursing and rehabilitative care, home health care, adult day care and personalized assistance designed to respond to the individual needs of those who require assistance with the activities of daily living.
- (1) A CCRC shall be permitted by special use permit in a B-2 zone and/or as part of a Planned District in the R-40 zoning district.
- (2) Property size and coverage must conform to § 340-98.