Town Of Narragansett: Town Council Public Hearing December 4, 2023

Press release from the Town of Narragansett:

November 20, 2023

NARRAGANSETT TOWN COUNCIL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 731 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES

OF THE TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT ENTITLED

“AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO ZONING”

Public Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Narragansett will hold a Public Hearing at 7:30 PM on Monday, December 4, 2023 in the Town Council Chamber, Town Hall, 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett, RI 02882, in accordance with RI General Laws Chapter 45-24-53 for the purpose of amending Chapter 731 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Narragansett entitled “Zoning”.

FOR THE DETAILED NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CLICK HERE

The purpose of this hearing is to review proposed text amendments to various sections of the Zoning Ordinance to comply with recent mandates adopted by the Rhode Island General Assembly. Reference is made to the detailed notice of proposed amendments as it appeared in the November 17, 2023 edition of The Narragansett Times. The following summary specifies the sections of the Zoning Ordinance that are under consideration for amendment/addition:

Section 2.2 Definitions

Section 4.8.1 Breakwater Village special district

Section 6 Zone Regulations

Section 6.1 Use regulations

Section 6.3 Prohibited uses

Section 6.5 Modified dimensional regulations for legally created substandard lots of record in all residential zones

Section 7 Supplementary Zoning Regulations

Section 7.20 Drive up windows for drug stores and bakeries and coffee shops

Section 7.21 Adaptive Reuse

Section 7A Affordable Housing

Section 7A.1(c) Municipal Subsidy Program

Section 7A.4 Inclusionary Zoning

Section 7A.7 Comprehensive Permit Applications for Affordable Housing

Section 8 Substandard Lots of Record

Section 8.1(a) Definition

Section 8.1(b) Residential lots

Section 8.1(d) Merger of lots under the same ownership

Section 8.1(f) Applicable dimensional requirements

Section 8.1(h) Relief from this section

Section 11 Variances

Section 11.1 Variances; application

Section 11.2 Review procedure

Section 11.3 Public hearing and notice

Section 11.4 Standards to be met in granting any variance

Section 11.5 Additional specific standards to be met for a use variance

Section 11.6 Standards to be met in granting a dimensional variance

Section 11.7 Special provisions – Modifications

Section 12 Special use permits

Section 12.1 Special use permits; application

Section 12.2 Review Procedure

Section 12.3 Public Hearing and notice

Section 12.4 Applicability

Section 12.5 Standards to be met

Section 12.6 Industrial development standards

Section 12.7 Industrial performance standards

Section 12.10 Development standards for motorcycle and/or automobile sales lots and open-air or drive-in uses

Section 12.12 Development standards for nursing homes, assisted living with nursing facilities, independent and assisted living, group homes or orphanages

Section 12.14 Development standards for nursery schools and private schools

Section 12.24 Development standards for residential special use permits

Section 12.25 Development standards for agriculture, extractive and industrial manufacturing uses

Section 12.26 Development standards for transportation, communication and utility uses

Section 12.27 Development standards for commercial uses

Section 12.28 Development standards for personal, business and professional service

Section 12.29 Development standards for governmental or institutional uses

Section 12.30 Development standards for public outdoor and recreation uses

Section 12.31 Development standards for accessory uses

Section 12.32 Development standards for Port of Galilee special district

Section 17 Land Development Projects

Section 17.3 Development standards for development plan review (DPR)

Section 17.4 Unified development review - authorization and process

Section 22 Notice and hearing requirements

Section 22.1 Public hearing

Section 28 Powers and Duties of the Zoning Board of Review

If adopted this ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2024, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Materials will be available for public review and copy at the Office of Community Development from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM beginning November 17, 2023 through December 4, 2023 and on the Town’s website at www.narragansettri.gov.

The proposed ordinance may be altered or amended prior to the close of the public hearing without further advertising, as a result of further study or because of the views expressed at the public hearing. Any alteration or amendment from its original form shall be presented for comment in the course of the public hearing. Individuals requesting interpreter services for the hearing impaired must call 401-782-0623 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the meeting date.

By Order of the Town Council

Janet Tarro

Town Clerk

This press release was produced by the Town of Narragansett. The views expressed here are the author’s own.