GENERAL REGULATIONS

1200 GENERAL REGULATIONS

A. No structure or land may be used or occupied unless allowed as a permitted or special use within the zoning district.

B. In the W-3 District, all permitted and special uses shall be part of a marine enterprise or dependent on access to the waterfront.

C. All uses shall comply with any applicable federal and state requirements and any regulations of the Providence Code of Ordinances.

D. Noncompliance with any of the use standards of Section 1202 and any conditions imposed as a part of the approval of a special use or any other zoning approval is considered a violation of this Ordinance and subject to enforcement provisions. E. §45-24-37 of Rhode Island General Laws permits the following uses within all residential districts of a municipality and all industrial and commercial districts except where such uses are prohibited for public health or safety reasons. Therefore, if any such use is not permitted by right or by special use permit, as indicated in the use matrix, it is presumed to be prohibited for health or safety reasons. For the purposes of this Ordinance, this permission includes any amendments to the general laws that modify such list. All uses permitted by Rhode Island General Laws shall meet any required standards of the general laws. For reference purposes, these uses include:

4. Plant Agriculture is a permitted use within all districts, including all industrial and commercial zoning districts, except where prohibited for public health or safety reasons or the protection of wildlife habitat. Plant Agriculture does not include Hybrid Cannabis Retailer/Cannabis Cultivator.

5. Temporary mobile and manufactured homes when a residence is rendered uninhabitable by virtue of a casualty for use and occupancy of the former occupants.

- F. Prohibited Uses
  
  1. Any use that is not included in the use matrix is prohibited in all districts.

- c. Industrial uses of the following types: abrasive, asbestos and miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacture; acid manufacture; agricultural chemicals including fertilizer manufacture; bulk storage of liquefied natural gas; bulk storage of liquid propane gas; cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris manufacture; creosote manufacture or treatment; drop forge industries; glue manufacture; leather and fur tanning and finishing; manufacture and storage of explosives; manufacture of noxious or toxic gases and chemicals; nuclear industries manufacturing; petroleum refining; primary metal industries; processing of sauerkraut, vinegar or yeast; pulp mills and paper mills; rendering or refining of fats or oils; rubber or gutta percha manufacture or treatment; tobacco and tobacco products manufacture.