Town Of Richmond: Amendments To Comprehensive Community Plan

Press release from the Town of Richmond:

January 24, 2022

TOWN OF RICHMOND, R.I.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE

RICHMOND COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLAN

Pursuant to R.I. General Laws Title 45, Chapter 22.2, the Richmond Town Council will conduct a public hearing on amendments to the Richmond Comprehensive Community Plan. The amendments to be considered update the Plan adopted by the Town council in March 2021. 

Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order # 22-01, the public hearing will take place during a meeting remotely broadcast on Zoom on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. The electronic link to the meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89048811605. The link also is available in the open meetings database on the R.I. Secretary of State's website and on the Town of Richmond website, http://www.richmondri.com.  

The amendments to the Plan adopted on March 16, 2021 include:

• In the Introduction and the Housing Element, population updates based on 2020 U.S. Census data.
• In the Open Space and Recreation element, text concerning operation of the Richmond Rural Preservation Land Trust and its most recent land acquisitions, and information about Recreation programs. 
• In the Natural and Cultural Resources element, text explaining conservation opportunity areas and DEM's Wildlife Action Plan; text describing the town's policy concerning residential development design; and text concerning the Aquifer Protection Overlay District.
• In the Economic Development element, text describing the Richmond Community Marketplace, the Richmond Farmers' Market, and permitted accessory farm uses intended to assist the economic viability of agricultural operations.
• In the Public Services and Facilities element, updated information about operation of the town’s transfer station, data on water consumption, and a description of the town's natural hazard mitigation plan.
• In the Land Use element, information on siting of commercial solar energy systems and clarification of the location of the urban services boundary. 

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard on the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Community Plan at the public hearing. The proposed amendments may be altered or amended during the public hearing, without further advertising, as a result of further study or because of the views expressed at the public hearing. Any such alteration or amendment will be presented for comment during the public hearing. 

Interested parties may review a copy of the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Community Plan by contacting the Town Clerk's Office by telephone at 401-539-9000, ext. 9, between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, or by email to townclerk@richmondri.com. A draft of the amended Comprehensive Community may also be viewed on the Town's website at http://www.richmondri.com. 

People who will require readers, interpreters, captions, or any other accommodation to participate in the public hearing should call the Town Clerk’s Office at least three business days before the meeting at (401) 539-9000, ext. 9. Persons with a hearing or speech disability may dial 711 for assistance in making the call. 

PER ORDER OF THE RICHMOND TOWN COUNCIL

Erin F. Liese, CMC

Town Clerk

Posted on January 20, 2021 on Town of Richmond’s website, Town Hall, Clark Memorial Library and the Richmond Police Station. Published in the Westerly Sun January 27, 2022; February 3, 2022; February 10, 2022

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