[Amended 2-18-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010; 12-9-2010 by L.L. No.
6-2010; 11-18-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
For the purposes of promoting the public health,
safety, and general welfare of the Town of Warwick, the Town is hereby
divided into the following types of districts:
District Label
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Zoning District
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AI
|
Agricultural Industry
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RU
|
Rural
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MT
|
Mountain
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CO
|
Conservation
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SL
|
Suburban Residential Low-Density
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SM
|
Suburban Residential Medium-Density
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LB
|
Local Hamlet Business
|
OI
|
Office and Industrial Park
|
DS
|
Designed Shopping
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SH-F
|
Senior Housing Floating
|
TN-O
|
Traditional Neighborhood Overlay
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AP-O
|
Agricultural Protection Overlay
|
AQ-O
|
Aquifer Protection Overlay
|
RL-O
|
Ridgeline Overlay
|
LC
|
Land Conservation
|
BC-O
|
Biodiversity Conservation Overlay
|
CB
|
Community Business
|
CD-O
|
Cannabis Dispensary Overlay
|
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the
boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning
Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. Following center lines. Where district boundaries
are indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets,
parkways, waterways or railroad right-of-way lines, the district boundaries
shall be construed to coincide with the center lines of streets, parkways,
waterways or railroad right-of-way lines, or such lines extended.
B. Following lot lines. Where district boundaries are
so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines, such lot
lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
C. Parallel to center lines. Where district boundaries
are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the center
lines or street lines of streets or the center lines or right-of-way
lines of highways, such district boundaries shall be construed as
being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated
on the Zoning Map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be
determined by the use of the scale shown on said Zoning Map.
D. Water bodies. Where the boundary of a district follows
a stream, lake or other body of water, said boundary line shall be
deemed to be at the limit of the jurisdiction of the Town of Warwick,
unless otherwise indicated.
E. Lots in two districts. Where a district boundary line
divides a lot in a single or joint ownership of record at the time
such line is adopted, the regulations for the less restricted portion
of such lot shall extend not more than 30 feet into the more restricted
portion, provided that the lot has frontage on the street in the less
restricted district. For the purposes of this section, the more restricted
district shall be deemed that district subject to regulations which:
(1) Prohibit the use intended to be made of said lot;
or
(2) Require higher standards with respect to setbacks,
coverage, yards, screening, landscaping and similar requirements.
F. District lines within 30 feet of lot lines. In all
cases where a district boundary line is located not farther than 30
feet away from a lot line of record, such boundary line shall be construed
to coincide with such lot lines.
In addition to the zoning districts, this chapter also establishes overlay districts which add additional requirements to protect identified natural and cultural resources. These districts are described in Article
IV. In addition, housing for senior citizens has been addressed by this chapter through a floating zone. The Senior Housing Floating Zone has not been mapped. This district is established through the zoning amendment process enumerated in Article
VI and as further described in §
164-49.1.