Use of open land

A.  The open, undeveloped land in a land development project shall be used only as open space, as a conservation area, as wildlife habitat, for passive recreation, for water or groundwater resource protection, for agriculture or forestry, for protection of a structure or site significant for its architecture or its archaeological or historical associations, or for stormwater drainage facilities if those facilities are permitted by the land development and subdivision regulations. The use or uses to which the open land is restricted shall be approved by the planning board and shall be shown on the final plat.

B.  A perpetual conservation or preservation restriction pursuant to title 34, chapter 39 of the general laws shall be recorded with the final plat. The grantee of the conservation or preservation restriction shall be a nonprofit corporation, association, trust, or other entity whose purposes include conservation; the Richmond rural preservation land trust; or the town of Richmond. The instrument shall state the names of the entities or individuals who have the right to enforce the restriction. If the town of Richmond is not the grantee, the instrument shall state that the town has the right to enforce the restriction. 

(Ord. dated 8-12-14)

REFERENCES

Title 45, chapter 23 of the general laws; R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-47; Code ch. § 18.08; land development and subdivision regulations.