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Town of Portsmouth, RI chevron_right chevron_right Part II: General Legislation chevron_right Chapter 405 Zoning

Chapter 405 Zoning

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Portsmouth as last amended 6-8-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-06-08. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Planning Board — See Ch. 10, Art. II.

Earth removal — See Ch. 155.

Garages and gasoline stations — See Ch. 206.

Hazardous waste management facilities — See Ch. 221.

Junk dealers — See Ch. 230.

Land development and subdivision regulations — See Ch. 236.

Property maintenance — See Ch. 288.

Soil erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 320.

Stormwater management — See Ch. 336.

Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 339.

Tree preservation and protection — See Ch. 375.

Wastewater management districts — See Ch. 392.

Yard sales — See Ch. 397.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Checklist for Master Plan for Low or Moderate Income (LMI) Housing Development

Article I General Purposes

Section A General application of this ordinance.

Section B Purposes.

Section C Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.

Section D Existing buildings and land use.

Article II Definitions

Section A Generally.

Section B Definitions of terms.

Article III Division into Districts

Section A Establishment of districts.

Section B District boundaries and descriptions.

Section C Rules for interpretation of zoning boundaries.

Section D Application of district regulations.

Section E Open Space and Public Lands District.

Section F Flood hazard areas.

Section G Traffic Sensitive Overlay District.

Section H Watershed Protection District.

Section I Water Resource Protection District, WRPD.

Section J Multi-family Incentive District.

Section K Redevelopment District.

Article IV District Intensity Regulations

Section A Land space requirements - general.

Section B Land Space Requirements Table.

Section C Special yard and coverage requirements.

Section D Height and yard modifications.

Section E Density and coverage in multi-use situations.

Article V Use Regulations

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Article VI Non-Standard Development

Section A Substandard lots of record.

Section B Nonconforming development.

Section C Alteration of nonconforming development.

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Section D Variances.

Article VII Special Use Permits

Section A General.

Section B Procedures.

Section C Apartments, condominiums, cluster or town houses.

Section D Motels and hotels.

Section E Antennas.

Section F Limited light industry.

Section G New retail business, office or consumer service complex, alteration or substantial improvement.

Article VIII Land Development Projects

Section A Applicability.

Section B Procedure.

Section C Residential open space development.

Section D Planned unit developments.

Article IX Specific Development Regulations

Section A Off-street parking and loading.

Section B Signs.

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Section C Vision clearance.

Section D Design review standards.

Article X Special Conditions

Section A General.

Article XI Development Plan Review

Article XII Administration and Enforcement of Zoning Ordinance

Section A Maintenance of the Zoning Ordinance.

Section B Application procedure.

Section C Preapplication conference.

Section D Fees.

Article XIII Zoning Board of Review

Section A Establishment and procedures.

Section B Application procedure.

Section C Powers and duties of Zoning Board of Review.

Section D Decisions and records of Zoning Board of Review.

Section E Participation in zoning hearings.

Article XIV Appeals to the Zoning Board of Review

Section A Right of appeal.

Section B Appeals to Zoning Board of Review.

Section C Stay of proceedings.

Section D Public hearing by Zoning Board of Review.

Section E Decisions and records of Zoning Board of Review.

Article XV Adoption of Ordinance and Amendments

Section A Power of Council to adopt.

Section B Procedure for adoption or amendment.

Section C Review by Planning Board.

Section D Notice and hearing requirements.

Section E Conditions set on zone changes.

Section F Creation of vested rights.

Article XVI Violations

Article XVII Appeals to Superior Court

Section A Appeals to a decision of the Zoning Board of Review.

Section B Judicial aid in enforcement.

Section C Appeal of enactment of or amendment to zoning ordinance.

Article XVIII Validity and Severability

Article XIX Low and Moderate Income Housing

Section A Authority to grant a comprehensive permit.

Section B Procedure for approval of construction of low or moderate income housing.

Section C Filing fees.

Section D Effective date.

Section E Duplex units.

Section F Residential Multi-Family Incentive District.

Article XX Solar Energy Systems (SES)

Section A Purpose and intent.

Section B Permits required.

Section C SES Classifications.

Section D District use regulations.

Section E SES dimensional requirements.

Section F Medium and large SES application requirements.

Section G Medium and large SES siting requirements.

Section H Small SES application requirements.

Section I Violations.

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