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Town of West Greenwich Zoning Ordinance
262 sections
I
Administration and Procedures
400-1
Authority and adoption; effective date; repealer
400-2
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan; purpose
400-3
Compliance required; limit on number of residential buildings
400-4
Definitions
400-5
Zoning districts and Zoning Map
400-6
Interpretation of district boundaries
400-7
Enforcement; zoning permits; modifications
400-8
Administration
400-9
Special use permits; specific special uses
400-10
Variances
400-11
Procedure for appeal, variance or special use permit
400-12
Special conditions
400-13
Fees
400-14
Decisions and records of Zoning Board of Review
400-15
Appeal of Zoning Board of Review action to Superior Court
400-16
Amendments
400-17
Planning Board review
400-18
Repetitive petitions
400-19
Violations and penalties
II
Zoning District Use Regulations
400-20
Rural, Farming, Residential (RFR-2)
400-21
Rural, Farming, Residential (RFR-1)
400-22
Open Space and Public Land (OSPL)
400-23
Neighborhood Business Zone
400-24
Highway Business Zone
400-25
Industrial A Zone
400-26
Industrial B Zone
400-27
Prohibited uses
III
Exit 7 Special Management District
400-28
Purpose
400-29
Findings
400-30
Conformity to Comprehensive Plan
400-31
Applicability
400-32
Review and approval procedures
400-33
Permitted uses
400-34
Dimensional and density standards
400-35
Parking standards
400-36
Landscaping
400-37
Architectural standards
400-38
Signs
400-39
Utilities
400-40
Off-site traffic improvements
400-41
Lighting
400-42
Pedestrian and bicycle circulation
400-43
Performance standards
400-44
Fees
400-45
Timing of development
IV
Corporate Zoning District
400-46
Purpose
400-47
Findings
400-48
Conformity to Comprehensive Plan
400-49
Applicability
400-50
Procedure for approval
400-51
Permitted uses
400-52
Dimensional and density standards
400-53
Parking standards
400-54
Landscaping
400-55
Architectural standards
400-56
Signs
400-57
Utilities
400-58
Off-site traffic improvements
400-59
Lighting
400-60
Pedestrian and bicycle circulation
400-61
Performance standards
400-62
Fees
V
Senior Residential District
400-63
Purpose
400-64
Findings
400-65
Conformity to comprehensive plan
400-66
Applicability
400-67
Procedure for approval
400-68
Permitted uses
400-69
Dimensional and density standards
400-70
Parking standards
400-71
Landscaping
400-72
Architectural standards
400-73
Utilities
400-74
Lighting
400-75
Performance standards
400-76
Age restriction
400-77
Fees
400-77.1
Impact on adjacent property
VA
Nooseneck Senior Residential District
400-77.2
Purpose
400-77.3
Findings
400-77.4
Conformity to comprehensive plan
400-77.5
Applicability
400-77.6
Procedure for approval
400-77.7
Permitted uses
400-77.8
Dimensional and density standards
400-77.9
Parking standards
400-77.10
Landscaping
400-77.11
Architectural standards
400-77.12
Utilities
400-77.13
Lighting
400-77.14
Performance standards
400-77.15
Age restriction
400-77.16
Fees
400-77.17
Impact on adjacent property
VI
Industrial Site and Performance Standards
400-78
Conformance to requirements
400-79
Site plan requirements
400-80
Operating performance standards
400-81
Supplementary regulations
400-82
Certification
400-83
Enforcement of standards and regulations
VII
Sign Regulations
400-84
Purpose and intent
400-85
Definition; permit required; nonconforming signs
400-86
Prohibited signs; measurement of sign area; safety standards
400-87
Signs in residence districts (RFR-1, RFR-2, OSPL)
400-88
Signs in business and industrial districts (NHBD, HIWY, IND. A, IND. B)
400-89
Traffic control signs permitted
400-90
Temporary signs on private property
400-90.1
Trespassing on utility poles and other public property
400-91
Exemptions
VIII
Off-Street Parking, Loading and Storage
400-92
Off-street parking facilities
400-93
Parking or storage of major recreational equipment
400-94
Off-street loading requirements
IX
Lawful Nonconforming Uses and Adaptive Reuse
400-95
Continuance
400-96
Destruction
400-97
Change of use and adaptive reuse
X
Development Plan Review
400-98
Development plan required
400-99
General criteria and standards
400-100
Submission fees and procedures
400-101
Additional submissions
400-102
Waivers
400-103
Duties of Planning Board
400-104
Planning Board initiated site plans
400-105
Compliance and penalties; performance bonds
400-106
Expiration
XI
Extractive Industries
400-107
Permit required; site inspection and report
400-108
Definitions
400-109
Application requirements
400-110
Conditions on permit
400-111
Duration of permit; renewal
400-112
Fees
400-113
Restrictions on permit
400-114
Revocation of permit
400-115
Enforcement
400-116
Fines
400-117
Existing operations
XII
Special Uses and Standards
400-118
Substandard lots of record
400-119
Setback exceptions
400-120
Vision clearance at corners
400-121
Height exceptions
400-122
Setback for sewage disposal facilities
400-123
Lots divided by zoning district boundaries
400-124
Access to highways
400-125
Parking or storage of unregistered or inoperable vehicles
400-126
Reduction of street frontage
400-127
Freshwater wetlands
400-128
Uses noted in matrix
XIII
Communications Facilities
400-129
Purpose and goals
400-130
Definitions
400-131
Applicability
400-132
General requirements
400-133
Application requirements for uses by special permit
400-134
Additional standards for special use permits
400-135
Design standards for site plan approval
400-136
Personal wireless services facility inventory
XIV
Multifamily Dwelling Units
400-137
Special permit required; permitted districts
400-138
Minimum lot area
400-139
Water supply and sewerage system
400-140
Septic systems
400-141
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan
400-142
Review by Planning Board
400-143
Application procedures
400-144
Standards for development
XV
Two-Family Dwellings
400-145
Purpose
400-146
Permitted use
400-147
Dimensional regulations
400-148
Applicability of state and local regulations
XVI
Low- and Moderate-Income Housing
400-149
Definitions
400-150
Applicability and eligibility
400-151
Municipal subsidies
400-152
Application procedure
400-153
Modifications and changes to plans
400-154
Required findings
400-155
through § 400-157. (Reserved)
XVII
Growth Management
400-158
Purpose
400-159
Findings
400-160
Issuance of residential building permits
400-161
Calculated quota
400-162
Initial quota
400-163
Subsequent quotas
400-164
Effective date
400-165
Exemptions from quota
400-166
Priority issuance
400-167
Procedure for issuance of building permits
400-168
Limitation on permits issued
400-169
Appeals
XVIII
Land Development Projects
400-170
Referral to Planning Board
400-171
Minimum area or site size
400-172
Permitted uses
400-173
Ratio of residential to nonresidential uses
400-174
Maximum density
400-175
Roads, driveways, utilities, parking and other facilities
400-176
Buffer areas, landscaping, screening and shading
400-177
Applicability of subdivision regulations
XIX
Residential Compounds
400-178
Definition and purpose
400-179
Applicability; eligibility for consideration
400-180
General requirements and design standards
400-181
Application requirements and procedures
400-182
Ownership and maintenance of common areas and improvements
400-183
Improvement standards
400-184
Documentation required prior to final plan approval
400-185
Statement on final plat
XX
Conservation Design Development
400-186
Definitions
400-187
Scope and purpose
400-188
Applicability
400-189
Planning Board authority; further subdivision prohibited
400-190
Permitted uses
400-191
Dimensional requirements
400-192
Review and approval procedures
400-193
Restrictions and required conditions of approval
400-194
Open space/conservation land ownership options
400-195
Affordable housing local subsidy
XXI
Uses Related to Medical Marijuana and Cannabis
400-196
Definitions
400-197
Special use permit standards for compassion centers
400-198
Indoor cultivation required
400-198.1
Special use permit standards for cannabis facilities
XXII
Farm Accessory Uses
400-199
Definitions
400-200
Purpose
400-201
Farm enterprise uses
400-202
Farm events
XXIII
Solar Energy Systems and Facilities
400-203
Purpose and intent
400-204
Definitions
400-205
General requirements
400-206
Limited solar energy systems
XXIV
Accessory Dwelling Units
400-207
Purpose and intent
400-208
General requirements
400-209
Special requirements for ADUs in detached structures
400-210
through § 400-214. (Reserved)
XXV
Inclusionary Zoning
400-215
Purpose and intent
400-216
Applicability
400-217
Affordability requirements
400-218
Requirements for inclusionary units
400-219
Off-site option
400-220
Incentives
400-221
through § 400-230. (Reserved)
XXVI
Customary Home Occupations
400-231
Standards for home occupations
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