North Kingstown
Town of North Kingstown Zoning Ordinance
§ 21-184

Severe limitations district

  • (a) Designation. The severe limitations district shall include all lands designated on map sheets of the soil survey of the town as having severe limitations and including the following symbols:

    Rc BrA ChD PnB RaA PmA PmB NeA NeB NoC NeC NfB Bc
    PsA PsB Wa BoC Ss CaC CaD CeC SuB SvB StA StB CkC
    WbA WbB WcB WdB Dc Se Sf ScA Tb WhA WhB WrB NcC
    PaA PaB PbB PcC RaB BrB

 

  • (b) Characteristics. All soils designated by the symbols in subsection (a) of this section have periodic or constant high water tables, very slow permeability, severe fragipan, severe stoniness or shallow depths to bedrock, conditions which severely limit the proper functioning of on-site sewage disposal systems.

  • (c) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are any uses permitted by the primary zoning district.

  • (d) Minimum restrictions. No lot shall be recorded as a building lot in the land evidence records with any portion in a severe limitations district unless: (i) public sewerage or (ii) approval for an on-site sewage disposal system has been received from the state department of health.

(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-8-4; Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998)