Town of Tiverton Zoning Ordinance

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Town of Tiverton Zoning Ordinance

209 sections

I INTRODUCTION

I-1 Title I-2 Statement of purposes I-3 Consistency with comprehensive plan I-4 Conformance with zoning ordinance I-5 Municipal Exemption

II DEFINITIONS

III ZONING DISTRICTS

III-1 Establishment of districts III-2 Official zoning map III-3 Interpretation of zoning boundaries III-4 Lots of record divided by a zoning district boundary

IV DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS

IV-1 Interpretation of zoning district use table IV-2 Residential uses IV-3 Farming or raising of animals IV-4 Public and semipublic uses IV-5 Public utility uses IV-6 Recreation uses IV-7 Office uses IV-8 Restaurants and entertainment IV-9 Service business IV-10 Retail business IV-11 Transportation uses IV-12 Wholesale business and storage IV-13 Industrial uses IV-14 Cannabis uses 15 Accessory uses 16 Prohibited uses 17 Manufactured home elderly community 18 Age restricted mixed use community 19 Large scale office park development 20 Planned development park 21 Casino gaming and entertainment overlay district—CGE 22 Adaptive reuse projects

V DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS

V-1 Dimensional regulations table V-2 General requirements V-3 Density and lot area calculations V-4 Building height and limitation on fill and cut

VI OTHER DISTRICT REGULATIONS

VI-1 Yard regulations and accessory structures VI-2 Departures from yard requirements VI-3 Reserved VI-4 Vision clearance at corners VI-5 Height modifications VI-6 Home occupation VI-7 Setbacks from certain water bodies VI-8 Unaccepted streets VI-9 Merger of lots by "use." VI-10 Performance criteria

VII SUBSTANDARD LOTS OF RECORD

VII-1 Substandard original lots VII-2 Merger of lots under single ownership VII-3 Standards for merger on a district-by-district basis VII-4 Applicable dimensional requirements VII-5 Special use permit

VIII WATERSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT

VIII-1 Purpose VIII-2 Designation of watersheds VIII-3 Use regulations VIII-4 Environmental review procedures VIII-5 Contents of environmental review statement

IX RURAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS

IX-1 Introduction IX-2 Purposes IX-3 General provisions IX-4 Density IX-5 Permitted uses IX-6 Prohibited uses IX-7 Dimensional regulations for rural residential developments IX-8 Common open space requirements IX-9 Private roads and common drives

X SPECIAL PROVISIONS

X-1 Parking regulations X-2 Off-street loading regulations X-3 Parking, storage and use of major recreational equipment in residential districts X-4 Parking and storage of certain vehicles X-5 Service station location requirement X-6 Freshwater wetlands X-7 Modifications to dimensional requirements

XI SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS

XI-1 Applicability XI-2 Development permit requirements XI-3 Velocity zone requirements XI-4 Variances

XII SIGN REGULATIONS

XII-1 Statement of purposes XII-2 Definitions XII-3 General standards XII-4 Standards by use XII-5 Legal nonconforming signs XII-6 Violations XII-7 Prohibited signs XII-8 Temporary signs requiring a permit XII-9 Permits XII-10 Signs exempt from permits XII-11 Special use permit XII-12 Sign maintenance and removal XII-13 Protection under First Amendment rights

XIII REGULATION OF NON-RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

XIII-1 General requirements XIII-2 Administration and enforcement XIII-3 Non-residential performance standards

XIV NONCONFORMING DEVELOPMENT

XIV-1 Definition XIV-2 Continuance XIV-3 Abandonment XIV-4 Demolition or destruction XIV-5 Extension, enlargement or moving XIV-6 Expansion of quarrying or mining XIV-7 Change of use XIV-8 Prior illegal establishment

XV ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW

XV-1 Organization XV-2 Procedures of the board XV-3 Powers and duties of the board XV-4 Procedure for appeals XV-5 Procedure for special use permits and variances XV-6 Public hearing requirement XV-7 Special conditions XV-8 Filing fees XV-9 Appeal from a decision of the zoning board of review

XVI SPECIAL USE PERMITS

XVI-1 Applicability XVI-2 Uses not listed in table of uses XVI-3 Findings and recommendations XVI-4 Criteria for all special use permits XVI-5 Criteria for specific categories of special use permits

XVII VARIANCES

XVII-1 Applicability XVII-2 Procedure XVII-3 Standards for granting variances

XVIII ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

XVIII-1 Zoning officer XVIII-2 Building permit XVIII-3 Ordinance provisions as minimum requirements XVIII-4 Vested rights XVIII-5 Violations XVIII-6 Penalty for violations XVIII-7 Maintenance of zoning ordinance and map by town clerk XVIII-8 Review of zoning ordinance by planning board XVIII-9 Repetitive petitions XVIII-10 Technical review committee

XIX AMENDMENT

XIX-1 Procedure for amendment XIX-2 Review by planning board XIX-3 Public notice requirements XIX-4 Written notice requirements XIX-5 Decision of the town council S6RE [Section 6. - Reserved.] XIX-7 Protest by property owners XIX-8 Recording of amendment

XX DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW

XX-1 General provisions

XXI LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

XXI-1 Statutory authority and purpose XXI-2 Definitions XXI-3 Comprehensive permit: In general XXI-4 Comprehensive permit: Eligible applicants and projects XXI-5 Comprehensive permit: Available municipal subsidies XXI-6 Comprehensive permit: Application requirements XXI-7 Comprehensive permits: Review procedures XXI-8 Comprehensive plan: Appeals XXI-9 Comprehensive permit: Vesting

XXII IMPACT FEES

XXII-1 Impact fees authorized XXII-2 Findings XXII-3 Intent XXII-4 Definitions XXII-5 Imposition of public facilities impact fee and appeals XXII-6 Calculation of the impact fee XXII-7 Payment of fee XXII-8 Capital facilities impact fee proprietary fund established XXII-9 Use of funds XXII-10 Vested rights XXII-11 Refund of fees paid XXII-12 Exemptions XXII-13 Effective date

XXIII LEGAL STATUS

XXIII-1 Severability XXIII-2 Effective date

XXIV SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

XXIV-1 General XXIV-2 Definitions XXIV-3 Zoning district use regulations XXIV-4 Roof-mounted SES XXIV-5 Ground-mounted SES use by zone XXIV-6 Ground-mounted SES general conditions and requirements XXIV-7 Accessory ground-mounted solar energy systems XXIV-8 Principal ground-mounted solar energy systems XXIV-9 Impaired site ground-mounted solar systems XXIV-10 Agricultural accessory ground-mounted solar systems XXIV-11 Solar canopy XXIV-12 Maintenance plan XXIV-13 Decommissioning XXIV-14 Financial surety

XXV UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

XXV-1 Unified development review

XXVI CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

XXVI-1 Conservation development XXVI-2 Applicability XXVI-3 Subdivision approval required XXVI-4 Maximum density for conservation developments XXVI-5 Permitted uses XXVI-6 Additional standards for multi-family conservation development projects XXVI-7 Additional standards for conservation development projects with a combination of dwelling types XXVI-8 Maintenance XXVI-9 Open space

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§ IV-12

Wholesale business and storage

R-30

R-40

R-60

R-120

TMS

PFD

PDP

Notes

Wholesale business and storage of nonflammable and non-explosive material in a building

See Article VI, Section 10

Article VIII

Wholesale business which may include open lot storage of material, products and/or construction or other equipment

See Article VI, Section 10

Mini-storage facility

See Article VI, Section 10

Article VIII

Storage of flammable and/or explosive material

Retail outlet accessory to a wholesale or storage use

See Article VI, Section 10

Article VIII

(Ord. of 6-4-01(3); Ord. of 11-30-23(2); Ord. No. 2024-0009, 6-24-24; Ord. No. 2025-0001, § 4, 2-24-25; Ord. No. 2025-0006, § 2, 4-21-25; Ord. No. 2025-0010, §§ 3, 4, 6-9-25)

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