Town of Charlestown, RI
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2024-03-25
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 218 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Affordable Housing Commission
- Ch 4 Agriculture
- Ch 6 Charter Revision Advisory Committee
- Ch 11 Conservation Commission
- Ch 12 Climate Resiliency Commission
- Ch 15 Council, Town
- Ch 20 Economic Improvement Commission
- Ch 26 Juvenile Hearing Board
- Ch 27 Municipal Court
- Ch 30 Officers and Employees
- Ch 34 Ordinances
- Ch 36 Parks and Recreation Department
- Ch 37 Personnel
- Ch 40 Planning Commission
- Ch 44 Police Department
- Ch 51 Public Hearings
- Ch 54 Surplus Property
- Ch 58 Tax Assessment Review
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Alarm Systems
- Ch 74 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 75 Cannabis
- Ch 78 Amusement Devices
- Ch 86 Boats and Waterways
- Ch 91 Building Construction
- Ch 93 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 96 Coastal Ponds and Mooring
- Ch 98 (Reserved)
- Ch 103 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 108 Entertainments
- Ch 111 Firearms
- Ch 114 Flea Markets
- Ch 117 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 128 Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 129 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 133 Iceboxes and Refrigerators
- Ch 138 Junkyards
- Ch 143 Land, Sale of
- Ch 147 Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 152 Noise
- Ch 155 Nuisances
- Ch 158 Parks, Beaches and Recreation Areas
- Ch 162 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 163 Public Trees
- Ch 165 Residential Collection Center
- Ch 167 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 172 Sanitary Facilities, Temporary
- Ch 174 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 179 Snowmobiles
- Ch 181 (Reserved)
- Ch 184 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 188 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 192 Taxation
- Ch 197 Trailers and Mobile Homes
- Ch 203 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 206 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 210 Wastewater Management District
- Ch 213 Yard Sales
- Ch 218 Zoning
- Ch 218 Art I General Provisions
- § 218-1 Authority/severability.
- § 218-2 Purpose/consistency with Comprehensive Plan/state laws.
- § 218-3 Conformity required.
- § 218-4 Vested rights.
- § 218-5 Word usage and definitions.
- Ch 218 Art II Administration and Enforcement
- § 218-6 Building Official/Zoning Enforcement Officer to enforce.
- § 218-7 Records.
- § 218-8 Building permits required.
- § 218-9 Penalties for offenses.
- § 218-10 Amendments.
- § 218-11 Amendment fees.
- § 218-12 Prohibited uses and exceptions.
- Ch 218 Art III Amendments Procedure
- § 218-13 Procedure.
- § 218-14 Review by Planning Commission.
- § 218-15 Decision by Town Council.
- § 218-16 Repetitive petitions.
- § 218-17 Publication of amendments.
- Ch 218 Art IV Zoning Board of Review
- § 218-18 Establishment/membership.
- § 218-19 Organization.
- § 218-20 Meetings and hearings.
- § 218-21 Records of proceedings.
- § 218-22 Powers and duties.
- § 218-23 Special use permits.
- § 218-24 Variances.
- § 218-25 Appeals.
- § 218-26 Fees.
- Ch 218 Art V Comprehensive Permit Procedures
- § 218-27 Authority to Grant A Comprehensive Permit.
- § 218-28 Application Procedure.
- § 218-29 Review Procedures.
- § 218-30 Criteria for Approval or Denial.
- § 218-31 Appeal.
- § 218-32 Expiration of Approval and Construction.
- Ch 218 Art VI Land Use Regulations
- § 218-33 Zoning Districts.
- § 218-34 Interpretation.
- § 218-35 District use Allowances.
- § 218-36 Land Use Table.
- § 218-37 Specific Land Use Standards and Conditions.
- § 218-38 Prohibited uses.
- § 218-39 Nonconforming Uses.
- Ch 218 Art VII Dimensional Requirements
- § 218-40 General.
- § 218-41 Dimensional Table.
- § 218-42 Specific Standards.
- § 218-43 Non-Conformity with Dimensional Standards.
- Ch 218 Art VIII Overlay and Mixed Use Districts
- § 218-44 Flood hazard areas.
- § 218-45 Historic Village District.
- § 218-46 Groundwater Protection District.
- § 218-47 Mixed-Use Zoning Overlay District (MUZ).
- § 218-48 Planned Development District (PDD).
- § 218-49 Traditional Village District.
- Ch 218 Art IX Special Residential Uses
- § 218-50 Mobile Home Parks.
- § 218-51 Multi-Family Dwellings.
- § 218-52 Residential Conservation Development.
- § 218-53 Accessory Dwelling Units.
- § 218-53.1 Accessory Dwelling Units for Low- and Moderate-Income Housing.
- § 218-54 Residential Compound.
- § 218-55 (Reserved)
- Ch 218 Art X Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 218-56 Required parking.
- § 218-57 Parking schedule.
- § 218-58 Standards.
- § 218-59 Commercial and recreational vehicles in residential districts.
- § 218-60 Off-street loading.
- Ch 218 Art XI Signs
- § 218-61 Purpose and Intent.
- § 218-62 Signs Permitted Or Prohibited.
- § 218-63 Standards for New Signs in Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Historic Village District and Mixed Use Zones.
- § 218-64 Application for a Sign Permit.
- § 218-65 Issuance of Permits and Related Fees.
- § 218-66 Special Use Permit.
- § 218-67 Fees.
- § 218-68 Temporary Signs.
- § 218-69 Hazardous, Obsolete, and Non-Conforming Signs.
- § 218-70 Violations and Removal of Unlawful or Unsafe Signs.
- Ch 218 Art XII Development Plan Review and Land Development Review
- § 218-71 Development Plan Review.
- Ch 218 Art XIII Development Standards
- § 218-72 Protection of Traffic.
- § 218-73 Erosion and Sediment Control.
- § 218-74 Landscaping.
- § 218-75 Nuisances.
- § 218-76 Liquid wastes.
- § 218-77 Outdoor storage and disposal.
- § 218-78 Water bodies.
- § 218-79 Barrier beaches.
- § 218-80 Town highway access.
- Ch 218 Art XIV Growth Management
- § 218-81 Growth Management authorized.
- § 218-82 Purpose.
- § 218-83 Findings.
- § 218-84 Issuance of Residential Building Permits.
- § 218-85 Calculated Quota.
- § 218-86 Initial Quota.
- § 218-87 Subsequent Quotas.
- § 218-88 Effective Date.
- § 218-89 Exemptions from the Quota.
- § 218-90 Priority Issuance.
- § 218-91 Procedure for Issuance of Building Permits.
- § 218-92 Limitations Permits Issued.
- § 218-93 Expiration.
- § 218-94 (Reserved)
- Ch 218 Art XV Capital Facilities Impact Fees
- § 218-95 Impact Fees Authorized.
- § 218-96 Findings.
- § 218-97 Intent.
- § 218-98 Imposition of Impact Fees.
- § 218-99 Computation of the Amount of Impact Fee.
- § 218-100 Payment of Fee.
- § 218-101 Capital Improvements Impact Fee Trust Fund Established.
- § 218-102 Use of Funds.
- § 218-103 Refund Of Capital Improvements Impact Fees.
- § 218-104 Effective Date.
- § 218-105 through § 218-153. (Reserved)
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Charlestown 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 326.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Land Use Table
Attachment 2 - Dimensional TableAttachment 3 - Town of Charlestown Comprehensive Plan 1991, Future Land Use MapAttachment 4 - Mixed-Use Zoning Overlay District BoundariesAttachment 5 - TVD District Map[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 218,
Zoning, adopted 7-1-1998 by Ord. No. 213, as amended.
