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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 6185 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002696 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- TIVERTON'S NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
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| 16 | 16 | | ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, and McGaw |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: April 04, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing |
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| 20 | 20 | | (Tiverton) |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Title 45 of the General Laws entitled "TOWNS AND CITIES" is hereby 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | CHAPTER 53.1 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | TIVERTON'S NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACT 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 45-53.1-1. Title. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tiverton's New Construction Projects 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act." 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 45-53.1-2. Definitions. 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | meanings: 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) "Bonus units" means additional residential units approved by the town of Tiverton as 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | part of a development project in accordance with the town's zoning and development policies. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) "Building permit" means a permit issued by the town of Tiverton granting authorization 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | for the commencement of construction on a project. 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (3) "Certificate of occupancy" means a certificate issued by the town of Tiverton 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | confirming that a building has been completed in compliance with all building codes and is safe 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | for occupancy. 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (5) "Preliminary approval" means the initial approval granted to a development project 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | after review and recommendation by the appropriate municipal authority. 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (4) "Final approval" means the final authorization given by the town of Tiverton following 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | successful completion of all necessary review and approval processes for a development project. 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 45-53.1-3. Timelines for approval and permitting. 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (a) In the town of Tiverton, the period between the granting of preliminary approval and 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | the granting of final approval for a development project shall not exceed one year. 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (b) In the town of Tiverton, the period between the granting of final approval and the 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | issuance of a building permit shall not exceed two (2) years. 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (c) In the town of Tiverton, if the applicant does not request a building permit within the 9 |
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| 53 | 53 | | two (2) year period following final approval, the application and vesting shall be considered void. 10 |
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| 54 | 54 | | The development process shall need to be restarted, and the applicant will need to resubmit a new 11 |
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| 55 | 55 | | application for review and approval. 12 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 45-53.1-4. Temporary addition of units to town's total unit count. 13 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (a) In the town of Tiverton, once an applicant requests a building permit, the number of 14 |
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| 58 | 58 | | units approved for the development, including any bonus units, shall be temporarily added to the 15 |
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| 59 | 59 | | total unit count. This count shall be included in the town of Tiverton's current housing inventory. 16 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (b) The units, including bonus units, shall be permanently added to the town of Tiverton's 17 |
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| 61 | 61 | | unit count upon the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the development or three (3) years 18 |
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| 62 | 62 | | from the date of the request for a building permit, whichever occurs first. 19 |
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| 63 | 63 | | (c) The town of Tiverton shall be allowed to count the units, including bonus units, against 20 |
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| 64 | 64 | | other new developments while the construction is ongoing. This shall ensure that the town of 21 |
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| 65 | 65 | | Tiverton remains in compliance with its housing and development goals, while still providing 22 |
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| 66 | 66 | | flexibility to the applicant during the construction phase. 23 |
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| 67 | 67 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 24 |
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| 74 | 74 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 75 | 75 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 76 | 76 | | OF |
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| 77 | 77 | | A N A C T |
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| 78 | 78 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- TIVERTON'S NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
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| 79 | 79 | | ACT |
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| 80 | 80 | | *** |
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| 81 | 81 | | This act would set timelines for Tiverton's new construction, including one year for final 1 |
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| 82 | 82 | | approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count 2 |
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| 83 | 83 | | until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first. 3 |
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| 84 | 84 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 |
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