Town of Coventry, RI Zoning

Town of Coventry, RI

Kent County

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 5 Boards
Ch 11 Code Review Committee
Ch 15 Commissions
Ch 18 Comprehensive Plan
Ch 22 Court, Municipal
Ch 39 Library
Ch 47 Parks and Recreation, Department of
Ch 51 Personnel
Ch 56 Purchasing
Ch 63 Salaries and Compensation
Ch 74 Water Quality Task Force
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 85 Adult Uses
Ch 87 Alarm Systems
Ch 89 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 93 Amusement Devices
Ch 97 Animals
Ch 102 Boats and Boating
Ch 104 Body Works Services
Ch 106 Building Regulations
Ch 109 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 113 Campgrounds and Trailer Parks
Ch 115 Clothing Collection Bins
Ch 118 Drugs and Intoxicants
Ch 122 Fees
Ch 124 Firearms
Ch 127 Fire Prevention
Ch 131 Floodplain Management
Ch 136 Hazardous Wastes
Ch 139 Housing, Affordable
Ch 142 Industrial Waste Disposal
Ch 147 Junk and Secondhand Goods Dealers
Ch 153 Licensed Businesses
Ch 158 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
Ch 164 Official Map
Ch 169 Noise
Ch 175 Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 180 Peace and Good Order
Ch 183 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 186 Poles, Utility
Ch 189 Schools
Ch 191 Sewers
Ch 196 Shows, Performances and Exhibitions
Ch 200 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 204 Solid Waste
Ch 206 Stormwater Management
Ch 209 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 213 Subdivision of Land
Ch 217 Taxation
Ch 222 Tobacco Dealers
Ch 226 Trees
Ch 231 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 234 Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned
Ch 240 Waterways
Ch 242 Wells
Ch 245 Yard Sales
Ch 255 Zoning
Ch 255 Art I Introduction
§ 255-I-100 Preamble.
§ 255-I-110 Purpose.
§ 255-I-120 Regulation.
Ch 255 Art II Definitions
§ 255-II-200 Standard interpretations.
§ 255-II-210 Specific definitions.
Ch 255 Art III Administration and Enforcement
§ 255-III-300 Building inspector and zoning enforcement officer.
§ 255-III-310 Duties of building inspector and zoning enforcement officer.
§ 255-III-320 Zoning certificate required.
§ 255-III-330 Zoning certificates.
§ 255-III-340 Publication of zoning certificates.
§ 255-III-350 Zoning certificate relationship to other codes, regulations and ordinances.
§ 255-III-360 Expiration of zoning certificate.
§ 255-III-370 Work previously authorized.
§ 255-III-380 Vested rights.
§ 255-III-390 Administrative variances.
§ 255-III-3100 Violations and penalties.
§ 255-III-3110 Appeal from decision of Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Officer.
§ 255-III-3120 Maintenance of chapter.
§ 255-III-3130 Filing fees.
Ch 255 Art IV Zoning Board of Review
§ 255-IV-400 Organization.
§ 255-IV-410 Powers and duties of Board.
§ 255-IV-420 Procedure of the Board.
§ 255-IV-430 Special use permits.
§ 255-IV-440 Extension of special use permits.
§ 255-IV-450 Variances.
§ 255-IV-460 Special conditions.
§ 255-IV-470 Application procedure for special use permits and variances.
§ 255-IV-480 Participation in zoning hearing.
§ 255-IV-490 Appeals to superior court.
Ch 255 Art V Zoning Districts and Zoning District Map
§ 255-V-500 Zoning districts.
§ 255-V-510 Zoning Map.
§ 255-V-520 Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
§ 255-V-530 SPD-Special Planning Overlay District/Special Management District for Route 3 and Sandy Bottom Road.
Ch 255 Art VI Zoning District Use and Dimensional Regulations
§ 255-VI-600 Schedule of Zoning District Use Regulations.
§ 255-VI-610 Dimensional regulations.
Ch 255 Art VII Industrial Performance Standards
§ 255-VII-700 Purpose.
§ 255-VII-710 Application of standards.
§ 255-VII-720 Administration of performance standards.
§ 255-VII-730 Plans and specifications.
§ 255-VII-740 Report by expert consultants.
§ 255-VII-750 Required alterations.
§ 255-VII-760 Continued enforcement.
§ 255-VII-770 Cancellation of permits.
§ 255-VII-780 Appeals.
§ 255-VII-790 Performance standards for noise.
§ 255-VII-7100 Performance standards for vibrations.
§ 255-VII-7110 Performance standards for smoke and particulate matter.
§ 255-VII-7120 Performance standards for odorous matter.
§ 255-VII-7130 Performance standards for glare.
§ 255-VII-7140 Performance standards for heat.
§ 255-VII-7150 Performance standards for airborne toxics, gases, and fumes.
§ 255-VII-7160 Performance standards for sewage and water-borne wastes.
§ 255-VII-7170 Performance standards for radioactive materials.
§ 255-VII-7180 Performance standards for fire and explosive hazards.
§ 255-VII-7190 Performance standards for hazardous materials.
Ch 255 Art VIII Nonconforming Development
§ 255-VIII-800 Purpose and applicability.
§ 255-VIII-810 Completion of construction.
§ 255-VIII-820 Prior illegal establishment.
§ 255-VIII-830 Abandonment.
§ 255-VIII-840 Restrictions on nonconforming development.
§ 255-VIII-850 Restrictions on nonconforming structures.
§ 255-VIII-860 Special use permits.
§ 255-VIII-870 Single nonconforming lots of record.
§ 255-VIII-880 Adjacent nonconforming lots of record under same ownership.
§ 255-VIII-890 Nonconforming lots of record, building setback requirements in residential zones.
Ch 255 Art IX Supplementary Regulations
§ 255-IX-900 Purpose.
§ 255-IX-910 Exceptions to dimensional requirements.
§ 255-IX-920 General development regulations.
§ 255-IX-930 Supplemental regulations for specific land uses.
§ 255-IX-940 Leased land/seasonal housing.
§ 255-IX-950 Keeping of horses.
§ 255-IX-960 Utilities.
§ 255-IX-970 Telecommunication towers.
§ 255-IX-980 Mill Conversion District.
Ch 255 Art X Earth Removal/Sand and Gravel Extraction
§ 255-X-1000 Purpose.
§ 255-X-1010 Applicability.
§ 255-X-1020 Permit application.
§ 255-X-1030 Operational requirements.
§ 255-X-1040 Buffers and setbacks.
§ 255-X-1050 Site restoration.
§ 255-X-1060 Security/performance bond.
§ 255-X-1070 Duration of permits.
Ch 255 Art XI Residential Mobile Home Districts (RMD)
§ 255-XI-1100 Purpose.
§ 255-XI-1110 Establishment of residential mobile home districts.
§ 255-XI-1120 Planning Commission review.
§ 255-XI-1130 Permitted uses.
§ 255-XI-1140 Occupancy.
§ 255-XI-1150 Service building.
§ 255-XI-1160 Sale of mobile homes.
§ 255-XI-1170 Change of lot size.
Ch 255 Art XII Standards for Parking Lots and Loading Facilities
§ 255-XII-1200 General requirements.
§ 255-XII-1210 Loading space requirements and dimensions.
§ 255-XII-1220 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
§ 255-XII-1230 Property access standards.
Ch 255 Art XIII Residential Cluster Development
§ 255-XIII-1300 Purpose.
§ 255-XIII-1310 Development parameters.
§ 255-XIII-1320 Dimensional regulations.
§ 255-XIII-1330 Application requirements.
§ 255-XIII-1340 General requirements.
§ 255-XIII-1350 Criteria for approval.
§ 255-XIII-1360 Common open space requirements.
§ 255-XIII-1370 Incentives.
§ 255-XIII-1380 Approval required before improvements.
§ 255-XIII-1390 Previously approved developments.
§ 255-XIII-13100 Security/performance bond.
Ch 255 Art XIV Land Development Projects
§ 255-XIV-1400 Definition.
§ 255-XIV-1410 Purpose.
§ 255-XIV-1420 Permitted uses.
§ 255-XIV-1430 Procedure.
§ 255-XIV-1440 Intensity regulations.
§ 255-XIV-1450 General standards for development.
§ 255-XIV-1460 Standards for multifamily buildings.
§ 255-XIV-1470 Standards for Commercial/Business Park Development.
§ 255-XIV-1480 Standards for Open Space and recreation.
§ 255-XIV-1490 Modifications and amendments.
Ch 255 Art XV Signs
§ 255-XV-1500 Findings and purpose.
§ 255-XV-1510 Standard sign use regulation.
§ 255-XV-1520 Signs in residential zoning districts.
§ 255-XV-1530 Signs in commercial and industrial districts.
§ 255-XV-1540 Village commercial sign regulations.
§ 255-XV-1550 Hazardous or obsolete signs.
§ 255-XV-1560 Abatement and removal of unlawful or unsafe signs.
§ 255-XV-1570 Exemptions for signs.
§ 255-XV-1580 Nonconforming signs.
Ch 255 Art XVI Development Plan Review
§ 255-XVI-1600 Purpose.
§ 255-XVI-1610 Requirement for development plan review.
§ 255-XVI-1620 Application.
§ 255-XVI-1630 Review process.
§ 255-XVI-1640 Criteria.
§ 255-XVI-1650 Decision.
§ 255-XVI-1660 Bond.
§ 255-XVI-1670 Term of special use permit.
§ 255-XVI-1680 Standards for Development in village commercial zones.
Ch 255 Art XVII Landscaping
§ 255-XVII-1700 Purpose.
§ 255-XVII-1710 Applicability.
§ 255-XVII-1720 Plan submittal requirements.
§ 255-XVII-1730 Minimum landscaped buffer.
§ 255-XVII-1740 Landscape standards and specification.
§ 255-XVII-1750 Parking lots.
§ 255-XVII-1760 Maintenance of landscaped buffers.
Ch 255 Art XVIII Adoption and Amendment
§ 255-XVIII-1800 Procedure.
§ 255-XVIII-1810 Review by Planning Commission.
§ 255-XVIII-1820 Notice and hearing requirements.
§ 255-XVIII-1830 Change of zone; limitations and restrictions.
§ 255-XVIII-1840 Review by Planning Commission.
§ 255-XVIII-1850 Adverse decision.
§ 255-XVIII-1860 Fees.
§ 255-XVIII-1870 Amendment to Zoning Map.
§ 255-XVIII-1880 Appeal of enactment of or amendment to zoning ordinance.
Ch 255 Art XIX Legal Status
§ 255-XIX-1900 Conflict with other ordinances.
§ 255-XIX-1910 Severability.
§ 255-XIX-1920 Minimum requirements.
§ 255-XIX-1930 When effective.
Ch 255 Art XX Special Regulations for Wind Energy Facilities
§ 255-XX-2000 Wind energy facilities.
§ 255-XX-2010 Definitions.
§ 255-XX-2020 Applicability.
§ 255-XX-2030 Conflict and severability.
§ 255-XX-2040 Administration.
§ 255-XX-2050 Application submission requirements.
§ 255-XX-2060 General standards.
§ 255-XX-2070 Safety setback.
§ 255-XX-2080 Decommissioning and abandonment.
§ 255-XX-2090 Special standards for wind energy facilities.
§ 255-XX-20100 Plan Commission approvals.
§ 255-XX-20110 Liability insurance.
§ 255-XX-20120 Improvement guarantees.
§ 255-XX-20130 Public inquiries and complaints.
§ 255-XX-20140 When effective.
Ch 255 Art XXI Special Regulations - Solar Power Generators
§ 255-XXI-2100 Purpose.
§ 255-XXI-2110 Definitions.
§ 255-XXI-2120 General requirements.
§ 255-XXI-2130 Roof-mounted solar installations.
§ 255-XXI-2140 Ground-mounted solar installations.
§ 255-XXI-2150 Construction and application.
Appendix
Ch A260 Special Acts
Derivation Table
Ch DT Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

Chapter 255: Zoning

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Coventry 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 3-94-0196, as amended through 1-11-2016 by Ord. No. 02-16-0308. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

Attachment 1 - Schedule of District Use Regulations

Attachment 2 - Dimensional Regulations

Chapter 255 : Zoning

Article I Introduction

§ 255-100 Preamble.

§ 255-110 Purpose.

§ 255-120 Regulation.

Article II Definitions

§ 255-200 Standard interpretations.

§ 255-210 Specific definitions.

Article III Administration and Enforcement

§ 255-300 Building inspector and zoning enforcement officer.

§ 255-310 Duties of building inspector and zoning enforcement officer.

§ 255-320 Zoning certificate required.

§ 255-330 Zoning certificates.

§ 255-340 Publication of zoning certificates.

§ 255-350 Zoning certificate relationship to other codes, regulations and ordinances.

§ 255-360 Expiration of zoning certificate.

§ 255-370 Work previously authorized.

§ 255-380 Vested rights.

§ 255-390 Administrative variances.

§ 255-3100 Violations and penalties.

§ 255-3110 Appeal from decision of Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Officer.

§ 255-3120 Maintenance of chapter.

§ 255-3130 Filing fees.

Article IV Zoning Board of Review

§ 255-400 Organization.

§ 255-410 Powers and duties of Board.

§ 255-420 Procedure of the Board.

§ 255-430 Special use permits.

§ 255-440 Extension of special use permits.

§ 255-450 Variances.

§ 255-460 Special conditions.

§ 255-470 Application procedure for special use permits and variances.

§ 255-480 Participation in zoning hearing.

§ 255-490 Appeals to superior court.

Article V Zoning Districts and Zoning District Map

§ 255-500 Zoning districts.

§ 255-510 Zoning Map.

§ 255-520 Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.

§ 255-530 SPD-Special Planning Overlay District/Special Management District for Route 3 and Sandy Bottom Road.

Article VI Zoning District Use and Dimensional Regulations

§ 255-600 Schedule of Zoning District Use Regulations.

§ 255-610 Dimensional regulations.

Article VII Industrial Performance Standards

§ 255-700 Purpose.

§ 255-710 Application of standards.

§ 255-720 Administration of performance standards.

§ 255-730 Plans and specifications.

§ 255-740 Report by expert consultants.

§ 255-750 Required alterations.

§ 255-760 Continued enforcement.

§ 255-770 Cancellation of permits.

§ 255-780 Appeals.

§ 255-790 Performance standards for noise.

§ 255-7100 Performance standards for vibrations.

§ 255-7110 Performance standards for smoke and particulate matter.

§ 255-7120 Performance standards for odorous matter.

§ 255-7130 Performance standards for glare.

§ 255-7140 Performance standards for heat.

§ 255-7150 Performance standards for airborne toxics, gases, and fumes.

§ 255-7160 Performance standards for sewage and water-borne wastes.

§ 255-7170 Performance standards for radioactive materials.

§ 255-7180 Performance standards for fire and explosive hazards.

§ 255-7190 Performance standards for hazardous materials.

Article VIII Nonconforming Development

§ 255-800 Purpose and applicability.

§ 255-810 Completion of construction.

§ 255-820 Prior illegal establishment.

§ 255-830 Abandonment.

§ 255-840 Restrictions on nonconforming development.

§ 255-850 Restrictions on nonconforming structures.

§ 255-860 Special use permits.

§ 255-870 Single nonconforming lots of record.

§ 255-880 Adjacent nonconforming lots of record under same ownership.

§ 255-890 Nonconforming lots of record, building setback requirements in residential zones.

Article IX Supplementary Regulations

§ 255-900 Purpose.

§ 255-910 Exceptions to dimensional requirements.

§ 255-920 General development regulations.

§ 255-930 Supplemental regulations for specific land uses.

§ 255-940 Leased land/seasonal housing.

§ 255-950 Keeping of horses.

§ 255-960 Utilities.

§ 255-970 Telecommunication towers.

§ 255-980 Mill Conversion District.

Article X Earth Removal/Sand and Gravel Extraction

§ 255-1000 Purpose.

§ 255-1010 Applicability.

§ 255-1020 Permit application.

§ 255-1030 Operational requirements.

§ 255-1040 Buffers and setbacks.

§ 255-1050 Site restoration.

§ 255-1060 Security/performance bond.

§ 255-1070 Duration of permits.

Article XI Residential Mobile Home Districts (RMD)

§ 255-1100 Purpose.

§ 255-1110 Establishment of residential mobile home districts.

§ 255-1120 Planning Commission review.

§ 255-1130 Permitted uses.

§ 255-1140 Occupancy.

§ 255-1150 Service building.

§ 255-1160 Sale of mobile homes.

§ 255-1170 Change of lot size.

Article XII Standards for Parking Lots and Loading Facilities

§ 255-1200 General requirements.

§ 255-1210 Loading space requirements and dimensions.

§ 255-1220 Minimum off-street parking requirements.

§ 255-1230 Property access standards.

Article XIII Residential Cluster Development

§ 255-1300 Purpose.

§ 255-1310 Development parameters.

§ 255-1320 Dimensional regulations.

§ 255-1330 Application requirements.

§ 255-1340 General requirements.

§ 255-1350 Criteria for approval.

§ 255-1360 Common open space requirements.

§ 255-1370 Incentives.

§ 255-1380 Approval required before improvements.

§ 255-1390 Previously approved developments.

§ 255-13100 Security/performance bond.

Article XIV Land Development Projects

§ 255-1400 Definition.

§ 255-1410 Purpose.

§ 255-1420 Permitted uses.

§ 255-1430 Procedure.

§ 255-1440 Intensity regulations.

§ 255-1450 General standards for development.

§ 255-1460 Standards for multifamily buildings.

§ 255-1470 Standards for Commercial/Business Park Development.

§ 255-1480 Standards for Open Space and recreation.

§ 255-1490 Modifications and amendments.

Article XV Signs

§ 255-1500 Findings and purpose.

§ 255-1510 Standard sign use regulation.

§ 255-1520 Signs in residential zoning districts.

§ 255-1530 Signs in commercial and industrial districts.

§ 255-1540 Village commercial sign regulations.

§ 255-1550 Hazardous or obsolete signs.

§ 255-1560 Abatement and removal of unlawful or unsafe signs.

§ 255-1570 Exemptions for signs.

§ 255-1580 Nonconforming signs.

Article XVI Development Plan Review

§ 255-1600 Purpose.

§ 255-1610 Requirement for development plan review.

§ 255-1620 Application.

§ 255-1630 Review process.

§ 255-1640 Criteria.

§ 255-1650 Decision.

§ 255-1660 Bond.

§ 255-1670 Term of special use permit.

§ 255-1680 Standards for Development in village commercial zones.

Article XVII Landscaping

§ 255-1700 Purpose.

§ 255-1710 Applicability.

§ 255-1720 Plan submittal requirements.

§ 255-1730 Minimum landscaped buffer.

§ 255-1740 Landscape standards and specification.

§ 255-1750 Parking lots.

§ 255-1760 Maintenance of landscaped buffers.

Article XVIII Adoption and Amendment

§ 255-1800 Procedure.

§ 255-1810 Review by Planning Commission.

§ 255-1820 Notice and hearing requirements.

§ 255-1830 Change of zone; limitations and restrictions.

§ 255-1840 Review by Planning Commission.

§ 255-1850 Adverse decision.

§ 255-1860 Fees.

§ 255-1870 Amendment to Zoning Map.

§ 255-1880 Appeal of enactment of or amendment to zoning ordinance.

Article XIX Legal Status

§ 255-1900 Conflict with other ordinances.

§ 255-1910 Severability.

§ 255-1920 Minimum requirements.

§ 255-1930 When effective.

Article XX Special Regulations for Wind Energy Facilities

§ 255-2000 Wind energy facilities.

§ 255-2010 Definitions.

§ 255-2020 Applicability.

§ 255-2030 Conflict and severability.

§ 255-2040 Administration.

§ 255-2050 Application submission requirements.

§ 255-2060 General standards.

§ 255-2070 Safety setback.

§ 255-2080 Decommissioning and abandonment.

§ 255-2090 Special standards for wind energy facilities.

§ 255-20100 Plan Commission approvals.

§ 255-20110 Liability insurance.

§ 255-20120 Improvement guarantees.

§ 255-20130 Public inquiries and complaints.

§ 255-20140 When effective.

Article XXI Special Regulations - Solar Power Generators

§ 255-2100 Purpose.

§ 255-2110 Definitions.

§ 255-2120 General requirements.

§ 255-2130 Roof-mounted solar installations.

§ 255-2140 Ground-mounted solar installations.

§ 255-2150 Construction and application.