§ 45-24.4-1. Declaration of purpose. (a) It is declared that there exist within the various cities of the state, including, but not limited to, Providence, numerous railroad or former railroad properties and adjacent lands that are or may be the subject of railroad relocation projects involving the coordination of federal, state, local, and private action. […]
§ 45-24.4-10. Permit required to erect, construct, alter, repair, or demolish structure — Commission quorum and voting. (a) Before any structure may be erected, constructed, altered, repaired, or demolished within a special development district, the person proposing the construction or other alteration shall file with the commission an application for permission to erect, construct, alter, […]
§ 45-24.4-11. Certificate of approval or rejection of plans. The commission shall file with the inspector of buildings or other duly delegated authority its certificate of approval or rejection of all plans submitted to it for review. No work shall begin until the certificate has been filed, but, in the case of rejection, the certificate […]
§ 45-24.4-12. Exceptions to application of chapter. Nothing in this chapter prevents or is to be construed to prevent ordinary maintenance or repair of any structure within the special development district; nor shall anything in this chapter prevent or be construed to prevent the continuance of the use of any building or improvement for any […]
§ 45-24.4-13. Variances, deviations, and special exceptions. (a) Any special development district commission that adopts a plan of development pursuant to this chapter has the authority to grant variances, deviations, and special exceptions from the literal application of any regulations adopted pursuant to that plan, upon the application of an aggrieved property owner. (b) Special […]
§ 45-24.4-14. Hearing of applications for variances, deviations, or special exceptions. The commission shall hold a hearing on the application within a reasonable time, and give public notice and due notice of the hearing to the parties in interest and property owners within two hundred feet (200′) of the affected property. At any hearing any […]
§ 45-24.4-15. Concurrent jurisdiction of zoning board of review. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict, amend, repeal, or otherwise supersede the jurisdiction of the city zoning board of review over any area designated a special development district pursuant to this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 332, § 1.
§ 45-24.4-16. Appeals to superior court. (a) Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by a decision of the commission may appeal to the superior court for the county in which the municipality is situated by filing a complaint stating the reasons of appeal within twenty (20) days after the decision has been filed […]
§ 45-24.4-17. Judicial aid in enforcement of plan. (a) The supreme court and the superior court, within their jurisdictions, upon due proceedings in the name of the city instituted by its city solicitor, have power to issue any extraordinary writs or to proceed according to the course of equity or both: (1) To restrain the […]
§ 45-24.4-18. Construction of chapter. Whenever the context permits in this chapter, the use of the plural includes the singular, the singular, the plural, and the use of any gender is deemed to include all genders. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 332, § 1.
§ 45-24.4-19. Severability. If any one or more sections, clauses, sentences, or parts of this chapter are for any reason adjudged unconstitutional or invalid in any court, the judgment does not affect, impair, or invalidate the remaining provisions of this chapter, but are confined in its operation to the specific provisions so held unconstitutional or […]
§ 45-24.4-2. Short title. This chapter may be referred to and cited as the “Rhode Island Special Development District Enabling Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 332, § 1.
§ 45-24.4-20. Applicability of other laws. Any special development district commission created pursuant to this chapter will not be subject to the provisions of §§ 42-35-1 — 42-35-18. Any commission and its members will be subject to the provisions of §§ 36-14-1 — 36-14-19 and §§ 42-46-1 — 42-46-10. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 332, […]
§ 45-24.4-21. Real property transactions. Notwithstanding any provision or provisions of the charter of any city or town to the contrary, any city or town may sell or otherwise dispose of, or lease, to any person, including, but not limited, to the state or any instrumentality of the state, for consideration (including, but not limited […]
§ 45-24.4-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: (1) “Certificate of approval” means the document issued by a special development district commission approving an application for construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or use of a structure or […]
§ 45-24.4-4. Special development districts authorized. For the purposes stated in § 45-24.4-1, the city council of any city has the authority to establish, designate, lay out, and define, as special development districts, areas that are or may be or have been the subject of or substantially affected by combined federal, state, local, and private […]
§ 45-24.4-5. Procedure for designating special development districts. (a) A special development district may be established, designated, laid out, and defined by any city council only after a public hearing before the city council or a committee or commission authorized by the city council to investigate and make recommendations concerning the proposed special development district. […]
§ 45-24.4-6. Designation of commission authorized. The city council of any city that has established a special development district shall designate a commission that has been created by the general assembly, as a public corporation and instrumentality of the state, to adopt, implement, and administer a plan of development for the special development district. Upon […]
§ 45-24.4-7. Creation of commission. The general assembly may create a special development district commission which is a public corporation and which, when designated by the city council of any city, has the authority to adopt, implement, and administer a plan of development for the special development district established in that city. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 45-24.4-8. Purposes and powers of commission. Any special development district commission created pursuant to this chapter has any purposes that are consistent with the declaration of purpose established in § 45-24.4-1, and has any powers that are necessary and incidental to the effectuation of the stated purposes and the adoption, implementation, and administration of […]
