§ 45-24.6-1. Declaration of purpose. (a) According to the United States Census Bureau estimates as of 2015, Rhode Island ranks second among the fifty (50) states in terms of population density. Notwithstanding this, there exists within the various municipalities of the state, certain large tracts of developable or blighted state-owned land, which areas represent in […]
§ 45-24.6-10. 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. 2019, ch. 88, art. 12, § 8.
§ 45-24.6-11. 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 […]
§ 45-24.6-12. Applicability of other laws. (a) Any special economic development district commission created pursuant to this chapter will not be subject to the provisions of §§ 42-35-1 through 42-35-18. Any commission and its members will be subject to the provisions of §§ 36-14-1 through 36-14-21, §§ 38-2-1 through 38-2-16, and §§ 42-46-1 through 42-46-14. […]
§ 45-24.6-2. Short title. This chapter may be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Special Economic Development District Enabling Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 12, § 8.
§ 45-24.6-3. 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 economic development district commission approving an application for construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or use of a structure […]
§ 45-24.6-4. Special economic development districts authorized. (a) For the purposes stated in § 45-24.6-1, the general assembly may, by statute, establish, designate, lay out, and define, as special economic development districts, areas that are, may be or have been the subject of, or substantially affected by combined federal, state, local, or private action, in […]
§ 45-24.6-5. Powers of commission. A special economic development district commission established under this chapter shall have all powers necessary and incidental to the adoption, implementation, and administration of a plan of development, and any other powers that the general assembly may grant in the creation of the commission. History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, […]
§ 45-24.6-6. Adoption of special development district plan — Regulation of structures and uses — Notice. (a) A special economic development district commission shall adopt a plan of development. Any plan of development adopted by a special economic development district commission pursuant to this chapter may regulate and restrict, by means of regulations duly adopted […]
§ 45-24.6-7. 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 economic development district, the person proposing the construction or other alteration shall file with the commission an application for permission to erect, construct, […]
§ 45-24.6-8. Variances, deviations, and special exceptions. (a) Any commission that adopts or has adopted a plan conforming to this chapter has the authority to grant variances, deviations, and special exceptions of any regulations adopted pursuant to that plan, upon the application of an aggrieved property owner: (1) Special exceptions to the terms of the […]
§ 45-24.6-9. 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 special economic development district is situated by filing a complaint stating the reasons of appeal within twenty (20) days after the decision […]
