Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-69-1 — § 45-69-1. Coastal hazards.

Rhode Island·Title 45 Towns and cities·Ch. 45-69 Coastal Hazards

§ 45-69-1. Coastal hazards.

For the purposes of coastal hazards, including sea level rise and coastal flooding, the state's twenty-one (21) coastal communities are authorized to adopt the coastal resources management council's (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district bounded by the seven-foot (7′) sea level rise, plus one hundred- year (100) recurrence coastal storm as specified by the CRMC's shoreline change special area management plan. This local overlay district shall be for the purposes of assessing coastal hazard risk of structures by applicants seeking local building permits.

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Legislative History

P.L. 2021, ch. 214, § 1, effective July 7, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 325, § 1, effective July 9, 2021.

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