Title 45, Title 45 and Cities

(a) The governmental entity considering the adoption of impact fees shall conduct a needs assessment for the type of public facility or public facilities for which impact fees are to be levied. The needs assessment shall identify levels of service standards, projected public faci…

(a) The collection and expenditure of impact fees must be reasonably related to the benefits accruing to the development paying the fees. The ordinance shall consider the following requirements: (1) Upon collection, impact fees must be deposited in a special proprietary fund, whi…

(a) If impact fees are not expended or encumbered within the period established in § 45-22.4-5, the governmental entity shall refund to the fee payer or his or her successors the amount of the fee paid and accrued interest. The governmental entity shall send the refund to the fee…

No later than two (2) years after July 22, 2000, governmental entities shall conform all impact fee ordinances existing on July 22, 2000 to the provisions of this chapter.

Impact fees shall be adopted by ordinance and the adoption of an impact fee ordinance or amendment to that ordinance shall be by affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total membership of the governing body in attendance at the meeting, in the manner prescribed by la…

If any portion of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or determination made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person, agency, or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter, rule, regulation, or …

The city or town council of any city or town having a plan commission established pursuant to chapters 22 and 23 of this title or pursuant to any special act applicable to certain cities or towns, is authorized and empowered to establish an official map of the city or town identi…

(a) The placing of any street or street line upon the official map does not in and of itself constitute nor is it deemed to constitute the opening or establishment of any street or the taking or acceptance of any land for street purposes; provided, that in the town of North Kings…

(a) A city or town council is authorized and empowered to make, from time to time, additions to or modifications of the official map by placing on it the exterior lines of planned new streets or street extensions, widenings, narrowings, or vacations. (b) No changes become effecti…

(a) For the purpose of preserving the integrity of the official map of a city or town, the city or town council is authorized and empowered to provide by ordinance that no permit shall be issued for any building in the bed of any street shown on the official map except as provide…

(a) A city or town council is authorized and empowered to provide by ordinance that no permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless the building lot abuts a street which has been placed on the official map giving access to the proposed structure, and that before…

(a) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the board or council may present to the supreme court a verified petition stating that the decision is illegal in whole or in part and specifying the grounds of illegality. The petition shall be presented to the court within thirty (30)…

This chapter is declared to be for the purpose of conserving and promoting the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

If any provision of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidity.

The preservation of structures of historic and architectural value and historic cemeteries, wherever located within a city or town, are declared to be a public purpose, and any city or town council has the power by ordinance to regulate the construction, alteration, repair, movin…

The following terms have the following respective meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) “Alteration” means an act that changes one or more of the exterior architectural features of a structure or its appurtenances, including, but not limited to…

(a) Any authorized local official or any local building official may bring an action against any property owner who fails to comply with the requirements of § 45-24.1-4. Actions shall be brought in the superior court having jurisdiction where the violation occurred or is likely t…

In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, each city and town has the authority to establish, change, lay out, and define districts, which are deemed to be of historical or architectural value, in the same manner as those cities and towns are presently empowered to estab…

In addition to all other powers granted by the provisions of this chapter, the city of Pawtucket is authorized by ordinance to establish, upon recommendation of its historic district commission, a list of specified buildings or structures which are deemed to be of historic or arc…

In addition to all other powers granted by the provisions of this chapter, the town of Narragansett is authorized by ordinance to establish, upon recommendation of its historic districts commission, a list of specified buildings or structures which are deemed to be of historic or…

In addition to all other powers granted by provisions of this chapter, the town of New Shoreham is authorized by ordinance to establish, upon recommendation of its historic district commission, a list of specified buildings or structures which are deemed to be of historic or arch…

In addition to all other powers granted by the provisions of this chapter, the town of Cumberland is authorized by ordinance to establish, upon recommendation of its historic district commission, a list of specified buildings or structures that are deemed to be of historic or arc…

(a) In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter any city or town council shall have the authority to create a commission called the historic district commission. The membership of a commission in a city shall consist of seven (7) qualified members, and in a town shall cons…

Nothing contained in § 45-24.1-3, in any way alters any other part or provision of this title, chapter, or section, or any appointments made thereunder, all of which remain in full force and effect.

The general assembly hereby recognizes that gas regulators or gas meters located anywhere on the exterior of historic buildings or buildings located in a historic district may create a visual intrusion to the property and to the surrounding historic district, and it is the intent…

(a) The commission shall, within twelve (12) months of the date the local historic district zoning ordinance takes effect: (1) Adopt and publish all rules and regulations necessary to carry out its functions under the provisions of this chapter; and (2) Publish standards as neces…

A city or town may by ordinance empower city or town councils in consultation with the historic district commission to identify structures of historical or architectural value whose deteriorated physical condition endangers the preservation of the structure or its appurtenances. …

All meetings of the commission are open to the public, and any person or his or her duly constituted representative is entitled to appear and be heard on any matter before the commission before it reaches its decision. The commission shall keep a record, open to public view, of i…

The commission shall file with the building official or other duly delegated authority its certificate of appropriateness or rejection of all plans submitted to it for review. No work shall begin until the certificate has been filed, but, in the case of rejection the certificate …

Any person, or persons jointly or severally, aggrieved by a decision of the historic district commission has the right of appeal, concerning the decision, to the zoning board, and a further right of appeal from the zoning board to the superior court, in the same manner provided i…

When hearing appeals from commission decisions, the zoning board of review shall not substitute its own judgment for that of the commission, but must consider the issue upon the findings and record of the commission. The zoning board of review shall not reverse a commission decis…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent ordinary maintenance or repair of any structure within the historic district; provided, that any maintenance or repair does not result in any change of design, type of material, or appearance of the structure or its appurtenan…

A person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by a decision of a historic district commission has the right to appeal the decision to the zoning board of review. When hearing appeals from commission decisions, the zoning board of review shall not substitute its own judgment …

It is hereby found and declared: (1) That there exist, in the various cities and towns numerous dwellings and dwelling premises which are substandard due to dilapidation, deterioration and disrepair of dwellings and dwelling premises, structural defects, uncleanliness, lack of ad…

This chapter shall be construed most favorably to cities and towns, its intention being to give cities and towns the fullest and most complete powers possible concerning the subject matter of the chapter.

Notwithstanding any lease or other agreement, if the enforcing officer of any city or town, which has adopted the provisions of this chapter, has ordered the repair, alteration, or improvement of a dwelling in that the officer has disclosed the dwelling to be a serious hazard or …

(a) If any property owner is cited for minimum housing violations, causing a tenant to vacate the subject property as a result of the property being declared unfit for habitation by the local code enforcement agency vested with the authority, the owner is liable to the tenant for…

(a) “Board” means the board established or designated as the housing board of review. (b) “Dwelling” means any building or structure or part thereof, including hotels and rooming houses, that is used, occupied, or intended to be used or occupied for human habitation, and includes…

(a) For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare, and for the purpose of making dwellings and dwelling places safe, sanitary, and fit for human habitation, any city or town council has powers in accordance with the provisions of this chapter …

The city and town councils authorized to adopt ordinances relating to minimum standards may further provide for the creation and establishment of divisions, offices, departments, bureaus, and agencies and their respective officers, deputies, and agents as may be required to enfor…

(a) The city and town councils authorized to adopt standards relating to minimum housing may provide for the selection and organization of a housing board of review consisting of five (5) members; provided, that in the case of the housing board of review of the city of Providence…

Nothing contained in § 45-24.2-5 shall in any way alter any other part or provision of this title or any appointments made under its provisions, all of which remain in full force and effect.

Any person, including the enforcing officer, aggrieved by any decision of the board, whether established by § 45-24.3-16 or by any ordinance, rule, or regulation passed pursuant either to this chapter or to any special act governing minimum housing, may appeal a decision to the d…

(a) Failure to comply with any ordinance, rule, or regulation passed pursuant either to the authority hereof or to any special act governing minimum housing shall constitute a violation, as defined in § 11-1-2, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for…

(a) The district court has, upon proceedings instituted in the name of any of the several cities or towns, power to proceed according to equity to: (1) Restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, or correct a violation; or (2) Order the repair, vacation, or demolition of any dwelling exist…

If any provision of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.