Town of Barrington, RI
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2023-12-05
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 185 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Capital Improvement Program
- Ch 12 Fire Department Rules and Regulations
- Ch 16 Housing Board of Review
- Ch 19 Municipal Court
- Ch 20 Juvenile Hearing Board
- Ch 24 Liquor License Commissioners
- Ch 29 Officers and Employees
- Ch 33 Personnel Policies
- Ch 37 Planning Board
- Ch 38 Comprehensive Plan
- Ch 39 Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Ch 41 Police Department Rules and Regulations
- Ch 45 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 49 Surplus Equipment
- Ch 50 Budget Forecast Committee
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 55 Advertising
- Ch 59 Alarm Systems
- Ch 60 Notification to Farmers
- Ch 63 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 67 Animals
- Ch 69 Athletic and Recreational Facilities
- Ch 73 Building Construction
- Ch 74 Fire Lanes
- Ch 75 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 78 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 79 Demolition
- Ch 85 Construction Site Safety
- Ch 91 Drainage
- Ch 95 Electrical Standards
- Ch 99 Excavations
- Ch 103 Fees and Charges
- Ch 104 Flag Policy
- Ch 107 Firearms
- Ch 116 Hazardous Substances
- Ch 119 Housing Discrimination
- Ch 124 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 130 Noise
- Ch 131 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 134 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 138 Picketing
- Ch 140 Plumbing Standards
- Ch 144 Public Lands, Use of
- Ch 145 Trees, Protection and Maintenance of
- Ch 148 Public Waters, Use and Protection of
- Ch 155 Sewers
- Ch 161 Solid Waste
- Ch 164 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 169 Taxation
- Ch 170 (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 179 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 182 Wireless Facilities
- Ch 185 Zoning
- Ch 185 Art I General Provisions
- § 185-1 Title.
- § 185-2 Consistency with Comprehensive Plan.
- § 185-3 Statement of purposes.
- § 185-4 Compliance required.
- Ch 185 Art II Definitions
- § 185-5 Terms defined.
- § 185-5.1 Terms defined — development in areas of special flood hazard.
- § 185-5.2 Terms defined — Comprehensive permits.
- Ch 185 Art III Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
- § 185-6 Zoning Districts.
- § 185-7 Zoning Map.
- Ch 185 Art IV Use Regulations
- § 185-8 Interpretation of Zoning Use Table.
- § 185-8.1 Drive-through service.
- § 185-8.2 (Reserved)
- § 185-9 Accessory uses.
- § 185-10 Multiple uses.
- § 185-11 Emergency trailer use.
- § 185-12 Specific prohibited uses and uses not listed.
- Ch 185 Art V Accessory Uses and Structures in Residence Districts and in Agricultural-Rural District
- § 185-13 Permitted accessory uses and structures: Residence Districts.
- § 185-13.1 Permitted accessory uses and structures: Agricultural-Rural District.
- § 185-13.2 Accessory uses and structures allowed by special use permit.
- § 185-14 General requirements.
- § 185-15 Swimming pool requirements.
- § 185-16 Yard sales.
- Ch 185 Art VI Dimensional, Area and Lot Coverage Requirements
- § 185-17 Dimensional Regulations Table.
- Ch 185 Art VII Supplementary Regulations
- § 185-18 Through and corner lot dimensional requirements.
- § 185-19 Vision clearance at corners.
- § 185-20 Front, rear and side yard obstructions.
- § 185-21 Authorized departures from yard requirements.
- § 185-22 Setback from wetlands and water bodies.
- § 185-23 State permit requirements.
- § 185-24 Trash storage on business or manufacturing lots.
- § 185-24.1 Conversion of single-family dwelling to two-family dwelling
- Ch 185 Art VIII Substandard Lots of Record
- § 185-25 Substandard original lots.
- § 185-26 Merger of lots under same ownership.
- § 185-27 Standards for merger of substandard lots on a district-by-district basis.
- § 185-28 Applicable dimensional requirements.
- § 185-28.1 Low- or moderate-income housing on new substandard lots.
- § 185-29 Special use permit.
- Ch 185 Art IX Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- § 185-30 Existing nonconforming development and adaptive reuse.
- § 185-31 Continuance.
- § 185-32 Change of use.
- § 185-33 Extension, addition or enlargement.
- § 185-34 Demolition, relocation or repair.
- § 185-35 Abandonment.
- § 185-36 Involuntary interruption.
- § 185-37 Prior illegal establishment/uses established by variance or special use permit.
- Ch 185 Art X Enforcement and Administration
- § 185-38 Building Official.
- § 185-39 Zoning certificate.
- § 185-40 Zoning permit and modification.
- § 185-41 Fees.
- § 185-42 Compliance with other regulations.
- § 185-43 Vested rights.
- § 185-44 Violations and penalties.
- § 185-45 Maintenance of Zoning Ordinance and Map.
- § 185-46 Review of provisions.
- Ch 185 Art XI Amendments
- § 185-47 Procedure for amendment.
- § 185-48 Public hearing and notice requirements.
- § 185-49 Written notice requirements.
- § 185-50 Review by Planning Board and other Town agencies.
- § 185-51 Decision of the Town Council.
- § 185-52 (Reserved)
- § 185-53 Recording of an amendment.
- Ch 185 Art XII Zoning Board of Review
- § 185-54 Formation and membership.
- § 185-55 Organization and rules.
- § 185-56 Meetings.
- § 185-57 Powers and duties.
- § 185-58 Appeals to the Board.
- § 185-59 Stay of proceedings.
- § 185-60 Applications to the Board.
- § 185-61 Site plan requirements.
- § 185-62 Public hearing requirements.
- § 185-63 Findings and conditions of the Board.
- § 185-64 Decisions of the Board.
- § 185-65 Denial of variance or special use permit.
- § 185-66 Expiration of variance or special use permit.
- § 185-67 Appeal of Zoning Board of Review action.
- Ch 185 Art XIII Variances
- § 185-68 Applicability.
- § 185-69 General standards for variances.
- § 185-70 Standard for granting use variances.
- § 185-71 Standard for granting dimensional variances.
- Ch 185 Art XIV Special Use Permits
- § 185-72 Applicability.
- § 185-73 General standards.
- § 185-73.1 Specific and objective criteria for specific uses.
- § 185-74 Standards relating to nonconforming uses.
- § 185-75 Standards relating to off-street parking and off-street loading requirements.
- § 185-76 Standards relating to signage requirements.
- Ch 185 Art XV Off-Street Parking Requirements
- § 185-77 Applicability.
- § 185-78 Off-street parking requirements for specific uses.
- § 185-79 Site improvement requirements.
- § 185-80 Plans and specifications.
- § 185-81 Parking and storage of commercial vehicles in residence districts.
- § 185-82 Parking and storage of recreational equipment in residence districts.
- § 185-83 Special use permit.
- Ch 185 Art XVI Off-Street Loading Requirements
- § 185-84 Applicability.
- § 185-85 Loading space requirements.
- § 185-86 Plans and specifications.
- § 185-87 Special use permit.
- Ch 185 Art XVII Signs
- § 185-88 Intent and purposes.
- § 185-89 General sign standards.
- § 185-90 Common signage plans.
- § 185-91 Specific sign standards.
- § 185-92 Illumination.
- § 185-93 Sign permit application.
- § 185-94 Application review procedures; term of permit.
- § 185-95 Fees.
- § 185-96 Permitted signs in Open Space and Residence Districts.
- § 185-97 Permitted signs in business and manufacturing districts.
- § 185-98 Prohibited signs and related actions.
- § 185-99 Exemptions.
- § 185-100 Temporary event signs.
- § 185-100.1 A-Frame Signs.
- § 185-101 Alteration or relocation of signs.
- § 185-102 Dimensional variance.
- § 185-103 Existing nonconforming signs.
- § 185-104 Unsafe or abandoned signs.
- § 185-105 Enforcement.
- Ch 185 Art XVIII Restaurants with Outdoor Seating Areas
- § 185-106 Use of public sidewalks, rights-of-way, and private property.
- § 185-107 through § 185-109. (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Art XIX Standards for Manufacturing or Business Uses
- § 185-110 General Requirements.
- § 185-111 Air pollution emission standards.
- § 185-112 Sewage and liquid waste disposal requirements.
- § 185-113 Radiation emission limits.
- § 185-114 Heat and glare limits.
- § 185-115 Vibration impact limits.
- § 185-116 Noise impact limits.
- Ch 185 Art XX Single-Family Cluster Residential Districts
- § 185-117 Establishment of a Cluster District.
- § 185-118 General Requirements.
- § 185-119 Site plan requirements.
- § 185-120 Required certificates and documents.
- § 185-121 Review by Planning Board.
- § 185-122 Integration with subdivision regulations.
- § 185-123 Action by the Town Council.
- § 185-124 Filing fee.
- § 185-125 Gross density requirements.
- § 185-126 Minimum tract area and dimensional requirements.
- § 185-127 Open area requirements.
- § 185-128 Street standards and other requirements.
- Ch 185 Art XXI Elderly Housing Districts in Business and Limited Manufacturing Districts
- § 185-129 Establishment of an Elderly Housing District.
- § 185-130 General requirements.
- § 185-131 Site plan requirements.
- § 185-132 Required certificates and documents.
- § 185-133 Review by Planning Board.
- § 185-134 Action by the Town Council.
- § 185-135 Filing fee.
- § 185-136 Gross density requirements.
- § 185-137 Minimum tract area and dimensional requirements.
- § 185-138 Open area and buffer requirements.
- § 185-139 Density increases.
- § 185-140 Street standards and parking requirements.
- Ch 185 Art XXII Accessory Apartments
- § 185-141 Establishment of accessory apartments.
- § 185-142 Purpose.
- § 185-143 Standards and requirements.
- Ch 185 Art XXIII Development in Areas of Special Flood Hazard
- § 185-144 Purpose.
- § 185-145 Applicability.
- § 185-146 Permit required.
- § 185-147 Permit fee.
- § 185-148 Disclaimer of liability.
- § 185-148.1 Severability.
- § 185-148.2 Abrogation and greater restriction.
- § 185-148.3 Enforcement.
- § 185-148.4 Violations and penalties.
- § 185-148.5 Notification of watercourse alteration.
- § 185-148.6 Use regulations.
- § 185-148.7 Variance.
- Ch 185 Art XXIV Development Plan Review
- § 185-149 Statutory authority; purposes.
- § 185-150 General provisions.
- § 185-151 Uses requiring development plan review.
- § 185-151.1 Waivers to development plan review.
- § 185-152 Review procedure.
- § 185-153 Contents and scope of applications.
- § 185-154 Technical Review Committee.
- § 185-155 Classification.
- § 185-156 Appeals.
- § 185-157 Sign standards.
- § 185-158 General standards of review.
- § 185-159 Building and site design and circulation and traffic control standards.
- § 185-160 Historic building and site standards.
- § 185-161 Final action.
- § 185-162 Changes of approved plan.
- § 185-163 Expiration of approval.
- § 185-164 Enforcement.
- § 185-165 through § 185-168. (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Art XXV Wetlands Overlay District
- § 185-169 Applicability.
- § 185-170 Purpose.
- § 185-171 Definition.
- § 185-172 Prohibited uses.
- § 185-173 Application procedure.
- § 185-174 Development standards.
- § 185-175 Exemption.
- § 185-176 through § 185-179. (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Art XXVI Low- and Moderate-Income Housing
- § 185-180 Applicability and eligibility.
- § 185-181 Municipal subsidies.
- § 185-182 Application procedure.
- § 185-183 Changes to plans.
- § 185-184 Required findings.
- § 185-185 Appeals.
- § 185-186 through § 185-189. (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Art XXVII Low- and Moderate-Income Housing: Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Requirements
- § 185-190 Findings.
- § 185-191 Purpose.
- § 185-192 Applicability.
- § 185-193 Affordability requirements.
- § 185-194 Off-site option.
- § 185-195 Incentives.
- § 185-196 through 185-202. (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Art XXVIII Cellular Communications Antenna Arrays and Towers
- § 185-203 Purpose and goals.
- § 185-204 Applicability.
- § 185-205 Application requirements.
- § 185-206 General requirements.
- § 185-207 Additional standards for special use permit: towers.
- § 185-208 Development plan review.
- § 185-209 Design standards for development plan review.
- Ch 185 Art XXIX Agriculture-Rural (AR) Zoning District
- § 185-210 Purpose and applicability.
- § 185-211 Exemption from inclusionary zoning requirements.
- § 185-212 through § 185-218. (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Art XXX Senior Residential Communities
- § 185-219 Intent.
- § 185-220 Approval procedure.
- § 185-221 General provisions.
- Ch 185 Art XXXI Senior Residential Village District
- § 185-222 Findings.
- § 185-223 Applicability.
- § 185-224 Purposes.
- § 185-225 Affordability requirement.
- § 185-226 Design and building requirements.
- § 185-227 Dimensional regulations.
- Ch 185 Art XXXII RBF District
- § 185-228 Applicability.
- § 185-229 Convertible Spaces.
- Ch 185 Art XXXIII Short-Term Residential Rental
- § 185-230 Purpose.
- § 185-231 Definitions.
- § 185-232 Occupancy and parking requirements.
- § 185-233 Local contact and registration.
- § 185-234 Nonconforming uses.
- Part III: Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 200 Land Development and Subdivision Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A220 Easements and Conveyances
- Ch A225 Fee and Fine Schedule
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Barrington 6-22-1994 by Ord. No. 94-8.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
RHODE ISLAND GENERAL LAWS (AS
AMENDED)
Coastal Resources Management Council — See
§ 46-23-1 et seq.
Condominium Act — See § 34-36.1-1.01
et seq.
Condominium Ownership Act — See
§ 34-36-1 et seq.
Freshwater wetlands — See § 2-1-18
et seq.
Hazardous Waste Management Act — See
§ 23-19.1-1 et seq.
Hazardous Waste Management Facilities Act — See
§ 23-19.7-1 et seq.
Low and Moderate Income Housing Act — See
§ 45-53-1 et seq.
Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land
Use Regulation Act — See § 45-22.2-1 et
seq.
Subdivision Review Enabling Act — See
§ 45-23-25 et seq.
Zoning ordinances — See § 45-24-27
et seq.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 73.
Drainage — See Ch. 91.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 200.
Fee and Fine Schedule — See Ch. A225.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A - Requirements for Traffic Impact Study
Attachment 2 - Appendix B - Historic Register PropertiesAttachment 3 - Dimensional Regulations TableAttachment 4 - Table of Zoning Map AmendmentsAttachment 5 - Zoning Map[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance replaced former Ch. 185, Zoning,
adopted 3-25-1926, as amended.
