§ 39-2.1-2 — § 39-2.1-2. Location of gas regulators and/or gas meters in historic districts.

Rhode Island § 39-2.1-2

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 39: Public Utilities and Carriers
• Ch. 39-2.1: Location of Residential Gas Regulators and Gas Meters

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§ 39-2.1-2. Location of gas regulators and/or gas meters in historic districts.

(a) The public utility is hereby prohibited from installing gas regulators or gas meters on the exterior of property located within a historic district, unless permitted to do so by the owner, and is hereby required to obtain a certificate of appropriateness from the historic district commission of any city or town that has been created by the city or town council in accordance with the provisions of chapter 24.1 of title 45, et seq.; provided, however, in high-pressure systems, the public utility may install gas regulators on the exterior of property, subject to the exterior location being approved by the owner and the historic district commission.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "property located within a historic districtâ€� means "a certified historic structureâ€� as defined in § 44-33.2-2(1).

Legislative History

P.L. 2009, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 184, § 1.