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Land Development and Subdivision Review Regulations Town of Smithfield, RI

1. Pedestrian Rights-of-Way - Blocks greater than 800' -Blocks which exceed 800' (eight hundred feet) in length shall be provided with a Pedestrian Right-of-Way located at the mid-point of the block.
   1. Size, Location, and Construction -Pedestrian Rights-of-Way shall measure 15' (fifteen feet) in width and placed at a 90 angle {right angle) to the Street Rights-of-Way Line, whenever possible. They shall be graded and paved and the abutting area graded and landscaped in accordance with Section VII, Article D. of these Regulations.
   2. Ownership -Pedestrian Rights-of-Way shall be conveyed to the Town of Smithfield.
2. Miscellaneous Pedestrian Rights-of-Way - The Planning Board shall have the authority to require Pedestrian Rights-of -Way, conforming or not conforming; with the street system. These Pedestrian rights-of-way shall be constructed also as a non-motorized bicycle rights-of-way. They shall be graded and paved and the abutting areas graded and landscaped by the developer in accordance with the Specifications in Section VII, Article D. of these Regulations. These miscellaneous pedestrian rights-of- way shall also be 15' (fifteen feet) in width and deeded to the Town of Smithfield.
3. Blocks in Group Housing, Commercial, or Industrial Developments shall be designed to allow traffic to move with ease and to provide inherent safety to pedestrians and inhabitants.

ARTICLE E. LOTS.

1. Frontage -All lots shall front on existing or proposed public or private streets.
2. Yard Grade -The Yard Grade to the Street Rights-of-Way shall not exceed a 4:1 slope or a Retaining Wall shall be required to be provided by the developer.
3. "Through" Lots - Lots shall not extend through a block to another existing or proposed residential street except corner lots.
4. Lot Boundaries shall have no interior angles greater than 200 (two hundred degrees), except on those sides bordering a street. Multiple angles or curves incorporated to circumvent this requirement shall not be allowed.
5. Side Lot Lines -All side lot lines shall be as near right angles (90 Ang1e) to street rights-of-way lines as practicable or radial in arrangement when the rights-of-way is a curve.

ARTICLE F. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES and ANALYSES.

1. Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. Any proposed development which will disturb the land as stipulated in Chapter 16, Article IV, "Soil Erosion and Sediment Control", of the Smithfield Codified Ordinances (1985 as amended) will be required to submit Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plans to the Planning Board as part of the Development Review Process. In addition to the submission of said Plan(s) to the Board, the developer must follow all the procedures of Chapter 16, Article IV, as well as present said Plans and obtain the required approvals from all other appropriate Town offices and agencies in accordance with said document.

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