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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE | |
ACT - MORATORIUM COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT APPLICATIONS - CHARLESTOWN | |
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Introduced By: Senators Algiere, and Morgan | |
Date Introduced: February 05, 2015 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
(by request) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 45-22.2 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island |
2 | Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following |
3 | section: |
4 | 45-22.2-13.1. Moratorium - Charlestown. – (a) The general assembly finds that the |
5 | municipal officials of the town of Charlestown charged with updating the town’s comprehensive |
6 | plan would be unreasonably burdened if at the same time they are required to review |
7 | comprehensive permit applications under chapter 53 of this title. |
8 | (b) The town of Charlestown is granted a moratorium until June 1, 2016, commencing |
9 | with the effective date of this section, during which it shall not be required to entertain, receive or |
10 | consider comprehensive permit applications from for-profit developers. |
11 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE | |
ACT - MORATORIUM COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT APPLICATIONS - CHARLESTOWN | |
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1 | This act would grant the town of Charlestown a moratorium until June 1, 2016, during |
2 | which it would not be required to entertain, receive or consider comprehensive permit |
3 | applications from for-profit developers. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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