Chapter 001
2022 -- H 7095
Enacted 02/16/2022

A N   A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Carson, Alzate, Caldwell, Costantino, Cortvriend, Craven, Morales, Batista, and Kazarian

Date Introduced: January 12, 2022

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Section 45-24-46.5 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-24 entitled "Zoning
Ordinances" is hereby amended to read as follows:
     45-24-46.5. Special provisions -- Emergency declaration modifications.
     (a) A moratorium is hereby imposed on the enforcement of any municipal ordinance or
zoning regulation that would penalize any food business or food service establishment, as defined
in § 21-27-1, or bar as defined in § 23-20.10-2, for any alterations or modifications to its business
made in order to comply with any directives, executive orders, or restrictions issued by the
governor, principal executive officer of a political subdivision, or the director of the department of
health based upon an emergency declaration issued pursuant to § 30-15-9 or § 30-15-13.
     (b) The moratorium imposed pursuant to this section shall continue throughout the
emergency declaration and shall remain effective until April 1, 2022 2023. During this period, all
approved nonconforming uses adopted to comply with the emergency declaration shall be
permitted to continue.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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