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Central Falls City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

- DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS

Sec. 400. - General.

Dimensional regulations for each of the zones and overlay zones (if applicable) are provided in the following tables.

Sec. 401. - Residential zones.

D = Lot depth.
W = Lot width.

R-1 zone R-2 zone R-3 zone
Maximum height 2 stories
30 feet
2 stories
30 feet
3 stories
30 feet
Minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft. 5,000 sq. ft. 5,000 sq. ft.
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit N/A 2,500 sq. ft. 2,000 sq. ft.
Minimum lot width and frontage 40 ft. 40 ft. 40 ft.
Minimum front yard 18 ft. D 18 ft. D 18 ft. D
Minimum side yard 8 ft. W 8 ft. W 8 ft. W
Minimum rear yard 20 ft. D 20 ft. D 20 ft. D
Maximum lot coverage 35% 40% 40%

 

401.1 - Supplementary dimensional regulations—Residential zones.

(A)

A rear yard may be reduced to not less than 20 percent times lot depth provided the front yard is extended so that the combined total of the front and rear yards is not less than 40 percent times lot depth.

(B)

Building coverage and other paved areas shall not reduce a lot's open area to less than 800 square feet.

(C)

Paving shall not reduce a front yard's open area by more than 24% for a single family home not more than 36% for a multi-family home.

401.2 - Minimum contiguous buildable areas. Lots in R and C zones to be buildable shall have a minimum contiguous buildable area (not buildable areas include wetlands, floodplains, easements, rock outcroppings and steep slopes) equal to the following:

Zoning District Minimum Contiguous Buildable Area
R-1 Minimum Lot Area 5,000 sq. ft. 2500 sq. ft.
R-2 Minimum Lot Area 5,000 sq. ft. 2500 sq. ft.
R-3 Minimum Lot Area 5,000 sq. ft. 2500 sq. ft.
C-1 Minimum Lot Area 5,000 sq. ft. 5000 sq. ft.
C-2 Minimum Lot Area 5,000 sq. ft. 5000 sq. ft.
C-D Minimum Lot Area 5,000 sq. ft. 5000 sq. ft.

 

Sec. 402. - Commercial and industrial zones.

A.

C-1, and C-2 and C-D zones shall have a height restriction of 45 feet for all structures and a minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet.

B.

A minimum side yard set back and back yard set back of 8 feet is required in a C zone.

C.

Where an industrial or manufacturing building is proposed to be constructed in any M zone, there shall be a minimum unobstructed distance of 30 feet from any existing industrial or manufacturing building. Said minimum distance shall be measured from the outer edge of the building envelope of the proposed building to the outer edge of the building envelope of the existing building. Distances resulting from building setbacks from the lot line, the width of existing streets and parking aisles may be included within the 30-foot separation. Through the granting of a special use permit, the board may allow two abutting owners to combine yards to permit unobstructed access

(Ord. of 10-26-2022(1), § 1, 10-26-2022)