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City of Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 302

EXEMPTIONS FOR PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

302 EXEMPTIONS FOR PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

  • A. The provisions of this Ordinance do not apply to land located within public rights-of-way, except for encroachments into the public right-of-way authorized under this Ordinance.

  • B. The following utility uses are exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance and permitted in any district: wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals, pipes, mains, hydrants, valves and water supply wells. Electric substations are exempt from the demolition provisions of Article 6.

  • C. This exemption does not include utilities, power plants, solar energy systems (principal use), wind energy systems (principal use), or wireless telecommunications, as defined in Article 12, or amateur (HAM) radio equipment, solar energy systems (accessory use), or wind energy systems (accessory use). All such structures shall comply with this Ordinance and any other applicable City ordinances.

  • D. Any structure, fixture, excavation, obstruction, or encroachment erected or maintained over, onto, or under any public right-of-way requires a right-of-way encroachment permit in accordance with Section 1914.