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Town of Narragansett Zoning Ordinance

183 sections

1 PURPOSE

1.1 Purpose 1.2 Scope

2 DEFINITIONS

2.1 Word usage 2.2 Definitions

3 ZONES

3.1 Zones enumerated 3.2 Official zoning map 3.3 Interpretation of zoning boundaries

4 OVERLAY DISTRICTS

4.1 Districts explained 4.2 Environmental inventory 4.3 Coastal and freshwater wetlands overlay district 4.4 Coastal resources overlay district 4.5 High water table limitations overlay district 4.6 Steep slope overlay district 4.7 Special flood hazard area overlay district 4.8 Special planning districts 4.8.1 Breakwater Village special district 4.8.2 Port of Galilee special district 4.8.3 Planned residential district regulations 4.9 Greenbelt district(s) (Reserved) 4.10 Transfer of development rights district(s) (Reserved)

5 HISTORIC DISTRICTS

5.1 Authority 5.2 Purpose 5.3 Definitions 5.4 Historic district commission 5.5 Districts 5.6 Regulations 5.7 Application for certificate of appropriateness and recommendation of compatibility 5.8 Review process 5.9 Exceptions 5.10 Enforcement

6 ZONE REGULATIONS

6.1 Use regulations 6.2 Special housing uses permitted 6.3 Prohibited uses 6.4 Dimensional regulations 6.5 Modified dimensional regulations for legally created substandard lots of record

7 SUPPLEMENTARY ZONING REGULATIONS

7.1 Urban renewal zone 7.2 Mobile homes or trailers 7.3 Accessory structures and uses 7.4 Underground installation of utilities 7.5 Individual sewage disposal systems 7.6 Supplementary lot and bulk regulations 7.7 Supplementary drainage requirements 7.8 Supplementary landscaping and illumination requirements 7.9 Automobile parking space 7.10 Plans and specifications for parking requirements 7.11 Location of off-street required parking 7.12 Screening and illumination of required parking 7.13 Parking or storage of commercial or recreational vehicles 7.14 Parking or storage of unregistered vehicles 7.15 Off-street loading regulations 7.16 Shared parking 7.17 Special use permit 7.18 Signs 7.19 Drive up windows or drive up ATM machines for banks or financial institutions 7.20 Drive up windows for drug stores and bakeries and coffee shops 7.21 Medical marijuana 7.22 Retail sales of marijuana 7.23 Student occupied dwellings, located in a R-10, R-10A or R20 zone 7.24 Adaptive reuse

7A AFFORDABLE HOUSING

7A.1 General 7A.2 Assurance of affordability 7A.3 Marketing and resident selection 7A.4 Inclusionary zoning—Reserved 7A.5 Affordable housing lot splits 7A.6 Affordable accessory dwelling units—Reserved 7A.7 Comprehensive permit applications for affordable housing

8 SUBSTANDARD LOTS OF RECORD

8.1 Substandard lots of record

9 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES

9.1 Continuance

10 ALTERATIONS TO NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND USES

10.1 Special use permit required 10.2 Standards for expansion of a nonconforming use in the Galilee fishing zone

11 VARIANCES AND MODIFICATIONS

11.1 Variances; application 11.2 Review procedure 11.3 Public hearing and notice 11.4 Standards to be met in granting any variance 11.5 Additional specific standards to be met for a use variance 11.6 Standards to be met in granting a dimensional variance 11.7 Special provisions—Modification

12 SPECIAL USE PERMITS

12.1 Special use permits; application 12.2 Review procedure 12.3 Public hearing and notice 12.4 Applicability 12.5 Standards to be met 12.6 Industrial development standards 12.7 Industrial performance standards 12.8 Reserved 12.9 Development standards for multifamily dwellings providing housing for the elderly 12.10 Development standards for motorcycle and/or automobile sales lots and open-air or drive-in uses 12.11 Development standards for gasoline service stations 12.12 Development standards for nursing homes, assisted living with nursing facilities, independent and assisted living, group homes, or orphanages 12.13 Development standards for motels and tourist courts 12.14 Development standards for nursery schools and private schools 12.15 Development standards for bus passenger shelters (Reserved.) 12.16 Development standards for private membership clubs (Reserved.) 12.17 Development standards for public utility substation or communication relay stations (Reserved.) 12.18 Development standards for public utility transmission lines (Reserved.) 12.19 Standards for ferry services 12.20 Standards for seafood distribution facilities and seafood processing plants 12.21 Development standards for boarding school 12.22 Development standards for churches 12.23 Development standards for homes exceeding four bedrooms 12.24 Development standards for residential special use permits 12.25 Development standards for agriculture, extractive and industrial manufacturing uses 12.26 Development standards for transportation, communication and utility uses 12.27 Development standards for commercial uses 12.28 Development standards for personal, business and professional service 12.29 Development standards for governmental or institutional uses 12.30 Development standards for public outdoor and recreation uses 12.31 Development standards for accessory uses 12.32 Development standards for Port of Galilee Special District

13 SPECIAL CONDITIONS

14 VESTED RIGHTS

14.1 Development not requiring planning board or zoning board approval 14.2 Development requiring planning board approval 14.3 Development requiring zoning board approval 14.4 Development requiring both planning board and zoning board approval

15 PUBLICATION

15.1 Availability

16 STAFF REVIEW

16.1 Staff reviews

17 LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

17.1 Development standards for residential cluster developments 17.2 Development standards for multifamily dwellings 17.3 Development standards for development plan review (DPR) 17.4 Unified development review—Authorization and process

18 SITE PLAN REVIEW

18.1 Requirement and purpose 18.2 Contents of site plan 18.3 Site plan submission and review 18.4 Environmental impact statement 18.5 Planning board review 18.6 Zoning board of review action

19 POWER OF THE town COUNCIL TO ADOPT; CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

20 PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT

20.1 Content of petition, motion, or recommendation

21 REVIEW OF PLANNING BOARD

21.1 Planning board review 21.2 Planning board report

22 NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS

22.1 Public hearing 22.2 Moratorium on construction

23 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

23.1 Enforcement; duties of the zoning enforcement agency 23.2 Qualifications of the zoning enforcement agency 23.3 Zoning certificate; issuance thereof by zoning enforcement agency

24 MAINTENANCE OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE

25 ISSUANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS

25.1 Building permits 25.2RE [25.2. - Reserved.] 25.3 Demolition permits (Reserved) 25.4 Certificates of occupancy 25.5 Penalties for violations

26 PLANNING BOARD

26.1 General 26.2 Site plan review 26.3 Planning division

27 ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW

27.1 Membership 27.2 Organization

28 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW 29 FEES 30 VIOLATIONS 31 DECISIONS AND RECORDS OF THE ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW 32 RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION ENFORCING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO THE ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW 33 STOP WORK ORDER/STAY OF PROCEEDINGS 34 PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPEAL 35 DECISION OF ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW ON APPEAL 36 APPEAL OF ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW DECISION TO SUPERIOR COURT 37 APPEAL OF ZONING ENACTMENT OR AMENDMENT TO SUPERIOR COURT 38 SEVERABILITY

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OVERLAY DISTRICTS

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