The Town Council of the Town of Richmond hereby ordains that Chapter 18.16 of the Zoning Ordinance is amended to read as follows:
Chapter 18.16
USE REGULATIONS
18.16.010 Table of uses.
18.16.020 Use code descriptions.
18.16.030 Accessory uses.
18.16.010 Table of uses. The following table lists general categories of uses and, within each category, specific types of uses. Each use is identified by a use code. “P” indicates a use allowed by right in the zoning district, “S” indicates a use allowed by special use permit, and “X” indicates a use prohibited in the zoning district. In overlay districts, “U” indicates that the requirements are the same as for the underlying zoning district.
A. All uses listed are principal uses unless otherwise specified.
B. The provisions of an overlay district apply to each use in addition to the provisions of the underlying zoning district. If the provision applicable in the underlying zoning district and the provision applicable in the overlay district are different, the more restrictive provision applies to the use. Uses prohibited in an overlay district are designated with “X.”
C. Uses not included in the table are prohibited.
(Ord. dated 11-19-13; Ord. dated 4-1-14; Ord. dated 8-12-14; Ord. dated 6-16-15; Ord. dated 5-16-17; Ord. dated 7-25-17; Ord. dated 1-2-18; Ord. dated 10-15-19; Ord. dated 2-18-20; Ord. dated 7-20-21; Ord. dated 7-18-23; Ord. dated 9-5-23; Ord. dated 9-19-23; Ord. dated 5-21-24)
18.16.010 - TABLE
Use Code | Use Description | R-3 | R-2 | R-1 | Neigh Bus. | Gen. Bus. | Lt. Ind. | Ind. | PD | PUD-VC | Flex Tech | SV | Agr. OL | Aqu. OL A | Aqu. OL B | COS | Notes |
10 | RESIDENTIAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
101 | Single family detached dwelling | P | P | P | P | X | X | X | X | P | X | P | P | U | U | X | See §18.36.100 E |
102 | Two-family structure | P | P | P | P | X | X | X | X | P | X | P | P | U | U | X | See Ch. 18.20, §18.36.100 E |
103 | Dwelling unit in a mixed-use building | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | P | X | P | X | U | U | X | |
104 | Multi-family building(s): 3-4 dwelling units | X | P | P | X | P | X | X | P | P | X | P | X | U | U | X | See §18.36.100; Ch.18.41 |
105 | Multi-family building(s): 5-12 dwelling units | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | P | P | X | X | X | U | U | X | See §18.36.100 |
106 | Multi-family building(s): 13-28 dwelling units | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | X | U | U | X | See Ch. 18.42 |
112 | Community residence | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | P | P | X | P | P | U | U | X | |
114 | Single manufactured home | P | P | P | P | X | X | X | X | P | X | P | P | U | U | X | See RIGL § 45-24-37(c) and Ch. 15.02 (temporary use) |
115 | Single mobile home | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | See RIGL § 45-24-37(c) and Ch. 15.02 (temporary use) |
116 | Mobile or manufactured home park | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | |
20 | AGRICULTURAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
210 | Keeping, breeding domestic livestock | P | P | S | P | X | X | X | P | X | X | P | P | U | U | X | See Ch. 18.31; accessory uses see Ch. 18.30 and §18.36.060 |
212 | Horticulture | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | U | U | P | See RIGL § 45-24-37 |
214 | Indoor horticulture | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | U | U | X | See § 18.54.020 |
224 | Keeping, breeding swine | S | S | X | X | X | S | S | X | X | X | X | S | X | X | X | As accessory use see Ch.18.30 |
240 | Indoor commercial aquaculture or fish hatchery | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | S | S | X | |
30 | INSTITUTIONAL, GOVERNMENTAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
301 | Public school | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | U | X | See § 18.04.040 |
302 | Private school | S | S | S | X | P | X | X | P | P | X | S | X | U | U | X | |
303 | Private technical, trade school | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
306 | Private nursery school or kindergarten | S | S | S | P | P | X | X | P | P | X | S | X | U | U | X | |
308 | Cemetery | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | U | U | X | See §18.20.060 |
310 | Municipal or quasi-municipal public safety or other facilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | See § 18.04.040 |
320 | Child or adult day care for up to 8 persons | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | P | P | P | X | U | U | X | |
322 | Child or adult day care for 9 or more persons | X | X | X | S | P | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
324 | Halfway house | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | U | U | X | See RIGL § 45-24-31(31) |
326 | Homeless shelter | X | X | S | S | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | |
330 | Nursing home, assisted living, continuing care, hospice | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
332 | Substance abuse treatment facility | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
340 | Hospital | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | Needs approval as a Land Development Project |
342 | Medical treatment facility less than 15,000 sq. ft. gross floor area | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
350 | Private not-for-profit public service facility not otherwise classified | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
40 | RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL, ENTERTAINMENT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Recreational | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
402 | Indoor recreational facility | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
406 | Outdoor recreational facility | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | S | P | P | P | X | U | U | X | |
408 | Golf course | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | P | U | U | X | |
409 | Fairgrounds | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | S | X | |
410 | Equestrian academy; equestrian boarding or breeding facility | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | P | S | S | X | See Ch. 18.31 |
414 | Health club | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | U | U | X | |
420 | Recreational campground | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | X | X | S | X | See Ch. 18.55 |
424 | Seasonal camp | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | S | X | X | U | U | X | |
432 | Park, botanical garden open to public | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | U | U | X | |
434 | Wildlife refuge | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | U | U | X | |
435 | Conservation area | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | U | U | P | |
436 | Indoor shooting range | X | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | See §18.36.080 |
| Cultural | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
442 | Museum, library | X | S | S | S | P | X | X | P | P | X | P | X | U | U | X | |
444 | Place of worship | X | X | X | S | P | X | X | P | P | X | S | X | U | U | X | |
446 | Private club | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | X | S | X | U | U | X | |
| Entertainment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
460 | Theater or other indoor privately-owned public gathering place | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | X | S | X | U | U | X | |
462 | Stadium, arena, or other outdoor privately-owned public gathering place | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | X | S | X | X | X | X | |
464 | Race track for motorized vehicles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
465 | Motocross facility | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
466 | Casino or other wagering or betting facility | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | |
468 | Adult entertainment | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | See §8.08.010; §18.36.110 |
50 | UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
502 | Power generation | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | S | X | |
504 | Commercial wind energy system | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | Reserved |
506 | Solar energy system | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | U | U | U | X | See Ch. 18.34 |
508 | Commercial cellular communication tower | S | S | S | S | S | P | P | S | S | P | S | S | U | U | X | See Ch. 18.53 |
510 | Broadcast studio, antenna | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
| Transportation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
532 | Transportation terminal | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | S | X | |
534 | Airport, helipad | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
536 | Towing with vehicle storage | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | S | X | |
537 | Office with indoor or outdoor vehicle storage not otherwise classified | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
538 | Parking lot, garage | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | S | S | X | |
540 | Vehicle leasing with outdoor vehicle storage | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | P | P | X | X | S | S | X | |
| Waste management | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
554 | Privately-owned refuse transfer station | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
556 | Privately-owned refuse storage, disposal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
557 | Privately-owned recycling facility | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | |
558 | Septic pumping business with vehicle storage | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | |
560 | Wood waste product composting | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
562 | Junkyard | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | See Ch. 5.24 |
566 | Solid waste incineration or combustion | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
60 | CONTRACTING, AUTOMOTIVE, WHOLESALE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Contracting | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
602 | Construction trades contractor | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | X | X | P | S | X | S | S | X | |
604 | Fuel sales and delivery | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
606 | Maintenance services | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
| Automotive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
622 | Vehicle repair, auto body shop | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | See §18.36.090 |
624 | Vehicle service station with convenience store | X | X | X | X | S | S | S | S | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | See §18.36.090 |
626 | Vehicle service station with body or automotive repair shop | X | X | X | X | S | S | S | S | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | See §18.36.090 |
628 | Car wash | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | S | X | |
| Wholesale | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
642 | Warehouse sales with indoor storage only | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | S | U | X | |
644 | Warehouse sales with outdoor storage | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | S | X | |
70 | PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL SERVICES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Professional services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
702 | Professional offices | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | U | U | X | |
704 | Bank, financial institution | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | U | U | X | See §18.16.030 for drive-thru window |
706 | Motion picture, sound recording studio | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
710 | Business offices not otherwise specified | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
| Personal services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
732 | Hotel, motel | X | X | X | P | S | P | X | P | P | P | X | X | S | S | X | |
733 | Guest cottages | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | U | X | |
734 | Health-related services | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
736 | Personal services | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
738 | Retail services | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
740 | Repair services | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | S | U | X | |
752 | Pet grooming | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
754 | Dog boarding or breeding kennel | S | S | X | X | X | P | X | P | X | P | X | S | S | U | X | See §18.16.030; §18.20.060 |
756 | Pet cemetery | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | S | X | X | X | See §18.20.060 |
762 | Laundry, laundromat | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
764 | Dry cleaner, drop off and pick up only | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | P | P | X | P | X | U | U | X | See §18.16.030 for drive-thru window |
765 | Dry cleaner, on-site cleaning facility | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | See §18.16.030 for drive-thru window |
772 | Self storage facility | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | S | X | |
774 | Equipment rental with on-site outdoor storage | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | S | X | |
776 | Funeral home, mortuary | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
80 | RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
802 | Supermarket | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | P | P | X | X | X | X | S | X | See Ch. 18.08 |
804 | Specialty food store | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | P | P | X | P | X | U | U | X | |
812 | Pharmacy | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | P | P | X | S | X | U | U | X | See § 18.16.030 for drive-thru window |
814 | Convenience store | X | X | X | S | P | P | X | P | P | P | S | X | U | U | X | |
816 | General retailer in a building less than 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | P | X | U | U | X | |
817 | General retailer in a building 20,000 sq. ft. or more gross floor area | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | P | X | X | X | X | S | X | See “large scale retail development” in §18.08.010; §18.20.050 |
820 | Package store | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | X | S | X | U | U | X | |
822 | Cannabis retailer | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | X | U | U | X | See Ch. 18.08 |
832 | Farm, gardening, or landscaping supplies, including plants, seed, mulch, stone | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | X | S | X | X | S | X | See §18.20.060 |
834 | Lumber, construction materials | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
842 | Vehicle sales, service | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
852 | Flea market; outdoor sales of new or used goods | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | |
854 | Artisan studio | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | P | X | S | S | X | |
856 | Farmers’ market | P | P | X | P | P | P | X | P | P | P | P | U | U | U | X | See § 18.36.140 |
862 | Bar, lounge, tavern | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | P | P | X | S | X | U | U | X | |
863 | Microbrewery | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | P | X | X | X | X | |
864 | Restaurant serving alcoholic beverages | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | P | X | U | U | X | |
866 | Eating place, no service of alcoholic beverages | X | X | X | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | X | U | U | X | See §18.16.030 for drive-thru window |
870 | Retail uses not otherwise classified | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | P | P | X | S | X | X | S | X | |
90 | MANUFACTURING & EXTRACTIVE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manufacturing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
902 | Food, beverage manufacturing, processing | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
904 | Winery | X | X | X | S | P | P | P | X | X | X | S | P | X | S | X | |
905 | Winery at a vineyard | S | S | X | X | P | P | X | X | X | X | P | S | S | S | X | |
906 | Brewery | X | X | X | X | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | X | X | X | X | |
910 | Millwork, wood products, furniture manufacturing | X | X | X | X | S | S | P | P | X | P | S | X | X | X | X | |
912 | Sawmill | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
914 | Commercial printing, manufacture of paper products | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
918 | Textile manufacturing, processing | X | X | X | X | X | S | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
920 | Metals fabrication, machinery manufacturing | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
924 | Cannabis business | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | P | P | X | X | U | U | X | See Ch. 18.08 |
930 | Pharmaceutical, chemical product manufacturing | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
932 | Glass manufacturing or processing | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
934 | Rubber, plastic, petroleum products manufacturing | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
938 | Electronics, scientific equipment manufacturing | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
952 | Producing, processing mulch, compost, potting soil, soil amendments | X | X | X | X | P | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
954 | Concrete manufacturing | X | X | X | X | X | S | P | X | X | S | X | X | X | X | X | |
958 | Manufacturing or processing not otherwise classified | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | X | S | X | X | X | X | X | |
962 | Warehousing, general storage | X | X | X | X | X | P | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | S | X | |
| Extractive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
972 | Gravel, earth removal | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
974 | Rock quarrying | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
975 | Extraction of coal, ore, petroleum, gases | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
976 | Processing of extractive materials | X | X | X | X | X | X | P | X | X | P | X | X | X | X | X | |
980 | Extraction of water for off-site commercial or industrial use | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
18.16.020 Use code descriptions. The following descriptions are intended to assist the zoning enforcement officer in applying the use code table in 18.16.010 by illustrating the range of specific uses covered by each use code. The descriptions are not intended to be exclusive. Specific dimensional requirements for some uses are contained in chapter 18.20, dimensional regulations, and in chapter 18.36, special regulations.
112 Community residence. A group home or residential facility where children or adults live in a family setting and may or may not receive supervised care; or transitional housing for the homeless or victims of abuse. It does not include halfway houses or substance abuse treatment facilities. See R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 45-24-31(16) and 45-24-37(b).
210 Keeping, breeding domestic livestock other than swine. Includes accessory uses such as spraying, dipping, shearing, and shoeing.
212 Horticulture. Includes growing of vegetables, grain, hay, fruit, turf, trees, flowers, herbs, mushrooms, and ornamental plants.
214 Indoor horticulture. Commercial cultivation of plants, including but not limited to vegetables, fruit, flowers, herbs. mushrooms, and ornamental plants in a fully-enclosed structure.
(Ord. dated 1-2-18; Ord. dated 2-18-20)
308 Cemetery. Does not include historical family burying grounds on private property that were established before 1900.
(Oed. dated 7-20-21)
310 Municipal or quasi-municipal public safety or other facilities. Includes police stations, fire stations, community centers, and animal pounds.
(Ord. dated 7-20-21)
320 Child or adult day care for up to 8 persons. Includes “day care center” as defined in chapter 18.08. It does not include home day care, which is a residential accessory use. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-31(17).
326 Homeless shelter. A transitional residential facility for more than six unrelated persons or more than three families.
342 Medical treatment facility less than 15,000 sq. ft. gross floor area. Includes urgent care centers and clinics.
402 Indoor recreational facility. Includes a tennis court, swimming pool, bowling, pinball or electronic game arcade, miniature golf, and a pool or billiards hall.
406 Outdoor recreational facility. Includes tennis court, swimming pool, miniature golf, skating rink, driving range, and mechanical rides and amusements.
408 Golf course. Includes a clubhouse that may contain a restaurant or a function facility serving alcoholic beverages.
410 Equestrian academy and equestrian boarding or breeding facility. Defined in Ch. 18.31; constitutes a principal use whether or not it is located on the same premises as a residence.
414 Health club. A commercial or nonprofit indoor facility that may have a swimming pool, exercise equipment, courts for tennis or other racquet sports, studios for yoga or aerobic exercise, and classrooms for non-academic instruction.
420 Recreational campground. Includes restaurants, dining facilities, indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, convenience store, all of which are open only to campers and their guests, as accessory uses to the principal campground use.
424 Seasonal camp. A recreational or educational facility for children or adults operated between May and October. The facility may include permanent structures for dining and sleeping.
434 Wildlife refuge. An area reserved for the protection of wildlife. Wildlife means species of animals occurring naturally, either presently or historically, within the boundaries of the State of Rhode Island, regardless of where the animal originated. See R.I. Code of Regulation § 250-RICR- 40-05-3.6. A fully-enclosed building in which wild animals are rehabilitated is not a wildlife refuge.
435 Conservation area. An undeveloped area set aside for preservation of land in its natural state. The use does not include construction of buildings.
444 Place of worship. Includes accessory facilities such as classrooms for religious instruction, offices, and meeting rooms.
446 Private club. Includes meeting halls or lodges of fraternal or cultural organizations that may be rented for private functions.
460 Theater or other indoor privately-owned facility open to public. Does not include businesses such as restaurants or lounges that offer entertainment as an accessory use.
465 Motocross facility. A site for motorcycle racing on enclosed off-road circuits.
(Ord. datedd 9-5-23)
502 Power generation. Includes hydroelectric, cogeneration, or other plants or facilities that produce power.
506 Solar energy system. A facility that collects energy from the sun and converts it into electrical power as a principal use of a property. This use does not include accessory solar energy systems.
532 Transportation terminal. A facility where buses, trucks, or other motor vehicles are parked and where passengers may board or disembark or freight may be loaded or unloaded, with associated offices and warehouses; includes private courier or delivery services, taxi services, and limousine services.
540 Vehicle leasing. Vehicles include automobiles, utility trailers, trucks, and recreational vehicles; use includes vehicle storage on site.
557 Privately-owned recycling facility. An indoor or enclosed facility where recyclable material is collected, sorted, and prepared for shipment by baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding or cleaning. The facility must be licensed by the department of environmental management. Cleaning with solvents or water is prohibited.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
562 Junkyard. Includes automobile junkyards where unserviceable or junked automobiles, auto bodies, engines, tires, parts, or accessories of junked automobiles, are stored, and automobile wrecking and salvage yards licensed by the department of business regulation.
602 Construction trades contractor. Includes a business office and indoor or outdoor storage of equipment and vehicles for a carpenter, electrician, plumber, stonemason, landscape contractor, excavator, or other contractor who works primary at an off-site location.
604 Fuel sales and delivery. Includes dealers in heating oil, propane gas, coal, and wood pellets; fuel storage; and parking for delivery vehicles.
606 Maintenance services. Includes a business office and indoor and outdoor storage of equipment and vehicles for contractors who provide maintenance and related services to residential or commercial customers such as janitors, chimney sweeps, gutter cleaners, carpet and floor cleaners, power washers, and exterminators.
622 Vehicle repair, auto body shop. Includes repair of automobiles, boats, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or farm or construction equipment powered by gasoline, electricity, or propane.
624 Vehicle service station with convenience store. Provides fuel and limited service for vehicles powered by gasoline, electricity, or propane and includes retail sale of a limited number and variety of snack foods, magazines and newspapers, cigarettes, grocery, and general items.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
626 Vehicle service station with body or automotive repair shop. Provides fuel and service for vehicles powered by gasoline, electricity, or propane.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
642 Warehouse sales with indoor storage only. A business that sells a limited range of merchandise to wholesale customers.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
644 Warehouse sales with outdoor storage. A business that sells a limited range of merchandise to wholesale customers at which stock may be stored outdoors.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
702 Professional offices. Includes offices of physicians, dentists, counselors, veterinarians, lawyers, accountants, architects, chiropractors, engineers, land surveyors, and real estate sales and management, stockbrokerages, and insurance agencies.
733 Guest cottages. Accommodations for tourists operated on a seasonal basis and occupied by the day, week, month, or season.
734 Health-related services. Includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, acupuncture, massage therapy, audiology, and optometry.
736 Personal services. Include barber shop, beauty shop, day spa, tattoo parlor, body piercing, and tanning parlor.
738 Retail services. Include photography studios, travel agencies, private investigators, security services, locksmiths, florists, interior designers, and printers and copiers.
740 Repair services. Including repair of shoes, clocks, watches, jewelry, electronics, and upholstery.
754 Dog boarding or breeding kennel. A dog boarding kennel is a facility other than a pound or animal shelter where dogs not owned by the proprietor are sheltered, fed, and watered in return for a fee. A dog breeding kennel is a facility where purebred dogs are kept for breeding, stud, and exhibition purposes.
804 Specialty food store. Includes butcher, confectioner, and store selling primarily baked goods, produce, or dairy foods.
812 Pharmacy. Items sold include prescription pharmaceuticals and health and beauty products, over the counter medicines, and small personal appliances such as razors and hair dryers.
814 Convenience store. A store primarily selling snack foods, candy, bottled beverages, coffee, milk, newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, and a limited number of grocery or general items.
816 General retailer. Items sold include durable goods such as furniture, household appliances, machinery, and equipment; personal appliances; electronics; apparel and shoes; toys and sporting goods; and household furnishings such as cookware and linens.
820 Package store. A retailer holding a Class A alcoholic beverage retail license.
842 Vehicle sales, service. Sales of new or used vehicles with vehicle repair as an accessory use.
852 Flea market; outdoor sales of new or used goods. Retail sales at a seasonal or temporary outdoor facility.
854 Artisan studio. A shop where an artist or artisan makes and sells artwork, jewelry, pottery, glass items, sculpture, and other handcrafted items.
862 Bar, lounge, tavern. An establishment holding a Class C alcoholic beverage license. No food is prepared for consumption on the premises.
902 Food, beverage manufacturing, processing. Does not include manufacturing of alcoholic beverages or cannabis products.
914 Commercial printing and binding. Includes lithography, screen printing on textiles, and printing of books and magazines; does not include copying, digital printing.
(Ord. dated 11-19-13; Ord. dated 7-19-16; Ord. dated 9-19-23)
18.16.030 Accessory uses. The following uses are accessory uses to principal uses in the circumstances specified.
A. Bed and breakfast. A bed and breakfast, an owner-occupied home that provides lodging and meals to temporary guests for a fee, is permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory use to a single-household structure. Hosting functions such as weddings for a fee or in conjunction with the bed and breakfast use is prohibited.
B. Boarding house. Renting of a room for a fee to a boarder in an owner-occupied home is permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory use to a single-household structure. No more than two boarders are permitted in a single-family household. Cooking facilities are not permitted in a room occupied by a boarder.
C. Child or adult day care for up to 8 persons or for 8 or more persons. A day care center is permitted as an accessory use to a business or industrial facility.
D. Domestic livestock. The keeping and/or breeding of domestic livestock as an accessory to a residential use in compliance with chapters 18.30 and 6.18 of this Code is permitted in all zoning districts.
E. Dog boarding or breeding kennel. A dog boarding or breeding kennel (use code 754) with five (5) or fewer dogs is allowed as an accessory use to a single-family residence by special use permit in all zoning districts. The minimum lot size is three (3) acres.
F. Drive-through window. One or more drive-through window as an accessory use to a bank or financial institution (use code 704), dry cleaner (use codes 764 and 765), pharmacy (use code 812), or eating place with no service of alcoholic beverages (use code 866) is allowed by special use permit only in zoning districts where the principal use is a permitted use and not a conditionally permitted (special permit) use, and only on a lot that complies with the minimum requirements for lot area, lot width, and lot frontage for the zoning district. An advisory development plan review by the planning board is required for every application for a special use permit for a drive-through window.
G. Farm stand. A farm stand is a retail outlet accessory to a principal horticultural use located on the same lot as the horticultural use or on an adjacent lot at which products not produced on the premises may be sold. Buildings, outside sales areas, and driveways and parking areas shall not occupy a total of more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
H. Family cemetery. A cemetery with a maximum area of 10,000 square feet is allowed by special use permit as an accessory use to a single-family or two-family dwelling. An easement must be provided for access to the cemetery from the nearest street.
I. Family day care. Family day care is supervision of no more than eight persons, no more than two of whom are residents of the home. It is permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory to a residential use.
J. Helipad. A helicopter landing pad is allowed as an accessory use to a hospital.
K. Horticulture. Horticulture (use code 212) is permitted as an accessory to a residential use in all zoning districts.
L. Small wind energy system. Prohibited.
M. Individual solar energy system. Solar panels or other solar energy conversion hardware used to convert sunlight into thermal or electric energy is permitted as an accessory to any single residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial use or building to provide energy to that use or building. An off-grid system or an interconnected solar energy system that produces 125% or less of the average annual electric energy utilized by the primary use is accessory to that use.
N. Solar energy system on a commercial farm. A system of solar panels or other solar energy conversion hardware used to convert sunlight into thermal or electric energy is permitted as an accessory to an agricultural operation that occupies ten (10) or more contiguous acres, is owned or operated by an individual or business entity with a state farm tax number, and has earned $2,500 in gross income on agricultural products in each of the preceding two years, provided that all of the following requirements are met:
1. All of the energy produced by the system is sold to a public utility.
2. The system, including fencing or vegetative screening, occupies no more than 50,000 square feet.
3. No prime agricultural soil is removed for construction of the system;
4. The system receives development plan approval. As a condition of development plan approval, the plannng board may require the system to be partially or totally concealed from view by a deer-resistant vegetative buffer or a solid fence at least as high as the top of the solar panels.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16; Ord. dated 10-15-19)
O. Private community center or clubhouse. A private community center or clubhouse is a facility owned by residents of a land development project at which access is limited to residents and guests. It may include indoor or outdoor recreational facilities. It is permitted as an accessory use to a residential subdivision or a land development project with residential dwelling units.
P. Privately-owned sewage treatment facility. A privately-owned sewage treatment facility is permitted as an accessory to a permitted use or a special permit use.
Q. Home produce stand. A home produce stand is a stand no larger than three feet high, five feet wide, and eighteen inches deep from which garden produce, fruit, flowers, eggs, or honey grown or produced on the premises may be sold. A home produce stand is permitted as an accessory use to a single-family residence.
(Ord. dated 6-16-15)
R. See Chapter 18.47 for accessory uses permitted on certain farms.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
(Ord. dated 11-19-13; Ord. dated 6-16-15; Ord. dated 7-19-16)
REFERENCES
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-33(a)(24).
18.16.030 Accessory uses. The following uses are accessory uses to principal uses in the circumstances specified.
A. Bed and breakfast. A bed and breakfast, an owner-occupied home that provides lodging and meals to temporary guests for a fee, is permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory use to a single-household structure. Hosting functions such as weddings for a fee or in conjunction with the bed and breakfast use is prohibited.
B. Boarding house. Renting of a room for a fee to a boarder in an owner-occupied home is permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory use to a single-household structure. No more than two boarders are permitted in a single-family household. Cooking facilities are not permitted in a room occupied by a boarder.
C. Child or adult day care for up to 8 persons or for 8 or more persons. A day care center is permitted as an accessory use to a business or industrial facility.
D. Domestic livestock. The keeping and/or breeding of domestic livestock as an accessory to a residential use in compliance with chapters 18.30 and 6.18 of this Code is permitted in all zoning districts.
E. Dog boarding or breeding kennel. A dog boarding or breeding kennel (use code 754) with five (5) or fewer dogs is allowed as an accessory use to a single-family residence by special use permit in all zoning districts. The minimum lot size is three (3) acres.
F. Drive-through window. One or more drive-through window as an accessory use to a bank or financial institution (use code 704), dry cleaner (use codes 764 and 765), pharmacy (use code 812), or eating place with no service of alcoholic beverages (use code 866) is allowed by special use permit only in zoning districts where the principal use is a permitted use and not a conditionally permitted (special permit) use, and only on a lot that complies with the minimum requirements for lot area, lot width, and lot frontage for the zoning district. An advisory development plan review by the planning board is required for every application for a special use permit for a drive-through window.
G. Farm stand. A farm stand is a retail outlet accessory to a principal horticultural use located on the same lot as the horticultural use or on an adjacent lot at which products not produced on the premises may be sold. Buildings, outside sales areas, and driveways and parking areas shall not occupy a total of more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
H. Family cemetery. A cemetery with a maximum area of 10,000 square feet is allowed by special use permit as an accessory use to a single-family or two-family dwelling. An easement must be provided for access to the cemetery from the nearest street.
I. Family day care. Family day care is supervision of no more than eight persons, no more than two of whom are residents of the home. It is permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory to a residential use.
J. Helipad. A helicopter landing pad is allowed as an accessory use to a hospital.
K. Horticulture. Horticulture (use code 212) is permitted as an accessory to a residential use in all zoning districts.
L. Small wind energy system. Prohibited.
M. Individual solar energy system. Solar panels or other solar energy conversion hardware used to convert sunlight into thermal or electric energy is permitted as an accessory to any single residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial use or building to provide energy to that use or building. An off-grid system or an interconnected solar energy system that produces 125% or less of the average annual electric energy utilized by the primary use is accessory to that use.
N. Solar energy system on a commercial farm. A system of solar panels or other solar energy conversion hardware used to convert sunlight into thermal or electric energy is permitted as an accessory to an agricultural operation that occupies ten (10) or more contiguous acres, is owned or operated by an individual or business entity with a state farm tax number, and has earned $2,500 in gross income on agricultural products in each of the preceding two years, provided that all of the following requirements are met:
1. All of the energy produced by the system is sold to a public utility.
2. The system, including fencing or vegetative screening, occupies no more than 50,000 square feet.
3. No prime agricultural soil is removed for construction of the system;
4. The system receives development plan approval. As a condition of development plan approval, the planning board may require the system to be partially or totally concealed from view by a deer-resistant vegetative buffer or a solid fence at least as high as the top of the solar panels.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16; Ord. dated 10-15-19)
O. Private community center or clubhouse. A private community center or clubhouse is a facility owned by residents of a land development project at which access is limited to residents and guests. It may include indoor or outdoor recreational facilities. It is permitted as an accessory use to a residential subdivision or a land development project with residential dwelling units.
P. Privately-owned sewage treatment facility. A privately-owned sewage treatment facility is permitted as an accessory to a permitted use or a special permit use.
Q. Home produce stand. A home produce stand is a stand no larger than three feet high, five feet wide, and eighteen inches deep from which garden produce, fruit, flowers, eggs, or honey grown or produced on the premises may be sold. A home produce stand is permitted as an accessory use to a single-family residence.
(Ord. dated 6-16-15)
R. See Chapter 18.47 for accessory uses permitted on certain farms.
(Ord. dated 7-19-16)
(Ord. dated 11-19-13; Ord. dated 6-16-15; Ord. dated 7-19-16)
REFERENCES
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-33(a)(24).