Rhode Island § 45-24.4-9 § 45-24.4-9. Adoption of special development district plan — Regulation of structures and uses — Notice.

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§ 45-24.4-9 — § 45-24.4-9. Adoption of special development district plan — Regulation of structures and uses — Notice.

Rhode Island § 45-24.4-9

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-24.4Special Development Districts

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24.4-9 (2026).

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§ 45-24.4-9. Adoption of special development district plan — Regulation of structures and uses
               — Notice.
(a) A special development district commission shall adopt a plan of development for the
            special development district. Any plan of development adopted by a special development
            district commission pursuant to this chapter may regulate and restrict, by means of
            regulations duly adopted by the commission, the erection, construction, reconstruction,
            alteration, repair, or use of buildings, structures, or land within the special development
            district in a uniform, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner that is rationally
            related 

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§ 45-24.4-9. Adoption of special development district plan — Regulation of structures and uses — Notice.

(a) A special development district commission shall adopt a plan of development for the special development district. Any plan of development adopted by a special development district commission pursuant to this chapter may regulate and restrict, by means of regulations duly adopted by the commission, the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, structures, or land within the special development district in a uniform, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner that is rationally related to the purposes of this chapter. The plan may include regulations relating to allowable land uses, the location and use of buildings, street systems, dimensional and area coverage requirements, setbacks and build-to lines, frontage, parking requirements, landscaping, pedestrian travel, signs, design review, open spaces, and population density.

(b) Pursuant to the plan of development, the commission may divide the special development district into several parcels as indicated on a development map, and may regulate structures and uses differently in different parcels, so long as regulation of similar structures and uses is uniform within any one parcel.

(c) A plan of development may be adopted or amended only after a public hearing before the commission, at which all interested parties have an opportunity to be heard. Notice of the time, place, nature, and purpose of the public hearing shall be given to all owners of real property within the bounds of the special development district and within two hundred feet (200â€²) of the perimeter thereof, by registered or certified mail at least seven (7) days before the date of the hearing, and by publication of notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the city at least once each week for three (3) successive weeks prior to the date of the hearing.