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, unless otherwise affected by nonconformance for substandard lots of record.

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. for first 2 units and 1,500 sq. ft. for each additional unit	2,000 sq. ft. for first 3 units and 1,000 sq. ft. for each additional unit
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 percent for a single-family home not more than 36 percent 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.	2,500 sq. ft.
R-2 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	2,500 sq. ft.
R-3 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	2,500 sq. ft.
C-1 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
C-2 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
C-D minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 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 eight 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

Sec. 403. - Modifications to dimensional requirements.

The zoning officer is authorized to grant modification permits of up to and including 20 percent of the literal dimensional requirements of this ordinance as follows:

Within ten days of the receipt of a request for a modification, the zoning enforcement officer shall make a decision as to the suitability of the requested modification based on the following determinations:

The modification is reasonably necessary for the full enjoyment of the permitted use;

ii.

If the modification is granted, neighboring property will neither be substantially injured nor its appropriate use substantially impaired;

iii.

The modification requested does not require a variance of a flood hazard requirement, unless the building is built in accordance with applicable regulations;

iv.

The modification requested does not violate any rules or regulations with respect to freshwater or coastal wetlands.

Upon an affirmative determination, in the case of a modification of five percent or less, the zoning enforcement offer shall have the authority to issue a permit approving the modification, without any public notice requirements. In the case of a modification of greater than five percent, the zoning enforcement officer shall notify, by first class mail, all property owners abutting the property which is the subject of the modification request, and shall indicate the street address of the subject property in the notice, and shall publish in a newspaper of local circulation within the city or town that the modification will be granted unless written objection is received within 14 days of the public notice. If written objection is received within 14 days, the request for modification shall be scheduled for the next available hearing before the zoning board of review on application for a dimensional variance following the standard procedures for such variances, including notice requirements provided for under this chapter. If no written objections are received within 14 days, the zoning enforcement officer shall grant the modification.

The zoning enforcement officer may apply any special conditions to the permit as may, in the opinion of the officer, be requested to conform to the intent and purposes of the zoning ordinance.

The zoning enforcement officer shall keep public records of all requests for modifications, and of findings, determinations, special conditions, and any objections received.

Costs of any notice required under this subsection shall be borne by the applicant requesting the modification.

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, unless otherwise affected by nonconformance for substandard lots of record.

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. for first 2 units and 1,500 sq. ft. for each additional unit	2,000 sq. ft. for first 3 units and 1,000 sq. ft. for each additional unit
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)

(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 percent for a single-family home not more than 36 percent for a multi-family home.

Zoning District	Minimum Contiguous Buildable Area
R-1 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	2,500 sq. ft.
R-2 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	2,500 sq. ft.
R-3 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	2,500 sq. ft.
C-1 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
C-2 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
C-D minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 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 eight feet is required in a C zone.

(C)

Sec. 403. - Modifications to dimensional requirements.

The zoning officer is authorized to grant modification permits of up to and including 20 percent of the literal dimensional requirements of this ordinance as follows:

The modification is reasonably necessary for the full enjoyment of the permitted use;

ii.

If the modification is granted, neighboring property will neither be substantially injured nor its appropriate use substantially impaired;

iii.

The modification requested does not require a variance of a flood hazard requirement, unless the building is built in accordance with applicable regulations;

iv.

The modification requested does not violate any rules or regulations with respect to freshwater or coastal wetlands.

The zoning enforcement officer may apply any special conditions to the permit as may, in the opinion of the officer, be requested to conform to the intent and purposes of the zoning ordinance.

The zoning enforcement officer shall keep public records of all requests for modifications, and of findings, determinations, special conditions, and any objections received.

Costs of any notice required under this subsection shall be borne by the applicant requesting the modification.

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, unless otherwise affected by nonconformance for substandard lots of record.

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. for first 2 units and 1,500 sq. ft. for each additional unit	2,000 sq. ft. for first 3 units and 1,000 sq. ft. for each additional unit
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)

(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 percent for a single-family home not more than 36 percent for a multi-family home.

Zoning District	Minimum Contiguous Buildable Area
R-1 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	2,500 sq. ft.
R-2 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	2,500 sq. ft.
R-3 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	2,500 sq. ft.
C-1 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
C-2 minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
C-D minimum lot area 5,000 sq. ft.	5,000 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 eight feet is required in a C zone.

(C)

Sec. 403. - Modifications to dimensional requirements.

The zoning officer is authorized to grant modification permits of up to and including 20 percent of the literal dimensional requirements of this ordinance as follows:

The modification is reasonably necessary for the full enjoyment of the permitted use;

ii.

If the modification is granted, neighboring property will neither be substantially injured nor its appropriate use substantially impaired;

iii.

The modification requested does not require a variance of a flood hazard requirement, unless the building is built in accordance with applicable regulations;

iv.

The modification requested does not violate any rules or regulations with respect to freshwater or coastal wetlands.

The zoning enforcement officer may apply any special conditions to the permit as may, in the opinion of the officer, be requested to conform to the intent and purposes of the zoning ordinance.

The zoning enforcement officer shall keep public records of all requests for modifications, and of findings, determinations, special conditions, and any objections received.

Costs of any notice required under this subsection shall be borne by the applicant requesting the modification.