Rhode Island § 45-24.4-3 § 45-24.4-3. Definitions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-24.4-3 — § 45-24.4-3. Definitions.

Rhode Island § 45-24.4-3

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-24.4Special Development Districts

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24.4-3 (2026).

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§ 45-24.4-3. Definitions.
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 approvalâ€� means the document issued by a special development district
            commission approving an application for construction, erection, alteration, demolition,
            or use of a structure or land within a special development district, and pursuant
            to which a building permit may be issued.
         
(2) "Certificate of rejectionâ€� means the document issued by a special development district
       

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§ 45-24.4-3. Definitions.

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 approvalâ€� means the document issued by a special development district commission approving an application for construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or use of a structure or land within a special development district, and pursuant to which a building permit may be issued.

(2) "Certificate of rejectionâ€� means the document issued by a special development district commission rejecting an application for construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or use of a structure or land within a special development district.

(3) "Commissionâ€� means a special development district commission designated by a city council pursuant to this chapter.

(4) "Development mapâ€� means a map of a special development district that shows the parcels into which the district may have been divided according to the plan of development.

(5) "Permitâ€� means a building permit issued by a city building inspector.

(6) "Personâ€� means a natural person or any other legal entity, including, but not limited to, a corporation, firm, partnership, or trust.

(7) "Plan of developmentâ€� or "planâ€� means a plan, including design and development criteria and regulations, for the development of a special development district adopted by a special development district commission pursuant to this chapter.

(8) "Regulationsâ€� means the rules regulating the construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or use of a structure or land within a special development district adopted by a special development commission pursuant to a plan of development.

(9) "Special development districtâ€� means an area of a city established, designated, laid out, or defined by a city council pursuant to this chapter because it is or may be the subject of combined federal, state, local, and private action relating to a railroad relocation project.

(10) "Structureâ€� means a building or anything that is constructed or erected and that requires location on the ground or attachment to something located on the ground.