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City planner urges quick adoption of state zoning changes; council flags special‑use concerns
Summary
Woonsocket planning staff presented ordinance 25‑0003, updating the city zoning code to reflect state legislative changes through 2024; staff said most changes are mandatory and failure to adopt could allow certain uses by right under state default rules, while councilors asked for carve‑outs and further review on special‑use and state‑use rules.
City planning staff presented ordinance 25‑0003 at the Jan. 27 meeting, summarizing legislative updates to the city's zoning code that reflect bills enacted by the Rhode Island General Assembly through 2024. City Planner Kirkland and Director Pagliarini said many of the changes are required by state law and that the city should adopt them promptly to avoid state default rules that could permit certain uses by right.
"Yeah, this is all required. There's nothing optional," Director Pagliarini said when asked by…
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