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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW

     

     Introduced By: Representatives McLaughlin, McNamara, Jackson, Marszalkowski, and
Ackerman

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2020

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 34-36.1-1.06 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-36.1 entitled

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"Condominium Law" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     34-36.1-1.06. Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes.

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     A zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real estate use law, ordinance, or

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regulation may not prohibit the condominium form of ownership or impose any requirement upon

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a condominium which it would not impose upon a physically identical development under a

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different form of ownership, or otherwise regulate the creation, governance, or existence of the

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condominium form of ownership. Otherwise, no provision of this chapter invalidates or modifies

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any provision of any zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real estate use law, ordinance, or

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regulation. Provided, that in the town of Cumberland, the maximum height allowed for a

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commercial or residential condominium complex, including, but not limited to, condominium

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units built atop each other, shall be no more than thirty-five feet (35').

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     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 PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW

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     This act would provide that in the town of Cumberland, the maximum height allowed for

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a commercial or residential condominium complex would be no more than thirty-five feet (35').

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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