For the purpose of this ordinance, the Town of Warren is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:

A.

R40 Residence district. This district contains areas of the town which are partially or fully developed at an approximate density of one (1) dwelling unit per forty thousand (40,000) square feet, and areas for which this density is considered appropriate.

B.

R30 Residence district. This district contains areas of the town which are partially or fully developed at an approximate density of one (1) dwelling unit per thirty thousand (30,000) square feet, and areas for which this density is considered appropriate.

C.

R20 Residence district. This district contains areas of the town which are partially or fully developed at an approximate density of one (1) dwelling unit per twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, and areas for which this density is considered appropriate.

D.

R15 Residence district. This district contains areas of the town which are partially or fully developed at an approximate density of one (1) dwelling unit per fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet, and areas for which this density is considered appropriate.

E.

R10 Residence district. This district contains areas of the town which are partially or fully developed at an approximate density of one (1) dwelling units per ten thousand (10,000) square feet, and areas for which this density is considered appropriate.

F.

R6 Residence district. This district contains areas of the town which are fully developed at the highest density, an approximate density of one (1) dwelling unit per six thousand (6,000) square feet.

G.

Residential village district. This is an overlay district applied to certain areas of compact residential development in the Touisset area of Warren, for which modified dimensional regulations are applied to substandard lots of record (see section 32-77.1).

H.

Village business. This district includes the central business area off Main Street as well as the business area off Child Street and Metacom Avenue, where permitted business uses are in character and scale with the mixed-use areas of town, and have less traffic impact and parking demand than more intensive business uses.

I.

Business. This district includes all other commercial areas which are not in the village business district, and which are suitable for more intensive business uses, including those areas along major thoroughfares where businesses rely on easy vehicular access.

J.

Waterfront district. This district includes that mixed-use area along and adjoining the Warren River for which water dependent uses are encouraged.

K.

Special district. This district includes:

1.

The parcels identified as Tax Assessor Plat 1, Lots 2 and 4, and Tax Assessor Plat 2, Lots 1, 2, and 19, dated February 15, 2006;

2.

The parcels identified as Tax Assessor Plat 12, Lots 111, and 118, dated February 15, 2006.

L.

Manufacturing district. This district includes land in Warren currently used for manufacturing and related uses, and areas which are considered suitable for development of manufacturing uses.

M.

Commercial industrial district. This district contains that area of Warren rezoned by the Town Council pursuant to article XXI of this ordinance.

N.

Farm conservation district. This district includes certain agricultural lands in Warren which are permanently protected against development, and are now or formerly in active farming use.

O.

Conservation district. This district includes areas of protected coastal land and open space, which are in public ownership, or owned by a private organization, for the purpose of maintaining it in its natural condition and/or protecting a plant or animal habitat area. Permitted uses include passive recreation and habitat management.

P.

Kickemuit Reservoir Watershed Overlay Protection District. This is an overlay district applied to that area in Warren which comprises the watershed of the Kickemuit Reservoir, for which certain uses otherwise permitted in the underlying districts are prohibited, and for which site plan review is required (see article XXV).

Q.

Waterfront overlay district. This is an overlay district applied to that area in Warren which comprises the waterfront district and that area special district that includes Tax Assessor Plat 1, Lots 2 and 4, and Tax Assessor Plat 2, Lots 1, 2, and 19, dated February 15, 2006. This district requires development plan review by the planning board.

R.

Rural business. This district is to establish and maintain a zoning district of mixed commercial uses characterized by architectural and site design standards consistent with providing a aesthetically unobtrusive gateway to the Town.

The districts named in section 32-42 and the boundaries of said districts are hereby established as shown on a map entitled "Warren Zoning Map" dated October 14, 1997, and shown on a complete set of reproductions of the Warren Assessor's Plats, which are on file at the offices of the town clerk and the building official of the Town of Warren. Said maps and explanatory material thereon are hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance.

All special restrictions placed upon individual parcels of land, as a condition of a zone change, enacted by the town council prior to the above date, shall remain in full force and effect. A listing of such restricted parcels is contained in Appendix A. All conditional zone changes that did not take effect due to the inaction of the property owner are repealed as of the above date.

A.

Unless otherwise indicated, zoning districts boundary lines shall be the center lines of streets, highways, water courses or railroad rights-of-way. Where no dimensions or specific locations are given for a district boundary line, such dimension or location shall be determined by applying the scale as shown on the zoning map.

B.

Where a lot is divided by a zoning district boundary line the provisions of either zoning district shall apply to said lot except that, neither district shall, in effect, extend into the adjacent district for a distance greater than thirty (30) feet.