Title 45, Title 45 and Cities

(a) Any special economic development district commission created pursuant to this chapter will not be subject to the provisions of §§ 42-35-1 through 42-35-18. Any commission and its members will be subject to the provisions of §§ 36-14-1 through 36-14-21, §§ 38-2-1 through 38-2-…

This chapter may be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Special Economic Development District Enabling Act.”

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: (1) “Certificate of approval” means the document issued by a special economic development district commission approving an appl…

(a) For the purposes stated in § 45-24.6-1, the general assembly may, by statute, establish, designate, lay out, and define, as special economic development districts, areas that are, may be or have been the subject of, or substantially affected by combined federal, state, local,…

A special economic development district commission established under this chapter shall have all powers necessary and incidental to the adoption, implementation, and administration of a plan of development, and any other powers that the general assembly may grant in the creation …

(a) A special economic development district commission shall adopt a plan of development. Any plan of development adopted by a special economic development district commission pursuant to this chapter may regulate and restrict, by means of regulations duly adopted by the commissi…

(a) Before any structure may be erected, constructed, altered, repaired, or demolished within a special economic development district, the person proposing the construction or other alteration shall file with the commission an application for permission to erect, construct, alter…

(a) Any commission that adopts or has adopted a plan conforming to this chapter has the authority to grant variances, deviations, and special exceptions of any regulations adopted pursuant to that plan, upon the application of an aggrieved property owner: (1) Special exceptions t…

(a) Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by a decision of the commission may appeal to the superior court for the county in which the special economic development district is situated by filing a complaint stating the reasons of appeal within twenty (20) days afte…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Outdoor Dining Act”.

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Food service establishment” means any fixed or mobile restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, luncheonette, grill, tearoom, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, cock…

(a) A food service establishment that offers outdoor dining shall: (1) Comply with all accessibility requirements to which places of public accommodations are subject; and (2) Comply with the Rhode Island food code (216 RICR 50-10-1 et seq.), the Rhode Island fire safety code (45…

(a) A city or town may adopt ordinances that: (1) Limit outdoor dining on public property; (2) Limit capacity for outdoor dining; and (3) Require barriers for outdoor dining that border parking lots or roadways. (b) A city or town shall not: (1) Adopt an ordinance prohibiting out…

(a) Any time a building or other structure used as a food service establishment, is rendered uninhabitable by virtue of a casualty including, but not limited to, fire or flood, the food service establishment may, upon approval of the city or town council, provide temporary outdoo…

It is found and declared that there exist in the communities of the state certain areas which are basically sound residential areas, but are evidencing the early signs of deterioration and blight because of conditions attributable to noncompliance with provisions of codes of the …

The following definitions govern the terms included in this chapter: (1) “Codes” means any and all rules, resolutions, regulations, and/or ordinances of the community involving, directly or indirectly, the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the community. (2) “Commun…

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the “Redevelopment Act of 1956” as amended, the redevelopment agency of each community is empowered to plan and execute projects for the enforcement of all the codes of the community relating to the health, safety, and welfare of the inhab…

The redevelopment agency shall, at the direction of the legislative body of the community, select one or more code enforcement areas and formulate a plan for each area.

The redevelopment agency of the community shall not undertake the execution of code enforcement project activities until the legislative body of the community directs the redevelopment agency by ordinance or resolution to undertake those activities.

The legislative body of the community, or a committee thereof, may, at its discretion, hold a public hearing on the adoption of a code enforcement project program, and shall set a time and fix a place for the public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in …

Each redevelopment agency has all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter.

For the purpose of further aiding and cooperating to accomplish the purpose of this chapter, any public body may upon terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine: (1) Cause services to be furnished the redevelopment agency of the character which the public body is o…

Any community is authorized to appropriate moneys raised by taxes or other funds, and may lend or give the moneys to any redevelopment agency to assist in the carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this chapter.

In addition to the powers conferred upon a redevelopment agency by other provisions of this chapter, a redevelopment agency is empowered to borrow money or accept financial or other assistance from the federal or state government or any public body for or in aid of the provisions…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced by the acquisition of real property by the relocation agency. The policy shall be uniform as to (1) relocation payments, (2) advisory assistance, and (3) assuran…

No payment received by a displaced person under this chapter shall be considered income or resources for the purpose of determining the eligibility or extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under any state law, or for the purposes of determining the eligibility or ext…

Any person or business concern aggrieved by final administrative determination, concerning eligibility for relocation payments authorized by this chapter, may appeal the determination to the superior court in the county in which the land taken for public use is located pursuant t…

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Business” means any lawful activity, excepting a farm operation, conducted primarily: (i) For the purchase, sale, lease, and rental of personal and real property, and for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, o…

(a) If a relocation agency acquires real property for public use, it shall make fair and reasonable relocation payments to displaced persons and businesses as required by this chapter, for: (1) Actual reasonable expenses in moving him or herself, his or her family, business, farm…

(a) In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter, the relocation agency shall make an additional payment not in excess of an amount established by federal law to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned and occupied by the displaced per…

In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, a relocation agency shall make a payment to or for any displaced person displaced from any dwelling not eligible to receive a payment under § 45-31.2-4 which dwelling was actually and lawfully occupied by the displaced …

(a) Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project undertaken by a relocation agency results in the displacement of any person on or after January 2, 1971, the agency shall provide a relocation assistance advisory program for displaced persons which offers the…

Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project undertaken by a relocation agency results in the displacement of any person on or after January 2, 1972, the agency shall assure that, within a reasonable period of time, prior to displacement, there will be avail…

(a) The relocation agency shall adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to assure: (1) That the payments and assistance authorized by this chapter are administered in a manner which is fair and reasonable, and as uniform as practicable; (2) That a displaced person who mak…

In order to prevent unnecessary expense and duplication of functions, and to promote uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance programs for displaced persons, the relocation agency may authorize any relocation agency to enter into contracts with any individual…

The purpose of this chapter is to assist any municipality in this state, or any redevelopment agency created or to be created pursuant to § 45-31-9, to obtain credit from the federal government for local grants in aid to urban renewal which is federally assisted under the Federal…

The legislative body of any community is authorized to approve after a public hearing a development plan proposed by an educational institution of higher learning, hospital, private redevelopment corporation, municipal or other public corporation, or authority established by the …

(a) Prior to the approval of a development plan by the legislative body pursuant to § 45-32.1-2, the legislative body of the community or its committee, to which the plan has been referred, shall hold a public hearing on the development plan. The public hearing shall be held not …

If the legislative body of a community approves a development plan for an area, the city or town or the redevelopment agency may cooperate with the educational institution of higher learning, hospital, private redevelopment corporation, municipal or public corporation, or authori…

Public funds may be used by a community, a public corporation, or a redevelopment agency to carry out its purposes under this chapter, and appropriations for the purposes of this chapter are authorized.

The following terms wherever used or referred to in this chapter have the following meanings unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context: (1) “Community” means any city or town in this state. (2) “Development plan” means a plan for the redevelopment or renewal …

The various cities and towns and their respective redevelopment agencies are severally authorized to make secured and unsecured loans with or without interest to any one or more persons, partnerships, or corporations for the purpose of making repairs, rehabilitation, or alteratio…

The various cities and towns and their respective redevelopment agencies are severally authorized to accept security interests and mortgages in personal property and real estate to secure loans made under this chapter, and are severally empowered to exercise all of the rights of …

The authorization and empowerments provided by this chapter are in addition to all other powers already granted and existing in the cities and towns and their respective redevelopment agencies.

This chapter may be referred to and cited as the “Municipal Tax Increment Financing Act.”

A city or town may, subject to any applicable provisions of § 45-12-5.2, issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds issued under this chapter at maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. The refunding bonds may be issued at a time prior to the maturity or…