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North Kingstown
Town of North Kingstown Zoning Ordinance
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§ 21-89

General business district

  • (a) Purpose and intent. The general business district is created to provide areas for intensive commercial activities that primarily depend upon a great volume of vehicular traffic and serve the daily shopping needs of the community.

  • (b) General requirements. General requirements shall be as follows:

    • (1) On-site parking shall, unless otherwise permitted as provided in this subsection, be located to the side and/or rear of the principal structure but not in the required minimum side yard or rear yard or required buffer area. On-site parking may be located to the front of the principal structure if the applicant demonstrates that, with use of landscaping and buffering, the applicant can minimize the visual impacts of the parking.

    • (2) Properties in the general business district shall be exempt from subsection 21-306(a).

(Ord. No. 95-3, § 1, 5-8-1995)

Cross reference— Licenses, permits and miscellaneous business regulations, ch. 9.