Gaining Ground Information Database

(6 classifications) (5 resources)

Classifications:

Aquifer Protection (3)
Development Standards (1)
Drinking Water Protection (1)
Stormwater Management (2)
Water Conservation (1)
Wetlands and Watercourse Protection (2)

Resources:

Carrying Capacity Overlay District Full Record

South Kingston’s Carrying Capacity Overlay District limits new septic tanks in a certain critical area of town. Septic tanks add to nutrient loadings in nearby water bodies. In this area, the water ...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Open Space District Full Record

Under this ordinance Newport requires a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet and limits lot coverage by a permanent structure to no more than three percent. The district is “designed to provide for...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Planned Development and Mixed Use Planned Development Ordinance Full Record

East Greenwich adopted this ordinance in 1994 and amended it in 1997 in order to provide more environmentally friendly development. The Planned Development regulations are effective in residential ar...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Preservation and Protection of Cultural Environmental and Scenic Resources Full Record

This ordinance provides protection for natural resources and unique features within proposed land development projects. It allows the planning commission some control over new development projects in...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

State Government Smartgrowth Legislation Full Record

State-level smart growth legislation in EPA Region 1

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...