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Town of Warren Zoning Ordinance
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§ 32-39

Map amendment limitations

When a zoning application requests a specific change in the zoning map, the following limitations shall apply:

    • A. No residence district shall be amended in excess of the next lowest residence district; i.e. R-40 to R-30, R-30 to R-20, R-20 to R-15. Once a zone change is granted to the next lowest residence district on a certain parcel of land no further zone change is permitted for that parcel of land.

    • B. Residence districts R-15, R-10 and R-6 shall not be amended to a lower residence district.

    • C. There shall be no limitations on amendments to a higher residence district.

    • D. If the permitted use for which the land has been rezoned is abandoned, or if the land is not used for the requested purpose for a period of two (2) years or more after the zone change becomes effective, the town council may, after a public hearing as hereinbefore set forth, change the land to its original zoning use before the petition was filed.

Petitions to amend the zoning designation of undeveloped parcels of land from a higher to a lower (higher density) residence district shall not be acted upon by the town council where such proposed designation would be in conflict with the Warren Comprehensive Plan. Any such petition to change the residential zoning designation of a parcel or parcels of land that would result in greater density of development shall be preceded by the appropriate amendments to the comprehensive plan.