Town of West Greenwich
Town of West Greenwich Zoning Ordinance
§ 400-79

Site plan requirements

Property and buildings shall be so planned as to minimize disturbance to adjacent property and present an agreeable appearance where visible from any public road.

  • A. An applicant shall provide the Zoning Inspector with a site plan which shall clearly indicate the following:
    • (1) Names and addresses of applicant, property owner, and designer of the plan.
    • (2) Date, North arrow, scale, contours at two-foot intervals.
    • (3) Dimensions, area of the lot or tract, abutting property owners within 200 feet, and a lot and plat number.
    • (4) Location and general exterior dimensions of existing and proposed structures and signs.
    • (5) Existing sewers, water mains, culverts and other underground appurtenances within the lot or tract, pipe sizes, grades, manholes and locations.
    • (6) Location, arrangement and dimensions of automobile parking spaces, width of aisles, width of bays, angle of parking.
    • (7) Location, arrangement, and dimensions of off-street loading spaces.
    • (8) Location and dimension of any area proposed to be used for outdoor storage of materials.
    • (9) Location and dimensions of vehicular drives, entrances, exits, acceleration and deceleration lanes; location and dimensions of pedestrian entrances, exits, walks and walkways.
    • (10) Adjacent streets and ways.
    • (11) Drainage system and sanitary sewers.
    • (12) Location, type, intensity of illumination, and height of all outdoor lighting fixtures.
    • (13) Sign locations.
    • (14) Finished grades, slopes, banks, and ditches.
    • (15) Landscaping, retained and created.
    • (16) Location and extent of any wetlands.
  • B. The Zoning Inspector may require a drawing of any building elevation that faces a public road.
  • C. When the Zoning Inspector deems the site plan submitted to be in final form and acceptable, the applicant shall endorse each final plan and drawing on its face with a notarized statement that the plan or drawing is the plan or drawing that will be adhered to for the proposed construction and development. One copy of each final plan or drawing so endorsed shall be provided to the Zoning Inspector for his permanent records.