APPENDIX A

ZONING*
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* Editors Note: Printed herein is the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the City of Warwick, being Ordinance No. O-94-17, as adopted by the mayor and city council on August 16, 1994, and effective on December 31, 1994. Amendments to the zoning ordinance are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended sections. The absence of a history note indicates that the section remains unchanged from the original zoning ordinance. Obvious misspellings and punctuation errors have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, headings and catchlines have been made uniform and the same system of capitalization, citation to state statutes, and expression of numbers in text as appears in the Code of Ordinances has been used. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets.
State Law References: Zoning, G.L. 1956, § 45-24-1 et seq.
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Section 100. Title and Purpose
101. Title.
102. Authority.
103. Purpose.

Section 200. Definitions

Section 300. Establishment and Classification of Districts
301. Districts.
302. Overlay districts.
303. District boundaries.
304. General provisions.
305. Administrative procedures for overlay districts.
306. Overlay district regulations--Institutional-health care (IH).
307. Overlay district regulations--Institutional-educational (IE).
308. Overlay district regulations--Planned district residential (PDR).
309. Overlay district regulations--Planned unit development (PUD).
310. Overlay district regulations--Flood hazard (AE, VE).
311. Overlay district regulations--Historic (H).
312. Overlay district regulations--Watershed protection (WP).
313. Overlay district regulations--Groundwater protection (GWPD).

Section 400. Nonconformance
401. General application.
402. Building or structure nonconforming by use.
403. Building or structure nonconforming by dimension.
404. Land nonconforming by use.
405. Land nonconforming by area.
406. Buildings and structures nonconforming by parking.
407. Nonconformance as to landscaping requirements.

Section 500. Special Regulations
501. Land development project--Single-family cluster.
502. Land development project--Two-family and multiple-family dwelling approval by the zoning board of review.

503. Coastal regulations.
504. Freshwater wetlands regulations.
505. Landscaping and screening requirements for nonresidential uses.
506. Telecommunications facilities and towers.
507. Landscaping and screening requirements for the Warwick Station Intermodal and Gateway districts.

Section 600. Supplementary Regulations
601. Accessory buildings and uses.
602. Yard encroachments and exemptions.
603. Fences.
604. Operating standards for all uses.

Section 700. Off-Street Parking and Loading
701. Parking requirements.
702. Loading requirements.

Section 800. Signs
801. Conformance.
802. Sign permit required.
803. Signs permitted in all zones.
804. Signs prohibited in all zones.
805. Sign measurements.
806. Permitted signs by district.
807. Supplemental sign regulations.

Section 900. Zoning Board of Review
901. Establishment.
902. Membership.
903. Procedure and adoption of rules.
904. Powers of the board.
905. Modifications granted by the building official.
906. Variances, special use permits, and appeals.
907. Expiration of variances and special use permits.
908. Appeals to superior court.

Section 1000. Administration, Enforcement and Amendment
1001. Building official.
1001A. Identification of inspectors.
1002. Building permits.
1003. Site plan/certificate of occupancy.
1004. Interpretation.
1005. Conflicts of law.
1006. Penalties and enforcement.
1007. Adoption, amendment and administration of zoning ordinance.
1008. Appeal of enactment of or amendment to zoning ordinance.
1009. Vested rights.
1010. Effective date.
1011. Severability.