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Town of North Kingstown Zoning Ordinance
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§ 21-326

Septic system setback

  • (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no part of a subsurface wastewater disposal system or other facility designed to leach liquid wastes into the soil shall be located within 150 feet of any river, stream, surface water body (including a seasonal surface water body), coastal or freshwater wetland, or within 150 feet of the line of mean high water of any tidal water body. This section shall not be interpreted to require a 150-foot setback from a perimeter wetland or coastal feature as that term is defined by the State Department of Environmental Management and the State Coastal Resources Management Council.

  • (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any replacement, repair, alteration or modification of a system or facility which exists on February 12, 2001.

  • (c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the location of such a system on a residential lot which was in existence prior to February 12, 2001.

(Ord. No. 01-1, § 14, 2-12-2001; Ord. No. 12-13, § 8, 10-22-2012)