| Chapter 212 |
| 2018 -- H 7426 Enacted 07/02/2018 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS |
| Introduced By: Representatives Winfield, Ucci, and Morin |
| Date Introduced: February 02, 2018 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 45-23-45 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-23 entitled |
| "Subdivision of Land" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 45-23-45. General provisions -- Public design and improvement standards. |
| (a) Public design and improvement standards for development projects shall be specified, |
| through reasonable, objective standards and criteria, in the design and improvement standards |
| section of the local regulations. Appropriate public improvement standards shall be specified for |
| each area or district of the municipality. Standards may include, but are not limited to, |
| specifications for rights-of-way, streets, sidewalks, lighting, landscaping, public access, utilities, |
| drainage systems, fire protection, and soil erosion control. |
| (b) All public improvements required in a land development project or subdivision by a |
| municipality shall reflect the physical character and design for that district which that is specified |
| by the municipality's adopted comprehensive plan. Public improvement requirements and |
| standards need not be the same in all areas or districts of a municipality. The technical details of |
| the improvement standards may be contained in an appendix to the local regulations but shall be |
| considered part of the regulations. |
| (c) A town or city that requires the installation of a common cistern or any other water |
| reservoir for fire protection purposes in a residential subdivision, may, by ordinance, provide the |
| developer the option in lieu thereof to require the installation of code-compliant residential |
| sprinkler systems in structures for human habitation. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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