© Copyrighted. Municipal Code Corp. and the City
of Warwick, Rhode Island. 2001.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Officials of the City at the Time of this Codification. . . . . iii
Current Officials (Reserved)
Preface. . . . . vii
Adopting Ordinance. . . . . xi
Checklist of Up-to-Date Pages. . . . . [1]
PART I
CHARTER AND RELATED ACTS
Charter and Related Acts. . . . . CHT:1
Subpart A. Charter. . . . . CHT:1
Art. I. Powers of the City. . . . . CHT:7
Art. II. City Council. . . . . CHT:7
Art. III. Mayor. . . . . CHT:11
Art. IV. Nominations and Elections. . . . . CHT:13
Art. V. Budget. . . . . CHT:14
Art. VI. Department of Finance. . . . . CHT:19
Art. VII. Borrowing. . . . . CHT:23
Art. VIII. Departments, Boards and Commissions. . . . . CHT:27
Art. IX. Public Education. . . . . CHT:34
Art. X. General Provisions: Succession in Government. . . . . CHT:37
Subpart B. Related Acts. . . . . RA:1
Ch. 1. Board of Public Safety. . . . . RA:5
Art. I. Board of Police Commissioners. . . . . RA:5
Art. II. Bureau of Fire. . . . . RA:10
Ch. 2. Sewer and Sewage. . . . . RA:12
Art. I. Sewer Authority. . . . . RA:12
Art. II. Industrial Waste Pre-Treatment Program. . . . . RA:26.1
Ch. 3. Water Department. . . . . RA:27
Ch. 4. Waterfront and Park Commission. . . . . RA:35
Art. I. In General. . . . . RA:35
Art. II. Regulation of Anchorages and Moorings. . . . . RA:39
Charter and Related Acts Comparative Table--Public Laws. . . . . CHTCT:1
Charter Comparative Table--Ordinances. . . . . CHTCT:3
PART II
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter
1. General Provisions. . . . . CD1:1
2. Administration. . . . . CD2:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD2:3
Art. II. Reserved. . . . . CD2:11
Art. III. Reserved. . . . . CD2:12
3. Reserved. . . . . CD3:1
4. Animals and Fowl. . . . . CD4:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD4:3
Art. II. Impoundment. . . . . CD4:7
Art. III. Rabies Control. . . . . CD4:8.1
Art. IV. Animal Care; Spaying and Neutering of Dogs and Cats. . . . . CD4:13
5. Reserved. . . . . CD5:1
6. Boards and Commissions. . . . . CD6:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD6:5
Art. II. Affirmative Action Commission. . . . . CD6:5
Art. III. Board of Assessment Review. . . . . CD6:5
Art. IV. Board of Public Safety. . . . . CD6:7
Div. 1. Generally. . . . . CD6:7
Div. 2. Fire Duties. . . . . CD6:7
Art. V. Commission on Historical Cemeteries. . . . . CD6:8
Art. VI. Housing Board of Review. . . . . CD6:10
Art. VII. Juvenile Hearing Board. . . . . CD6:13
Art. VIII. Personnel Hearing Board. . . . . CD6:16
Art. IX. Retirement Board (For System Effective Prior to July 1, 1992). . . . . CD6:17
Div. 1. Generally. . . . . CD6:17
Div. 2. Actuarial Services. . . . . CD6:21
Div. 3. Investment of Trust Funds. . . . . CD6:22
Art. X. Retirement Board (For System Effective July 1, 1992). . . . . CD6:23
Art. XI. Sewer Board of Review. . . . . CD6:25
Art. XII. Tree Commission. . . . . CD6:27
Art. XIII. Reserved. . . . . CD6:28
Art. XIV. Reserved. . . . . CD6:32
Art. XV. Airport Land Use. . . . . CD6:32
7. Reserved. . . . . CD7:1
8. Buildings and Building Regulations. . . . . CD8:1
9. Reserved. . . . . CD9:1
10. Businesses. . . . . CD10:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD10:3
Art. II. Late Night Dances. . . . . CD10:4
Art. III. Tobacco Dealer's License. . . . . CD10:5
Art. IV. Permanent Make-Up License. . . . . CD10:8
11. Reserved. . . . . CD11:1
12. Cemeteries. . . . . CD12:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD12:3
Art. II. Establishment or Extension of Cemeteries. . . . . CD12:3
Art. III. Burials. . . . . CD12:4
13. Reserved. . . . . CD13:1
14. Civil Preparedness. . . . . CD14:1
15. Reserved. . . . . CD15:1
16. Conflicts of Interest. . . . . CD16:1
17. Reserved. . . . . CD17:1
18. Fees. . . . . CD18:1
19. Reserved. . . . . CD19:1
20. Fire Prevention and Protection. . . . . CD20:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD20:5
Art. II. Fire Department. . . . . CD20:10.1
Art. III. Firefighters' Pension Fund (Applicable to Appointments Prior to May 29, 1992). . . . . CD20:14
Div. 1. Generally. . . . . CD20:14
Div. 2. Eligibility. . . . . CD20:16
Div. 3. Creditable Service. . . . . CD20:16
Div. 4. Benefits. . . . . CD20:18
Div. 5. Payment of Benefits. . . . . CD20:21
Div. 6. Funding. . . . . CD20:24
Div. 7. Plan Administration. . . . . CD20:25
Art. IV. Revised Pension Fund (Applicable to Appointments On or After May 29, 1992). . . . . CD20:27
Div. 1. Generally. . . . . CD20:27
Div. 2. Eligibility. . . . . CD20:28.1
Div. 3. Creditable Service. . . . . CD20:28.1
Div. 4. Benefits. . . . . CD20:29
Div. 5. Payment of Benefits. . . . . CD20:33
Div. 6. Funding. . . . . CD20:35
Div. 7. Plan Administration. . . . . CD20:36
Art. V. Rescue Services. . . . . CD20:37
21. Reserved. . . . . CD21:1
22. Garbage, Debris and Rubbish. . . . . CD22:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD22:3
Art. II. Collection. . . . . CD22:5
Art. III. Storage of Rubbish, Trash, Debris and Litter. . . . . CD22:8
Art. IV. Pawtuxet River Protection. . . . . CD22:13
Art. V. Recycling. . . . . CD22:16
Art. VI. Leaf and Yard Waste Collection and Recycling Program. . . . . CD22:17
Art. VII. Buckeye Brook Protection. . . . . CD22:20
23. Reserved. . . . . CD23:1
24. Harbors. . . . . CD24:1
25. Reserved. . . . . CD25:1
26. Housing Code. . . . . CD26:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD26:7
Art. II. Administration. . . . . CD26:11
Art. III. Enforcement. . . . . CD26:14
Art. IV. Designation of Unfit Structures. . . . . CD26:18
Art. V. Sanitary Equipment. . . . . CD26:22
Art. VI. Lighting, Ventilation and Electrical Facilities. . . . . CD26:23
Art. VII. Dwelling Space and Use and Access. . . . . CD26:25
Art. VIII. Heating, Refrigerating and Cooking Equipment. . . . . CD26:26
Art. IX. Safe and Sanitary Maintenance. . . . . CD26:27
Art. X. Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants. . . . . CD26:29
Art. XI. Seasonal Dwelling Units. . . . . CD26:32
Art. XII. Roominghouses. . . . . CD26:32
Art. XIII. Junked or Abandoned Vehicles. . . . . CD26:36
Art. XIV. Rodent Control. . . . . CD26:39
Art. XV. Maintenance of Commercial and Industrial Buildings. . . . . CD26:41
Art. XVI. Graffiti. . . . . CD26:43
27. Reserved. . . . . CD27:1
28. Indemnification of Officers and Employees. . . . . CD28:1
29. Reserved. . . . . CD29:1
30. Investment of City Funds. . . . . CD30:1
31. Reserved. . . . . CD31:1
32. Junk Dealers. . . . . CD32:1
33. Reserved. . . . . CD33:1
34. Laundries and Dry Cleaning. . . . . CD34:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD34:3
Art. II. Self-Service Dry Cleaning Establishments. . . . . CD34:3
35--37. Reserved. . . . . CD35:1
38. Massage Parlors. . . . . CD38:1
39. Reserved. . . . . CD39:1
40. Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses. . . . . CD40:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD40:3
Art. II. Bathing and Swimming. . . . . CD40:14
Art. III. Alarms. . . . . CD40:15
Art. IV. Voluntary Firearm Disposal. . . . . CD40:19
41. Reserved. . . . . CD41:1
42. Municipal Court. . . . . CD42:1
43. Reserved. . . . . CD43:1
44. Outdoor Musical or Entertainment Festivals. . . . . CD44:1
45. Reserved. . . . . CD45:1
46. Peddlers and Hawkers. . . . . CD46:1
47. Reserved. . . . . CD47:1
48. Personnel Merit System. . . . . CD48:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD48:3
Art. II. Administration. . . . . CD48:5
Art. III. Personnel Regulations. . . . . CD48:6.1
49. Reserved. . . . . CD49:1
50. Persons with Disabilities. . . . . CD50:1
51. Planning and Development. . . . . CD51:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD51:3
Art. II. Warwick Station Redevelopment District. . . . . CD51:3
Art. III. Warwick Land Trust. . . . . CD51:20
52. Police. . . . . CD52:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD52:3
Art. II. Pension Fund (Applicable to Appointments Prior to February 1, 1971). . . . . CD52:7
Art. III. Revised Pension Fund (Applicable to Appointments On or After February 1, 1971). . . . . CD52:13
53. Reserved. . . . . CD53:1
54. Public Records. . . . . CD54:1
55. Reserved. . . . . CD55:1
56. Purchasing. . . . . CD56:1
57. Reserved. . . . . CD57:1
58. Recreation. . . . . CD58:1
59. Reserved. . . . . CD59:1
60. Retirement System. . . . . CD60:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD60:5
Art. II. Municipal Employees' Pension Fund. . . . . CD60:5
Div. 1. Generally. . . . . CD60:5
Div. 2. Membership. . . . . CD60:7
Div. 3. Creditable Service. . . . . CD60:9
Div. 4. Retirement on Service Allowance. . . . . CD60:12
Div. 5. Optional Forms of Pension. . . . . CD60:15
Div. 6. Disability Retirement. . . . . CD60:15
Div. 7. Benefits Other Than Retirement. . . . . CD60:17
Div. 8. Allocation of Interest. . . . . CD60:19
Div. 9. Funding Generally. . . . . CD60:19
Div. 10. Employer Contributions. . . . . CD60:21
Div. 11. Reserve Funds. . . . . CD60:22
Art. III. Municipal Employees' Pension Fund. . . . . CD60:23
Div. 1. Generally. . . . . CD60:23
Div. 2. Eligibility. . . . . CD60:27
Div. 3. Service. . . . . CD60:28
Div. 4. Benefits. . . . . CD60:31
Div. 5. Payment of Benefits. . . . . CD60:36
Div. 6. Funding. . . . . CD60:39
61. Reserved. . . . . CD61:1
62. Roominghouses, Tourist Homes and Cabins (Reserved). . . . . CD62:1
63. Reserved. . . . . CD63:1
64. Salaries. . . . . CD64:1
65. Reserved. . . . . CD65:1
66. Sewers and Sewage Disposal. . . . . CD66:1
67. Reserved. . . . . CD67:1
68. Soil Erosion and Sediment Control. . . . . CD68:1
69. Reserved. . . . . CD69:1
70. Streets and Sidewalks. . . . . CD70:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD70:3
Art. II. Excavations. . . . . CD70:6.1
Art. III. Poles and Wires. . . . . CD70:6.2
Art. IV. Snow and Ice on Sidewalks. . . . . CD70:10
Art. V. Street Names. . . . . CD70:12
Art. VI. Sidewalk Obstructions. . . . . CD70:12.1
71. Reserved. . . . . CD71:1
72. Subdivisions. . . . . CD72:1
73. Reserved. . . . . CD73:1
74. Taxation. . . . . CD74:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD74:3
Art. II. Exemption From Property Tax. . . . . CD74:4
Art. III. Deferral of Real Estate Tax Payments for Aged. . . . . CD74:10
Art. IV. Dwelling Houses of Clergy. . . . . CD74:12
Art. V. Transient Lodgings Tax. . . . . CD74:12
Art. VI. Wholesale and Retail Inventory. . . . . CD74:12
75. Reserved. . . . . CD75:1
76. Traffic. . . . . CD76:1
Art. I. In General. . . . . CD76:6.1
Art. II. Traffic Violations. . . . . CD76:13
Art. III. Operation of Vehicles Generally. . . . . CD76:19
Art. IV. Stopping, Standing and Parking. . . . . CD76:40
Art. V. Fire Lanes. . . . . CD76:57
Art. VI. Junked or Abandoned Vehicles. . . . . CD76:58
77. Reserved. . . . . CD77:1
78. Trees. . . . . CD78:1
79. Reserved. . . . . CD79:1
80. Warwick Economic Development Corporation. . . . . CD80:1
81. Reserved. . . . . CD81:1
82. Water. . . . . CD82:1
A. Zoning. . . . . CDA:1
Sec. 100. Title and Purpose. . . . . CDA:5
Sec. 200. Definitions. . . . . CDA:6
Sec. 300. Establishment and Classification of Districts. . . . . CDA:24
Sec. 400. Nonconformance. . . . . CDA:53
Sec. 500. Special Regulations. . . . . CDA:59
Sec. 600. Supplementary Regulations. . . . . CDA:65
Sec. 700. Off-Street Parking and Loading. . . . . CDA:71
Sec. 800. Signs. . . . . CDA:76
Sec. 900. Zoning Board of Review. . . . . CDA:81
Sec. 1000. Administration, Enforcement and Amendment. . . . . CDA:90.1
Code Comparative Table--1971 Code. . . . . CCT:1
Code Comparative Table--Ordinances. . . . . CCT:5
State Law Reference Table. . . . . SLT:1
Charter and Related Acts Index. . . . . CHTi:1
Code Index. . . . . CDi:1