Section 45-23-1 – — 45-23-24. Repealed.
§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-24. Repealed.
Section 45-23-25. – Title.
§ 45-23-25. Title. Sections 45-23-25 — 45-23-74 shall be known as the “Rhode Island Land Development and Subdivision Review Enabling Act of 1992”. The short title shall be the “Development Review Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 385, § 1.
Section 45-23-26. – Requirement in all municipalities.
§ 45-23-26. Requirement in all municipalities. (a) Every municipality in the state shall adopt land development and subdivision review regulations, referred to as local regulations in this chapter, which comply with all the provisions of this chapter. (b) All municipalities shall establish the standard review procedures for local land development and subdivision review and approval […]
Section 45-23-27. – Applicability.
§ 45-23-27. Applicability. (a) Sections 45-23-25 — 45-23-74 and all local regulations are applicable in all of the following instances: (1) In all cases of subdivision of land, including re-subdivision, as defined in § 45-23-32, all provisions of §§ 45-23-25 — 45-23-74 apply; (2) In all cases of land development projects, as provided for in […]
Section 45-23-28. – Continuation of ordinances — Supersession — Relation to other statutes.
§ 45-23-28. Continuation of ordinances — Supersession — Relation to other statutes. (a) Any land development and subdivision review ordinance, regulation or rule, or amendment, enacted after December 31, 1994 shall conform to the provisions of this chapter. All lawfully adopted land development and subdivision review ordinances, regulations, and rules shall be brought into conformance […]
Section 45-23-29. – Legislative findings and intent.
§ 45-23-29. Legislative findings and intent. (a) The general assembly recognizes and affirms in §§ 45-23-25 — 45-23-74 that the findings and goals stated in §§ 45-22.2-3 et seq. and 45-24-27 et seq., known as the Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act and the Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act of 1991, respectively, […]
Section 45-23-30. – General purposes of land development and subdivision review ordinances, regulations and rules.
§ 45-23-30. General purposes of land development and subdivision review ordinances, regulations and rules. Land development and subdivision review ordinances, regulations and rules shall be developed and maintained in accordance with this chapter and with a comprehensive plan which complies with chapter 22.2 of this title and a zoning ordinance which complies with § 45-24-27 […]
Section 45-23-31. – Purpose and consistency with comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance and other local land use regulations.
§ 45-23-31. Purpose and consistency with comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance and other local land use regulations. (a) Local regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall provide a statement of purposes. These purposes shall be consistent with purposes stated in chapters 22.2 and 24 of this title concerning comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances, respectively, as well […]
Section 45-23-32. – Definitions.
§ 45-23-32. Definitions. Where words or phrases used in this chapter are defined in the definitions section of either the Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act, § 45-22.2-4, or the Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act of 1991, § 45-24-31, they have the meanings stated in those acts. Additional words and phrases may […]
Section 45-23-33. – General provisions — Required contents of local regulations.
§ 45-23-33. General provisions — Required contents of local regulations. The local regulations consist of the regulations and other text, together with charts, graphs, appendices and other explanatory material. All local regulations include, at a minimum, the elements listed below and as further described in this chapter: (1) Statement of enabling authority for land development […]
Section 45-23-34. – General provisions — Definitions.
§ 45-23-34. General provisions — Definitions. Local regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall provide definitions for words or phrases contained in the regulations as is deemed appropriate. Where words or phrases used in any local regulations, whether or not defined in those regulations, are substantially similar to words or phrases defined in § 45-23-32 […]
Section 45-23-35. – General provisions — Pre-application meetings and concept review.
§ 45-23-35. General provisions — Pre-application meetings and concept review. (a) One or more pre-application meetings shall be held for all major land development or subdivision applications. Pre-application meetings may be held for administrative and minor applications, upon request of either the municipality or the applicant. Pre-application meetings allow the applicant to meet with appropriate […]
Section 45-23-36. – General provisions — Application for development and certification of completeness.
§ 45-23-36. General provisions — Application for development and certification of completeness. (a) Classification. The administrative officer shall advise the applicant as to which approvals are required and the appropriate board for hearing an application for a land development or subdivision project. The following types of applications, as defined in § 45-23-32, may be filed: […]
Section 45-23-37. – General provisions — Administrative subdivision.
§ 45-23-37. General provisions — Administrative subdivision. (a) Any applicant requesting approval of a proposed administrative subdivision, as defined in this chapter, shall submit to the administrative officer the items required by the local regulations. (b) The application shall be certified, in writing, as complete or incomplete by the administrative officer within a fifteen (15) […]
Section 45-23-38. – General provisions — Minor land development and minor subdivision review.
§ 45-23-38. General provisions — Minor land development and minor subdivision review. (a) Review stages. Minor plan review consists of two (2) stages, preliminary and final; provided, that if a street creation or extension is involved, or a request for variances and/or special-use permits are submitted, pursuant to the regulation’s unified development review provisions, a […]
Section 45-23-39. – General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision review stages.
§ 45-23-39. General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision review stages. (a) Major plan review is required of all applications for land development and subdivision approval subject to this chapter, unless classified as an administrative subdivision or as a minor land development or a minor subdivision. (b) Major plan review consists of three […]
Section 45-23-40. – General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision — Master plan.
§ 45-23-40. General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision — Master plan. (a) Submission requirements. (1) The applicant shall first submit to the administrative officer the items required by the local regulations for master plans. (2) Requirements for the master plan and supporting material for this phase of review include, but are not […]
Section 45-23-41. – General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision — Preliminary plan.
§ 45-23-41. General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision — Preliminary plan. (a) Submission requirements. (1) The applicant shall first submit to the administrative officer the items required by the local regulations for preliminary plans. (2) Requirements for the preliminary plan and supporting materials for this phase of the review include, but are […]
Section 45-23-42. – General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision — Public hearing and notice.
§ 45-23-42. General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision — Public hearing and notice. (a) A public hearing is required for a major land development project or a major subdivision or where a street extension or creation requires a public hearing for a minor land development project or minor subdivision. (b) Notice requirements. […]
Section 45-23-43. – General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision — Final plan.
§ 45-23-43. General provisions — Major land development and major subdivision — Final plan. (a) Submission requirements. (1) The applicant shall submit to the administrative officer the items required by the local regulations for the final plan, as well as all material required by the planning board when the application was given preliminary approval. (2) […]