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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

Unofficial copy. The official record is maintained by the municipality.

§ XXIV

Accessory Dwelling Units

[Added 2-15-2023; amended 2-12-2025]

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