| Chapter 002 |
| 2022 -- S 2134 Enacted 02/16/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SMALL BUSINESSES -- ZONING ORDINANCES |
Introduced By: Senators DiMario, Picard, Acosta, Euer, Lawson, Valverde, DiPalma, Zurier, Murray, and Burke |
| Date Introduced: January 25, 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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