[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of East Greenwich 6-22-1993 by Ord. No. 595 as Secs. 4-1 to 4-6 of
the 1993 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building Code Board of Appeals — See Ch. 34, Art. I.
Fees — See Ch. 93.
Stormwater pollution prevention — See Ch. 207.
Zoning — See Ch. 260.
STATE LAW REFERENCES
State Building Code — See R.I.G.L.
§ 23-27.3-100.0 et seq.
The Building Code of the Town shall be the Rhode
Island State Building Code, as adopted and as amended from time to
time.
[Amended 7-14-1992 by Ord. No. 576; 2-22-2000 by Ord. No.
685]
A.
The fire limits in the Town are hereby established
as being bounded and described as follows:
(1)
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of
Division Street with Peirce Street and thence running easterly along
Division Street to its intersection with Marlborough Street; thence
running southerly along Marlborough Street to its intersection with
Long Street; thence running easterly along Long Street to the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad right-of-way; thence running
southerly along the west side of the said right-of-way to London Street;
thence running westerly along London Street to its intersection with
Marlborough Street; thence running southerly along Marlborough Street
to its intersection with Rocky Hollow Road; thence running westerly
along Rocky Hollow Road to its intersection with Upland Avenue; thence
running southerly along Upland Avenue and the prolongation of Upland
Avenue to its intersection with Greenwich Boulevard; thence continuing
southerly along Greenwich Boulevard and westerly along Greenwich Boulevard
to its intersection with Post Road; thence running southerly along
Post Road to its intersection with Cedar Avenue; thence running westerly
along Cedar Avenue to a point formed by the intersection of the prolongation
of Second Street; thence running northerly along the prolongation
of Second Street and Second Street itself to its intersection with
First Avenue; thence running westerly along First Avenue to its intersection
with Cliff Street; thence running northerly along Cliff Street to
its intersection with Friendship Street; thence running westerly along
Friendship Street to its intersection with William Street; thence
running northerly along William Street and the prolongation of William
Street to its intersection with Somerset Street; thence running easterly
along Somerset Street to its intersection with Liberty Street; thence
running northerly along Liberty Street to its intersection with Peirce
Street; thence running northerly along Peirce Street to its intersection
with Division Street and the point of beginning; for the purpose of
this description the lines referred to above along the roads, streets
and avenues shall be the respective center lines.
B.
In addition to the foregoing, all properties in the
Town located easterly of the above-described fire district and zoned
Commercial Downtown - CD-1 and CD-2 or M/LIO shall be included within
and constitute a part of the fire district.
C.
Also, the fire limits shall contain all of the land
laid out and delineated as Lot Nos. 1 and 115 on Assessor's Plat 6
of the Tax Assessor's records as appears of record on December 31,
1967.
D.
Also, in addition to the foregoing, all properties
in the Town zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes shall
be included within and constitute a part of the fire district in which
only structures of Type 1, 2 or 3 construction shall be erected or
constructed.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to property owned by the Town, the state or the United States.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided an effective
date of 7-1-2016.
Any person seeking a building permit shall first
submit a site plan with the following information:
A.
Location of the main structure, relative to all property
lines.
B.
Location of all accessory structures relative to all
property lines and main structure.
C.
Maximum groundwater elevation and/or depth, as reported
on the individual sewage disposal system for the lot.
D.
Maximum depth and elevation of the bottom of the foundation.
E.
Location of any wetland as designated in accordance
with the General Laws.
F.
Location of a fixed convenient bench mark on the property.
G.
The elevation of the road in front of the proposed
dwelling unit.
H.
A site grading plan if the proposed first floor is
lower than the elevation of the public highway.
I.
A site grading plan if the driveway, at any point,
is lower than the street elevation.
J.
A site grading plan if the garage floor elevation
is lower than the street elevation.
[Added 2-9-1995 by Ord. No. 620; amended 3-14-1996 by Ord. No.
629; 4-22-1997 by Ord. No. 646; 10-12-1999 by Ord. No. 680]
A.
BUILDING OFFICIAL
BUILDING PERMIT FEE
HISTORIC DISTRICT or HISTORIC STRUCTURE
Definitions. As used in this section unless the context
otherwise indicates:
The Building Official of the Town of East Greenwich.
The fee imposed by § 38-4 of this chapter or any amendment thereto and shall include any fee for signs.
B.
Waiver of building permit fee. The Building Official shall waive the building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permit fees for reconstruction, replacement, renovation or restoration to existing structures within the Historic Districts or to existing historic structures within the Town of East Greenwich. However, the requirement for a building permit or other required permit, adherence to the State Building Code and any review required under Chapter 260, Article XI (Historic Districts), are not waived. This section shall not be applicable to other types of construction within the Historic Districts. No building permit fee shall be waived unless the application for same is made following the passage of this section. Waiver of fees under this section shall not exceed $750 per property.[1]
