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Narragansett
Town of Narragansett Zoning Ordinance
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§ 4.6

Steep slope overlay district

  • (a) District defined. The steep slope overlay district is composed of areas in which slopes exceed 15 percent, creating the potential for severe soil erosion and problems with the construction of buildings and the installation of individual sewage disposal systems. Land in this [steep slope overlay] district is designated on the environmental inventory soils maps with the following symbols: CaD, ChD, HkD.

  • (b) Special use permit uses. (Reserved).

  • (c) Special review uses. The building inspector may grant a permit for development in a steep slope overlay district, provided the applicant submits plans and a statement stamped by a registered professional engineer or qualified land surveyor that the project complies with all applicable development standards and other requirements of this ordinance.

  • (d) Development standards. Any proposed project in a steep slope overlay district must comply with the following development standards:

    • (1) The design of the project minimizes cuts, fills, and regrading to the maximum extent practicable;

    • (2) All clearing, grading, and construction will be done in a manner which controls runoff and erosion to the maximum extent practicable;

    • (3) Individual sewage disposal system leaching fields will parallel the general contours of the land;

    • (4) The project will not result in any increase in the velocity or flow of runoff off-site or downstream;

    • (5) Footings of all structures will extend to stable rock or soil.