Exceptions to development plan review (DPR)

The following actions shall be excepted from development plan review, but only upon application to and written decision by the Director:

• A. Change of use. A use otherwise subject to DPR is changed to another use that is permitted on the same legal basis as the prior use, and the new use is listed in the same category in § 410-12, the Table of Use Regulations, of this chapter.
• B. Expansion. An expansion of an existing structure by not more than 1,000 square feet, on a cumulative basis.

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• C. Minor change of approved plan. A development previously approved is the subject of a minor change, which is hereby defined as any change that does not substantially impact the proposed development project or any of the neighboring properties and that meets all of the following criteria:
  • (1) There is no increase in the number of lots or dwelling units.
  • (2) There is no change to any dimension of the previously approved plan, including building envelopes, exceeding 20%.
  • (3) There is no change to any street or driveway.
  • (4) There is no change required to any public infrastructure.
• D. Rehabilitation. A rehabilitation of an existing structure where the cost of such rehabilitation does not exceed 50% of the fair market value of the structure prior to such rehabilitation.
• E. Other agencies. No approval is required from the Rhode Island CRMC or the Pawtucket Historic District Commission.