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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Carson, Caldwell, Dawson, Craven, Batista,
Finkelman, Vella-Wilkinson, Morales, and Cortvriend
Date Introduced: January 27, 2023
Referred To: House Small Business
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 45-24-46.5 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-24 entitled "Zoning 1
Ordinances" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
45-24-46.5. Special provisions — Emergency declaration modifications. 3
(a) A moratorium is hereby imposed on the enforcement of any municipal ordinance or 4
zoning regulation that would penalize any food business or food service establishment, as defined 5
in § 21-27-1, or bar as defined in § 23-20.10-2, for any alterations or modifications to its business 6
made in order to comply with any directives, executive orders, or restrictions issued by the 7
governor, principal executive officer of a political subdivision, or the director of the department of 8
health based upon an emergency declaration issued pursuant to § 30-15-9 or § 30-15-13. 9
(b) The moratorium imposed pursuant to this section shall continue throughout the 10
emergency declaration and shall remain effective until April 1, 2023 February 15, 2024. During 11
this period, all approved nonconforming uses adopted to comply with the emergency declaration 12
shall be permitted to continue. 13
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
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This act would extend the moratorium on penalties related to COVID-19 modifications to 1
food business or food service establishments to February 15, 2024. 2
This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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