ZONING DISTRICT DESCRIPTIONS
Abbreviations used in this article are as follows:
(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-14-1; Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 02-20, § 14, 11-18-2002; Ord. No. 08-25, § 1, 10-20-2008)
(a)
The boundaries of the zoning districts described in sections 21-34 through 21-112, section 21-186, and section 21-332, in addition to being delineated in sections 21-363, 21-366, and 21-367, are also established and shown on the Town of North Kingstown Official Zoning Map, as it may be amended from time to time, filed at the office of the town clerk. The official zoning map, which together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted and made part of this Code.
(b)
The official zoning map of the town shall be maintained by the town clerk and shall consist of:
(1)
197 plat maps including all zoning districts and overlay zoning districts shown thereon; and
(2)
Any supplementary maps cited within the body of the zoning ordinance including, but not limited to, the transfer of development rights (TDR) map and the QBP zoning district map.
(c)
The official zoning map shall be identified by the signature of the president of the town council, in office at the time of adoption, attested by the town clerk and bearing the seal of the town.
(d)
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of zoning districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
Boundaries.
a.
Where zoning districts (except overlay districts) are separated by highways, streets, alleys, railroads, watercourses or bodies of water, the boundaries of the zoning districts shall be construed to be the centerline or middle of such highway, street, alley, railroad, watercourse or body of water.
b.
Boundaries shown as approximately following lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
c.
Boundaries shown as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change in shoreline, shall be construed as moving with the actual shorelines as defined by the mean high water mark.
d.
Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of natural or manmade features shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
e.
Boundaries shown as following physical features or culturally and historically significant features shall be construed to follow such features.
(2)
Interpretation. For any other circumstance not covered by subsection (d)(1) of this section, the director shall interpret the zoning district boundaries.
(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-14; Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 01-14, § 3, 8-6-2001; Ord. No. 02-20, § 14, 11-18-2002; Ord. No. 03-05, § 1, 5-12-2003; Ord. No. 03-12, § 1, 9-8-2003; Ord. No. 04-13, § 1, 8-2-2004; Ord. No. 04-18, § 1, 9-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-19, § 1, 9-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-20, § 1, 10-4-2004; Ord. No. 04-26, § 1, 12-12-2004; Ord. No. 05-03, § 1, 4-11-2005; Ord. No. 05-14, § 1, 6-13-2005; Ord. No. 06-08, § 1, 5-8-2006; Ord. No. 06-13, § 2, 11-20-2006; Ord. No. 07-10, § 1, 6-11-2007; Ord. No. 07-16, § 1, 7-9-2007; Ord. No. 08-04, § 1, 3-10-2008; Ord. No. 08-25, § 1, 10-20-2008; Ord. No. 08-20, § 1, 9-15-2008; Ord. No. 11-01, § 7, 1-10-2011; Ord. No. 12-15, § 1, 11-30-2012; Ord. No. 12-16, § 1, 11-30-2012; Ord. No. 13-07, § 1, 7-15-2013; Ord. No. 13-10, § 1, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 13-19, § 7, 12-9-2013; Ord. No. 14-15, § 1, 6-23-2014; Ord. No. 16-07, § 1, 3-23-2016; Ord. No. 16-08, § 1, 3-23-2016; Ord. No. 17-08, § 1, 5-1-2017; Ord. No. 17-12, § 1, 6-26-2017; Ord. No. 18-10, § 1, 3-26-2018; Ord. No. 18-31, § 1, 11-26-2018; Ord. No. 18-33, § 1, 11-26-2018; Ord. No. 19-03, § 1, 3-11-2019; Ord. No. 19-11, § 1, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 20-02, § 1, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 20-04, § 1, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 20-20, § 1, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 23-11, § 1, 7-17-2023; Ord. No. Ord. No. 23-14, § 1, 9-25-2023; Ord. No. 23-16, § 1, 9-25-2023)
Zoning districts by assessor's plats are as follows:
Plat 1—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 2, 9, and portions of 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 not described as neighborhood business.
Neighborhood business: lots 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, falling within a parallelogram 500 feet wide at the northern edge of the plat and 850 feet long parallel to Boston Neck Road, centered at the middle of Boston Neck Road where plats 1 and 18 meet, and 151.
Open space: lots 3, 18.
Public land: lot 34.
Village residential: lot 11.
Plat 2—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 2, 3, 44.
Very low density residential: lot 42.
Plat 3—very low density residential.
Plat 4—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lots 6, 8, 11.
Plat 5—very low density residential. Except:
Lot 3: General business use limited to accessory vehicle storage adjacent to motor vehicle dealership.
Corporate compound: lots 7, 8.
Plat 6—very low density residential.
Plat 7—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1—8, and that portion of lot 11 north of a line perpendicular to Shady Lea Road beginning at the northern corner of lot 10.
Industrial: lots 10, 16.
Planned business district: The remainder of lot 11.
Plat 8—very low density residential.
Plat 9—very low density residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 7, 8.
Plat 10—rural residential.
Plats 11 to 13—very low density residential.
Plat 14—very low density residential. Except
Rural residential: lot 2.
Plat 15—rural residential.
Plats 16 to 18—open space.
Plat 19—neighborhood residential.
Plat 20—rural residential.
Plat 21—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 10.
Plat 22—rural residential.
Plat 23—very low density residential.
Plat 24—very low density residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 4.
Plat 25—very low density residential.
Plat 26—village residential. Except:
General business: lot 43.
Plat 27—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 2—7, 15, 17, 22, 23, 35, 36, 37, 39.
Open space: lots 12, 14, 24, 31.
Planned business: lots 20, 21, 32, 40, 41.
General business: lot 25.
Neighborhood business: lots 1, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19.
General industrial: lot 38.
Plat 28—very low density residential.
Plat 29—rural residential.
Plat 30—rural residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 1, 2.
Plat 31—open space. Except:
Very low density residential: lots 47, 49.
Rural residential: lot 48.
Plat 32—rural residential. Except:
Pojac Point residential: lot 1.
Plats 33 and 34—rural residential.
Plat 35—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 4.
Plats 36 and 37—rural residential.
Plat 38—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 8.
Public land: lot 9
Plat 39—rural residential. Except:
Low density residential: lot 20.
Open space: lots 11, 12.
Public land: lot 10.
Plat 40—rural residential.
Plat 41—neighborhood residential. Except:
Neighborhood business: lots 128, 164 and that portion of lot 196 commencing at a point in the northerly boundary line of land now or formerly of Enoch L. Dwelly, et ux, such point being 100 feet easterly of Boston Neck Road; thence easterly bounding southerly on such Dwelly land 70 feet to a point; thence northerly bounding easterly on land of DeBlois Oil Company 100 feet to land now or formerly of Sea View Cliffs, Inc.; thence westerly bounding northerly on such Sea View Cliffs, Inc., land 70 feet to a point; thence southerly bounding westerly on land of DeBlois Oil Company 100 feet to the point and place of beginning.
Public land: lots 10, 11, 22, 23.
Plat 42—village residential. Except:
Low density residential: lots 188—197, 199, 200, 201.
Neighborhood business: lots 166—170.
Plat 43—low density residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 2, 6, 8, 17, 19, 31.
Public land: lot 7.
Plat 44—very low density residential.
Plat 45—village residential. Except:
Multifamily: lots 14, 17.
Neighborhood business: lots 18, 19.
General business: lots 86, 96, 164.
Public land: lot 4.
Plat 46—rural residential. Except:
Low density residential: lots 4, 5, 7.
Open space: lots 1—3, 6.
Plat 47—rural residential. Except:
Low density residential: lot 3.
Open space: lot 2.
Plat 48—rural residential.
Plat 49—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 15—17, 19, 20, 41, 55.
Neighborhood business: lots 13, 14.
Plats 50 to 52—rural residential.
Plat 53—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1—4, 7, 8, 13—23, 30—46, 61—70, 81, 82.
Plat 54—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1, 2.
Neighborhood residential: lots 3—11, 51.
Plat 55—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 24—29.
Plat 56—rural residential.
Plat 57—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lot 15.
Neighborhood business: lot 4.
General business: lots 13, 16.
Plat 58—rural residential.
Plat 59—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lot 2.
Light industrial: lot 5.
General industrial: lots 1, 4.
Plat 60—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 2, 3, 27, 36, 86, 107—111.
Plat 61—rural residential.
Plat 62—village residential. Except:
Open space: lots 1, 4, 8, 13.
Rural residential: lots 16—18.
Neighborhood residential: those portions of lots 14, 15 and 60 more than 325 feet from Pendar Road.
Plat 63—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 13; those portions of lots 6, 8 and 18 more than 400 feet from Tower Hill Road; and that portion of lot 17 more than 1,000 feet from Tower Hill Road.
Plats 64 and 65—rural residential.
Plat 66—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 3.
Plat 67—Village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 15, 16, 20, 22 and a portion of lot 17 within 500 feet of Hamilton-Allenton Road.
Rural residential: lot 6, all of lot 17 not in the neighborhood residential district and that portion of lot 4 west of a line connecting the intersection point of lots 4, 14, and 17 and a point where lots 4, 21, and 6 intersect.
Neighborhood business: lot 1.
Heavy business: that certain parcel of land laid out and designated as lot 2, located at 901 Boston Neck Road containing 1.12 acres more or less of land, with the following conditions:
1.
The heavy business use of the premises is limited to sale of motor vehicles with repair and outside storage. The nonconforming use of the premises for a machine shop for automotive purposes may continue in conjunction with the limited heavy business use pursuant to the variances granted by the zoning board of review on November 10, 1981 and February 27, 1996.
2.
No more than 30 motor vehicles for sale shall be located on the premises at any time. The type of motor vehicle to be sold on the premises is limited to passenger vehicles other than buses. The hours of operation of the limited heavy business use shall be only from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and all exterior lighting shall be extinguished between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
3.
The uses of the premises described in subsections 1. and 2. of this parcel shall be conducted only in accordance with a development plan approved pursuant to section 21-284 which shall be generally consistent with the plans prepared by Beckman-Weremay dated January 19, 2001, and submitted to the town council on May 7, 2001, which shall include provision for the following:
a.
Reduction of existing impervious surface by 360 square feet;
b.
Retention of existing vegetation, trees and stone wall;
c.
An evergreen buffer along Weaver Road property line;
d.
The premises to have vehicular access to and egress from only Boston Neck Road; and
e.
Standards for exterior lighting not to exceed 12 feet in height.
Plat 68—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 1, 4, 15, 273, 326 and portions of lot 325 within 250 feet of Boston Neck Road.
General industrial: lots 283, 286.
Neighborhood business: lots 8—14.
Plat 69—neighborhood residential. Except:
General business: lots 19, 20, 22—25 and that portion of lot 14 within 200 feet of Boston Neck Road.
Open space: lot 56.
Neighborhood business: lots 1, 47.
Village residential: lot 21.
Plat 70—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 10—12, 22, 23, 25—28.
Open space: lot 24.
Public land: lot 1.
Plat 71—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1, 6—10, 15, 17—21, the remainder of lots 3 and 4, and that portion of lot 11 within 1,000 feet of Tower Hill Road.
General business: lots 2 and 22, that portion of lot 3 located at 1100 Tower Hill Road (conditional—see Ordinance No. 99-16), and that portion of lots 3 and 4 within 200 feet of Tower Hill Road.
Public land: lot 5.
Plat 72—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 6—26, 29—38, 49—54.
Rural residential: lots 42, 88, 96 and portions of lots 39, 40 and 121 more than 400 feet from Tower Hill Road.
General business: lot 89.
Open space: lots 27, 28, 48, 81—83.
Plat 73—village residential. Except:
General business: lot 32, lot 119 and a portion of lot 31 north of a line 200 feet south of and parallel to the West Allenton Road right-of-way.
Open space: lots 7, 8.
Public land: 18, 57.
Plat 74—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1, 2, 223, 226, 227, 229—252.
Open space: lots 3—9, 22—58, 74—76, 94, 110—113, 116—119, 134—137, 148—153, 156—165, 170—176, 188, 191, 192, 196, 204—206, 209, 210, 222, 228.
Plat 75—village residential. Except:
Public land: lot 11.
Rural residential: lots 7, 8, 9.
Plat 76—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 67.
Public land: lot 12.
Plat 77—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 3.
Plat 78—rural residential.
Plat 79—village residential. Except:
Light industrial: lots 16, 24, 25, 45—54, 56—58.
Rural residential: lot 1, that portion of lot 3 within the Annaquatucket Wellhead, and lots 4, 10, 14, 18—22, 43.
Public land—lots 13, 14.
Plat 80—rural residential. Except:
Public land: lot 1.
Plat 81—village residential. Except:
Light industrial: lot 2.
Open space: lot 43.
Plat 82—rural residential. Except:
Light industrial: portion of lot 2, and lot 6.
Plat 83—rural residential. Except:
Public land: lot 6.
Plat 84—rural residential.
Plat 85—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 10—12, 24—43, 45—47, and that portion of lot 48 more than 200 feet from Oak Hill Road.
Neighborhood business: lot 56.
General business: that portion of lots 80 and 62 within 250 feet of Tower Hill Road, and lots 87 and 88.
Open space: lots 44, 90, 92 and 118.
General industrial: lots 49, 93.
Public land: lots 75—78, 92, 97.
Plat 86—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 14—16, 32, and that portion of lot 34 within 500 feet of Tower Hill Road, and south of a line perpendicular to Tower Hill Road at a point 300 feet north along the road from the northwest corner of lot 32; and lots 63 and 71.
Neighborhood business: lot 33.
Plat 87—village residential.
Plat 88—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 1.
Public land: lot 21.
Plat 89—village residential.
Plat 90—village residential. Except:
Open space: lot 23.
Public land: lots 1—4.
Plat 91—village residential. Except:
Waterfront business: lots 124 and 127 north of a line 150 feet north of and parallel to the southern lot line of lot 127, and lots 126, 142.
Open space: lot 137.
Public land: lots 150, 151.
Plat 92—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 49, 54, 64, 219, 231—242.
Neighborhood business: lots 28, 56.
Village residential: lot 243.
Wickford Village Center: lots 27, 29, 32, 40, 41, 227.
Wickford Village Design Guidelines Overlay (does not exempt from underlying zoning): lots 27, 29, 227.
Plat 93—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 94, 118, 119.
Plat 94—village residential. Except:
Open space: lots 70, 81, 82, 83, 104, 105.
Plat 95—rural residential. Except:
General industrial: lots 3, 7, 9.
Open space: lot 1, 2.
Plat 96—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 5, 14—17.
Open space: lots 1, 4.
Plat 97—rural residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: that portion of lot 11 north of Oak Hill Brook; and lots 12, 13, 16, 20—22, 24, 28, 29, 33, 38—54.
Public land: lots 1, 2, 3, 18.
Plat 98—rural residential.
Plat 99—neighborhood residential.
Plat 100—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 16—22, that portion of lot 23 more than 100 feet from Ten Rod Road, and lots 24—30.
Neighborhood business: that portion of lot 23 within 100 feet of Ten Rod Road.
Open space: lots 14, 31.
Public land: lots 33, 34.
Plat 101—rural residential. Except:
General business: lots 1, 4, 12, 18.
General business: lot 78 (use limitations—See Ordinance No. 90-7), that certain parcel of land owned by Paul F. Lischio and Marguerite Lischio, 1130 Ten Rod Road, Building E, Suite 207 North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and laid out and designated as lot 78 on assessor's plat 101, located at 1130 Ten Rod Road, with such parcel containing approximately 55,349 square feet of land.
Planned business: lot 19.
Neighborhood residential: lots 5, 8.
Plat 102—village residential. Except:
Compact village district: lots 6, 7, 8, 25.
General business, use limited: that certain 14.731 acre portion of a parcel of land laid out and designated as Lot 11, on Assessor's Plat 102, located on South County Trail.
Open space: lot 41.
Public land: 130, 131.
Plat 103—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: that portion of lot 7 lying north and east of a line drawn as follows: beginning at the most easterly corner of lot 13 on such plat and running due east (true meridian) 350 feet to a point; thence angling and running southeasterly 1,100 feet, more or less, to the northeasterly end of the southeasterly boundary of lot 7 on plat 103 and a point in the brook leading from the state fish hatchery.
Plat 104—rural residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 9—12, 14, 16—23, 27.
Public land: lots 4, 29.
Plat 105—light industrial. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 3.
Plat 106—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 2, 3.
General business: lot 16.
Plat 107—neighborhood residential. Except:
Planned village development: lots 3, 7—32, 34.
Plat 108—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 1, 2, 104.
Post Road: lots 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 41—43, 56, 57, 83—87, 103.
Plat 109—rural residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 2, 3.
Plat 110—rural residential. Except:
Compact village district: lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 with the following conditions:
1.
The overall percentage of nonresidential to residential building coverage on these lots and in combination with assessor's plat 126, lot 5 shall be no more than five percent of nonresidential building coverage and no less than 95 percent of residential building coverage.
2.
The total square footage of commercial building space shall not exceed 10,000 square feet.
Plat 111—neighborhood business. Except:
General business: lots 4—7, 21—24, and 109.
Plat 112—village residential. Except:
Multifamily: lot 14.
General business: lots 1, 2, 3, that portion of lot 5 south of a line 200 feet north of and parallel of the southern lot line, lots 7 (use restriction—See Ordinance No. 89-9), 17, 18, 66, that portion of lots 70 and 19 within 100 feet of the northern lot line and 200 feet of Scrabbletown Road, lot 92 and lot 97.
Heavy business: lots, 4, 34, 60, 65, and that portion of lot 67 within 200 feet of Quaker Lane.
Wickford Junction district: lots 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 23, 61, 112, 113, 115—118.
Plat 113—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood business: lot 2, subject to the following stipulations:
1.
The existing original structures cannot be razed or substantially altered in appearance (unless the brick façade on the house is removed); if the brick front is removed and the front restored, then that square footage could be allocated to the rear of the structure allowing the applicants to have a 14,000 square foot building without going to the zoning board of review for variances.
2.
The land development plan review will require planning commission approval as the site lies within a groundwater overlay zone.
3.
The planning commission and the planning department address the concerns of the public pertaining to proper lighting, property buffers and traffic to include a traffic study.
Neighborhood residential: lot 23 and portions of lots 8, 11, 20, 22 and 28, more than 600 feet from Ten Rod Road.
Multifamily residential: lot 3.
General business: lot 4, that portion of lot 20 within 600 feet of Ten Rod Road, and lots 21, 24.
Plat 114—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: those portions of lots 9, 23 and 62 more than 600 feet from Ten Rod Road.
Multifamily residential: lot 10.
General business: lots 54—56.
Open space: lot 74.
Village residential: portion of lot 63.
Plat 115—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 1, 6, 7, 27, 28.
Plat 116—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 84, 104—106, 108, 110, 111, 114, 128.
Neighborhood business: lots 89, 101, 102, 135, 136, 153, that portion of lot 8 north of a line 300 feet north of and parallel to the southern lot line, lot 7 (use restriction—see Ordinance No. 89-17).
General business: lots 76, 93, 94.
Open space: lot 127.
Public land: lots 22—24, 73, 109.
Wickford Village Center: lot 109.
Planned village district: Lots 88 & 103, and such lots shall be subject to the following conditions:
1.
That the proposed development will be in substantial conformance with the Wickford Woods Master Plan Submission plan set, in five sheets, prepared by DiPrete Engineering dated 9-25-15 and revised 10-2-15, 12-10-15, and 2-1-16, which received master plan approval at the March 15, 2016 planning commission meeting and amended through the land development review process.
2.
If the permitted use (see condition 1) for which the land has been rezoned is abandoned or if the land is not used for the requested purpose for a period of two years or more after the zone change becomes effective, the town council may, after a public hearing as set forth in this section, change the land to its original zoning use before the petition was filed.
Plat 117—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 155, 202, 289—295.
Waterfront business: lots 2—6, 16—18, 125, 258, 263.
General industrial: lots 118—124.
Open space: lots 194, 284.
Public land: lots 117, 208, 210, 257.
Wickford Village Center: lots 83, 148—151, 153, 154, 156—159, 177—179, 183—185, 187—193, 195—197, 199—201, 203—207, 209, 211 upon recording of the final subdivision approval creating lot 208, 212—219, 267, 274, 285, 287, 288; that portion of lot 152 from the intersection of lots 151 and 152 north along the lot line and an extension of the lot line for an additional 100 feet for a total distance of 200 feet, then east on a line parallel to West Main Street to the eastern lot line, then south along the lot line to Main Street, and then to the point of beginning; and that portion of lot 280 west of a line perpendicular to Main Street ten feet easterly from the southwest corner of the lot.
Wickford Village Design Guidelines Overlay (does not exempt from underlying zoning): lots 177—179, 183—185, 187—193, 199—201, 203, 204, 207, 209, 211—218, 267, 274, 285, 287, 288.
Plat 118—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood business: lot 24.
General business: lots 28, 30, 33, 34.
Open space: lots 35—38, 42—44, and those portions of lots 27, 39 and 40, less than ten feet above sea level, and within 250 feet of Post Road and plat 139.
Public land: lot 32.
Planned village development: the remainder of lots 27, 39, 40.
Village residential historic: lot 1.
Neighborhood business historic: portion of lot 25 located at 181 West Main Street (conditional—see Ordinance No. 99-17).
Plat 119—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 10—16, 28, 34, 39, 50, 51, 63, 65.
General business: lots 1 and 2.
Open space: lots 18, 56, 57, 59—62.
Public land: lot 5.
Plat 120—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: that portion of lot 1 west of the southerly extension of the western lot lines of lot 47, and lots 35, 36, 43, 45, 46, 48, 57—71.
Neighborhood residential: lots 15, 44, 47.
Post Road: lots 5, 6, 9, 10, 34, 54.
Public land: lot 4.
Open space: lots 3, 12, 13.
Plat 121—open space.
Plat 122—open space. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 2, 4, 15, 16, 19—23.
Plat 123—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lots 5—7.
Plat 124—rural residential.
Plat 125—rural residential. Except:
General business: lots 2, 6, 29, 32. Also that certain parcel of land laid out and designated as Lot 7 (as merged with Lot 31 and abandoned portion of Scrabbletown Road), located at 4001 Quaker Lane, North Kingstown, said parcel containing 22,536.30 square feet more or less of land.
Plat 126—rural residential. Except:
Compact village district: lot 5 with the following conditions:
1.
The overall percentage of nonresidential to residential building coverage on these lots and in combination with assessor's plat 110, lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 shall be no more than five percent of nonresidential building coverage and no less than 95 percent of residential building coverage.
2.
The total square footage of commercial building space shall not exceed 10,000 square feet.
Public land: lot 10.
Plats 127 and 128—rural residential.
Plat 129—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 1.
General business: lots 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15.
Plat 130—rural residential. Except:
General business: lots 8, 12, 15, 23, 64, 65, 67, 68, a portion of lot 14, and that portion of lot 71 southerly of the southerly line of lot 67 within 205 feet of Quaker Lane.
Neighborhood business: lot 15.
Rural residential: lot 13.
Open space: lot 16.
Plat 131—rural residential.
Plat 132—rural residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 9, 56—70.
Light industrial: lots 5, 14—16, 20, 25, 26, 28.
Public land: lot 8.
Plats 133 and 134—rural residential.
Plat 135—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 9, 58—59.
Rural residential: lots 3, 4, 5, 21, 41, 51, 55—57.
Post Road: lots 1, 2, 6—8, 10—12, 14—19, 40, 52.
Public land: lot 43.
Plat 136—Post Road.
Plat 138—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 83—89, 103, 119—123, 125.
Post Road: lots 22, 24, 39, 81, 90—92, 102, 106, 108, 110—118.
Open space: lot 94.
Plat 139—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 2, 8, 34, 35, 39—41.
Post Road: lots 6, 7.
Open space: lot 4.
Public land: lots 3, 36, 37, 43.
Plat 140—planned village district. Except:
Open space: lots 1, 84, 85, 87.
Village residential: lot 2.
Public land: lot 3.
Plat 141—village residential. Except:
Open space: lot 154.
Plat 142—village residential.
Plat 143—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 2, 123.
Public land: lot 108.
Plat 144—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 3—5, 7, 43, 52, 53.
Plat 145—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1, 10—21, 23—26, 37.
Rural residential: lots 2, 42, 43.
Public land: lot 22.
Plat 146—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 57, 216.
Post Road: lots 36 (use restriction—see Ordinance No. 01-20) that certain parcel of land laid out and designated as lot 36, plat 146, located at 1 Chadsey Road, a parcel containing 21,616 square feet more or less of land, 39—44, 47, 51, 53—55, 61—63, 65—67, 86, 131—133, 135, 202—210, 212.
Plat 147—Post Road. Except:
Village residential: lots 53, 54, 65.
Plat 148—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 31, 32, 115, 116, 119, 200, 201, 202, 204, 261.
Open space: lots 104, 173, 174, 208, 211.
Plat 149—village residential. Except:
Open space: lots 87, 111.
Public land: lots 119, 124.
Plat 150—rural residential. Except:
Light industrial: lots 11, 18, 99—101.
Plat 151—rural residential. Except:
General business: lots 120, 123.
Light industrial: lots 118, 119, 130.
Open space: lots 103, 105.
Public land: lot 104.
Plat 152—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lots 12, 45, 48.
Plat 153—light industrial. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lot 10.
Rural residential: lots 1, 13—39, 41—47.
Plat 154—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lot 2.
Light industrial: lots 1, 5.
Plat 155—neighborhood residential.
Plat 156—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 8, 10—13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 41—43, 47—49, 51—52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79.
Public land: lots 1, 3—7, 9, 55, 57.
Plat 157—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 17—22, 24, 35—37, 74, 75, 77, 95—97, 100, 108, 110, 143—151, 157, 158, 165, 169.
Open space: lot 38.
Public land: lots 13, 72, 73.
Plat 158—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 6—12, 15—19, 21—24, 173—175, 209.
Open space: lot 13.
Public land: lot 76.
Plat 159—neighborhood residential.
Plat 160—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lot 2, portion of lot 3, and lots 4—10, 30, 88—91.
Plat 161—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 3, 5, 7, 35—53.
Public land: lot 8.
Plat 162—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 3, 6—15, 92—94.
Plats 163 to 165—rural residential.
Plat 166—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 528.
Plat 167—rural residential. Except:
Pojac Point residential: portion of lot 1.
Rural residential: portion of lot 1 (use restriction—see Ordinance No. 91-11).
Plats 168 to 170—Pojac Point residential.
Plat 171—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 6.
Pojac Point residential: lots 3, 10, 13—15.
Public land: lot 9.
Plat 172—rural residential. Except:
Pojac Point residential: lots 1—6, 9, 11, 13, 15—26.
Plat 173—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1—4, 10, 14, 15, 21, 40—44, 47, 48 and that portion of lots 36—39 and 45 north of a line which is the extension of the northern lot line of lot 19.
Plat 174—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 5, 6, 8, 13, 34, 58—68, 70 and that portion of lot 67 within 750 feet of North Quidnessett Road.
Rural residential: lots 7, 70 and that portion of lot 67 more than 750 feet from North Quidnessett Road.
Open space: lots 14, 52.
Plat 175—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 9, 106, 149, 150, 182, 183.
Plat 176—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lot 4, 6.
Heavy business: lots 5 and 63.
Plat 177—Post Road. Except:
Heavy business: lot 4.
Light industrial: lots 3, 17, 19, 29, 30.
Plat 178—planned village district.
Plat 179—light industrial. Except:
Open space: portion of lot 1.
Institutional/office: lot 3.
Plat 180—general industrial.
Plat 181—general industrial. Except:
Post Road: lots 13, 17, 19.
Light industrial: lot 15.
Multifamily residential: lot 5.
Open space: lot 18, 21, portion of lot 6.
Light industrial: That certain parcel of land laid out and designated as Lot 15 and a portion of Lot 6 on Assessor's Plat 181, located at Compass Circle, North Kingstown, said parcel contains 62.1 acres more or less of land as described below:
Legal Description for Zone Change
Assessor's Plat 181 Lot 15 and Portions of Lot 6
Bonneau Road and Compass Circle, North Kingstown
That certain parcel of land, with all buildings and improvements, situated southwesterly of Devils Foot Road and easterly of Bonneau Road and Compass Circle in the Town of North Kingstown, Washington County, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and shown on that plan entitled "Pre-Application Submission Existing Conditions Plan West Davisville Industrial Park Assessor's Plat 181 Lot 15 and Portions of Lot 6 North Kingstown, Rhode Island DiPrete Engineering Two Stafford Court Cranston, RI 02920 tel 401-943-1000 fax 401-464-6006 www. DiPrete-Eng.com Applicant/Owner (Lot 15) WDIC, LLC C/O Bob Carr P.O. Box 482 Saunderstown, RI 02874 Owner (Lot 6) RI Economic Development Corp SHEET 3 of 4 revision date 7-18-08" Scale: 1" = 150' and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the northwesterly corner of the herein described parcel; thence southeasterly a distance of 412 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southeasterly a distance of 489 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southeasterly a distance of 918 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southerly a distance of 1418 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southwesterly a distance of 1481 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northwesterly a distance of 183 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southeasterly a distance of 266 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northerly a distance of 565 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northeasterly a distance of 398 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northeasterly a distance of 123 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northeasterly a distance of 585 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northwesterly a distance of 382 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northwesterly a distance of 539 feet, more or less, to the point and place of beginning.
The above described parcel contains 64.1 acres, more or less.
Plat 182—general industrial. Except:
Institutional/office: lot 5.
Open space: lots 1, 6.
General business: that certain parcel of land located on a portion of the former Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center, such parcel being located on the northerly side of a road now or formerly called Gate Road and the easterly side of a road now or formerly called Post Road (Route 1). Such parcel comprises a portion of lot 10 and contains eight acres more or less, such parcel being further bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southwesterly corner of a road now or formerly called Newcomb Road with the easterly line of a road now or formerly called Post Road (Route 1); thence running southerly along the easterly line of Post Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 50 feet more or less, bounded easterly by a buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement to a point, the point also being the northwesterly corner of the herein described parcel; thence continuing southerly along the easterly line of Post Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 266 feet more or less to a point; thence running southerly along the easterly line of Post Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 270 feet more or less to a point; thence running southerly along the easterly line of Post Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 76 feet more or less to a point; thence running easterly along the northerly line of Gate Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 140 feet more or less to a point; thence running easterly along the northerly line of Gate Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 503 feet more or less to a point, the point also being the southeasterly corner of the herein described parcel; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by land of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (R.I.E.D.C.), a distance of 423 feet more or less to a point; thence running westerly, bounded northerly by other land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 479 feet more or less to a point; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 77 feet more or less to a point; thence continuing northerly along the arc of a curve with a radius of 55 feet more or less and a length of 16 feet more or less to a point; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 105 feet more or less to a point on the southerly line of the buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement; thence running westerly, bounded northerly by the buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement; 275 feet more or less to a point marking the point and place of beginning.
And, that certain parcel of land located on a portion of the former Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center, such parcel being located northerly of a road now or formerly called Gate Road and easterly of a road now or formerly called Post Road (Route 1), such roads as depicted on Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536. Such parcel comprises a portion of lot 10 and contains two acres or less, such parcel being further bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southwesterly corner of a road now or formerly called Newcomb Road with the easterly line of Post Road (Route 1); thence running southerly along the easterly line of Post Road, along Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 50 feet more or less, bounded easterly by a buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement to a point; thence running easterly along the southerly line of the buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement, a distance of 275 feet more or less to a point, the point being the northwesterly corner of the herein described parcel; thence continuing easterly along the southerly line of the buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement, a distance of 476 feet more or less to a point; thence running southerly, bounded easterly by land of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (R.I.E.D.C.), a distance of 199 feet more or less to a point; thence running westerly, bounded southerly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 479 feet more or less to a point; thence running northerly, bounded westerly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 77 feet more or less to a point; thence continuing northerly along the arc of a curve with a radius of 55 feet more or less and a length of 16 feet more or less to a point; thence running northerly, bounded westerly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 105 feet more or less to a point marking the point and place of beginning.
Such described parcels to be subject to the following conditions:
1. The permitted general business uses of the premises are limited to hotel; restaurant; bank or credit union; professional offices; public or private park; conservation or recreation; museum; and libraries, art galleries and art centers.
2. In addition to such specified uses, the following general business uses may be permitted on the premises if, but only if, the zoning board of review grants a special use permit therefor after finding that the criteria set forth in section 21-15 of this Code have been met: sale of food (excluding fish and shellfish), drugs, clothing, jewelry, stationery, or similar personal or specialty items; theater, auditorium, lecture hall or conference center; indoor commercial recreation; or drive-in windows (accessory) other than for food services.
3. Any construction of a structure, group of structures on the premises, any alteration improvement, alteration or change of use for a building on the premises or the premises shall require development plan review and approval in accordance with section 21-284 of this Code; provided, however, that the review and approval required shall be by the planning commission rather than the administrative officer.
Plat 183—general industrial. Except:
Public land: lots 17, 25.
Open space: lot 24.
Institutional office: lot 30.
Plat 184—general industrial. Except:
Open space: lots 13, 14.
Plat 185—general industrial. Except:
Light industrial: lots 8, 9.
Plat 186—general industrial. Except:
Public land: lots 9—12.
Plats 187 and 188—public land.
Plat 189—open space. Except:
General business: lot 7; use limited to hotel and motel use and eating and drinking establishments.
General industrial: lot 3.
Public land: lot 2.
Plat 190—general industrial. Except:
Institutional/office: lot 4.
Plat 191—open space. Except:
Light industrial: lots 2—4.
General industrial: lots 1, 5.
Plat 192—open space. Except:
Waterfront industrial: lots 2—4.
Plat 193—waterfront industrial.
Plat 194—public land. Except:
Waterfront business: portion of lot 1.
Plat 195—open space.
(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-14.1; Ord. No. 83-8, 6-27-1983; Ord. No. 83-9, 6-27-1983; Ord. No. 84-7, 3-26-1984; Ord. No. 85-11, 6-10-1985; Ord. No. 85-12, 8-13-1985; Ord. No. 85-14, 9-9-1985; Ord. No. 86-7, 4-14-1986; Ord. No. 86-8, 5-27-1986; Ord. No. 86-9, 5-27-1986; Ord. No. 86-10, 5-27-1986; Ord. No. 86-11, 6-9-1986; Ord. No. 86-13, 7-28-1986; Ord. No. 86-17A, 8-25-1986; Ord. No. 87-1, 1-26-1987; Ord. No. 87-5, 3-9-1987; Ord. No. 87-14, 6-8-1987; Ord. No. 87-15, 6-8-1987; Ord. No. 87-22, 10-26-1987; Ord. No. 87-23, 10-26-1987; Ord. No. 87-24, 12-14-1987; Ord. No. 88-1, 1-11-1988; Ord. No. 88-6, 2-8-1988; Ord. No. 88-7, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. 88-8, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. 88-14, 9-12-1988; Ord. No. 89-7, 3-13-1989; Ord. No. 89-9, 3-27-1989; Ord. No. 89-17, 8-15-1989; Ord. No. 90-3, 3-12-1990; Ord. No. 90-7, 5-14-1990; Ord. No. 91-10, 8-13-1991; Ord. No. 91-11, 8-13-1991; Ord. No. 91-15, 11-12-1991; Ord. No. 92-3, 3-9-1992; Ord. No. 92-4, 3-9-1992; Ord. No. 92-8, 5-11-1992; Ord. No. 92-10, 6-8-1992; Ord. No. 92-12, 7-13-1992; Ord. No. 92-17, 10-19-1992; Ord. No. 92-19, 11-16-1992; Ord. No. 93-6, 4-12-1993; Ord. No. 94-6, 4-11-1994; Ord. No. 94-16, § 1, 9-12-1994; Ord. No. 94-22, § 1, 11-14-1994; Ord. No. 94-4, § 1, 5-8-1995; Ord. No. 95-14, § 1, 11-13-1995; Ord. No. 96-15, § 1, 9-16-1996; Ord. No. 97-3, § 1, 2-10-1997; Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 99-1, § 1, 1-11-1999; Ord. No. 99-11, § 1, 6-7-1999; Ord. No. 99-16, § 1, 7-12-1999; Ord. No. 99-17, § 1, 7-12-1999; Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 10-4-1999; Ord. No. 99-25, § 1, 12-13-1999; Ord. No. 00-5, § 1, 2-14-2000; Ord. No. 00-13, § 1, 5-8-2000; Ord. No. 00-16, § 1, 6-12-2000; Ord. No. 00-18, § 1, 7-10-2000; Ord. No. 00-22, § 1, 12-11-2000; Ord. No. 01-5, § 1, 4-2-2001; Ord. No. 01-9, § 1, 5-7-2001; Ord. No. 01-17, § 1, 10-1-2001; Ord. No. 01-20, § 1, 12-10-2001; Ord. No. 02-10, § 1, 9-9-2002; Ord. No. 02-12, § 1, 10-7-2002; Ord. No. 02-13, § 1, 10-7-2002; Ord. No. 02-20, § 14, 11-18-2002; Ord. No. 03-04, § 1, 3-10-2003; Ord. No. 03-05, § 1, 5-12-2003; Ord. No. 03-8, § 12, 6-9-2003; Ord. No. 03-12, § 1, 9-8-2003; Ord. No. 04-18, § 1, 9-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-19, § 1, 9-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-20, § 1, 10-4-2004; Ord. No. 04-26, § 1, 12-13-2004; Ord. No. 05-03, § 1, 4-11-2005; Ord. No. 05-14, § 1, 6-13-2005; Ord. No. 06-08, § 1, 5-8-2006; Ord. No. 06-13, § 1, 11-20-2006; Ord. No. 07-10, § 1, 6-11-2007; Ord. No. 07-16, § 1, 7-9-2007; Ord. No. 08-04, § 1, 3-10-2008; Ord. No. 08-25, § 1, 10-20-2008; Ord. No. 08-20, § 1, 9-15-2008; Ord. No. 12-15, § 2, 11-30-2012; Ord. No. 12-16, § 2, 11-30-2012; Ord. No. 13-07, § 2, 7-15-2013; Ord. No. 13-10, § 2, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 13-19, § 8, 12-9-2013; Ord. No. 14-15, § 2, 6-23-2014; Ord. No. 15-02, § 2, 1-12-2015; Ord. No. 16-07, § 2, 3-23-2016; Ord. No. 16-08, § 2, 3-23-2016; Ord. No. 17-08, § 2, 5-1-2017; Ord. No. 17-12, § 2, 6-26-2017; Ord. No. 17-16, §§ 1, 2, 8-28-2017; Ord. No. 18-10, § 2, 3-26-2018; Ord. No. 18-31, § 2, 11-26-2018; Ord. No. 18-33, § 2, 11-26-2018; Ord. No. 19-03, § 2, 3-11-2019; Ord. No. 19-11, § 2, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 20-02, § 2, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 20-04, § 2, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 20-20, § 2, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 23-11, § 2, 7-17-2023; Ord. No. 23-14, § 2, 9-25-2023; Ord. No. 23-16, § 2, 9-25-2023)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 11-11, § 2, adopted May 23, 2011, amended the Code by repealing former § 21-364 in its entirety. Former § 21-364 pertained to road classifications, and derived from Rev. Ords. of 1974, § 17-14-1.
Editor's note— Ord. No. 92-12, adopted July 13, 1992, amended the Code by deleting provisions contained in section 21-365. The provisions pertained to military lands and utility areas zoned in plat 200 and derived from the Revised Ords. of 1974, section 17-14.
The description of historic zoning districts is as follows:
Plat 116. Lots 5—7, 9, 11, 16—21, 118, 124, 129, 135 and that portion of lot 8 within 251.8 feet of West Main Street, that portion of lot 10 north of a line connecting points 250 feet south of West Main Street on the western lot line and 267 feet south of West Main Street on the eastern lot line. Those portions of lots 13 through 15 between West Main Street and an unnamed brook or drainage ditch running parallel to and approximately 440 feet from West Main Street. That portion of lot 113 within 325 feet of West Main Street, that portion of lot 23 within 355 feet of West Main Street.
Plat 117. Lots 66—116, 122—151, 153, 155—163, 167—172, 174—176, 180—182, 186, 194—198, 219—266, 269, 272, 276 and that portion of lot 152 south of a line connecting points 100 feet north of West Main Street on the western lot line and 130 feet north of West Main Street on the eastern lot line, and that portion of lot 164 within 200 feet of Church Lane, and those portions of lots 273, 64 and 65 within 200 feet of Fowler Street.
Plat 118. Lots 13—26, 31, 36.
(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-14-1)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 14-07, § 3, adopted May 5, 2014, amended the Code by repealing former § 21-367 in its entirety. Former § 21-367 pertained to groundwater overlay district descriptions, and derived from Ord. No. 98-15, adopted October 5, 1998; Ord. No. 00-6, adopted February 14, 2000; Ord. No. 00-17, adopted July 10, 2000; and Ord. No. 04-13, adopted August 2, 2004.
ZONING DISTRICT DESCRIPTIONS
Abbreviations used in this article are as follows:
(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-14-1; Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 02-20, § 14, 11-18-2002; Ord. No. 08-25, § 1, 10-20-2008)
(a)
The boundaries of the zoning districts described in sections 21-34 through 21-112, section 21-186, and section 21-332, in addition to being delineated in sections 21-363, 21-366, and 21-367, are also established and shown on the Town of North Kingstown Official Zoning Map, as it may be amended from time to time, filed at the office of the town clerk. The official zoning map, which together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted and made part of this Code.
(b)
The official zoning map of the town shall be maintained by the town clerk and shall consist of:
(1)
197 plat maps including all zoning districts and overlay zoning districts shown thereon; and
(2)
Any supplementary maps cited within the body of the zoning ordinance including, but not limited to, the transfer of development rights (TDR) map and the QBP zoning district map.
(c)
The official zoning map shall be identified by the signature of the president of the town council, in office at the time of adoption, attested by the town clerk and bearing the seal of the town.
(d)
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of zoning districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
Boundaries.
a.
Where zoning districts (except overlay districts) are separated by highways, streets, alleys, railroads, watercourses or bodies of water, the boundaries of the zoning districts shall be construed to be the centerline or middle of such highway, street, alley, railroad, watercourse or body of water.
b.
Boundaries shown as approximately following lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
c.
Boundaries shown as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change in shoreline, shall be construed as moving with the actual shorelines as defined by the mean high water mark.
d.
Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of natural or manmade features shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
e.
Boundaries shown as following physical features or culturally and historically significant features shall be construed to follow such features.
(2)
Interpretation. For any other circumstance not covered by subsection (d)(1) of this section, the director shall interpret the zoning district boundaries.
(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-14; Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 01-14, § 3, 8-6-2001; Ord. No. 02-20, § 14, 11-18-2002; Ord. No. 03-05, § 1, 5-12-2003; Ord. No. 03-12, § 1, 9-8-2003; Ord. No. 04-13, § 1, 8-2-2004; Ord. No. 04-18, § 1, 9-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-19, § 1, 9-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-20, § 1, 10-4-2004; Ord. No. 04-26, § 1, 12-12-2004; Ord. No. 05-03, § 1, 4-11-2005; Ord. No. 05-14, § 1, 6-13-2005; Ord. No. 06-08, § 1, 5-8-2006; Ord. No. 06-13, § 2, 11-20-2006; Ord. No. 07-10, § 1, 6-11-2007; Ord. No. 07-16, § 1, 7-9-2007; Ord. No. 08-04, § 1, 3-10-2008; Ord. No. 08-25, § 1, 10-20-2008; Ord. No. 08-20, § 1, 9-15-2008; Ord. No. 11-01, § 7, 1-10-2011; Ord. No. 12-15, § 1, 11-30-2012; Ord. No. 12-16, § 1, 11-30-2012; Ord. No. 13-07, § 1, 7-15-2013; Ord. No. 13-10, § 1, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 13-19, § 7, 12-9-2013; Ord. No. 14-15, § 1, 6-23-2014; Ord. No. 16-07, § 1, 3-23-2016; Ord. No. 16-08, § 1, 3-23-2016; Ord. No. 17-08, § 1, 5-1-2017; Ord. No. 17-12, § 1, 6-26-2017; Ord. No. 18-10, § 1, 3-26-2018; Ord. No. 18-31, § 1, 11-26-2018; Ord. No. 18-33, § 1, 11-26-2018; Ord. No. 19-03, § 1, 3-11-2019; Ord. No. 19-11, § 1, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 20-02, § 1, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 20-04, § 1, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 20-20, § 1, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 23-11, § 1, 7-17-2023; Ord. No. Ord. No. 23-14, § 1, 9-25-2023; Ord. No. 23-16, § 1, 9-25-2023)
Zoning districts by assessor's plats are as follows:
Plat 1—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 2, 9, and portions of 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 not described as neighborhood business.
Neighborhood business: lots 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, falling within a parallelogram 500 feet wide at the northern edge of the plat and 850 feet long parallel to Boston Neck Road, centered at the middle of Boston Neck Road where plats 1 and 18 meet, and 151.
Open space: lots 3, 18.
Public land: lot 34.
Village residential: lot 11.
Plat 2—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 2, 3, 44.
Very low density residential: lot 42.
Plat 3—very low density residential.
Plat 4—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lots 6, 8, 11.
Plat 5—very low density residential. Except:
Lot 3: General business use limited to accessory vehicle storage adjacent to motor vehicle dealership.
Corporate compound: lots 7, 8.
Plat 6—very low density residential.
Plat 7—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1—8, and that portion of lot 11 north of a line perpendicular to Shady Lea Road beginning at the northern corner of lot 10.
Industrial: lots 10, 16.
Planned business district: The remainder of lot 11.
Plat 8—very low density residential.
Plat 9—very low density residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 7, 8.
Plat 10—rural residential.
Plats 11 to 13—very low density residential.
Plat 14—very low density residential. Except
Rural residential: lot 2.
Plat 15—rural residential.
Plats 16 to 18—open space.
Plat 19—neighborhood residential.
Plat 20—rural residential.
Plat 21—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 10.
Plat 22—rural residential.
Plat 23—very low density residential.
Plat 24—very low density residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 4.
Plat 25—very low density residential.
Plat 26—village residential. Except:
General business: lot 43.
Plat 27—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 2—7, 15, 17, 22, 23, 35, 36, 37, 39.
Open space: lots 12, 14, 24, 31.
Planned business: lots 20, 21, 32, 40, 41.
General business: lot 25.
Neighborhood business: lots 1, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19.
General industrial: lot 38.
Plat 28—very low density residential.
Plat 29—rural residential.
Plat 30—rural residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 1, 2.
Plat 31—open space. Except:
Very low density residential: lots 47, 49.
Rural residential: lot 48.
Plat 32—rural residential. Except:
Pojac Point residential: lot 1.
Plats 33 and 34—rural residential.
Plat 35—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 4.
Plats 36 and 37—rural residential.
Plat 38—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 8.
Public land: lot 9
Plat 39—rural residential. Except:
Low density residential: lot 20.
Open space: lots 11, 12.
Public land: lot 10.
Plat 40—rural residential.
Plat 41—neighborhood residential. Except:
Neighborhood business: lots 128, 164 and that portion of lot 196 commencing at a point in the northerly boundary line of land now or formerly of Enoch L. Dwelly, et ux, such point being 100 feet easterly of Boston Neck Road; thence easterly bounding southerly on such Dwelly land 70 feet to a point; thence northerly bounding easterly on land of DeBlois Oil Company 100 feet to land now or formerly of Sea View Cliffs, Inc.; thence westerly bounding northerly on such Sea View Cliffs, Inc., land 70 feet to a point; thence southerly bounding westerly on land of DeBlois Oil Company 100 feet to the point and place of beginning.
Public land: lots 10, 11, 22, 23.
Plat 42—village residential. Except:
Low density residential: lots 188—197, 199, 200, 201.
Neighborhood business: lots 166—170.
Plat 43—low density residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 2, 6, 8, 17, 19, 31.
Public land: lot 7.
Plat 44—very low density residential.
Plat 45—village residential. Except:
Multifamily: lots 14, 17.
Neighborhood business: lots 18, 19.
General business: lots 86, 96, 164.
Public land: lot 4.
Plat 46—rural residential. Except:
Low density residential: lots 4, 5, 7.
Open space: lots 1—3, 6.
Plat 47—rural residential. Except:
Low density residential: lot 3.
Open space: lot 2.
Plat 48—rural residential.
Plat 49—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 15—17, 19, 20, 41, 55.
Neighborhood business: lots 13, 14.
Plats 50 to 52—rural residential.
Plat 53—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1—4, 7, 8, 13—23, 30—46, 61—70, 81, 82.
Plat 54—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1, 2.
Neighborhood residential: lots 3—11, 51.
Plat 55—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 24—29.
Plat 56—rural residential.
Plat 57—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lot 15.
Neighborhood business: lot 4.
General business: lots 13, 16.
Plat 58—rural residential.
Plat 59—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lot 2.
Light industrial: lot 5.
General industrial: lots 1, 4.
Plat 60—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 2, 3, 27, 36, 86, 107—111.
Plat 61—rural residential.
Plat 62—village residential. Except:
Open space: lots 1, 4, 8, 13.
Rural residential: lots 16—18.
Neighborhood residential: those portions of lots 14, 15 and 60 more than 325 feet from Pendar Road.
Plat 63—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 13; those portions of lots 6, 8 and 18 more than 400 feet from Tower Hill Road; and that portion of lot 17 more than 1,000 feet from Tower Hill Road.
Plats 64 and 65—rural residential.
Plat 66—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 3.
Plat 67—Village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 15, 16, 20, 22 and a portion of lot 17 within 500 feet of Hamilton-Allenton Road.
Rural residential: lot 6, all of lot 17 not in the neighborhood residential district and that portion of lot 4 west of a line connecting the intersection point of lots 4, 14, and 17 and a point where lots 4, 21, and 6 intersect.
Neighborhood business: lot 1.
Heavy business: that certain parcel of land laid out and designated as lot 2, located at 901 Boston Neck Road containing 1.12 acres more or less of land, with the following conditions:
1.
The heavy business use of the premises is limited to sale of motor vehicles with repair and outside storage. The nonconforming use of the premises for a machine shop for automotive purposes may continue in conjunction with the limited heavy business use pursuant to the variances granted by the zoning board of review on November 10, 1981 and February 27, 1996.
2.
No more than 30 motor vehicles for sale shall be located on the premises at any time. The type of motor vehicle to be sold on the premises is limited to passenger vehicles other than buses. The hours of operation of the limited heavy business use shall be only from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and all exterior lighting shall be extinguished between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
3.
The uses of the premises described in subsections 1. and 2. of this parcel shall be conducted only in accordance with a development plan approved pursuant to section 21-284 which shall be generally consistent with the plans prepared by Beckman-Weremay dated January 19, 2001, and submitted to the town council on May 7, 2001, which shall include provision for the following:
a.
Reduction of existing impervious surface by 360 square feet;
b.
Retention of existing vegetation, trees and stone wall;
c.
An evergreen buffer along Weaver Road property line;
d.
The premises to have vehicular access to and egress from only Boston Neck Road; and
e.
Standards for exterior lighting not to exceed 12 feet in height.
Plat 68—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 1, 4, 15, 273, 326 and portions of lot 325 within 250 feet of Boston Neck Road.
General industrial: lots 283, 286.
Neighborhood business: lots 8—14.
Plat 69—neighborhood residential. Except:
General business: lots 19, 20, 22—25 and that portion of lot 14 within 200 feet of Boston Neck Road.
Open space: lot 56.
Neighborhood business: lots 1, 47.
Village residential: lot 21.
Plat 70—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 10—12, 22, 23, 25—28.
Open space: lot 24.
Public land: lot 1.
Plat 71—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1, 6—10, 15, 17—21, the remainder of lots 3 and 4, and that portion of lot 11 within 1,000 feet of Tower Hill Road.
General business: lots 2 and 22, that portion of lot 3 located at 1100 Tower Hill Road (conditional—see Ordinance No. 99-16), and that portion of lots 3 and 4 within 200 feet of Tower Hill Road.
Public land: lot 5.
Plat 72—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 6—26, 29—38, 49—54.
Rural residential: lots 42, 88, 96 and portions of lots 39, 40 and 121 more than 400 feet from Tower Hill Road.
General business: lot 89.
Open space: lots 27, 28, 48, 81—83.
Plat 73—village residential. Except:
General business: lot 32, lot 119 and a portion of lot 31 north of a line 200 feet south of and parallel to the West Allenton Road right-of-way.
Open space: lots 7, 8.
Public land: 18, 57.
Plat 74—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1, 2, 223, 226, 227, 229—252.
Open space: lots 3—9, 22—58, 74—76, 94, 110—113, 116—119, 134—137, 148—153, 156—165, 170—176, 188, 191, 192, 196, 204—206, 209, 210, 222, 228.
Plat 75—village residential. Except:
Public land: lot 11.
Rural residential: lots 7, 8, 9.
Plat 76—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 67.
Public land: lot 12.
Plat 77—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 3.
Plat 78—rural residential.
Plat 79—village residential. Except:
Light industrial: lots 16, 24, 25, 45—54, 56—58.
Rural residential: lot 1, that portion of lot 3 within the Annaquatucket Wellhead, and lots 4, 10, 14, 18—22, 43.
Public land—lots 13, 14.
Plat 80—rural residential. Except:
Public land: lot 1.
Plat 81—village residential. Except:
Light industrial: lot 2.
Open space: lot 43.
Plat 82—rural residential. Except:
Light industrial: portion of lot 2, and lot 6.
Plat 83—rural residential. Except:
Public land: lot 6.
Plat 84—rural residential.
Plat 85—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 10—12, 24—43, 45—47, and that portion of lot 48 more than 200 feet from Oak Hill Road.
Neighborhood business: lot 56.
General business: that portion of lots 80 and 62 within 250 feet of Tower Hill Road, and lots 87 and 88.
Open space: lots 44, 90, 92 and 118.
General industrial: lots 49, 93.
Public land: lots 75—78, 92, 97.
Plat 86—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 14—16, 32, and that portion of lot 34 within 500 feet of Tower Hill Road, and south of a line perpendicular to Tower Hill Road at a point 300 feet north along the road from the northwest corner of lot 32; and lots 63 and 71.
Neighborhood business: lot 33.
Plat 87—village residential.
Plat 88—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 1.
Public land: lot 21.
Plat 89—village residential.
Plat 90—village residential. Except:
Open space: lot 23.
Public land: lots 1—4.
Plat 91—village residential. Except:
Waterfront business: lots 124 and 127 north of a line 150 feet north of and parallel to the southern lot line of lot 127, and lots 126, 142.
Open space: lot 137.
Public land: lots 150, 151.
Plat 92—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 49, 54, 64, 219, 231—242.
Neighborhood business: lots 28, 56.
Village residential: lot 243.
Wickford Village Center: lots 27, 29, 32, 40, 41, 227.
Wickford Village Design Guidelines Overlay (does not exempt from underlying zoning): lots 27, 29, 227.
Plat 93—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 94, 118, 119.
Plat 94—village residential. Except:
Open space: lots 70, 81, 82, 83, 104, 105.
Plat 95—rural residential. Except:
General industrial: lots 3, 7, 9.
Open space: lot 1, 2.
Plat 96—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 5, 14—17.
Open space: lots 1, 4.
Plat 97—rural residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: that portion of lot 11 north of Oak Hill Brook; and lots 12, 13, 16, 20—22, 24, 28, 29, 33, 38—54.
Public land: lots 1, 2, 3, 18.
Plat 98—rural residential.
Plat 99—neighborhood residential.
Plat 100—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 16—22, that portion of lot 23 more than 100 feet from Ten Rod Road, and lots 24—30.
Neighborhood business: that portion of lot 23 within 100 feet of Ten Rod Road.
Open space: lots 14, 31.
Public land: lots 33, 34.
Plat 101—rural residential. Except:
General business: lots 1, 4, 12, 18.
General business: lot 78 (use limitations—See Ordinance No. 90-7), that certain parcel of land owned by Paul F. Lischio and Marguerite Lischio, 1130 Ten Rod Road, Building E, Suite 207 North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and laid out and designated as lot 78 on assessor's plat 101, located at 1130 Ten Rod Road, with such parcel containing approximately 55,349 square feet of land.
Planned business: lot 19.
Neighborhood residential: lots 5, 8.
Plat 102—village residential. Except:
Compact village district: lots 6, 7, 8, 25.
General business, use limited: that certain 14.731 acre portion of a parcel of land laid out and designated as Lot 11, on Assessor's Plat 102, located on South County Trail.
Open space: lot 41.
Public land: 130, 131.
Plat 103—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: that portion of lot 7 lying north and east of a line drawn as follows: beginning at the most easterly corner of lot 13 on such plat and running due east (true meridian) 350 feet to a point; thence angling and running southeasterly 1,100 feet, more or less, to the northeasterly end of the southeasterly boundary of lot 7 on plat 103 and a point in the brook leading from the state fish hatchery.
Plat 104—rural residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 9—12, 14, 16—23, 27.
Public land: lots 4, 29.
Plat 105—light industrial. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 3.
Plat 106—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 2, 3.
General business: lot 16.
Plat 107—neighborhood residential. Except:
Planned village development: lots 3, 7—32, 34.
Plat 108—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 1, 2, 104.
Post Road: lots 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 41—43, 56, 57, 83—87, 103.
Plat 109—rural residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 2, 3.
Plat 110—rural residential. Except:
Compact village district: lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 with the following conditions:
1.
The overall percentage of nonresidential to residential building coverage on these lots and in combination with assessor's plat 126, lot 5 shall be no more than five percent of nonresidential building coverage and no less than 95 percent of residential building coverage.
2.
The total square footage of commercial building space shall not exceed 10,000 square feet.
Plat 111—neighborhood business. Except:
General business: lots 4—7, 21—24, and 109.
Plat 112—village residential. Except:
Multifamily: lot 14.
General business: lots 1, 2, 3, that portion of lot 5 south of a line 200 feet north of and parallel of the southern lot line, lots 7 (use restriction—See Ordinance No. 89-9), 17, 18, 66, that portion of lots 70 and 19 within 100 feet of the northern lot line and 200 feet of Scrabbletown Road, lot 92 and lot 97.
Heavy business: lots, 4, 34, 60, 65, and that portion of lot 67 within 200 feet of Quaker Lane.
Wickford Junction district: lots 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 23, 61, 112, 113, 115—118.
Plat 113—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood business: lot 2, subject to the following stipulations:
1.
The existing original structures cannot be razed or substantially altered in appearance (unless the brick façade on the house is removed); if the brick front is removed and the front restored, then that square footage could be allocated to the rear of the structure allowing the applicants to have a 14,000 square foot building without going to the zoning board of review for variances.
2.
The land development plan review will require planning commission approval as the site lies within a groundwater overlay zone.
3.
The planning commission and the planning department address the concerns of the public pertaining to proper lighting, property buffers and traffic to include a traffic study.
Neighborhood residential: lot 23 and portions of lots 8, 11, 20, 22 and 28, more than 600 feet from Ten Rod Road.
Multifamily residential: lot 3.
General business: lot 4, that portion of lot 20 within 600 feet of Ten Rod Road, and lots 21, 24.
Plat 114—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: those portions of lots 9, 23 and 62 more than 600 feet from Ten Rod Road.
Multifamily residential: lot 10.
General business: lots 54—56.
Open space: lot 74.
Village residential: portion of lot 63.
Plat 115—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 1, 6, 7, 27, 28.
Plat 116—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 84, 104—106, 108, 110, 111, 114, 128.
Neighborhood business: lots 89, 101, 102, 135, 136, 153, that portion of lot 8 north of a line 300 feet north of and parallel to the southern lot line, lot 7 (use restriction—see Ordinance No. 89-17).
General business: lots 76, 93, 94.
Open space: lot 127.
Public land: lots 22—24, 73, 109.
Wickford Village Center: lot 109.
Planned village district: Lots 88 & 103, and such lots shall be subject to the following conditions:
1.
That the proposed development will be in substantial conformance with the Wickford Woods Master Plan Submission plan set, in five sheets, prepared by DiPrete Engineering dated 9-25-15 and revised 10-2-15, 12-10-15, and 2-1-16, which received master plan approval at the March 15, 2016 planning commission meeting and amended through the land development review process.
2.
If the permitted use (see condition 1) for which the land has been rezoned is abandoned or if the land is not used for the requested purpose for a period of two years or more after the zone change becomes effective, the town council may, after a public hearing as set forth in this section, change the land to its original zoning use before the petition was filed.
Plat 117—village residential. Except:
General business: lots 155, 202, 289—295.
Waterfront business: lots 2—6, 16—18, 125, 258, 263.
General industrial: lots 118—124.
Open space: lots 194, 284.
Public land: lots 117, 208, 210, 257.
Wickford Village Center: lots 83, 148—151, 153, 154, 156—159, 177—179, 183—185, 187—193, 195—197, 199—201, 203—207, 209, 211 upon recording of the final subdivision approval creating lot 208, 212—219, 267, 274, 285, 287, 288; that portion of lot 152 from the intersection of lots 151 and 152 north along the lot line and an extension of the lot line for an additional 100 feet for a total distance of 200 feet, then east on a line parallel to West Main Street to the eastern lot line, then south along the lot line to Main Street, and then to the point of beginning; and that portion of lot 280 west of a line perpendicular to Main Street ten feet easterly from the southwest corner of the lot.
Wickford Village Design Guidelines Overlay (does not exempt from underlying zoning): lots 177—179, 183—185, 187—193, 199—201, 203, 204, 207, 209, 211—218, 267, 274, 285, 287, 288.
Plat 118—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood business: lot 24.
General business: lots 28, 30, 33, 34.
Open space: lots 35—38, 42—44, and those portions of lots 27, 39 and 40, less than ten feet above sea level, and within 250 feet of Post Road and plat 139.
Public land: lot 32.
Planned village development: the remainder of lots 27, 39, 40.
Village residential historic: lot 1.
Neighborhood business historic: portion of lot 25 located at 181 West Main Street (conditional—see Ordinance No. 99-17).
Plat 119—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 10—16, 28, 34, 39, 50, 51, 63, 65.
General business: lots 1 and 2.
Open space: lots 18, 56, 57, 59—62.
Public land: lot 5.
Plat 120—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: that portion of lot 1 west of the southerly extension of the western lot lines of lot 47, and lots 35, 36, 43, 45, 46, 48, 57—71.
Neighborhood residential: lots 15, 44, 47.
Post Road: lots 5, 6, 9, 10, 34, 54.
Public land: lot 4.
Open space: lots 3, 12, 13.
Plat 121—open space.
Plat 122—open space. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 2, 4, 15, 16, 19—23.
Plat 123—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lots 5—7.
Plat 124—rural residential.
Plat 125—rural residential. Except:
General business: lots 2, 6, 29, 32. Also that certain parcel of land laid out and designated as Lot 7 (as merged with Lot 31 and abandoned portion of Scrabbletown Road), located at 4001 Quaker Lane, North Kingstown, said parcel containing 22,536.30 square feet more or less of land.
Plat 126—rural residential. Except:
Compact village district: lot 5 with the following conditions:
1.
The overall percentage of nonresidential to residential building coverage on these lots and in combination with assessor's plat 110, lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 shall be no more than five percent of nonresidential building coverage and no less than 95 percent of residential building coverage.
2.
The total square footage of commercial building space shall not exceed 10,000 square feet.
Public land: lot 10.
Plats 127 and 128—rural residential.
Plat 129—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lot 1.
General business: lots 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15.
Plat 130—rural residential. Except:
General business: lots 8, 12, 15, 23, 64, 65, 67, 68, a portion of lot 14, and that portion of lot 71 southerly of the southerly line of lot 67 within 205 feet of Quaker Lane.
Neighborhood business: lot 15.
Rural residential: lot 13.
Open space: lot 16.
Plat 131—rural residential.
Plat 132—rural residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 9, 56—70.
Light industrial: lots 5, 14—16, 20, 25, 26, 28.
Public land: lot 8.
Plats 133 and 134—rural residential.
Plat 135—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 9, 58—59.
Rural residential: lots 3, 4, 5, 21, 41, 51, 55—57.
Post Road: lots 1, 2, 6—8, 10—12, 14—19, 40, 52.
Public land: lot 43.
Plat 136—Post Road.
Plat 138—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 83—89, 103, 119—123, 125.
Post Road: lots 22, 24, 39, 81, 90—92, 102, 106, 108, 110—118.
Open space: lot 94.
Plat 139—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 2, 8, 34, 35, 39—41.
Post Road: lots 6, 7.
Open space: lot 4.
Public land: lots 3, 36, 37, 43.
Plat 140—planned village district. Except:
Open space: lots 1, 84, 85, 87.
Village residential: lot 2.
Public land: lot 3.
Plat 141—village residential. Except:
Open space: lot 154.
Plat 142—village residential.
Plat 143—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 2, 123.
Public land: lot 108.
Plat 144—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1, 3—5, 7, 43, 52, 53.
Plat 145—neighborhood residential. Except:
Village residential: lots 1, 10—21, 23—26, 37.
Rural residential: lots 2, 42, 43.
Public land: lot 22.
Plat 146—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 57, 216.
Post Road: lots 36 (use restriction—see Ordinance No. 01-20) that certain parcel of land laid out and designated as lot 36, plat 146, located at 1 Chadsey Road, a parcel containing 21,616 square feet more or less of land, 39—44, 47, 51, 53—55, 61—63, 65—67, 86, 131—133, 135, 202—210, 212.
Plat 147—Post Road. Except:
Village residential: lots 53, 54, 65.
Plat 148—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 31, 32, 115, 116, 119, 200, 201, 202, 204, 261.
Open space: lots 104, 173, 174, 208, 211.
Plat 149—village residential. Except:
Open space: lots 87, 111.
Public land: lots 119, 124.
Plat 150—rural residential. Except:
Light industrial: lots 11, 18, 99—101.
Plat 151—rural residential. Except:
General business: lots 120, 123.
Light industrial: lots 118, 119, 130.
Open space: lots 103, 105.
Public land: lot 104.
Plat 152—rural residential. Except:
Open space: lots 12, 45, 48.
Plat 153—light industrial. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lot 10.
Rural residential: lots 1, 13—39, 41—47.
Plat 154—rural residential. Except:
Village residential: lot 2.
Light industrial: lots 1, 5.
Plat 155—neighborhood residential.
Plat 156—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 8, 10—13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 41—43, 47—49, 51—52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79.
Public land: lots 1, 3—7, 9, 55, 57.
Plat 157—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 17—22, 24, 35—37, 74, 75, 77, 95—97, 100, 108, 110, 143—151, 157, 158, 165, 169.
Open space: lot 38.
Public land: lots 13, 72, 73.
Plat 158—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 6—12, 15—19, 21—24, 173—175, 209.
Open space: lot 13.
Public land: lot 76.
Plat 159—neighborhood residential.
Plat 160—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lot 2, portion of lot 3, and lots 4—10, 30, 88—91.
Plat 161—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 3, 5, 7, 35—53.
Public land: lot 8.
Plat 162—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 3, 6—15, 92—94.
Plats 163 to 165—rural residential.
Plat 166—village residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 528.
Plat 167—rural residential. Except:
Pojac Point residential: portion of lot 1.
Rural residential: portion of lot 1 (use restriction—see Ordinance No. 91-11).
Plats 168 to 170—Pojac Point residential.
Plat 171—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lot 6.
Pojac Point residential: lots 3, 10, 13—15.
Public land: lot 9.
Plat 172—rural residential. Except:
Pojac Point residential: lots 1—6, 9, 11, 13, 15—26.
Plat 173—neighborhood residential. Except:
Rural residential: lots 1—4, 10, 14, 15, 21, 40—44, 47, 48 and that portion of lots 36—39 and 45 north of a line which is the extension of the northern lot line of lot 19.
Plat 174—village residential. Except:
Neighborhood residential: lots 5, 6, 8, 13, 34, 58—68, 70 and that portion of lot 67 within 750 feet of North Quidnessett Road.
Rural residential: lots 7, 70 and that portion of lot 67 more than 750 feet from North Quidnessett Road.
Open space: lots 14, 52.
Plat 175—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lots 9, 106, 149, 150, 182, 183.
Plat 176—village residential. Except:
Post Road: lot 4, 6.
Heavy business: lots 5 and 63.
Plat 177—Post Road. Except:
Heavy business: lot 4.
Light industrial: lots 3, 17, 19, 29, 30.
Plat 178—planned village district.
Plat 179—light industrial. Except:
Open space: portion of lot 1.
Institutional/office: lot 3.
Plat 180—general industrial.
Plat 181—general industrial. Except:
Post Road: lots 13, 17, 19.
Light industrial: lot 15.
Multifamily residential: lot 5.
Open space: lot 18, 21, portion of lot 6.
Light industrial: That certain parcel of land laid out and designated as Lot 15 and a portion of Lot 6 on Assessor's Plat 181, located at Compass Circle, North Kingstown, said parcel contains 62.1 acres more or less of land as described below:
Legal Description for Zone Change
Assessor's Plat 181 Lot 15 and Portions of Lot 6
Bonneau Road and Compass Circle, North Kingstown
That certain parcel of land, with all buildings and improvements, situated southwesterly of Devils Foot Road and easterly of Bonneau Road and Compass Circle in the Town of North Kingstown, Washington County, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and shown on that plan entitled "Pre-Application Submission Existing Conditions Plan West Davisville Industrial Park Assessor's Plat 181 Lot 15 and Portions of Lot 6 North Kingstown, Rhode Island DiPrete Engineering Two Stafford Court Cranston, RI 02920 tel 401-943-1000 fax 401-464-6006 www. DiPrete-Eng.com Applicant/Owner (Lot 15) WDIC, LLC C/O Bob Carr P.O. Box 482 Saunderstown, RI 02874 Owner (Lot 6) RI Economic Development Corp SHEET 3 of 4 revision date 7-18-08" Scale: 1" = 150' and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the northwesterly corner of the herein described parcel; thence southeasterly a distance of 412 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southeasterly a distance of 489 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southeasterly a distance of 918 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southerly a distance of 1418 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southwesterly a distance of 1481 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northwesterly a distance of 183 feet, more or less, to a point; thence southeasterly a distance of 266 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northerly a distance of 565 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northeasterly a distance of 398 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northeasterly a distance of 123 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northeasterly a distance of 585 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northwesterly a distance of 382 feet, more or less, to a point; thence northwesterly a distance of 539 feet, more or less, to the point and place of beginning.
The above described parcel contains 64.1 acres, more or less.
Plat 182—general industrial. Except:
Institutional/office: lot 5.
Open space: lots 1, 6.
General business: that certain parcel of land located on a portion of the former Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center, such parcel being located on the northerly side of a road now or formerly called Gate Road and the easterly side of a road now or formerly called Post Road (Route 1). Such parcel comprises a portion of lot 10 and contains eight acres more or less, such parcel being further bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southwesterly corner of a road now or formerly called Newcomb Road with the easterly line of a road now or formerly called Post Road (Route 1); thence running southerly along the easterly line of Post Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 50 feet more or less, bounded easterly by a buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement to a point, the point also being the northwesterly corner of the herein described parcel; thence continuing southerly along the easterly line of Post Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 266 feet more or less to a point; thence running southerly along the easterly line of Post Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 270 feet more or less to a point; thence running southerly along the easterly line of Post Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 76 feet more or less to a point; thence running easterly along the northerly line of Gate Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 140 feet more or less to a point; thence running easterly along the northerly line of Gate Road and Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 503 feet more or less to a point, the point also being the southeasterly corner of the herein described parcel; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by land of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (R.I.E.D.C.), a distance of 423 feet more or less to a point; thence running westerly, bounded northerly by other land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 479 feet more or less to a point; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 77 feet more or less to a point; thence continuing northerly along the arc of a curve with a radius of 55 feet more or less and a length of 16 feet more or less to a point; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 105 feet more or less to a point on the southerly line of the buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement; thence running westerly, bounded northerly by the buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement; 275 feet more or less to a point marking the point and place of beginning.
And, that certain parcel of land located on a portion of the former Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center, such parcel being located northerly of a road now or formerly called Gate Road and easterly of a road now or formerly called Post Road (Route 1), such roads as depicted on Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536. Such parcel comprises a portion of lot 10 and contains two acres or less, such parcel being further bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southwesterly corner of a road now or formerly called Newcomb Road with the easterly line of Post Road (Route 1); thence running southerly along the easterly line of Post Road, along Rhode Island State Highway Plat Number 2536, a distance of 50 feet more or less, bounded easterly by a buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement to a point; thence running easterly along the southerly line of the buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement, a distance of 275 feet more or less to a point, the point being the northwesterly corner of the herein described parcel; thence continuing easterly along the southerly line of the buffer and bike path right-of-way and utility easement, a distance of 476 feet more or less to a point; thence running southerly, bounded easterly by land of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (R.I.E.D.C.), a distance of 199 feet more or less to a point; thence running westerly, bounded southerly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 479 feet more or less to a point; thence running northerly, bounded westerly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 77 feet more or less to a point; thence continuing northerly along the arc of a curve with a radius of 55 feet more or less and a length of 16 feet more or less to a point; thence running northerly, bounded westerly by land of the R.I.E.D.C., a distance of 105 feet more or less to a point marking the point and place of beginning.
Such described parcels to be subject to the following conditions:
1. The permitted general business uses of the premises are limited to hotel; restaurant; bank or credit union; professional offices; public or private park; conservation or recreation; museum; and libraries, art galleries and art centers.
2. In addition to such specified uses, the following general business uses may be permitted on the premises if, but only if, the zoning board of review grants a special use permit therefor after finding that the criteria set forth in section 21-15 of this Code have been met: sale of food (excluding fish and shellfish), drugs, clothing, jewelry, stationery, or similar personal or specialty items; theater, auditorium, lecture hall or conference center; indoor commercial recreation; or drive-in windows (accessory) other than for food services.
3. Any construction of a structure, group of structures on the premises, any alteration improvement, alteration or change of use for a building on the premises or the premises shall require development plan review and approval in accordance with section 21-284 of this Code; provided, however, that the review and approval required shall be by the planning commission rather than the administrative officer.
Plat 183—general industrial. Except:
Public land: lots 17, 25.
Open space: lot 24.
Institutional office: lot 30.
Plat 184—general industrial. Except:
Open space: lots 13, 14.
Plat 185—general industrial. Except:
Light industrial: lots 8, 9.
Plat 186—general industrial. Except:
Public land: lots 9—12.
Plats 187 and 188—public land.
Plat 189—open space. Except:
General business: lot 7; use limited to hotel and motel use and eating and drinking establishments.
General industrial: lot 3.
Public land: lot 2.
Plat 190—general industrial. Except:
Institutional/office: lot 4.
Plat 191—open space. Except:
Light industrial: lots 2—4.
General industrial: lots 1, 5.
Plat 192—open space. Except:
Waterfront industrial: lots 2—4.
Plat 193—waterfront industrial.
Plat 194—public land. Except:
Waterfront business: portion of lot 1.
Plat 195—open space.
(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-14.1; Ord. No. 83-8, 6-27-1983; Ord. No. 83-9, 6-27-1983; Ord. No. 84-7, 3-26-1984; Ord. No. 85-11, 6-10-1985; Ord. No. 85-12, 8-13-1985; Ord. No. 85-14, 9-9-1985; Ord. No. 86-7, 4-14-1986; Ord. No. 86-8, 5-27-1986; Ord. No. 86-9, 5-27-1986; Ord. No. 86-10, 5-27-1986; Ord. No. 86-11, 6-9-1986; Ord. No. 86-13, 7-28-1986; Ord. No. 86-17A, 8-25-1986; Ord. No. 87-1, 1-26-1987; Ord. No. 87-5, 3-9-1987; Ord. No. 87-14, 6-8-1987; Ord. No. 87-15, 6-8-1987; Ord. No. 87-22, 10-26-1987; Ord. No. 87-23, 10-26-1987; Ord. No. 87-24, 12-14-1987; Ord. No. 88-1, 1-11-1988; Ord. No. 88-6, 2-8-1988; Ord. No. 88-7, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. 88-8, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. 88-14, 9-12-1988; Ord. No. 89-7, 3-13-1989; Ord. No. 89-9, 3-27-1989; Ord. No. 89-17, 8-15-1989; Ord. No. 90-3, 3-12-1990; Ord. No. 90-7, 5-14-1990; Ord. No. 91-10, 8-13-1991; Ord. No. 91-11, 8-13-1991; Ord. No. 91-15, 11-12-1991; Ord. No. 92-3, 3-9-1992; Ord. No. 92-4, 3-9-1992; Ord. No. 92-8, 5-11-1992; Ord. No. 92-10, 6-8-1992; Ord. No. 92-12, 7-13-1992; Ord. No. 92-17, 10-19-1992; Ord. No. 92-19, 11-16-1992; Ord. No. 93-6, 4-12-1993; Ord. No. 94-6, 4-11-1994; Ord. No. 94-16, § 1, 9-12-1994; Ord. No. 94-22, § 1, 11-14-1994; Ord. No. 94-4, § 1, 5-8-1995; Ord. No. 95-14, § 1, 11-13-1995; Ord. No. 96-15, § 1, 9-16-1996; Ord. No. 97-3, § 1, 2-10-1997; Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 99-1, § 1, 1-11-1999; Ord. No. 99-11, § 1, 6-7-1999; Ord. No. 99-16, § 1, 7-12-1999; Ord. No. 99-17, § 1, 7-12-1999; Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 10-4-1999; Ord. No. 99-25, § 1, 12-13-1999; Ord. No. 00-5, § 1, 2-14-2000; Ord. No. 00-13, § 1, 5-8-2000; Ord. No. 00-16, § 1, 6-12-2000; Ord. No. 00-18, § 1, 7-10-2000; Ord. No. 00-22, § 1, 12-11-2000; Ord. No. 01-5, § 1, 4-2-2001; Ord. No. 01-9, § 1, 5-7-2001; Ord. No. 01-17, § 1, 10-1-2001; Ord. No. 01-20, § 1, 12-10-2001; Ord. No. 02-10, § 1, 9-9-2002; Ord. No. 02-12, § 1, 10-7-2002; Ord. No. 02-13, § 1, 10-7-2002; Ord. No. 02-20, § 14, 11-18-2002; Ord. No. 03-04, § 1, 3-10-2003; Ord. No. 03-05, § 1, 5-12-2003; Ord. No. 03-8, § 12, 6-9-2003; Ord. No. 03-12, § 1, 9-8-2003; Ord. No. 04-18, § 1, 9-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-19, § 1, 9-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-20, § 1, 10-4-2004; Ord. No. 04-26, § 1, 12-13-2004; Ord. No. 05-03, § 1, 4-11-2005; Ord. No. 05-14, § 1, 6-13-2005; Ord. No. 06-08, § 1, 5-8-2006; Ord. No. 06-13, § 1, 11-20-2006; Ord. No. 07-10, § 1, 6-11-2007; Ord. No. 07-16, § 1, 7-9-2007; Ord. No. 08-04, § 1, 3-10-2008; Ord. No. 08-25, § 1, 10-20-2008; Ord. No. 08-20, § 1, 9-15-2008; Ord. No. 12-15, § 2, 11-30-2012; Ord. No. 12-16, § 2, 11-30-2012; Ord. No. 13-07, § 2, 7-15-2013; Ord. No. 13-10, § 2, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 13-19, § 8, 12-9-2013; Ord. No. 14-15, § 2, 6-23-2014; Ord. No. 15-02, § 2, 1-12-2015; Ord. No. 16-07, § 2, 3-23-2016; Ord. No. 16-08, § 2, 3-23-2016; Ord. No. 17-08, § 2, 5-1-2017; Ord. No. 17-12, § 2, 6-26-2017; Ord. No. 17-16, §§ 1, 2, 8-28-2017; Ord. No. 18-10, § 2, 3-26-2018; Ord. No. 18-31, § 2, 11-26-2018; Ord. No. 18-33, § 2, 11-26-2018; Ord. No. 19-03, § 2, 3-11-2019; Ord. No. 19-11, § 2, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 20-02, § 2, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 20-04, § 2, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 20-20, § 2, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 23-11, § 2, 7-17-2023; Ord. No. 23-14, § 2, 9-25-2023; Ord. No. 23-16, § 2, 9-25-2023)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 11-11, § 2, adopted May 23, 2011, amended the Code by repealing former § 21-364 in its entirety. Former § 21-364 pertained to road classifications, and derived from Rev. Ords. of 1974, § 17-14-1.
Editor's note— Ord. No. 92-12, adopted July 13, 1992, amended the Code by deleting provisions contained in section 21-365. The provisions pertained to military lands and utility areas zoned in plat 200 and derived from the Revised Ords. of 1974, section 17-14.
The description of historic zoning districts is as follows:
Plat 116. Lots 5—7, 9, 11, 16—21, 118, 124, 129, 135 and that portion of lot 8 within 251.8 feet of West Main Street, that portion of lot 10 north of a line connecting points 250 feet south of West Main Street on the western lot line and 267 feet south of West Main Street on the eastern lot line. Those portions of lots 13 through 15 between West Main Street and an unnamed brook or drainage ditch running parallel to and approximately 440 feet from West Main Street. That portion of lot 113 within 325 feet of West Main Street, that portion of lot 23 within 355 feet of West Main Street.
Plat 117. Lots 66—116, 122—151, 153, 155—163, 167—172, 174—176, 180—182, 186, 194—198, 219—266, 269, 272, 276 and that portion of lot 152 south of a line connecting points 100 feet north of West Main Street on the western lot line and 130 feet north of West Main Street on the eastern lot line, and that portion of lot 164 within 200 feet of Church Lane, and those portions of lots 273, 64 and 65 within 200 feet of Fowler Street.
Plat 118. Lots 13—26, 31, 36.
(Rev. Ords. 1974, § 17-14-1)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 14-07, § 3, adopted May 5, 2014, amended the Code by repealing former § 21-367 in its entirety. Former § 21-367 pertained to groundwater overlay district descriptions, and derived from Ord. No. 98-15, adopted October 5, 1998; Ord. No. 00-6, adopted February 14, 2000; Ord. No. 00-17, adopted July 10, 2000; and Ord. No. 04-13, adopted August 2, 2004.