Town of Glocester, RI
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2023-07-20
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The Charter
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Chapter C Home Rule Charter
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Article XII PLANNING AND ZONING
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- Ch C Art XII PLANNING AND ZONING
- § C12-1 Planning Board.
- § C12-2 Zoning Board of Review.
- The Code
- Part 1: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 9 Courts
- Ch 14 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 27 Meetings
- Ch 35 Police Department
- Ch 40 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 Town Road Map
- Part 2: Boards, Commissions, Committees and Positions
- Ch 56 Budget Board
- Ch 59 Building Code Board of Appeals
- Ch 63 Canvassing Authority, Bipartisan
- Ch 68 Community Resource and Wastewater Advisory Commission
- Ch 70 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 Conservation Commission
- Ch 78 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 82 Housing Board of Review
- Ch 87 Juvenile Hearing Board
- Ch 95 Land Trust Trustees
- Ch 101 (Reserved)
- Ch 106 Planning Board
- Ch 113 Recreation Commission
- Ch 118 Safety Commission, Advisory
- Ch 120 Veterans Advisor
- Part 3: General Legislation
- Ch 130 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 134 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 139 Animals
- Ch 145 Building Permits
- Ch 148 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 151 Camping and Travel Trailer Parks
- Ch 154 Cannabis
- Ch 157 Disorderly Conduct and Indecency
- Ch 162 Drainage
- Ch 166 Earth Removal
- Ch 173 Entertainment Licenses
- Ch 174 Entertainment - Special Events for Liquor Establishments
- Ch 175 Entertainment - Special Events
- Ch 177 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 181 Excavations, Holes and Wells
- Ch 185 Fees and Fines, Payment of
- Ch 190 (Reserved)
- Ch 191 Itinerant or Temporary Vendors
- Ch 195 Historical and Archaeological Burial Sites
- Ch 197 Hydronic Heaters and Wood Boilers, Outdoor
- Ch 199 Licensing
- Ch 203 Lighting, Outdoor
- Ch 208 Mobile Homes and House Trailers
- Ch 212 Motor Boats and Water Craft
- Ch 217 Noise
- Ch 221 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 223 Pascoag Reservoir/Echo Lake Dam Management District
- Ch 226 Poles and Wires
- Ch 230 Private Detectives, Licensing of
- Ch 232 Public Nuisances on Foreclosed Abandoned, Vacant Properties
- Ch 234 Recycling
- Ch 242 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 243 Stormwater Management
- Ch 247 Taxation
- Ch 251 Trees
- Ch 258 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 263 Vehicles, Parking and Storage of
- Ch 266 Victualing
- Ch 272 (Reserved)
- Ch 279 Yard Sales
- Part 4: Land Use
- Ch 286 Affordable Housing
- Ch 300 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 350 Zoning
- Part 5: Policies
- Ch 355 Capital Projects Policy
- Ch 361 Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
- Ch 364 Fair Housing Policy
- Ch 368 Fee Schedule
- Ch 373 Hazardous Materials Response Policy
- Ch 387 Public Records Access
- Ch 392 Rules of Procedure for Boards and Commissions
- Ch 399 Sexual Harassment Policy
- Ch 406 Town Hall, Policy for Use of
- Appendix
- Ch A420 (Reserved)
- Ch A423 Historic District Commission Rules and Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
There shall be a Planning Board which shall act in an advisory
capacity to the Council in all matters concerning the physical growth
and development of the Town and affecting the health, safety and general
welfare of the people. The Planning Board shall administer the Subdivision
Ordinance of the Town as required by that Ordinance and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law.
Membership, Terms of Office and Vacancies. The Planning Board
shall consist of seven members appointed by the Council from among
the qualified electors of the Town, each for a term of five years.
The said terms shall be so arranged that the term of no more than
two nor fewer than one member shall expire each year. No member shall
be an elected official or employee of the Town. Any vacancy which
may occur in the membership of the Board shall be filled by the Council
for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Board shall elect a chairperson
and such other officers as it may determine from among its membership.
There shall be a Zoning Board of Review which shall have such
powers and duties as are prescribed by the Laws of the State and Ordinance
of the Town for such Boards. The Zoning Board of Review shall also
serve as the Platting Board of Review and shall have such powers and
duties as are prescribed by the Laws of the State and Ordinances of
the Town for such Boards.
Membership, Terms of Office and Vacancies. The Zoning Board
of Review shall consist of five members appointed by the Council from
among the qualified electors of the Town, each for a term of five
years. One member shall be appointed each year. No member shall be
an elected official of the Town nor shall any member be an employee
of the Town. Any vacancy which may occur in the membership of the
Board shall be filled by the Council for the remainder of the unexpired
term. The Council shall each year at its January meeting name two
auxiliary members of said Board who shall sit as active members whenever
required. The Board shall elect a chairperson and such other officers
as it may determine from among its membership.
