THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WARREN, RHODE ISLAND
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Adopted September 9, 2003
As amended through July 10, 2007
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Published in 2012 by Order of the Town Council
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OFFICIALS
of the
TOWN OF WARREN, RHODE ISLAND
AT THE TIME OF THIS REPUBLICATION
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Christopher W. Stanley
President
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David S. Frerichs
Vice President
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Scott Lial
Catherine A. Tattrie
Davison Bolster
Town Council
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Anthony DeSisto
Town Solicitor
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Julie Coelho, CMC
Town Clerk
CURRENT OFFICIALS
of the
TOWN OF WARREN, RHODE ISLAND
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Keri M. Cronin
President
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John W. Hanley
Vice President
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Joseph A. DePasquale
Steven P. Calenda
P. Brandt Heckert
Town Council
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Kate Michaud
Town Manager
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Anthony DeSisto, Esquire
Town Solicitor
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Julie A. Coelho, CMC
Town Clerk
PREFACE
This republication constitutes a complete recodification of the zoning ordinance of the Town of Warren of a general and permanent nature.
Source materials used in the preparation of this republication were the zoning ordinance adopted September 9, 2003, as supplemented through July 10, 2007, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the town council. Subsequent ordinances have been incorporated, and are cited in parentheses following amended provisions. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this volume, the reader can locate any subsequent ordinance included herein.
The articles of the Zoning Ordinance have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each article have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Zoning Ordinance together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within Zoning Ordinance is included at the back of this volume.
Numbering System
The numbering system used in this Zoning Ordinance is the same system used in many state and municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 32 is numbered 32-1 and the third section of Chapter 32 is 32-3. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between sections 32-2 and 32-3 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 32-2.1, 32-2.2 and 32-2.3 respectively. New articles and new divisions may be included and may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.
Index
The general index of the Zoning Ordinance has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by municipal officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.
Looseleaf Supplements
A special feature of this republication to which the attention of the user is especially directed is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing for the Zoning Ordinance. With this system, the Zoning Ordinance will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the Zoning Ordinance, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.
Successfully keeping this Zoning Ordinance up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.
Acknowledgments
The republication of this Zoning Ordinance was under the direct supervision of Katherine Gray, Supplement Editor at the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.
The publisher is most grateful to Julie Coelho, CMC. Town Clerk, for her cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that her efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active zoning law of the town readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the town's affairs.
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Tallahassee, Florida