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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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A N A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUS ING
Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, and McGaw
Date Introduced: April 04, 2025
Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing
(Tiverton)
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 45-53 of the General Laws entitled "Low and Moderate Income 1
Housing" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
45-53-17. Tiverton emergency moratorium. 3
(a) If the town of Tiverton, shall at any time have an aggregate of five hundred (500) or 4
more units proposed in a comprehensive permit project or projects, the town of Tiverton may enact 5
an emergency moratorium and not accept or process further applications. No application proposed, 6
offered, submitted or tendered during any moratorium imposed pursuant to the provisions of this 7
section shall have any grandfathered status. 8
(b) The town of Tiverton, upon adoption of any moratorium in accordance with the 9
provisions of subsection (a) of this section, may continue to impose the moratorium until such time 10
as comprehensive permit requirements in § 45-53-4 are amended. 11
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 12
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
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This act would authorize the town of Tiverton, if an aggregate of five hundred (500) or 1
more units should be proposed in comprehensive permit project(s), to enact an emergency 2
moratorium until the permit requirement of § 45-53-4 are amended. 3
This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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