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ORDINANCES
INDEX
CHAPTER I
ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION
SECTION 1
Page Number
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1-01-01
CONTINUATION OF PRIOR ORDINANCES
1
1-01-02
OFFICIAL TOWN ROAD MAP
1
1-01-03
INDEMNIFICATION OF TOWN OFFICERS
2
SECTION 2
BOARDS
1-02-01
BIPARTISAN CANVASSING AUTHORITY
3
1-02-02
BUDGET BOARD
4
1-02-03
BUILDING BOARD CODE OF APPEALS
5
1-02-04
PERSONNEL POLICY-PERSONNEL BOARD
6
1-02-05
PLANNING BOARD 7
1-02-06
PLANNING BOARD 10
1-02-07
GLOCESTER LAND TRUST TRUSTEES
10
1-02-10
HOUSING BOARD OF REVIEW
11
SECTION 3
COMMISSIONS
1-03-01
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
12
1-03-02
RECREATION COMMISSION
13
1-03-03
ADVISORY SAFETY COMMISSION
14
SECTION 4
COMMITTEES
1-04-01
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLAN
COORDINATION COMMITTEE
16
SECTION 5
COURTS
1-05-01
PROBATE COURT ORDINANCE
17
SECTION 6
DEPARTMENTS
1-06-01
POLICE
18
1-06-02
ESTABLISHING A FOSTER/GLOCESTER REGIONAL
HEARING BOARD
18
1-06-03
RETIREMENT OF INCAPACITATED POLICE OFFICERS
21
SECTION 9
MEETINGS
1-09-01
ABSENCES FROM APPOINTED BOARDS 22
1-09-02
NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL/OTHER TOWN MEETINGS 23
CHAPTER II
GENERAL LEGISLATION
SECTION 1
BUILDINGS
2-01-01
BUILDING PERMITS/FEES
25
2-01-02
REGULATING ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS
28
2-01-04
NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS AND LOTS
29
2-01-05
EXCAVATIONS, HOLES AND WELLS, OPEN
31
SECTION 3
PUBLIC DISTURBANCE
2-03-01
DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND INDECENCY
33
2-03-02
OFFENSIVE NOISE AS PUBLIC NUISANCE
35
2-03-03
AUTOMOBILE TIRES, SQUEALING OF
36
SECTION 4
ANIMALS
2-04-01
DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
36
2-04-02
ANIMAL SHELTER ADOPTION REGULATIONS
42
SECTION 5
WASTE DISPOSAL
2-05-01
UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING PROHIBITED --
44
TRANSFER STATION
45
2-05-02
MANDATORY RECYCLING
48
SECTION 6
ENVIRONMENTAL
2-06-01
DRAINAGE ORDINANCE
50
2-06-02
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ORDINANCE
50
2-06-03
GLOCESTER SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
60
FLOOD HAZARD AMENDMENT
2-06-04
GLOCESTER TREE ORDINANCE
60
2-06-05
ESTABLISHING A WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT DIST.
69
SECTION 7
ROADS
2-07-01
STOP INTERSECTIONS
76
2-07-02
HIGHWAYS, DEPOSIT IN
77
2-07-03
PARKING ORDINANCE
78
2-07-04
RICHARDSON CLEARING TRAIL
79
2-07-05
SNOW CONDITIONS, EMERGENCY
79
2-07-06
SPEED, LIMITS OF
81
SECTION 8
TAXATION
2-08-01
TAX EXEMPTIONS / VETERANS, ADJUSTING
84
2-08-02
TAX CANCELLATION
85
2-08-03
TAX EXEMPTION-WHEELCHAIR LIFT/MOTOR VEHICLES
86
2-08-04
TAX EXEMPTION/ELDERLY OR DISABLED PERSONS
86
2-08-05
EXEMPTION/REEVALUATION; REAL PROP. ADJUST. OF
89
2-08-06
TAX EXEMPTION/RETAIL INVENTORY
90
2-08-07
TAX EXEMPTION/WHOLESALE INVENTORY
92
2-08-08
WHOLESALE & RETAIL INVENTORY TAX PHASE OUT
93
2-08-09
WAIVER OF INTEREST ON OVERDUE QUARTERLY
TAX PAYMENTS
95
2-08-10
CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR TAXABLE PROPERTY
96
SECTION 12
LICENSING/REGULATIONS
2-12-01
LICENSING:
97
2-12-02
TAXES MUST BE PAID BEFORE ISSUING OR
TRANSFERRING OF A BUSINESS LICENSE(S)
98
2-12-03
CAMPING AND TRAVELING TRAILER PARK
99
2-12-04
CAMPING AND TRAVEL TRAILER PARK, REGULATION
111
2-12-05
PRIVATE DETECTIVES, LICENSING OF
112
2-12-06
EARTH REMOVAL, REGULATION AND LICENSING OF
116
2-12-07
ENTERTAINMENT LICENSES
122
2-12-08
HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS
124
2-12-09
SECOND-HAND DEALERS, JUNK, OLD METALS
129
2-12-10
LIQUOR LICENSE TRANSFER FEE(S)
132
2-12-11
PROHIBITING NUDITY WHERE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
ARE SOLD
133
2-12-12
VICTUALING
134
2-12-13
MOBILE-HOMES & HOUSE TRAILERS, USE & LOCATION
134
2-12-14
YARD SALES, SO-CALLED
140
SECTION 14
RECORDS
2-14-01
RECORDS RETENTION
Article I.
Meetings & Hearings
142
Article II.
Personnel & Payroll Records
144
Article III.
Public Works, including Engineer, Automotive,
Highway and Maintenance, Recycling and
Sanitation, Water, Parks & Recreation
148
Article IV.
Planning Board, Planning & Community
Development Records
164
Article V.
Building, Zoning and Minimum Housing
169
Article VI.
Police Department
178
Article VII.
Board of Canvassers
191
Article VIII.
Municipal Clerks
201
Article IX.
General Office Administrative Records 208
SECTION 15
RECREATION
2-15-01
PUBLIC RECREATION AREAS
221
2-15-02
OPERATION OF MOTOR BOATS AND OTHER WATER CRAFT
223
SECTION 16
UTILITIES
2-16-01
POLES AND WIRES
224
SECTION 17
VEHICLES
2-17-01
REGULATING THE PARKING AND STORAGE OF CERTAIN
VEHICLES
225
CHAPTER III
APPENDIX
SECTION 1
FEES
3-01-01
FEE AND/OR PENALTY
228
3-01-02
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FEES
231
SECTION 2
POLICY
3-02-01
POLICY/PROCEDURE FOR ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
231
3-02-02
CAPITAL PROJECTS POLICY
232
3-02-03
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
232
3-02-04
FAIR HOUSING
235
3-02-05
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE
236
3-02-06
GLOCESTER MEMORIAL PARK/POLICY
248
3-02-07
RULES OF PROCEDURE
249
3-02-08
PROCUREMENT POLICY AND REGULATIONS
253
3-02-09
ILLEGAL DWELLING UNITS
257
3-02-10
TOWN HALL POLICY, USE OF
259
3-02-11
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
259
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CHAPTER I
ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION
SECTION 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-01-01
CONTINUATION OF PRIOR ORDINANCES
SECTION 1.
The provisions of the 1991 re-codification of the Glocester Ordinances, including amended Ordinances,
so far as they are in substance the same as those Ordinances existing at the time of their amendment or
re-codification, shall be considered as continuations thereof and not as new enactments.
SECTION 2.
Each and every Ordinance of the Town of Glocester in effect as of the date hereof prior to the 1991
re-codification of the Glocester Ordinances shall remain in full force and effect as part of the re-codification except
as specifically modified, amended or repealed.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE:
Jan. 06, 1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED: December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-01-02
OFFICIAL TOWN ROAD MAP
SECTION 1.
Pursuant to Title 45, Chapter 23.1 of the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended, there shall be an official
road map of the Town of Glocester. The establishment of the map, its contents, any additions or changes thereto,
and any appeals of decisions made by Town officials in connection therewith, shall be as provided in the General
Laws.
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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan.
06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: Official Map ADOPTED by Town Council May 12, 1988; CODIFIED December 12,
1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-01-03
INDEMNIFICATION OF TOWN OFFICERS
SECTION 1.
With respect to any reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, and for any judgement or
Town-approved settlement arising out of any legal proceeding, it is hereby declared and found by the Town Council
of the Town of Glocester (the "Town") to be in the interests of the public welfare and safety for the Town council
to have the authority to indemnify, reimburse, defend, advance legal and other related costs, and otherwise hold
harmless any appointed or elected municipal officer who is charged or found liable in a legal proceeding with having
violated or exceeded his official duties or committed any errors or omissions relating thereto: provided the conduct
complained of occurred in the discharge of the person's official duty in a matter in which the Town had an interest,
occurred in the discharge of a duty imposed or authorized by law, and was done in good faith.
SECTION 2.
In its discretion, the Town Council may provide for or advance the costs of defending any municipal officer
who is charged with violating his official duties or exceeding the scope thereof and the Town may advance or
reimburse the costs of any approved settlement or judgement, including legal fees, arising out of any such claim.
Provided, however, that in the event that it is proven that the officer acted in bad faith or has committed a crime,
or has otherwise been found guilty of conduct which has no legal warrant or basis, the Town has the discretion to
refuse to pay any such expenses or judgement and to recover any expenses or costs previously advanced to said
officer.
SECTION 3.
In order to indemnify, advance the costs and expenses for, reimburse or otherwise hold harmless any
municipal officer or employee for a claim or a loss in connection with the discharge of their official duty, the officer
or employee must have been (a) acting in a matter in which the Town had an interest (b) acting in the discharge of
a duty imposed or authorized by law, and (c) the officer or employee must have acted in good faith.
SECTION 4.
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This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council Feb. 27, 1986; CODIFIED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE:
Jan. 06, 1992.
SECTION 2
BOARDS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-02-01
BIPARTISAN CANVASSING AUTHORITY
SECTION 1.
In order to facilitate the uniform registration of voters there shall be a Bipartisan Canvassing Authority in
the Town of Glocester.
SECTION 2.
The Town Council of the Town of Glocester shall appoint such Bipartisan Canvassing Authority. Such
Authority shall consist of three qualified electors of said Town, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same
political party. The terms of the members of said Authority shall be arranged so that the terms of office of the
several members shall expire in different years. Each member shall be appointed to serve for a term of six years
beginning on the first Monday in March following the date of his or her appointment and until his or her successor
is appointed and qualified. No person shall be appointed or serve as a member of such Authority who is an officer
or employee of the United States or of this State or of any city or town of this State. Any member of said Authority
who becomes a candidate for election to any public office and who fails to file a declination of candidacy within the
time allowed by law, shall be disqualified from holding membership upon said Authority and his successor shall be
appointed forthwith by the Town Council, who shall fill any vacancy because of death, resignation or otherwise.
For the purpose of receiving registrations, a quorum shall be comprised of one member of the Board; for all other
purposes, a quorum shall consist of two members.
SECTION 3.
Every person appointed shall before entering upon his duties be sworn to faithful performance thereof and
a record of such oath shall be kept by the Clerk of said Authority.
SECTION 4.
Upon the establishment and by virtue of such establishment, and not prior thereto, of a canvassing authority
by the Town Council as required herein, there shall be a transfer of the rights, powers and duties of the Town
Council concerning nominations, elections, registration of voters, and canvassing rights, preparing and correcting
the list of voters and other matters related thereto to the Canvassing Authority. Nothing herein contained shall be
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deemed to affect the powers and duties of the Town Clerk concerning such matters as they are now exercised by
him or her pursuant to existing law and the provisions of this statute.
SECTION 5.
The Town Clerk shall be ex-officio the Clerk of the Canvassing Authority, except as may be otherwise
provided by law.
SECTION 6.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council October 15, 1951; CODIFIED December 12, 1991;
EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-02-02
BUDGET BOARD
SECTION 1.
Establishment.
In accordance with the Home Rule Charter, Article 8, Section 2, there is hereby continued a Budget Board
for the Town of Glocester.
SECTION 2.
Membership.
The Budget Board shall consist of seven (7) members with an appointed three (3) year term with
appointments in January with one member named as Director of Finance. The board members who are first
appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of two members for one year, two members for two years and two
members for three years respectively. Thereafter, board members shall be appointed as aforesaid for a term of
three (3) years with appointments made in January. Appointed members of the board shall be eligible for re-
appointment and upon expiration of their term shall continue to serve unless replaced. In the event of a vacancy
on the board, interim appointments of appointed members shall be made by the Town Council to complete the
unexpired term of such position. If a member of such board shall cease to be a qualified elector and/or resident
of the town his/her office shall thereby become vacant.
SECTION 3.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: November 18,
1999, EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1999
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Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council November 18, 1999, EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1999
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-02-03
BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS
SECTION 1. In General.
In accordance with the Rhode Island State Building Code 23-27.3 - 127.21 (eff. 7/1/77), there is hereby
continued a Building Code Board of Appeals for the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island.
SECTION 2.
Membership.
The Building Code Board f Appeals shall consist of five (5) members with an appointed five (5) year term
as per the Enactment, with appointments in June. One (1) shall be an architect. Two (2) shall be professional
engineers. One (1) shall be a building official not from the municipality from which the appeal is taken, except that
a member of the general public may be substituted for the building official. One (1) shall be a builder or
superintendent of building construction.
Appointed members of the board shall be eligible for re-appointment and upon expiration of their term shall
continue to serve unless replaced. In the event of a vacancy on the board, interim appointments of appointed
members shall be made by the Town Council to complete the unexpired term of such position. If a member of
such board shall cease to be a qualified elector and/or resident of the town his/her office shall thereby become
vacant.
SECTION 3. Powers and Duties.
The Building Code Board of Appeals shall have all the powers and duties which are set forth in Title 23,
Chapter 27.3 of the General Laws of Rhode Island as amended so as to enable it to enforce the State Building
Code.
SECTION 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: November 18,
1999, EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1999
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council November 18, 1999, EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1999
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
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1-02-04
PERSONNEL POLICY-PERSONNEL BOARD
SECTION 1.
Organization.
There shall be a personnel board consisting of three (3) members who shall be appointed by the Town
Council for terms concurrent with the terms of the Town Council. No more than two (2) members for the board
shall be members of the same political party. The members appointed shall serve for terms concurrent with that
of the Town Council. The Council shall, within forty-five (45) days, fill any vacancy which may occur on the
personnel board for the unexpired term. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. Members of the board shall
serve with their compensation, if any, to be set by the Town Council.
SECTION 2.
Powers and Duties.
It shall be the duty for the personnel board, within one (1) year of appointment, to recommend rules and
regulations for:
1.
A position classification plan for all Town employees. The plan shall define generally the duties,
responsibilities, and types of work involved for each class of position; the skills and knowledge
necessary for each position; and the minimum qualifications necessary to qualify for appointment
to each position and the positions or classes of positions to which competitive examinations shall
apply and those to which noncompetitive or qualifying examinations shall apply.
2.
A pay plan for all town employees in the classification plan.
3.
Personnel policies regarding vacation, sick leave, holidays, overtime, provisional, part-time and
temporary appointments, and other regulations necessary to the administration of the Town
personnel system.
SECTION 3. Recommendations.
The personnel board shall submit its recommendations to the personnel director who shall forthwith submit
them to the Town Council along with his/her comments and recommendations.
SECTION 4.
Action by the Council.
Upon receipt of said recommendations, the Council shall forthwith hold public hearings upon proposed rules
and regulations, and thereafter adopt such rules and regulations as will provide for the Town a comprehensive plan
for recruiting and advancement of employees on the basis of merit, and provide for conditions of employment,
enumeration and retirement.
Section 5.
IMPLEMENTATION.
After the adoption of the position classification plan and the pay plan by the Town Council, the personnel
board shall certify to the Town Council that persons who are candidates or applicants for available Town positions
have the qualifications required by the position classification plan. The personnel board shall submit to the Town
Council the names of three (3) persons who stand highest in qualifications on the certification list and are available
for employment or promotion.
SECTION 6.
Dismissals, Demotions, Suspensions.
Unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement, when an employee is dismissed, demoted
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or suspended, said employee shall be entitled to file an appeal with the personnel board within ten (10) days. If
the employee chooses to appeal to the personnel board, and after the investigation and hearing, the personnel board
overturns the personnel director's decision, then the employee shall have all wages and benefits reinstated which
have accrued during the course of the appeal proceedings.
The personnel director or the employee may appeal the personnel board's decision, in writing, to the Town
Council within ten (10) days of such decision. Within twenty (20) days from the filing of such appeal, the Council
shall give the person making the appeal and opportunity for a hearing before the Town Council. It shall be public
at the option of the person making the appeal. After such hearing, the decision of the Town Council shall be final
and binding.
SECTION 7. Union Agreements.
Nothing in this article is to be interpreted as altering agreements reached through negotiation between the
Town and any recognized unions and associations of employees relative to prescribed procedures of appeal and
arbitration of grievances.
SECTION 8. Search Committees.
Whenever it shall be deemed necessary to form a search committee for the purpose of selecting individuals
for positions within the Town of Glocester, the chairman of the personnel board, or his/her designee, shall be a
voting member of such search committee.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPT: Dec.12,1991 EFFECT: Jan. 06, 1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPT. by Town Council on Dec. 12, 1991 EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-02-05
PLANNING BOARD
SECTION 1.
Establishing Authority.
In accordance with Title 5, Chapter 22 of the General Laws of Rhode Island as amended, there is hereby
continued a planning board for the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island.
SECTION 2.
Membership of the Planning Board.
The Planning Board shall consist of seven (7) members who are electors in the Town of Glocester, who
shall serve each for a term of five years. Appointments shall be made by the Glocester Town Council such that no
more than one third (1/3) of the membership of the Board shall expire each year.
A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled by the Town Council for the remainder of the
unexpired term. Any Planning Board member may be removed by the Town Council for due cause following a
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public hearing.
SECTION 3. Compensation.
Members of the Planning Board may receive such compensation as set by the Glocester Town Council
within the limitations of funds appropriated for this purpose. The Board members may be reimbursed within the
limitations of funds appropriated for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
SECTION 4.
Organization of the Planning Board.
The Planning Board shall organize annually by electing from its membership a Chairman, Vice Chairman
and a Secretary. The Planning Board may adopt By-Laws for the performance of the duties prescribed in this
Ordinance.
SECTION 5.
Technical Assistance.
Within the limits of the funds appropriated for its use, the Planning Board may engage technical or clerical
assistance to aid in the discharge of its duties. The Planning Board may, subject to confirmation of the Glocester
Town Council and within the limits of the funds appropriated to it, enter into cooperative agreements with private,
state, regional or federal agencies for technical assistance and studies deemed to be in the best interest of the
community.
SECTION 6.
Duties of the Planning Board.
A.
The Planning Board shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan for the future development of
the Town. Such plan shall, among other things, show the proposed arrangement of land uses,
transportation facilities, public facilities, utility systems, deteriorating neighborhoods planned for
rehabilitation, redevelopment or renewal and natural resources and historic sites to be preserved.
The Planning Board shall hold public hearings on the comprehensive plan or elements thereof. The
Planning Board shall adopt the comprehensive plan or elements thereof as a guide to the Planning
Board actions related to the features contained in the plan. The Glocester Town Council may by
the affirmative vote of two thirds (2/3) of its membership and following a public hearing, adopt a
comprehensive plan or any portion thereof previously adopted by the Planning Board and
recommended by the Town Council
by the Planning Board. Adoption of such a comprehensive plan or portion thereof
by the Town Council shall bind said Council to this plan or portion thereof in any
future action related to the features in the plan. The comprehensive plan or portion
thereof may be modified or amended by the Glocester Town Council following a public hearing.
At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of public hearing said modification or amendments shall
be referred to the Planning Board for an advisory opinion. Failure of the Planning Board to
forward a recommendation to the Town Council within this thirty (30) day period shall be deemed
an approval of the modification or amendment by the Planning Board. The affirmative vote of at
least two thirds (2/3) of the Town Council shall be necessary to enact any modification or
amendment to the comprehensive plan or element thereof where the Planning Board has rendered
an adverse decision. The Board shall, at intervals no greater than five years, review the
comprehensive community plan or elements thereof and make any modifications, amendments, or
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additions deemed necessary in light of current and projected community development trends and
needs.
B.
The Planning Board shall make studies of the resources and needs of the Town with reference to
its physical, economic, and social growth and development as effecting the health, safety, morals
and general welfare of the people. Such studies, plans and reports may concern among other
things the following:
1.
land use and land use regulation.
2.
transportation facilities.
3.
public utilities.
4.
public facilities and site locations including recreation areas, schools, fire, police and other
principal structures and developments.
5.
blighted areas including plans for redevelopment, renewal, rehabilitation or conservation.
6.
problems of housing and the development of housing programs.
7.
natural resource conservation.
8.
environmental protection.
9.
protection from disaster.
10.
economic and sociological characteristics.
11.
preservation of historic sites and buildings.
12.
economic development.
C.
The Planning Board shall submit an advisory opinion and recommendation on all zoning matters
referred to it or any other matter referred to it by the Town Council.
D.
The Planning Board shall have the authority to call upon other departments, boards and committees
of the Town of Glocester and upon regional, state and federal agencies for assistance in the
performance of its designated functions and shall cooperate with such city or town, regional, state
and federal agencies for assistance in the performance of its designated functions and shall
cooperate with such city or town, regional, state and federal agencies on matters of community,
regional and state planning.
E.
The Planning Board shall carry out such other duties as may be assigned to said Board from time
to time by any act of the General Assembly or by any ordinance, code, regulation, order or
resolution of the Town Council.
SECTION 7. Reports.
The Planning Board shall submit an annual report to the Town Council summarizing the work of the
preceding year and recommending programs, plans and actions for future development.
A copy of the annual report shall be forwarded to the Rhode Island Department of Community Affairs. All studies,
plans, and reports of the Planning Board shall be submitted to the Town Council and to any other designated
agency or official and thereafter, upon approval of the Town Council may be published for general distribution.
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SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council October 10, 1975; AMENDED April 17, 1979;
CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-02-06
PLANNING BOARD
1.
That the Planning Board of the Town of Glocester be and hereby is authorized to adopt regulations
governing land development and subdivision projects within the Town of Glocester in substantially
the form filed in the minutes of the Town Council Meeting of November 16, 1995;
2.
That the Planning Board of the Town of Glocester be and hereby is authorized to modify and
amend said land development and subdivision regulations in form and manner not substantially
inconsistent with the form filed in the minutes of the Town Council Meeting of November 16, 1995;
3.
That the Planning Board of the Town of Glocester be and hereby is authorized to enact rules and
otherwise to provide for the administration, interpretation and enforcement of said land
development and subdivision regulations;
4.
That the Zoning Board of Review of the Town of Glocester be and hereby is appointed and
established as the Board of Appeal under said land development and subdivision regulations; and
5.
That this Ordinance was ADOPTED and shall take effect on November 16, 1995.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on November 16, 1995, EFFECTIVE: November 16,
1995.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-02-07
GLOCESTER LAND TRUST TRUSTEES
SECTION 1.
Establishment.
In accordance with the Home Rule Charter, Article 8, Section 9 and Rhode Island Public Laws Chapter
548, as established July 1, 1987 there is hereby continued a Glocester Land Trust Trustee Board for the Town of
Glocester, Rhode Island.
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SECTION 2.
Membership.
The Glocester Land Trust Trustee Board shall consist of seven (7) trustees, five (5) of whom shall be
appointed by the Town Council. The trustees who are first appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of one,
two, three, four and five years respectively. Thereafter, trustees shall be appointed as aforesaid for a term of five
(5) years with appointments made in February. In addition to the five (5) trustees appointed by the Town Council,
the current chairperson or member designee of the Conservation Commission and the Planning Board shall also
be trustees with a one (1) year term with appointments in February. Trustees shall be electors of the Town of
Glocester, shall serve without compensation and shall hold office until their successors have been named. If a
member of such board shall cease to be a qualified elector and/or resident of the town his/her office shall thereby
become vacant. No trustee may be an elected officer of the Town.
SECTION 3.
Officers.
The members of the Board shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and treasurer from amongst its
members. The trustees shall elect or appoint a secretary who need not be a voting member of the trust. The term
of the office of the chairperson, vice-chairperson, treasurer and secretary, unless otherwise prescribed by the Town
Council, shall be for the calendar year.
SECTION 4.
EFFECTIVE Date
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: November 18,
1999, EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1999
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council November 18, 1999, EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1999
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-02-10
HOUSING BOARD OF REVIEW
SECTION 1.
Pursuant to Title 45, Chapters 24.2-5 and 24.3-16 of the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended, the
Zoning Board of Review of the Town of Glocester is hereby also appointed as the Housing Board of Review to
hear all appeals taken pursuant to Title 45, Chapter 24.3-21 of the Rhode Island General Laws, and to perform
such other functions which as are allowed and/or required to be performed by a Housing Board of Review under
law.
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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 16, 1993, EFFECTIVE: Jan.
13, 1994.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council December 16, 1993; EFFECTIVE January 13, 1994.
SECTION 3
COMMISSION
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-03-01
ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSERVATION COMMISSION
SECTION 1.
In accordance with the provisions of Rhode Island General Laws § 45-35-1, there is established a
Conservation Commission consisting of seven members residing in the Town to be appointed by the Council. As
terms expire, appointments, other than interim appointments, shall be for terms of three years, and shall commence
in the month of January. Said Commissioners shall continue to hold their respective offices until their successors
are qualified. Members of said Conservation Commission shall serve without pay. The Recording Clerk shall be
approved by said Commission and appointed by the Town Council. In event of a vacancy, interim appointments
may be made by the appointing authority to complete the unexpired term of such position.
SECTION 2.
At least three members of the Commission must, if possible, be members of duly incorporated and existing
wildlife, conservation, sportsmen horticultural, or like organizations. Such organizations may present lists of qualified
citizens to the Town Council for consideration when new or interim appointments must be made.
SECTION 3.
Said Commission may receive gifts of funds, lands, buildings or other properties in the name of the
municipality, subject to the approval of its Council, and thereafter shall manage same in accordance with the
purposes set forth in this Act. However, such power shall not be construed to deny the people access to said lands
for all legitimate purposes. No municipal corporation may deny or restrict to the people free access to said lands,
or to any other land held by or for the municipality for recreation purposes.
SECTION 4.
All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public and any person or his duly constituted
representative shall be entitled to appear and be heard on any matter before the Commission before it reaches its
decision. All records of its proceedings, resolutions, and actions shall be open to public view.
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SECTION 5.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council January 12, 1962; AMENDED May 10, 1990; CODIFIED
December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-03-02
RECREATION COMMISSION
SECTION 1.
There is hereby continued, under Rhode Island General Laws § 32-3-4, as amended, and ARTICLE XIII,
Section 8 of the Glocester Home Rule Charter, a Recreation Commission having five (5) regular members who shall
be appointed by the Town Council. In addition, there shall be three ex-officio members, one each from the Town
Council, School Committee and Conservation Commission. The terms of all members shall be concurrent with the
term of the Town Council.
SECTION 2.
Members of the Commission sitting at the time of passage of this Ordinance shall remain until the expiration
of the current Council term.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992
Barbara E.. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council June 26, 1969; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and
EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
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1-03-03
ADVISORY SAFETY COMMISSION
SECTION 1. MEMBERS.
There is hereby continued a Glocester Safety Commission ("the Commission") consisting of no more than
ten (10) members appointed by the Town Council for terms concurrent with the term of the Council. Each of the
following Town departments, agencies or organizations shall be represented on said Commission:
(a)
police;
(b)
civil defense;
(c)
public works; and
(d)
each Village fire company.
The Commission shall appoint from its membership a chairman and may designate by rules, regulations, or by-laws
such other officers and procedures not inconsistent with this ordinance or other laws as may be necessary to carry
out its duties and responsibilities. All such rules, regulations, and by-laws must be approved by a majority of the
Town Council before they become EFFECTIVE.
SECTION 2. POWERS.
The Commission is hereby endowed with full authority and power to perform and carry out the following
duties and responsibilities:
(a)
advise and make recommendations to the Town Council from time to time with respect to all
matters pertaining to public safety in the Town of Glocester including, but not limited to: fire,
traffic, weather-related conditions, water safety, civil defense, emergency preparedness, structural
and safety soundness of buildings, and other areas which may similarly impact upon public safety;
(b)
analyze and collect all data necessary to measure, ascertain, and make recommendations
concerning the detection and correction of existing safety problems and the prevention of future
safety problems in the Town;
(c)
upon prior written authorization obtained from the Town Council, make reasonable inspections of
all premises and places to which the general public has access, and, upon prior written authorization
obtained from the Town Council and a warrant, make reasonable inspections of private premises
and places in the Town where public safety may be affected. Such authorization shall not be
granted unless there is probable cause to believe that safety problems exist thereon or that there
are other reasonable grounds for inspection. Reasonable grounds for inspection will be deemed
to exist where the Safety Commission requests permission to make an annual inspection of
premises, places, or areas whose condition may adversely affect public safety;
(d)
establish rules and regulations governing the use of public highways by vehicles and pedestrians
within the limits established by Section 31-12-12 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, as
amended, including but not limited to the installation of traffic control devices; regulating the
standing or parking of vehicles; designation of through-way and stop streets; creation of
crosswalks and safety zones; regulation of the speed of vehicles as authorized in Sections 31-14-5
and 31-14-6 of the Rhode Island General Laws; designation of emergency snow removal routes,
emergency no parking zones and streets at which drivers shall not make right or left turns;
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(e)
function as the Town's Emergency Response Commission, which will work when necessary with
the State Emergency Management Agency. Said Commission shall, in the event of natural or
man-made emergencies, determine whether disaster assistance is needed by evaluating:
1.
casualties
2.
commercial/residential destruction
3.
commercial/residential damage
4.
flooded areas
5.
possibility of additional flooding;
(f)
carry out special assignments from the Town Council relating to matters of public safety.
SECTION 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of the establishment of a Safety Commission is to create a public body whose primary
responsibility is to advise the Town Council on matters affecting the safety of the Town and its residents.
SECTION 4. QUORUM.
The presence of five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for purposes of any meeting of the Commission
and the concurrence of at least a majority of those present at Commission meetings shall be necessary for purposes
of authorizing any official action of the Commission and for forwarding official recommendations or advice to the
Town Council pursuant to this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. EXISTING LAWS PERTAINING TO SAFETY.
All existing laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations pertaining to safety shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY.
The sections of this Ordinance and each provision and part thereof are hereby declared to be severable
and independent of each other, and the holding of a section, or part thereof, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, to be invalid, in effective, or unconstitutional shall not affect any other section, provision or part
thereof, or application of any section, provision, or part thereof, to any other person or circumstances.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED October 8, 1971; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January
6, 1992
SECTION 4
COMMITTEES
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-04-01
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLAN COORDINATION COMMITTEE
SECTION 1. Establishment.
As established by the Town Council, July 21, 1994 there is hereby continued a Comprehensive Community
Plan Coordination Committee (CCPCC) for the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island.
SECTION 2.
Purpose.
To oversee conduct of each task as it relates to the Comprehensive Community Plan Work Program 1994-
1999 and report the progress to the Town Council at the monthly Town Council Agenda Meetings. Amended July
16, 1998 to continue until July 2000.
SECTION 3.
Membership.
The Comprehensive Community Plan Coordination Committee shall consist of seventeen (17) members
with an appointed two (2) year term. Appointments shall be made in July. There shall be one (1) representative
from each of the following boards, commissions or committees: Historic District Commission, Planning Board,
Budget Board, Glocester Economic Development Commission, Wastewater Management Commission, Town
Council, Recreation Committee, Glocester Housing Authority, Glocester Land Trust Trustees, Western Rhode
Island Home Repair Board, Zoning Board, the Department of Public Works, Glocester School Committee,
Conservation Commission and Safety Commission as well as the Town Planner and Town Building Official.
Appointed members of the committee shall be eligible for re-appointment and upon expiration of their term shall
continue to serve unless replaced. In the event of a vacancy on the committee, interim appointments of appointed
members shall be made by the Town Council to complete the unexpired term of such position. Seven (7) members
shall constitute a quorum.
AMENDED:July 16, 1998. The Comprehensive Community Plan Coordination Committee shall consist of twelve
(12) members with an appointed two (2) year term. The Comprehensive Community Plan Coordinating
Committee as follows: the Chair or designee of the Historic District Commission, Planning Board, Budget Board,
Economic Development Commission, Wastewater Management District Board, Recreation Commission, Western
Rhode Island Home Repair Program, Zoning Board of Review, Glocester School Committee, Housing Authority,
Land Trust, and the Conservation Commission; terms to expire July 2000.
SECTION 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: November 18,
1999, EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1999
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council November 18, 1999, EFFECTIVE: December 6, 1999
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SECTION 5
COURTS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-05-01
PROBATE COURT ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. JUDGE OF PROBATE.
A Judge of Probate for the Town of Glocester shall be appointed by the Town Council for a term
concurrent with that of the Council. The Judge of Probate shall be an attorney admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court of the State of Rhode Island, and have been engaged in the practice of law in the State of Rhode
Island for at least five years prior to his appointment.
SECTION 2. VACANCIES.
Whenever the Judge of the Probate Court of this Town shall be unable to sit, or shall be absent, or shall
be disqualified from sitting in any action or proceeding within his jurisdiction, then the Town Solicitor shall serve as
Acting Judge of the Probate Court, and if the Town Solicitor be likewise absent, disqualified, or disqualifies himself,
then the Judge of the Probate Court of any neighboring town may serve as Acting Judge of the Probate Court of
the Town of Glocester, for said action or proceeding.
SECTION 3. SALARY.
The Judge of Probate shall receive such salary as fixed by the Town Council annually in the month of July
within the amount appropriated by the preceding annual Financial Town Meeting.
SECTION 4. PROBATE CLERK.
The Town Clerk of the Town of Glocester shall act as Clerk of the Probate Court.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect on its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council April 14, 1972; AMENDED August 11, 1972;
CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
SECTION 6
DEPARTMENTS
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-06-01
POLICE
SECTION 1.
The Town Council shall increase or diminish the number of such police officers, whenever and as often as
the electors of the Town of Glocester qualified to vote on any proposition to impose a tax for the expenditure of
money, shall at the annual Town Financial Meeting, vote that the number of the Town police officers shall be
increased or diminished, and shall appropriate the necessary sum therefore; except that the Town Council can vote
to increase the number of permanent police officers if the Town has no direct financial responsibility towards paying
the salary or salaries of those new appointments, or if the appointment of additional police officers does not exceed
the current amount appropriated to the Glocester police department by the duly-qualified electors of the Town at
the annual Town Financial Meeting.
SECTION 2.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of
this Ordinance shall not be effected thereby.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED October 11, 1974; AMENDED October 11, 1979; CODIFIED December
12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-06-02
ESTABLISHING A FOSTER/GLOCESTER REGIONAL
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
SECTION 1. BOARD ESTABLISHED.
There is hereby established within the Towns of Foster and Glocester, a regional Juvenile Hearing Board with the
powers set forth in this article and said statute for the purpose of hearing all cases referred to such Board by the
Chief of Police, or his designee, from the Towns of Foster and Glocester, involving persons under the age of (18)
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eighteen years, who are charged with violating the criminal laws of the State of Rhode Island and said Towns,
including wayward, misdemeanor and status offenses and violations of local Town Ordinances and the provisions
of R.I.General Laws 16-19 regarding compulsory school attendance.
Referrals to the Juvenile Hearing Board will be made by the Chief of Police or his designee. Referral to said
Juvenile Hearing Board shall not be offered to any juvenile:
a) Who has been charged with the crime of assault or battery, unless specifically approved by the Chief
of Police of the Towns of Foster and Glocester.
b) Who has been accused of a controlled substance offense, except for the possession of alcohol, unless
specifically approved by the Chief of Police of the Towns of Foster or Glocester.
c) Who shall have been twice previously referred to said Board or who shall have been once previously
referred to said Board and refused or failed to abide by the sanctions imposed or to make restitution
recommended by said Board, or
d) Who at the time of the alleged commission of such juvenile offense was within the custody and control
of the Family Court, not to include guardianship matters.
The board, after investigation, may refuse to hear any case in which it appears that a juvenile was wrongfully
referred in violation of this ordinance and the statute. In addition, the Board may refuse to hear any case in which
the juvenile refuses to supply the Board with requested information, fails to appear when requested or refuses to
cooperate with the proceedings of the Board. The Board shall immediately notify the Chief of Police from the
applicable jurisdiction, in writing, of any case it refuses to hear, and the Chief of Police shall take whatever further
action he/she deems necessary, including referral to Family Court.
SECTION 2. POWERS AND DUTIES.
(a) The Juvenile Hearing Board shall hear all cases referred to it by the Chief of Police or his designee and shall
determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the person so referred has committed the offense
alleged and whether such person shall be disciplined as a result thereof. A further condition of referral is that
the juvenile admits to his/her involvement in the incident and waives his/her rights pursuant to said statue. In
making such determination, the Juvenile Hearing Board shall not be bound by the customary rules of evidence,
and may consider all probative and relevant evidence whether or not such evidence would be admissible in a
court of competent jurisdiction. In those cases in which the Juvenile Hearing Board shall determine that there
is reasonable ground to believe that the offense was committed by the person so charged and that such person
should be disciplined, it shall recommend sanctions (other than incarceration) and may direct restitution,
including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an attempt to provide with cooperation of the town
administrator or the superintendent of schools suitable service to the Towns of Foster and Glocester. In any
such proceeding the Juvenile Hearing Board, prior to imposing sanctions, shall request the juvenile offender
and his parents to agree to the sanctions imposed, and the amount of restitution and manner of making the
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same. In ordering restitution, the Juvenile Hearing Board shall take into account the juvenile offender's ability
to pay, and the amount of actual damage caused as a result of the commission of such offense.
(b) Sanctions imposed by the Board shall be for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months and may consist
of, but not be limited to: community service, reasonable restitution, direct work service for the victim, letters
of apology, curfews, referrals for counseling and intervention services, alternative dispute resolution programs,
driving license restrictions, etc. The sanctions or conditions set forth shall be in writing, clearly understood by
the juvenile and his or her parents/guardian and a signed copy shall be provided to them. The specific
sanctions shall be completed within sixty (60) days except with regard to school related and counseling issues.
If sanctions are not agreeable to the juvenile or parents/guardian, the offense complaint shall be returned to the
referring person who in turn may refer the matter to Family Court. If a referral is made to Family Court under
such conditions, a notation shall be included to inform the Court of the action of the Juvenile Hearing Board
to try to resolve the matter and the reasons why this was unsuccessful. Likewise if a juvenile fails to comply
with the agreed upon sanctions, without good cause, the action of the Juvenile Hearing Board may be vacated
and the matter referred the matter to Family Court with a notation to that effect. The Juvenile Hearing Board
shall provide the Chief Judge of the Family Court with an annual report as to their activity.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION
The membership of the Regional Juvenile Hearing Board shall consist of seven (7) persons and two (2) alternates
over the age of eighteen (18) years of age, all of whom shall have been residents of the respective Towns at least
three (3) years, and none of whom shall be attorneys admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the State
of Rhode Island. The Board shall consist of citizens of Foster and Glocester who have a background in or related
to the fields of education, probation and parole, human services, community youth programs, or who are members
of the clergy, former law enforcement or judicial officials or citizens who the Council deems have the credentials
that would be an asset to the board. The Town Councils shall appoint seven (7) members as follows: three (3)
members from the Town of Foster, four (4) members from the Town of Glocester. The two (2) alternates will be
comprised of one (1) Foster representative and one (1) Glocester representative. The Juvenile Justice Planning
committee shall be asked to comment on all proposed appointments. Each Town Council shall appoint a member
whose term shall expire on September 30, 2000 and who shall serve thereafter until his/her successor is appointed
and qualified; a member whose term shall expire on September 30, 2001 and who shall serve thereafter until his/her
successor is appointed and qualified; and three (3) members, (2) from Glocester and (1) from Foster, whose terms
shall expire on September 30, 2002 and who shall serve thereafter until their successors are appointed and
qualified. The two (2) alternates shall be appointed for a period of one (1) year terms to expire on September 30th.
During the month of August and annually thereafter, the Foster and Glocester Town Councils shall appoint a
member or members to succeed the member or members whose terms will next expire, to serve for a term of three
(3) years, commencing on the first day of October, and thereafter until their successors are appointed and qualified.
In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of a member by death, resignation or otherwise, such vacancy shall
be filled in like manner as the original appointment, but only for the remainder of the term of the former member.
No member of the Regional Juvenile Hearing Board shall be entitled to receive any compensation by reason of his
or her service on the board.
SECTION 4. APPLICATION
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This article shall apply to all juveniles alleged to have committed an offense after (Insert Date).
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage of the enabling statute and enactment of an ordinance
by the Town of Foster.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council December 16, 1999; EFFECTIVE: January 11, 2000.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-06-03
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE RETIREMENT OF
INCAPACITATED POLICE OFFICERS
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby enacted as follows:
SECTION 1.
Any Police Officer, as defined in Sec. 45-19-1, Gen. Laws of Rhode Island, who shall be absent from his/her
regular employment as a police officer for a period of twelve (12) months by reason of injuries received or sickness
contracted in the performance of his/her duties shall be deemed physically unfit for duty and shall be required to
retire from the department and will be entitled to retirement benefits (if any) as may be available under applicable
law. A police officer shall immediately upon the expiration of such twelve (12) month period apply for disability or
regular retirement, as eligible. Said police officer shall pay to the Town any retirement benefits received for the
period from the date of application to the date of termination of employment.
SECTION 2. Act Effective When
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council and shall apply to any Injured On Duty Claims
filed prior to and after the date of passage.
Jean M. Fecteau, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council August 15, 2002; Effective August 15, 2002
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SECTION 9
MEETINGS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-09-01
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING ABSENCES FROM APPOINTED BOARDS
SECTION 1.
Whenever a member of any board, commission, or other appointed body, the members of which have been, or are,
appointed by the Glocester Town Council, is absent from a duly scheduled meeting of such board, commission
or body three times in succession, or is absent from such meetings comprising one-half or more of such meetings
of such board, commission or body during any given calendar year, the chairman or presiding officer of such board,
commission, or other body shall notify the Town Council in writing of such fact, and give a copy of the same notice
to the individual concerned. This notice will also state the town council will consider such notice at its next regularly
scheduled meeting.
SECTION 2.
At the next regularly scheduled meeting the Town Council will ask for an explanation from such individual, provided that
such person has not already offered his resignation to the Town Council, and if the Town Council is not fully
satisfied by such explanation it may, in its full discretion, remove such person from membership of such board,
commission or body.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage, and will pertain only to absences subsequent to such date ADOPTED:
Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council November 12, 1976; CODIFIED December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
1-09-02
NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL AND OTHER TOWN MEETINGS
SECTION 1.
No meeting of the Town Council or of any municipal Board, agency, Commission, Authority or Committee
shall be held without reasonable prior notice to the public and to all members of such Town Council, Board,
Commission, Authority or Committee.
SECTION 2.
The person or persons calling a meeting of the Town Council, or any Board, Commission, Authority or
Committee shall give or cause to be given reasonable prior notice of such meeting to the public and to all members
of such Town Council, Board, Commission, Authority or Committee.
SECTION 3.
Notice to the public shall be made by posting written notice of the time, date and place of the meeting in
a prominent place of public view in the Town Hall, at least forty-eight hours prior to the meeting.
SECTION 4.
Notice to a member shall be given in person, by direct telephone contact, or by delivery of written notice
of the time, date and place of the meeting to the member.
SECTION 5.
Notice of regularly scheduled meetings may be given annually or periodically as the schedule of such
meetings is established.
SECTION 6.
Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance to the contrary, notice of emergency meetings shall be given in
such manner as the emergency conditions may reasonably dictate.
SECTION 7.
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Each deliberate failure or refusal of an individual to give notice to the public or to a member as required by
this Ordinance shall be punishable by a fine as provided in Section 1 of the Appendix.
SECTION 8.
Noncompliance with this Ordinance shall not, in and of itself, affect the validity of any actions taken at any
otherwise lawful meeting.
This Ordinance shall take effect on its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council December 11, 1986; CODIFIED December 12, 1991
and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
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CHAPTER II
GENERAL LEGISLATION
SECTION 1
BUILDINGS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-01-01
BUILDING PERMITS
SECTION 1.
Application, Fees.
(a)
Any person contemplating the erection, extension, alteration or repair, moving or demolition of a
structure or contemplating the structural alteration, reroofing, electrical wiring or installation of
plumbing or mechanical equipment, in an existing or new structure shall make application for a
permit on the prescribed forms in the office of the Building Official. Said application shall be
submitted prior to the start of construction and shall be accompanied by a fee according to the
following schedule:
(1)
For a permit for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, electrical
work, signs, fire escapes, swimming pools, etc., and moving buildings, the fee shall be as
follows:
BUILDING FEES
VALUATION
FEE
$
to $ 1,000. $ 25.00
$ 1,001. to $ 10,000.
$ 25.00 plus $10.00 per thousand
$ 10,001. to $100,000.
$115.00 plus $ 5.00 per thousand
$100,001. and above
$565.00 plus $ 3.00 per thousand
(2)
Permit fees are based on valuation of current construction cost per square foot of floor area
as determined by the Building Official. There shall be available in the Building Official's office a schedule of current
construction costs according to the following categories:
1st Floor of building
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2nd Floor of building
3rd Floor of building
Unfinished 2nd floors, etc.
Finished basements
Unfinished basements
Garages
Barns
Breezeways and enclosed porches
Open porches
Sheds
Swimming Pools - Inground
Swimming Pools - Aboveground
Wooden decks
(3)
Electrical Permits:
Minimum fee for values 0 to $1,000.00
$25.00
Plus, per $1,000.00 cost or fraction thereof
$10.00
(4)
Plumbing permits:
Minimum fee for values 0 to $1,000.00
$25.00
Plus, per $1,000.00 cost or fraction thereof
$10.00
(5)
Mechanical Permits:
Minimum fee for values 0 to $1,000.00
$25.00
Plus, per $1,000.00 cost or fraction thereof
$10.00
(6)
Demolition or Moving Permits: flat fee
$20.00
(7)
Woodstove permits: flat fee
$10.00
(8)
Sign permits:
Base fee
$20.00
Plus, per square foot in excess of 10 square feet
$ 2.00
(9)
Reinspection fee per failed or rejected
Electrical, Plumbing or Mechanical inspection
$20.00
***reinspection fee will apply if an Inspector is locked out of a house after inspection has been
requested and arrangements for access to project were made with Building Official's Office.
(10)
Commercial:
Permit fees for gasoline stations: the fees for the erection of gasoline station buildings or
alterations of gasoline stations shall be the amount specified in the "Schedule of Permit
Fees" and in addition:
For each gas pump
$100.00
For each tank for petroleum products
$ 50.00
(11)
Late Filing Fee as Follows:
1st offense:
double the standard fee in the Section entitled BUILDING PERMIT - Application; fees
(a) (1) through (a) (8) AND/OR UP TO A $500.00 FINE.
2nd offense:
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triple the standard fee in the Section entitled BUILDING PERMIT - Application; fees (a)
(1) through (a) (8) AND/OR UP TO A $500.00 FINE.
(12)
No Building Permit shall be issued by the Building Official unless all past due taxes,
assessments, fines or fees on the real estate thereon, due to the Town, have been paid.
Notification of such shall be evidenced by a certificate executed by the Tax Collector or
Deputy Tax Collector.
AMENDED:
(13)
Permit fees for libraries, fire departments, police departments, municipal buildings and
public schools shall be waived. Inspection fees for each inspection for electrical, plumbing,
and mechanical shall be required.
AMENDED
by the Town Council April 15, 1993 and EFFECTIVE May 12, 1993.
AMENDED
(14)
There shall be no refund, in whole or in part, of any fee relating to the application for
building, electrical, plumbing or mechanical permit(s).
AMENDED
by the Town Council March 17, 1994 and EFFECTIVE April 14, 1994.
SECTION 2.
Permits for the Construction of New Buildings.
(a)
No permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless the building lot abuts a street which
has been placed on the official road map of the Town giving access to the proposed structure. In addition, before
a building permit may be issued, on a non-Town road (street), such street and the part of the street abutting the
building lot shall have been certified by the Glocester Planning Board to be suitably improved in accordance with
standards for street design contained in the Glocester Subdivision Regulations, or such suitable improvements shall
have been assured by means of a performance guarantee, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the
Glocester Planning Board.
Such certification by the Glocester Planning Board shall be subject to final approval by the Glocester Town Council.
(b)
Where enforcement of this Ordinance would entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, or
where circumstances do not require the building to be related to a street, the Glocester Town
Council may, in a specific case and after a public hearing for which reasonable notice has been
given to all interested parties, and at which parties in interest and others shall have an opportunity
to be heard, make reasonable exceptions and issue a permit subject to conditions that will assure
adequate access for school buses, fire fighting equipment, ambulances and other emergency and
Town vehicles necessary for the protection of the health and safety, and that will protect any future
street layout shown on the official road map. Applications for such exceptions will be referred by
the Glocester Town Council to the Glocester Planning Board for an advisory opinion thereon, but
all such applications shall be subject to a decision by the Glocester Town Council after a hearing
as provided herein.
(c)
The Glocester Planning Board is authorized to adopt, modify and amend rules and regulations
reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Ordinance, subject to the final
approval of the Glocester Town Council.
SECTION 3.
Severability.
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If any clause, provision or requirement of this Ordinance be declared invalid, such action shall not affect
the validity of any other clause, provision or requirement thereof.
SECTION 4.
EFFECTIVE Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: Sections 1 through 4 ADOPTED as separate Ordinances September 14, 1989;
CONSOLIDATED and CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992; AMENDED April
15, 1993 and EFFECTIVE May 12, 1993; AMENDED March 17, 1994 and EFFECTIVE April 14, 1994.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-01-02
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS
SECTION 1.
No permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless the building lot abuts a street which has
been placed on the official road map of the town giving access to the proposed structure. In addition, before a
building permit may be issued, on a non-Town road (street) such street and the part of the street abutting the
building lot shall have been certified by the Glocester Planning Board to be suitably improved in accordance with
standards for street design contained in the Glocester Subdivision Regulations, or such suitable improvements shall
have been assured by means of a performance guarantee, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the
Glocester Planning Board. Such certification by the Glocester Planning Board shall be subject to final approval by
the Glocester Town Council.
SECTION 2.
Where enforcement of this ordinance would entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, or where
circumstances do not require the building to be related to a street, the Glocester Town council may, in a specific
case and after a public hearing for which reasonable notice has been given to all interested parties, and at which
parties in interest and others shall have an opportunity to be heard, make reasonable exceptions and issue a permit
subject to conditions that will assure adequate access for school buses, fire fighting equipment, ambulances and
other emergency and town vehicles necessary for the protection of the health and safety, and that will protect any
future street layout shown on the official road map. Applications for such exceptions may be referred by the
Glocester Town Council to the Glocester Planning Board for an advisory opinion thereon, but all such applications
shall be subject to a decision by the Glocester town Council after a hearing as provided herein.
SECTION 3.
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The Glocester Planning Board is authorized to adopt, modify and amend rules and regulations reasonably
necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this ordinance, subject to the final approval of the Glocester Town
Council.
SECTION 4.
If any clause, provision or requirement of this ordinance be declared invalid, such action shall not affect the
validity of any other clause, provision or requirement thereof.
SECTION 5.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage. Adopt: Dec. 12, 1991, Effect: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council September 14, 1989. CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-01-04
NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS AND LOTS
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
There shall be, in the Town of Glocester, a uniform system for the numbering of residential, commercial and
industrial buildings and lots.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE.
The standards set forth in this Ordinance are made for the purpose of promoting the public health and safety
by providing a means of locating residential and other structures by police, fire, and other emergency services and
for such other purposes requiring the location of residential and other structures as may be required.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
This building and lot numbering system shall be administered by the Glocester Town Council who shall
assign building numbers to all residential, commercial, and industrial structures and lots in conformity with the plan
developed pursuant to this Ordinance. The Town Council shall also be responsible for maintaining the following
official records of this numbering system:
a.
Town maps for official use showing said numbering system.
b.
A Town-wide alphabetical list of property owners by last name, showing the assigned
numbers.
c.
A Town-wide alphabetical list of streets with property owners listed in order of their
assigned numbers.
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SECTION 4. NUMBERING SYSTEM.
The following criteria shall govern the development of the numbering system and the assignment of numbers:
a.
Number Intervals. Each four hundred (400) feet of every street shall be assigned sixteen
(16) number intervals, eight (8) odd numbers and eight (8) even numbers at intervals of fifty
(50) feet on each side of the street. Number intervals in heavily populated areas shall be
every twenty-five (25) feet and mobile home parks shall be by lot number.
b.
Odd and Even Numbers. Odd numbers shall be on the right-hand side of all streets,
facing from the point of numbers origin to the point of number destination of each street.
c.
Number Origins. On through streets which terminate at another street at both ends,
numbers shall start at the northerly end of streets which run in a generally north-south
direction and shall start at the easterly end of streets which run in a generally east-west
direction. Streets running in other directions shall start numbers at whichever end is most
northerly or easterly.
On dead-end streets or cul-de-sacs, numbers will start at the intersection of origin of the street and run toward the
dead end or turnaround.
Exceptions to either of the above shall be decided on a case-by-case basis.
d.
Common Access. Where several residences or other structures are served by a common
driveway or a private right-of-way which is not on a street recognized by the Town, the
number at the entrance shall apply to all residences and structures served by the drive or
way and each separate residence or structure shall be identified by a suffix letter in
counterclockwise
rotation starting with the structure on the immediate right of the drive or access-way.
Where possible, letters shall be assigned using the same interval in feet as used on
recognized streets.
e.
Number Assignment. The number assigned to each residence or other structure shall be
the number which falls closest to the main entry or driveway providing access to the
property as shown on the official map of street numbers.
SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE.
All residents and other occupants shall display assigned numbers in the following manner.
a.
Number on the Structure or Residence. Where the residence or structure is within fifty
(50) feet of the edge of a street right-of-way, the assigned number shall be displayed on
the front of the residence or structure in the vicinity of the front door or entry.
b.
Number at the Street Line. Where the residence or structure is over fifty (50) feet from
the edge of the street right-of-way, or when fifty (50) feet or less but not visible from the
street, the assigned number shall be displayed on a post, fence, wall, or the mailbox at the
property line adjacent to the walk or access drive to the residence or structure.
c.
Size and color number. Numbers shall be a minimum of three inches high, displayed in a
contrasting color and shall be located as to be visible from the street.
d.
Interior Location. All residents and other occupants are requested to post the assigned
number and street name adjacent to their telephone for emergency reference.
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SECTION 6. NEW DEVELOPMENT.
Whenever any residence or other structure is constructed or developed, it shall be the duty of the new
owner to procure an assigned number or numbers from the Town Building Official. This shall be done at the time
of the issuance of the building permit.
SECTION 7. NEW SUBDIVISIONS.
Any prospective subdivider shall show a proposed lot numbering system at the time of submission of a final
plan to the Glocester Planning Board.
SECTION 8. NAMES OF STREETS.
The Town Council shall have final approval over the naming of streets, and shall ensure that the name of
each street is readily distinguishable from the names of other Town streets.
SECTION 9. RENTAL PROPERTIES.
Owners of structures or residences which are rented or leased shall submit to the building official the names
of all renters, lessees or tenants.
SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and number assignment shall be initiated by the Town
Council upon completion of the official map of street numbers and the availability of such official maps of street
numbers in the office of the Glocester Town Clerk. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council June 11, 1987; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and
EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-01-05
EXCAVATIONS, HOLES AND WELLS, OPEN
SECTION 1. OPEN EXCAVATIONS, HOLES AND WELLS AS PUBLIC NUISANCES.
Any open, unattended, unguarded or abandoned hole, excavation, well, cistern or cesspool on private
property within the Town of Glocester which is dangerous to the health, safety and welfare of any person may be
declared to be a public nuisance.
SECTION 2. COMPLAINT; INSPECTION OF PROPERTY; NOTICE TO OWNER.
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Whenever a condition as described in Section 1 of this Ordinance is complained of on any plot of land, lot,
right-of-way or other private premises or place by any resident or property owner of the Town of Glocester, and
the Building Official, acting upon such complaint or upon his/her own initiative, upon inspection of the premises,
declares that the condition constitutes a public nuisance, the Town Clerk shall notify the owner and possessor of
the land complained of, in writing, either personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to
take such steps as will effectively remove said complained-of nuisance within ten (10) days after receipt of notice.
SECTION 3. REINSPECTION OF PROPERTY.
The Building Official shall reinspect said land after the ten-day period has expired and shall report in writing
to the Town Clerk whether or not the unlawful condition complained of has been abated or remedied.
SECTION 4. ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS CONDITION BY TOWN COUNCIL.
In the event that the owner or possessor of said land shall refuse or neglect to abate or remedy the condition
complained of and which constitutes a violation of this chapter after said ten-day notice, the Town Council may
cause the condition complained of to be abated.
SECTION 5. CERTIFICATION OF COSTS OF ABATEMENT.
After said condition has been abated and remedied pursuant to the authorization conferred by Section 4
of this Ordinance, the Town Council shall have a certificate of the costs thereof prepared by the Town Clerk and
presented to it.
SECTION 6. COST OF ABATEMENT AS LIEN UPON PROPERTY.
Upon approval of said certificate by the Town Council, the amount charged against the said land shall
forthwith become a lien upon said land, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes and to be enforced by
the same officers and in the same manner as taxes. A certified copy of the certification of cost shall be forwarded
to the Tax Assessor after its approval by the Town Council.
SECTION 7. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, for each offense, either
pay a fine as provided in Section 1 of the Appendix or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days.
Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be
punishable as such hereunder.
SECTION 8. ENFORCEMENT.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be enforced by the Town Council through the Building Official.
SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
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History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council September 12, 1958; CODIFIED December 12, 1991
and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
SECTION 3
PUBLIC DISTURBANCE
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-03-01
DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND INDECENCY
SECTION 1.
Definitions.
a)
Public place shall mean any place to which the general public has access and a right to resort for
business, entertainment, or other lawful purpose, but does not necessarily mean a place devoted
solely to the uses of the public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of any store, shop,
restaurant, tavern, or other place of business, and also public grounds, areas, or parks.
SECTION 2. Disorderly Conduct Prohibited.
A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if, with the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder,
nuisance, or if his or her conduct is likely to cause public danger, alarm, disorder, or nuisance, he or she willfully
does any of the following acts in a public place, or in a place openly observable from a public place:
(a)
Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another whereby that other is placed
in fear of safety of his/her life, limb or health;
(b)
Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another whereby the property of any
person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(c)
Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb,
health, or property of another;
(d)
Interferes with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation by acts of violence;
(e)
Is in a public place under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or drug in such condition as to be
unable to exercise care for his/her own safety or the safety of others;
(f)
Resists or obstructs the performance of duties by the Glocester Police or any other authorized
official of the Town, when known to be such an official;
(g)
Incites, attempts to incite, or is involved in attempting to incite a riot;
(h)
Addresses abusive language or threats to any member of the Glocester Police Department, any
other authorized official of the Town of Glocester who is engaged in the lawful performance of
his/her duties, or any other person when such words have a direct tendency to cause acts of
violence. Words merely causing displeasure, annoyance or resentment are not prohibited;
(i)
Damages, befouls, or disturbs public property or the property of another so as to create a
hazardous, unhealthy, or physically offensive condition;
(j)
Fails to obey a lawful order to disperse by a police officer when known to be such an official,
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where one or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity, and
the public health and safety is imminently threatened;
(k)
Uses abusive or obscene language, or makes an obscene gesture;
(l)
Uses violent and forceful behavior at any time in or near a public place, such that there is a clear
and present danger that free movement of other persons will be arrested or restrained, or other
persons will be incapacitated in the lawful exercise of business or amusement;
(m)
Disturbs the peace of others by violent, indecent, offensive or boisterous conduct or language
which was calculated to cause anguish or injury to another;
(n)
Roughly crowds or pushes any person in any public place;
(o)
Throws any stone, snowball, or any other missile upon or at any person, vehicle, building, tree, sign
or other public or private property;
(p)
Wantonly makes a false alarm with reference to the request of fire fighting apparatus or cries fire
in any public place for the sole purpose of causing turmoil;
(q)
Prowls or wanders upon the private property of another, peeks in the door or window of any
inhabited building or structure located thereon without visible or lawful business with the owner or
occupant thereof;
(r)
Maliciously interrupts the speaker of any lawful assembly or impairs the lawful rights of others to
participate effectively in such assembly or meeting when such conduct is calculated to provoke or
tend to cause turmoil or disturbance;
(s)
Acts in a manner which tends to cause or provoke a disturbance near any public building wherein
matters affecting the public are being considered, deliberated, designed, or implemented, and said
conduct interferes with the said public matters;
(t)
Frequents any public place with intent to obtain money from other persons by illegal and fraudulent
schemes, tricks, artifices or devices;
(u)
Displays any deadly weapon in a public place in a manner which is calculated to alarm or frighten
other persons present;
(v)
Exposes his or her genitals to the view of others under circumstances in which his/her conduct is
likely to cause affront, distress, or alarm to such other persons.
Exemptions.
This ordinance shall not be construed to suppress the right to lawful assembly, picketing, public speaking,
or other lawful means of expressing public opinion not in contravention of other laws.
SECTION 3. Violations and Penalty.
Violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment as provided in section
1 of the Appendix, provided, however, that no person shall be fined more than
twenty dollars ($20.00) or imprisoned for more than ten (10) days for indecent intoxication.
SECTION 4. Validity.
If any provision or part of this Ordinance, or the application thereof, is held invalid, the validity of the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect on its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan.
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06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED June 30, 1883; consolidated and AMENDED October 14, 1977; AMENDED
January 12, 1979; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-03-02
OFFENSIVE NOISE AS PUBLIC NUISANCE
SECTION 1.
It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and it shall be unlawful for any person to make, cause, or suffer
or permit to be made or caused upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him/her, or upon any public
property, public roadway or thoroughfare in the Town unnecessary noises or sounds by means of the human voice,
or by any other means or methods which are physically annoying to reasonable persons, or which are so harsh, or
so prolonged or unnatural, or unusual in their use, time and place as to occasion physical discomfort or which are
injurious to the lives, health, peace and comfort of the inhabitants of the Town.
SECTION 2.
Any person violating this Ordinance shall be fined as provided in Section 1 of the Appendix. Each day of
the existence of a violation shall be deemed a separate offense. All prosecutions on behalf of the Town shall be
brought in the name of the Town by the Town Solicitor, any police officer or other duly authorized officer of the
Town.
SECTION 3.
If any clause, provision or requirement of this Ordinance be declared invalid, such action shall not affect
the validity of any other clause, provision or requirement hereof.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
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History Of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council July 8, 1982; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and
EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-03-03
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
"THE SQUEALING OF AUTOMOBILE TIRES"
SECTION 1.
Every person who shall cause to be made upon a public highway of this Town, an unnecessary noise and
sound, to wit: the squealing of automobile tires by the use of excessive acceleration of an automobile, said noise
and sound being physically annoying to other persons, harsh, unnatural, and unusual in its use and place, and
comfort of the good and orderly people of the Town of Glocester, in violation of the Ordinance of said Town, shall
be fined in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council October 9, 1970; AMENDED February 9, 1973.
CODIFIED: December 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
SECTION 4
ANIMALS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-04-01
DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance the following terms mean:
Owner:
Any person, group of persons, or corporation owning, keeping or harboring a dog
or dogs.
At Large:
Any dog shall be deemed to be at large when it is off the property of its owner and
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not under restraint as hereinafter defined.
Restraint:
Any dog is under restraint within the meaning of this Ordinance if it is controlled,
or at "heel" beside a competent person and obedient to that person's commands,
on or within a vehicle being driven or parked on the streets, or within the property
limits of its owner or keeper.
Spayed Female:
Any bitch which has been operated upon to prevent conception.
Animal Shelter:
Any premises designated by action of the Town for the purpose of impounding and
caring for all dogs found running at large in violation of this Ordinance.
Animal Control Officer: The person or persons employed by the Town as its
enforcement officer and shall include any Police Officer of said Town.
Exposed to Rabies: A dog has been exposed to rabies within the meaning of this Ordinance if it has
been bitten by, or been exposed to, any animal known to have been infected with
rabies.
SECTION 2. ENFORCEMENT:
The provisions of this ordinance shall be enforced by the Animal Control Officer of the Town of Glocester
and any Police Officer of said Town.
SECTION 3. LICENSING:
In accordance with Section 4-13-4 of the Rhode Island General Laws, every owner or keeper of a dog
shall annually in the month of April cause that dog to be licensed from the first day of the following May. Such
license shall be obtained in the Town Clerk's office for a fee as provided in the Appendix. Any person who
becomes the owner or keeper of a dog shall obtain for such dog a license as provided above within thirty (30) days
of becoming the owner or keeper of the dog. No license shall be issued by the Town unless the dog has been
inoculated against rabies for the period during which the license would be valid.
Every person who fails to obtain a dog license as herein required shall be fined as provided in Appendix.
SECTION 4. IMPOUNDMENT
(a)
Any dog or dogs described in Sections 7 and 11 hereof shall be taken up by the Animal Control
Officer and impounded in the shelter designated as the Town Animal Shelter. Dogs not claimed
by their owners before the expiration of seven (7) days, may be disposed of at the discretion of the
Animal Control Officer, except as hereinafter provided in the cases of certain dogs.
(b)
The Animal Control Officer may transfer title to any dog held at the animal shelter to the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and/or the Animal Rescue League after the legal detention
period has expired and such dog has not been claimed by its owner.
(c)
Immediately upon impounding dogs, the Animal Control Officer shall make every possible
reasonable effort to notify the owners of such dogs, so impounded, and inform such owners of the
conditions whereby they may regain custody of such dogs.
(d)
Any dog found running at large within the Town limits may be impounded or disposed of according
to law when such action is required either to protect the dog or to protect the residents of the
Town.
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SECTION 5. REDEMPTION OF IMPOUNDED DOGS:
(a)
The owner shall be entitled to regain possession of any impounded dog, except as hereinafter
provided in the cases of certain dogs, upon the payment of impoundment fees set forth in Section
2 of the Appendix. (Proof of ownership might include a license receipt, affidavits of neighbors, a
photograph, etc.).
(b)
Any dog impounded under the provisions of this Ordinance and not reclaimed by its owner within
seven (7) days may be humanely destroyed by the Animal Control Officer, have its title transferred
to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and/or the Animal Rescue League as
provided for in Section 4(b), or placed in the custody of some person deemed to be a responsible
and suitable owner, who will agree to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance and such other
regulations as shall be fixed by the Town of Glocester. Provided, however, that if the animal is one
as to which the respective rights of the owner and the person in possession or custody are
determined by State law, such law shall be complied with. Under no circumstances shall the
ownership of any dog be transferred to any person, agency or group engaged in animal research
or vivisection.
SECTION 6. VICIOUS DOGS
(a)
Definition: "Vicious Dog" means:
(1)
Any dog which, when unprovoked, approaches any person in a vicious or terrorizing
manner in an apparent attitude of attack upon the streets, sidewalks, or in any public place;
or
(2)
Any dog with a known propensity or tendency to attack unprovoked, to cause injury, or
otherwise endanger human beings or domestic animals; or
(3)
Any dog which bites, inflicts injury, assaults or otherwise attacks a human being or
domestic animal without provocation on public or private property; or
(4)
Any dog owned or kept primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting or any dog
trained for dog fighting; or
(5)
Any dog not licensed according to State or Town law.
(b)
No dog may be declared vicious if it injures or damages a person who, at the time of injury or
damage, was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon premises owned or occupied by the
owner or keeper of the dog, or was teasing, tormenting or assaulting the dog or was attempting to
commit a crime. No dog may be declared vicious if the dog was protecting a human being within
the immediate vicinity of the dog from an unjustified attack or assault.
(c)
If the Animal Control Officer or a Town law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that
a dog is vicious, the Animal Control Officer or the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, may
convene a hearing to determine whether or not the dog should be declared vicious.
The Animal Control Officer or Chief of Police shall conduct or cause to be conducted an
investigation and shall notify the owner or keeper of the dog that a hearing is to be held. The owner
or keeper shall have the opportunity to present evidence at the hearing as to why the dog should
not be declared vicious. The hearing shall be informal and open to the public, and shall be held not
less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) days after service of notice upon the owner or keeper of
the dog. The hearing shall be conducted by a panel of three (3) persons, including the Chief of
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Police or his or her designee, the executive director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (S.P.C.A.) or his or her designee, and a third person chosen by the Chief of Police and
the executive director of the S.P.C.A.
The owner or keeper shall be notified in writing of the results of the hearing. The owner or keeper of a dog
declared vicious as herein provided shall, in accordance with a schedule established by the Animal Control Officer
or Chief of Police (but in no case more than thirty (30) days after the determination), comply with the provisions
of Chapter 13.1, Title 4 of the Rhode Island General Laws, pertaining to the regulation of vicious dogs and
providing for special registration, fines and liability insurance for such dogs. An owner or keeper wishing to contest
a declaration of viciousness may petition for a hearing de novo in district court as provided in Section 14-13.1-12
of the Rhode Island General Laws.
If the Animal Control Officer or a Town law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a dog
is vicious, the dog may be impounded pending the outcome of a hearing as provided herein.
SECTION 7. CONFINEMENT OF CERTAIN DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS:
(a)
The owner shall confine within a building or secure enclosure, every fierce, dangerous, or vicious
dog, as defined in Section 6(a) herein, and shall not take such dog out of such building or secure
enclosure unless such dog is securely muzzled.
(b)
Every female dog in heat shall be kept confined until no longer in heat in a building or secure
enclosure, or in a veterinary hospital or boarding kennel, in such a manner that such female dog or
other animals cannot come in contact with another dog or animal, except for intentional breeding
purposes.
(c)
Any dog described in the foregoing subsections of this section, found at large, shall be impounded
by the Animal Control Officer and may not be reclaimed by owners, unless such reclamation be
authorized by any court having jurisdiction.
(d)
Any dog may, the first time it is impounded for being a public nuisance, be reclaimed as provided
in Section 5(a) hereof but may not be reclaimed when so impounded on second or subsequent
occasion unless such reclamation is authorized by a court having jurisdiction in the matter.
SECTION 8. RABIES CONTROL:
(a)
Every dog shall be inoculated for rabies prior to licensing as required under Section 4-13-4 of the
Rhode Island General Laws.
(b)
Every dog which bites a person shall be promptly reported to the Animal Control Officer, and shall
thereupon be securely quarantined at the direction of the Animal Control Officer for a period of
fourteen (14) days and shall not be released from such quarantine except by written permission of
the Animal Control Officer. At the discretion of the Animal Control Officer, such quarantine may
be on the premises of the owner, at the shelter designated as the animal shelter, or at the owner's
option and expense, in a veterinary hospital of his/her choice. In the case of stray animals, or in
the cases of animals whose ownership is not known, such quarantine shall be at the shelter
designated by the Animal Control Officer.
(c)
The owner, upon demand by the Animal Control Officer, shall forthwith surrender any animal which
has bitten a human, or which is suspected of having been exposed to rabies, for supervised
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quarantine, or, at the discretion of the Animal Control Officer or the Chief of Police, for the
determination of whether the dog may be declared vicious under Section 6 of this Ordinance, the
expense of which shall be borne by the owner. Said animal may be reclaimed by the owner if it
is adjudged free of rabies, upon payment of fees set forth in Section 2 of the Appendix.
(d)
When rabies has been diagnosed in an animal under quarantine or rabies is suspected by a licensed
veterinarian, and the animal dies while under such observation, the Animal Control Officer shall
immediately send the head of such animal to the State Health Department for pathological
examination, and shall notify the proper public health office of reports of human contacts and the
diagnosis.
(e)
Any person, including the Animal Control Officer, licensed veterinarian, and all Town officials, shall
notify the State Director of Health immediately upon detection of rabies in any animal.
(f)
No person shall kill, or cause to be killed, any rabid animal, any animal suspected of having been
exposed to rabies, or any animal biting a human, except of herein provided, nor remove from the
Town limits without written permission from the Animal Control Officer.
(g)
The carcass of any dead animal exposed to rabies shall upon demand be surrendered to the Animal
Control Officer.
(h)
The Animal Control Officer shall direct the disposition of any animal found to be infected with
rabies.
(i)
No person shall fail or refuse to surrender any animal for quarantine or destruction as required
herein when demand is made therefor by the Animal Control Officer.
SECTION 9. REPORTS OF BITE CASES:
It shall be the duty of every physician or other medical practitioner to report to the Animal Control Officer
or the Police Department the names and addresses of persons treated for bites inflicted by animals, together with
such other information as will be helpful in rabies control.
SECTION 10. RESPONSIBILITIES OF VETERINARIANS:
It shall be the duty of every licensed veterinarian to report to the Animal Control Officer any animal
considered by him/her to be a rabies suspect.
SECTION 11. NUISANCE ABATEMENT:
(a)
The keeping or harboring of any dog, whether licensed or not, which by habitual howling, yelping, barking
or other noise disturbs or annoys any considerable number of persons or neighborhood is unlawful, and is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance and each day that the offense continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Notwithstanding other provisions herein, the penalty for violation of this section (a) shall be $20.00 per day for the
first offense, $30.00 per day for the second offense, and $35.00 per day for the third violation for subsequent
offenses committed within twelve months of the first offense. If said dog is impounded under section (b), the Animal
Control Officer shall retain said animal until the owner demonstrates that he/she has taken or will take measures,
such as construction of an opaque fenced-in enclosure, use of a muzzle or other device, or other action
recommended by said Dog Officer which will abate the howling, yelping, barking or other noise.
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SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:
(a)
No dogs are allowed in school yards or on school property whether at large or under restraint,
seeing-eye dogs, so-called, excepted.
(b)
It shall be unlawful to keep more than three (3) dogs at the same residence, except as permitted
by special exception to the appropriate zoning ordinance. This provision shall not apply to licensed
kennels.
(c)
All complaints made under the provisions of this ordinance shall be made to the Animal Control
Officer and may be made orally, provided, however, that such complaint shall be within forty-eight
(48) hours reduced to writing and shall be signed by the complainant showing his/her address and
telephone number, if any.
SECTION 13. INVESTIGATION:
In the discharge of the duties imposed by this ordinance, the Animal Control Officer or any Police Officer
of this Town shall have the authority at all reasonable times to enter upon any premises (but such authority should
not include the right to enter any residence on such premises) to examine a dog or other animal which is allegedly
in violation of a provision of this Ordinance. Such officer shall have the further authority to take possession of any
such dog or other animal and remove it from such premises.
SECTION 14. INTERFERENCE:
No person shall interfere with, hinder or molest the Animal Control Officer or any Police Officer of this
Town in the performance of his/her duties, or seek to release any animal in the custody of the Dog Officer or any
Police Officer, except as herein provided.
SECTION 15. RECORDS:
(a)
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to keep, or cause to be kept, accurate and
detailed records of the impoundment and disposition of all animals coming into its custody.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to keep, or cause to be kept, accurate and
detailed records of all bite cases reported to him/her and his/her investigation of the same.
SECTION 16. PENALTY:
Except as otherwise provided herein, any person convicted of violating any provision of this Ordinance may
be punished by the payment of a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25) to be recovered for the use of the
Town and if such violation be continued, each day's violation may constitute a separate offense as provided in
Section 1 of the Appendix.
SECTION 17. REPEALS
All ordinances or parts or ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY:
If any part of this Ordinance shall be held void, such part shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity
thereof shall not affect the remaining parts of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 19. EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council January 9, 1970; AMENDED October 11, 1974;
AMENDED September 9, 1977; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-04-02
ANIMAL SHELTER ADOPTION REGULATIONS
SECTION 1.
Mandatory Spaying and Neutering of Dogs and Cats Adopted from a Releasing Agency:
(a)
No releasing agency shall release, sell, trade, give away, exchange, adopt out, or otherwise transfer
with or without a fee any dog or cat that has not been spayed or neutered unless the adopting party
executes a written agreement with the releasing agency to have the dog or cat spayed or neutered
within thirty (30) days of the adoption date or within thirty (30) days from the date that the dog or
cat reaches sexual maturity, with the cost of such spaying or neutering to be the responsibility of
the adopting party. The written agreement must include the dog or cat's age, sex, and general
description; the date of adoption and the date by which the dog or cat must be spayed or neutered;
the adopting party's name, address, phone number, and signature; the releasing agency's name,
address, phone number, and the dollar amount of the deposit remitted. In addition to executing the
written agreement the adopting party must leave with the releasing agency a deposit of not less than
twenty dollars ($20.00) and not more than forty dollars ($40.00). The amount of the deposit shall
be determined by the releasing agency. Said deposit will be refunded by the releasing agency to
the adopting party upon presentation of a written statement or receipt from a licensed veterinarian
of the adopting party's choice where the dog or cat was spayed or neutered providing that the
spaying or neutering was performed within the thirty (30) day period.
Alternatively, the releasing agency shall make appropriate arrangements for the spaying or neutering of the
dog or cat by a licensed veterinarian and have the surgery completed before releasing the dog or cat to the adopting
party.
(b)
The following are exemptions from the provisions of subsection (a):
(i)
A releasing agency returns a stray dog or cat to its owner;
(ii)
A releasing agency receives a written report from a licensed veterinarian stating that the life
of the dog or cat would be jeopardized by the surgery and that such health condition is
likely to be permanent;
(iii)
A releasing agency receives a written report from a licensed veterinarian stating that there
is a temporary health condition, including sexual immaturity, which would make surgery life
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threatening to the dog or cat or impracticable, in which instance the releasing agency shall
grant the adopting party an appropriate extension of time in which to have the dog or cat
spayed or neutered based on the veterinarian's report.
The exemptions provided in subdivisions (ii) and (iii) above shall only be applicable if the releasing agency
receives said written report from a licensed veterinarian within the thirty (30) day period during which the spaying
or neutering would otherwise be required, or in the case of a report contemplated by subdivision (ii) above, said
report may be provided to the releasing agency during any temporary extension period provided by subdivision (iii)
above if the health condition of the dog or cat has changed.
(c)
If requested to do so, a releasing agency shall refund deposited funds to the adopting party upon
reasonable proof being presented to the releasing agency by the adopting party that the dog or cat
died before the expiration of the period during which the spaying or neutering was required to be
completed.
(d)
Any and all releasing agencies (i) may enter into cooperative agreements with each other and with
veterinarians in carrying out the provisions of this section, and (ii) shall make a good faith effort to
cause an adopting party to comply with the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.
Forfeited Deposits.
Deposits required by Section 1 which are unclaimed after sixty (60) days from the date of adoption or sixty
(60) days from when the dog or cat reaches sexual maturity, whichever is later, will be forfeited by the adopting
party and retained by the releasing agency and shall be used for the following purposes:
(i)
A public education program to prevent overpopulation in dogs and cats;
(ii)
A program to spay and neuter dogs and cats that are available for adoption by the
releasing agency;
(iii)
A follow-up program to assure that dogs and cats adopted from the releasing agency are
spayed or neutered; and
(iv)
To defray additional costs incurred by the releasing agency in complying with Section 1.
SECTION 3.
Penalties for Violations.
(a)
Violations of the provisions of Section 1 or the written agreement executed pursuant thereto by an
adopting party shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50) for the first offense, one hundred
fifty dollars ($150) for the second offense and four hundred dollars ($400) for the third and
subsequent offenses. Each and every incidence of non-compliance by an adopting party which
continues unremedied for thirty (30) days after written notice of a violation hereunder shall
constitute a subsequent offense and the attendant penalties will apply. Second and subsequent
offenses may constitute grounds for seizure and forfeiture of the dog or cat, which seizure will be
conducted by a dog officer or a police officer for the town in which the adopting party resides, and
the seized animal will be returned to the releasing agency from which it was adopted, which
releasing agency will be free to adopt out or euthanize the seized dog or cat. The adopting party
shall lose all ownership rights in the seized dog or cat, shall forfeit all rights to any fee or deposit
paid for the dog or cat, and shall have no claim against the releasing agency or any other person
for any expenses incurred by the adopting party for the dog or cat's maintenance.
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The provisions of Section 1 - Section 3 will be enforced against an adopting party by a dog officer
or a police officer for the town in which the adopting party resides.
(b)
Violations of the provisions of Section 1 or Section 2 by a releasing agency shall be punishable by
a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense, two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the
second offense and five hundred dollars ($500) for the third and subsequent offenses. The third
and subsequent offenses may result in the temporary or permanent revocation of the releasing
agency's license to operate. Compliance by the releasing agency with the provisions of Section 1 -
Section 3 will be monitored as to the releasing agencies by the state veterinarian.
(c)
All fines collected under subsection (a) will be remitted to the town clerk of Glocester where the
adopting party of the dog or cat resides. Such fines shall be used by the town only for enforcing
animal control laws or ordinances or for programs to reduce the population of unwanted stray dogs
and cats in the town, including humane education programs or programs for the spaying or
neutering of dogs or cats. All fines collected under subsection (b) will be remitted to the finance
director and placed in a separate fund within the general fund to be called the "Animal Health Fund"
which shall be administered by the finance director in the same manner as the general fund. All
funds deposited in the "Animal Health Fund" shall be made available to the department of
environmental management division of agriculture to defray any costs or expenses incurred by the
state veterinarian in the enforcement of Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: June 16, 1994, EFFECTIVE: July 14, 1994.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on June 16, 1994 and EFFECTIVE: July 14, 1994.
SECTION 5
WASTE DISPOSAL
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-05-01
UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING PROHIBITED --TRANSFER STATION
ARTICLE I. UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING.
SECTION 1.
(a)
No person shall throw, deposit or dump any refuse, debris, tin cans, papers, automobile bodies,
vegetable matter, or any other waste material within the bounds of any public highway within the
Town of Glocester.
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(b)
No person shall throw, deposit or dump any refuse, debris, tin cans, papers, automobile bodies,
vegetable matter or any other waste material within the Town of Glocester except at such place
or places as may be designated by the Town Council, and all persons so dumping or depositing,
shall be required to first obtain a permit therefore from the Director of Public Works.
(c)
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction be fined as
provided in Section 1 of the Appendix.
SECTION 2.
All commercial and industrial waste shall be disposed of at the Rhode Island Central Landfill by, and at the
expense of, the entity producing the waste. Any entity disposing of such waste shall comply with all applicable state
and federal statutes and regulations governing the transportation and disposal thereof.
ARTICLE II. GLOCESTER TRANSFER STATION.
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The Town of Glocester hereby recognizes its responsibility under Section 23-18.9-1 of the Rhode Island
General Laws to provide for the disposal of all refuse generated within the Town. All commercial and industrial
refuse shall be disposed of as provided in Article I, Section 2 of the ordinance. All residential refuse (and no
non-residential refuse) shall be disposed of at the Glocester Transfer Station, located on Chestnut Hill Road in
Chepachet, as provided below.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in the Ordinance, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows:
(a)
Commercial hauler. A private contractor engaged in the collection and transportation of solid
waste generated by persons other than the contractor in the Town of Glocester.
(b)
Residential solid waste. Waste generated from residential activities or buildings consisting of two
or less dwelling units.
(c)
Residential user. Persons who deliver residential solid waste to the Glocester Transfer Station,
which is generated by, and at, their place of residence.
(d)
Glocester Transfer Station (GTS). A facility located on Chestnut Hill Road in Chepachet, which
is hereby designated as the sole collection depository for all residential solid wastes generated
within the Town of Glocester, where residential users transfer solid waste to haulage vehicles for
transportation to a final disposal site outside of the Town.
(e)
Solid waste. Garbage, refuse, and other solid material generated by residential sources; but not
including solids or dissolved material in domestic sewage or sewage sludge or hazardous waste
as defined in the Rhode Island Hazardous Waste Management Act, section 23-19.1-4 as
amended.
(f)
Tipping fee. The charge per ton (2,000 pounds avoir dupois) for solid waste delivered to the GTS
by a commercial hauler to be paid to the Town in accordance with rates established by the Town
Council.
SECTION 3. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The Town Council shall adopt operating rules and regulations to ensure the proper and safe operation of
the GTS.
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SECTION 4. LICENSING PROCEDURES.
(a)
Residential users shall obtain an official Town sticker at the Transfer Station or a temporary sticker
at the office of the Director of Public Works and shall display such sticker on any vehicle used to
deposit refuse at the GTS.
(b)
Commercial haulers who collect and/or transport solid waste in the Town shall be licensed annually
by the Town Council subject to rate and conditions prescribed and authorized by the Town
Council.
(c)
The annual fee for a commercial hauler's license shall be as provided in Section 3 of the Appendix.
(d)
Commercial haulers shall be deemed independent contractors and shall under no circumstances
be considered agents of the Town of Glocester.
SECTION 5. COMMERCIAL HAULER USER FEES.
All commercial haulers shall pay an appropriate tipping fee as established by the Town Council. There shall
be a one-ton minimum placed on all materials deposited. Invoicing shall be made monthly; payment dates and
forms will be set forth on the invoice. Failure to submit payments on a timely basis will result in suspension of
transfer station privileges. The commercial hauler agrees to pay carrying charges of one and three-quarters percent
per month, which the Town may impose on any overdue invoice. Should any invoice be placed for collection, the
commercial hauler agrees to pay the cost and expense of collection including reasonable attorney's fees.
SECTION 6. SPECIAL FEES AND AGREEMENTS.
Special fees and agreements for the process of items or materials not regularly accepted at the GTS may
from time to time be established by the Town Council.
SECTION 7. SCOPE OF SERVICE.
The GTS shall accept all residential solid waste generated within the Town; but it shall not accept waste
from sources owned or operated by the state or federal government.
SECTION 8. HOURS OF OPERATION.
The GTS shall be open to the public for such hours as deemed necessary by the Town Council.
SECTION 9. PROHIBITED ITEMS.
The following items shall not be accepted at the GTS:
(a)
All liquid and semi-liquid wastes.
(b)
Boulders, dirt, gravel, sand, loam, fill or other earthen materials.
(c)
Tree stumps.
(d)
Human or animal remains.
(e)
Hot ashes and cinder (although cold ashes and cinder shall be accepted).
(f)
Farm and other large equipment.
(g)
Pathological or biological waste.
(h)
Hazardous waste as now or hereafter determined by any government authority.
(i)
Chemicals, or compounds thereof, that are explosive, flammable or toxic.
(j)
Motor vehicles or major components thereof.
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(k)
Any substance or item that may cause harm to, or adversely affect, the operation of the GTS.
SECTION 10. RESTRICTED ITEMS.
The following items shall be accepted at the GTS subject to the following restrictions:
(a)
Metal goods such as stoves, refrigerators, water heaters, washers and dryers, must be deposited
at a designated location at the GTS and must have doors removed before acceptance.
(b)
Yard waste shall be accepted upon the commencement of operation of the proposed Composting
Facility, at which time regulations shall be promulgated concerning the requirements for
acceptability of briars, brush, weeds, leaves, etc.
(c)
Tires shall be limited to four units per year per vehicle registered in the Town of Glocester.
Commercially hauled loads may contain an occasional tire as would normally be disposed of by
a residential household.
SECTION 11. SPECIAL MATERIALS.
Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the acceptance of restricted materials which, in the opinion of the
Director of Public Works, can be properly handled by the GTS on a limited basis at a special tipping fee established
by the Town Council.
SECTION 12. SCAVENGING AND LOITERING PROHIBITED.
No scavenging or loitering shall be permitted at the GTS facility.
SECTION 13. OPERATION OF VEHICLES TRANSPORTING SOLID WASTE.
No person shall operate any vehicle upon a public highway of this Town in which solid waste is carried
unless said waste is covered and/or properly secured to prevent the contents of the vehicle from falling off and
littering the highway. Failure to properly cover, or otherwise properly secure, a vehicle load shall result in the denial
of access to the GTS.
SECTION 14. PENALTIES.
(a)
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the
regulations enacted pursuant thereto shall upon conviction be fined as provided in Section 1 of the
Appendix.
(b)
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or the
regulations enacted pursuant thereto, shall become liable to the Town for any expense, loss or
damage occasioned the Town by reason of such violation.
SECTION 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
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History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council, May 19, 1936; AMENDED November 18, 1955;
AMENDED December 14, 1973; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-05-02
MANDATORY RECYCLING
SECTION 1.
Mandatory Recycling
A mandatory recycling program is hereby implemented in the Town of Glocester pursuant to Chapters 23-
18.8, 23-18.9, and 23-19 of the Rhode Island General Laws and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management Municipal Recycling Regulations, as amended.
SECTION 2.
Definitions
Mixed Recyclables are those materials required to be removed from the municipal solid waste at the source
and delivered directly to the Town recycling facility or placed in or on top of the set-out container provided for
collection by a privately contracted hauler.
Recyclable materials are those separated from municipal solid waste for processing for reuse as specified
by the Director of DEM and listed in Section 4 of the Municipal Recycling Regulations and within this ordinance.
The materials to be included may change from time to time depending upon new technologies, economic conditions,
waste stream characteristics, environmental effects or mutual agreement between the State and municipalities.
Resident is anyone residing in the Town of Glocester for any period of time who generates solid waste for
which the Town accepts disposal responsibility.
Solid Waste is garbage, refuse and other discarded solid materials generated by residential sources.
Source Separation is the removal by the generator of recyclable materials including mixed recyclables from
all other solid waste generated by the household and conveyance of the recyclable materials to the Town recycling
facilities or for collection by a private hauler.
SECTION 3.
Residential Recycling
a)
All residents are required to separate recyclable materials from residential solid waste and to
deliver those materials directly to the Town recycling facility by a private hauler. This ordinance
does not, however, bar any residents from giving recyclable materials to a non-profit organization.
b)
The following materials are required to be separated from residential solid waste and delivered to
a
Town or State recycling facility.
i.
Newspapers
ii.
Aluminum
iii.
Steel/tin cans
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iv.
Glass containers
v.
PET plastic soda bottles
vi.
HDPE plastic dairy jugs
vii.
Other materials determined by the Department of Environmental Management to be
recyclable in its Municipal Recycling Regulations, Section 4
c)
All separated materials are to be delivered to a Town, State or State designated recycling facility
in an processable condition, i.e. at a minimum, all glass, plastic, steel/tin and aluminum containers
shall be empty and rinsed, aluminum foil shall be clean, webbing shall be removed from aluminum
furniture, no non-container glass shall be mixed with the recyclables, newspaper shall be placed
in a brown paper bag or tied in bundles with a string and other requirements in DEM's Municipal
Recycling Regulations, Appendix A.
SECTION 4.
Haulers
a)
All qualified persons engaged in the business of collecting and hauling refuse generated within the
boundaries of the Town of Glocester shall be licensed by the Town of Glocester, pursuant to
Section 23-18.9(b)(1) of the Rhode Island General Laws.
b)
Licensed haulers shall collect only that residential solid waste that is source separated by the
resident into the recyclable and non-recyclable components.
c)
Licensed haulers shall keep recyclable materials separate from non-recyclable resident solid waste.
d)
Licensed haulers shall maintain any separated recyclable materials that are delivered to either a
Town or State recycling facility in processable condition.
e)
Licensed haulers shall keep residential recyclable materials separate from recyclables collected
from commercial accounts.
f)
Licensed haulers who deliver recyclables to a Town or State recycling facility shall deliver to said
facility only recyclables generated by the Town of Glocester.
g)
Licensed haulers shall deliver all recyclables designated to go to a Town or State recycling facility,
to said facility.
SECTION 5.
Public Events
The separation of recyclables from solid waste shall be a condition of licensing or authorization of any public
event the conduct of which generates solid waste for which the Town of Glocester accepts disposal responsibility.
SECTION 6.
Authorized Recycling Collectors
No person shall solicit the commercial collection of any recyclable material as defined in this ordinance
within the Town of Glocester for personal gain except as specifically authorized by the Town. The Town may issue
permits to charitable organizations to collect recyclable materials on the condition that a report is filed by said
organization detailing the weights of each material collected in compliance with the Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management reporting requirements and provided that the Town determines that said collection does
not conflict with the Town's recycling program.
SECTION 7.
Enforcement
It shall be the duty of the Police Department of the Town of Glocester to enforce the provisions of this
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ordinance.
SECTION 8.
Validity
If any part or parts, section, sentence, clause or phrase of this act is found for any reason declared invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any portion
thereof other than the part or portion so decided to be invalid.
SECTION 9.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED : Sept.16, 1993,
EFFECTIVE: Oct. 13, 1993
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council September 16, 1993, EFFECTIVE: October 13, 1993.
SECTION 6
ENVIRONMENTAL
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-06-01
DRAINAGE ORDINANCE
No person shall allow any cesspool water, well water, or other water or fluid which has been collected, diverted
or conducted in any manner on private property occupied by such person or under his control, to run, flow or
otherwise seep into or upon any public street or road in the Town.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: April 12, 1990.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council April 12, 1990.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-06-02
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ORDINANCE
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ARTICLE I
SECTION 1.
Purpose.
The Glocester Town Council hereby finds that excessive quantities of soil are eroding from certain areas
that are undergoing development for nonagricultural uses, such as housing developments, industrial areas,
recreational facilities and roads. This erosion makes necessary costly repairs to gullies, washed out fills, roads, and
embankments. The resulting sediment clogs the storm sewers, road ditches, and muddies streams, leaves deposits
of silt in ponds and reservoirs and is considered a major water pollutant.
The purpose of this Ordinance is to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation from occurring as a result of
nonagricultural development within the Town of Glocester by requiring proper provisions for water disposal, and
the protection of soil surfaces during and after construction, in order to promote safety, public health and general
welfare of the Town.
ARTICLE II
SECTION 1.
Application
This Ordinance shall be applicable to any situation involving any disturbances to the terrain, top soil or
vegetative groundcover upon any property within the Town of Glocester after determination of applicability by the
building official or his/her designee based upon criteria outlined in ARTICLE III, Section 1 below. Compliance
with the requirements as described herein shall not be construed to relieve the owner/applicant of any obligations
to obtain necessary State or federal permits.
ARTICLE III
SECTION 1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb any existing vegetation, grades, and contours of land in a
manner which may increase the potential for soil erosion, without first applying for a determination of applicability
from the building official or his/her designee. Upon determination of applicability, the owner/applicant shall submit
a soil erosion and sediment control plan for approval by the building official or his/her designee, as provided in
ARTICLE IV. The application for determination of applicability shall describe the location, nature, character, and
time schedule of the proposed land disturbing activity in sufficient detail to allow the building official of his/her
designee to determine the potential for soil erosion and sedimentation resulting from the proposed project. In
determining the applicability of the soil erosion and sediment control ordinance to a particular land disturbing
activity, the building official or his/her designee shall consider site topography, drainage patterns, soils, proximity
to water courses, and other such information as deemed appropriate by the building official or his/her designee.
A particular land disturbing activity shall not be subject to the requirements of this Ordinance if the building official
or his/her designee finds that erosion resulting from the land disturbing activity is insignificant and represents no
threat to adjacent properties or to the quality of any coastal feature or water course, as defined herein. The current
"Rhode Island Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook", U. S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation
Service, R. I. Department of Environmental Management, and R. I. State Conservation Committee shall be
consulted in making this determination.
No determination of applicability shall be required for the following:
(a)
This chapter shall not apply to existing quarrying operations actively engaged in excavating
rock, but shall apply to sand and gravel extraction operations.
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(b)
Construction, alteration or use of any additions to existing single family or duplex homes or related
structures, provided the grounds coverage of such addition is less than one thousand (1,000)
square feet, and such construction, alteration and use does not occur within one hundred (100) feet
of any water course or coastal feature, and the slopes at the site of land disturbance do not exceed
ten percent (10%).
(c)
Use of a home garden in association with on-site residential use.
(d)
Accepted agricultural management practices such as seasonal tilling and harvest activities
associated with property utilized for private and/or commercial agricultural or silvicultural purposes,
not withstanding other applicable town and state regulations.
(e)
Excavations for improvements other than those described in Section (a) above which exhibit all of
the following characteristics:
(1)
Does not result in a total displacement of more than fifty (50) cubic yards of material;
(2)
Has no slopes steeper than ten (10) feet vertical and one hundred (100) feet horizontal or
approximately ten percent (10%); and
(3)
Has all disturbed surface areas promptly and effectively protected to prevent soil erosion
and sedimentation.
(f)
Grading, as a maintenance measure, or for landscaping purposes on existing developed land and
parcels or lots, provided that all bare surface is immediately seeded, sodded or otherwise
protected from erosive actions and all of the following conditions are met:
(1)
The aggregate of the area(s) of such activity does not exceed two thousand (2,000) square
feet; and
(2)
The change of elevation does not exceed two (2) feet at any point; and
(3)
The grading does not involve a quantity of fill greater than eighteen (18) cubic yard; except
where fill is excavated from another portion of the same parcel and the quantity does not
exceed fifty (50) cubic yards.
(4)
Loggers return tracks to their original condition and to original grade.
(g)
Grading, filling, removal, or excavation activities and operations undertaken by the Town under the
direction and supervision of the Director of Public Works for work on streets, roads, rights-of-way
dedicated to public use, provided, however, that adequate and acceptable erosion and sediment
controls are employed. Appropriate controls shall apply during construction as well as after the
completion of such activities. All such work shall be undertaken in accordance with the
performance principals provided for in ARTICLE V. Section 1 (c) and standards and definitions
as may be adopted to implement said performance principals.
ARTICLE IV
SECTION 1.
Provisions - Procedures
(a)
Plan.
To obtain approval for a land disturbing activity as found applicable by the building official or
his/her designee under ARTICLE III, an applicant shall first file an erosion an sediment control plan
signed by the owner of the property, or authorized agent, on which the work subject to approval
is to be performed. The plan or drawings, as described in ARTICLE V, shall include proposed
erosion and sediment control measures to be employed by the applicant or the applicant's agent.
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R. I. Freshwater Wetland Permit: Where any portion of a proposed development requires approval under the R.
I. Freshwater Wetlands Act. (G.L. 2-1-15 et seq.), as amended, and where said approval contains provisions for
soil erosion and sediment control, that approved plan shall be a component of the overall soil erosion and sediment
control plan required hereunder for the development.
(b)
Fees.
The Town of Glocester may collect fair and reasonable fees from each applicant requesting
approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan for the purposes of administering this
Ordinance.
(c)
Plan Review.
Within five (5) working days of the receipt of a completed plan, the building official or his/her
designee shall send a copy of the plan to the review authorities which may include the public works
department, the planning board, or planning department and conservation commission for the
purpose of review and comment. The building official or his/her designee may also within the
above time frame submit copies of the plan to other local departments or agencies, including the
conservation district that services their county, in order to better achieve the purposes of this
chapter. Failure of the aforementioned review authorities to respond within twenty one (21) days
of their receipt of the plan shall be deemed as no objection to the plan as submitted.
The time allowed for plan review shall be commensurate with the proposed development project, and shall be done
simultaneously with other reviews.
(d)
Plan Approval.
The building official or his/her designee shall take action in writing either approving or disapproving
this plan with reasons stated within ten(10) days after he has received the written opinion of the
aforementioned review authorities.
In approving a plan, the building official, or his/her designee may attach such condition as deemed reasonably
necessary by the aforementioned review authorities to further the purpose of this Ordinance. Such conditions
pertaining to erosion and sediment control measures and/or devices, may include but are not limited to, the erection
of walls, drains, dams, and structures, planting vegetation, trees, shrubs, furnishings, necessary easements, and
specifying a method of performing various kinds of work, and the sequence for timing thereof.
The applicant/owner shall notify the building inspection or his/her designee in advance of his or her intent to begin
clearing and construction work described in the erosion and sediment control plan. The applicant shall have the
erosion and sediment control plan on the site during grading and construction.
(e)
Appeals
Administrative Procedures: if the ruling made by the building official or his/her designee is
unsatisfactory to the applicant/owner, the applicant/owner may file a written appeal. The appeal
of plans for soil erosion an sediment control shall be to the zoning board of review or other
appropriate board of review, as determined by the Town Council.
Appeal procedures shall follow current requirements for appeal to boards above.
During the period in which the request for appeal is filed, and until such time as a final decision is
rendered on the appeal, the decision of the building official or his/her designee shall remain in effect.
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Expert Opinion: the official or his/her designee, the zoning board of review or other board of
review, may seek technical assistance on any soil erosion and sediment control plan. Such expert
opinion must be made available in the office of the building official or his/her designee as a public
record prior to the appeals hearing.
ARTICLE V
SECTION 1.
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
(a)
Plan preparation
The erosion and sediment control plan shall be prepared by a registered engineer, or landscape
architect or a Soil and Water Conservation Society certified Erosion and Sediment Control
Specialist and four (4) copies of the plan shall be submitted to the building official or his/her
designee.
(b)
Plan contents
The erosion and sediment control plan shall include sufficient information about the proposed
activities and land parcel(s) to form a clear basis for discussion and review and to assure
compliance with all applicable requirements of this chapter. The plan shall be consistent with the
data collection, data analysis, and plan preparation guidelines in the current "Rhode Island Soil
Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook", prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil
Conservation Service, R.I. Department of Environmental Management, R.I. State Conservation
and at a minimum, shall contain:
(1)
a narrative describing the proposed land disturbing activity and the soil erosion and
sediment control measures and stormwater management measures to be installed to control
erosion that could result from the proposed activity. Supporting documentation, such as
a drainage area, existing site, and soil maps shall be provided as required by the building
official or his/her designee.
(2)
construction drawings illustrating in detail existing and proposed contours, drainage
features, and vegetation; limits of clearing and grading, the location of soil erosion and
sediment control and stormwater management measures, detail drawings of measures;
stock piles and borrow areas; sequence and staging of land disturbing activities; and other
such information needed for construction.
(3)
other information or construction plans and details as deemed necessary by the building
official or his/her designee for thorough review of the plan prior to action being taken as
prescribed in this chapter. Withholding or delay of such information may be reasons for
the building official or his/her designee to judge the application as incomplete and grounds
for disapproval.
(c)
Performance principles:
The contents of the erosion and sediment control plan shall clearly demonstrate how the principles,
outlined below, have been met in the design and are to be accomplished by the proposed
development project.
(i)
The site selected shall show due regard for natural drainage characteristics and
topography.
(ii)
To the extent possible, steep slopes shall be avoided.
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(iii)
The grade of slopes created shall be minimized.
(iv)
Post development runoff rates should not exceed predevelopment rates, consistent with
other storm water requirements which may be in effect. Any increase in storm runoff shall
be retained and recharged as close as feasible to its place of origin by means of detention
ponds or basins, seepage areas, subsurface drains, porous paving, or similar techniques.
(v)
Original boundaries, alignment and slope of water-courses within the project locus shall be
preserved to the greatest extent feasible.
(vi)
In general, drainage shall be directed away from structures intended for human occupancy,
leaching field areas, municipal or utility use, or similar structures.
(vii)
All drainage provisions shall be of such a design and capacity so as to adequately handle
storm water runoff, including runoff from tributary upstream areas which may be outside
the locus of the project.
(viii)
Drainage facilities shall be installed as early as feasible during construction, prior to site
clearance, if possible.
(ix)
Fill located adjacent to water-courses shall be suitably protected from erosion by means
of rip-rap, gabions, retaining walls, vegetative stabilization, or similar measures;
(x)
Temporary vegetation and/or mulching shall be used to protect bare areas and stockpiles
from erosion during construction; the smallest areas feasible shall be exposed at any one
time; disturbed areas shall be protected during the nongrowing months, November through
March;
(xi)
Permanent vegetation shall be places immediately following fine grading;
(xii)
Trees and other existing vegetation shall be retained whenever feasible; the area within the
dripline shall be fenced or roped off to protect trees from construction equipment;
(xiii)
All areas damaged during construction shall be resodded, reseeded, or otherwise restored.
Monitoring and maintenance schedules, where required, shall be predetermined.
ARTICLE VI
ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 1.
Performance Bond: Before approving an erosion sediment control plan, the building official or
his/her designee may require the applicant/owner to file a surety company performance bond, deposit of money
negotiable securities or other method of surety, as specified by the building official or his/her designee. When any
land disturbing activity is to take place within one hundred (100) feet of any water-course or coastal feature or
within an identified flood hazard district, or on slopes in excess of ten (10) percent, the filing of a performance bond
shall be required. The amount of such bond, as determined by the public works department, or in its absence, the
building official or his/her designee, shall be sufficient to cover the cost of implementing all erosion and sediment
control measures as shown on the plan.
The bond or negotiable security filed by the applicant shall be subject to approval of the form, content,
amount, and manner of execution by the public works director and the town solicitor.
A performance bond for an erosion sediment control plan for a subdivision may be included in the
performance bond of the subdivision. The posting of such bond as part of the subdivision performance bond does
not, however, relieve the owner of any requirement(s) of this Ordinance.
(b)
Notice of default of performance secured by bond. Whenever the building official or his/her
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designee shall find that a default has occurred in the performance of any term(s) or condition(s) of the bond or in
the implementation of measures secured by the bond, written notice thereof shall be made to the applicant and to
the surety of the bond by the municipal solicitor. Such notice shall state the nature of default, work to be done, the
estimated cost thereof, and the period of time deemed by the building official or his/her designee to be reasonably
necessary for the completion of such work.
Failure of the applicant to acknowledge and comply with the provisions and deadlines outlined in such
notice of default shall mean the institution, by the town solicitor, without further notice of proceedings whatsoever,
of appropriate measures to utilize the performance bond to cause the required work to be completed by the Town,
by contract or by other appropriate means as determined by the Town Solicitor.
(c)
Notice of default on performance secured by cash or negotiable securities deposit.
If a cash or negotiable securities deposit has been posted by the applicant, notice and procedure shall be the same
as provided for subsection (b) of this section.
(d)
Release from performance bond conditions.
The performance bonding requirement shall remain in full force and effect for twelve (12) months following
completion of the project, or longer if deemed necessary by the building official or his/her designee.
SECTION 2.
Approval - Expiration - Renewal
(a)
Every approval granted herein shall expire at the end of the time period sets forth in the conditions.
The developer shall fully perform and complete all of the work required within the specified time
period.
(b)
If the developer is unable to complete the work within the designated time period, he shall, at least
thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date, submit a written request for an extension of time to the
building official or his/her designee, setting forth the reasons underlying the requested time
extension. If the extension is warranted, the building or his/her designee may grant an extension
of time up to a maximum of one (1) year from the date of the original deadline. Subsequent
extensions under the same conditions may be granted at the discretion of the building official.
SECTION 3.
Maintenance of Measures.
Maintenance of all erosion-sediment control devices under this Ordinance shall be the responsibility of the
owner. Such erosion-sediment control devices shall be maintained in good condition and working order on a
continuing basis. Water-courses originating and located completely on private property shall be the responsibility
of the owner to their point of open discharge at the property line or at a communal water-course within the
property.
SECTION 4.
Liability of Applicant.
Neither approval of an erosion and sediment control plan nor compliance with any condition of this chapter
shall relieve the owner/applicant from any responsibility for damage to persons or property, nor impose any liability
upon the Town for damages to persons or property.
ARTICLE VII
SECTION 1.
Inspections
(a)
Periodic Inspections: The provisions of this Ordinance shall be administered and enforced by the
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building official or his or her designee. All work shall be subject to periodic inspections by the
building official, or his or her designee.
All work shall be performed in accordance with an inspection and construction control schedule
approved by the building official or his or her designee, who shall maintain a permanent file on all
of his or her inspections. Upon completion of the work, the developer or owner(s) shall notify the
building official or his/her designee that all grading, drainage, erosion, and sediment control
measures and devices, and vegetation and ground cover planting has been completed in
conformance with the approval, all attached plans, specifications, conditions, and other applicable
provisions of this ordinance.
(b)
Final Inspection: Upon such notification of the completion by the owner, the building official or
his/her designee shall make a final inspection of the site in question and prepare a final summary
inspection report of its findings which shall be retained in the department of public works permanent
inspections file.
The applicant/owner may request the release of his/her performance bond from the building official or his/her
designee twelve (12) months after the final site inspection has been completed and approved. In the instance where
the performance bond has been posted with the recording of a final subdivision, the bond shall be released after
the building official or his/her designee twelve (12) months after the final site inspection has been completed and
approved. In the instance where the performance bond has been posted with the recording of a final subdivision,
the bond shall be released after the building official or his/her designee has been notified by the town planning
director of successful completion of all plat improvements by the applicant/owner.
ARTICLE VIII
NOTIFICATION
SECTION 1.
Non-Compliance.
If at any stage, the work-in-progress and/or completed under the terms of an approved erosion and
sediment control plan does not conform to such plan, a written notice from the building official or his/her designee
to comply shall be transmitted by certified mail to the owner. Such notice shall set forth the nature of the temporary
and permanent corrections required and the time limit within which corrections shall be completed as set forth in
ARTICLE VIII. Section 2(b). Failure to comply with the required corrections within the specified time limits shall
be considered in violation of this chapter, in which case the performance bond or cash or negotiable securities
deposit shall be subject to notice of default, in accordance with ARTICLE VI, Section 6 1(b) and (c) of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 2.
Penalties.
(a)
Revocation or suspension of approval: The approach of an erosion and sediment control plan
under this chapter may be revoked or suspended by the building official and all work on the project
halted for an indefinite time period by the building official after written notification is transmitted by
the building official to the developer for one or more of the following reasons:
(1)
Violation of any condition of the approval plan, conditions, or specifications pertaining
thereto;
(2)
Violation of any provision of this Ordinance or any other applicable law, ordinance, rule,
or regulation related to the work or site of work; and
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(3)
The existence of any condition or the performance of any act constituting or creating a
nuisance, hazard, or endangerment to human life or the property of others, or contrary to
the spirit or intent of this Ordinance.
(b)
Other Penalties: In addition thereto, whenever there is a failure to comply with the provisions of
this act, the Town shall have the right to notify the applicant/owner that he or he has five (5) days
from the receipt of notice to temporarily correct the violations and thirty (30) days from receipt of
notice to permanently correct the violations.
Should the applicant/owner fail to take the temporary corrective measures within the five (5) day
period and the permanent corrective measures within the thirty (30) day period, the Town shall then
have the right to take whatever actions it deems necessary to correct the violations and to assert
a lien on the subject property in an amount equal to the costs of remedial actions. The lien shall
be enforced in the manner provided or authorized by law for the enforcement of common law liens
on personal property. The lien shall be recorded with the records of land evidence of the
municipality, and the lien shall incur legal interest from the date of recording. The imposition of any
penalty shall not exempt the offender from compliance with the provisions of this chapter, including
revocation of the performance bond or assessment of a lien on the property by the Town.
ARTICLE IX.
SECTION 1.
Definitions of Selected Terms.
APPLICANT: Any person(s), corporation, or public or private organization proposing a development
which would involve disturbance to the natural terrain as
herein defined.
CUT:
An excavation. The difference between a point on the original ground and a designated
point of lower elevation on the final grade. Also, the material removed in excavation.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:
Any construction, reconstruction, demolition, or removal or structures, roadways, parking,
or other paved areas, utilities, or other similar facilities, including any action requiring a
building permit by the Town.
LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY:
Any physical land development activity which included such actions as clearance of
vegetation; moving or filling of land; removal or excavation of soil or mineral resources; or
similar activities.
EROSION:
The removal of mineral and/or organic matter by the action of wind, water, and/or gravity.
EXCAVATE: Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other similar material
is dug into, cut, removed, displaced, relocated, or bulldozed, and shall
include the conditions resulting therefrom.
FILL: Any act by which earth, sand, or other material is placed or moved to a new location above-
ground. The fill is also the difference in elevation between a point of existing undisturbed ground
and a designated point of higher elevation of the final grade.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT:
The municipal agency charged with the responsibility to maintain the transportation network
of streets, roads and public rights-of-way. The director shall be that person who
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supervises the functions of such an agency.
SEDIMENT: Solid material, both mineral and/or organic, that is in suspension, is being
transported, or has been moved from its site or origin by wind, water,
and/or
gravity as a product of erosion.
SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLANS:
The (approved) document required before any person may cause a disturbance to the
natural terrain within the Town as herein regulated. Also, herein referred to as erosion and
sediment control plan, approved plan.
RUNOFF:
The surface water discharge or rate of discharge of a given watershed after a fall of rain
or snow and including seepage flows that do not enter the soil but run off the surface of the
land. Also, that portion of water that is not absorbed by the soil, but runs off the land
surface.
WATER-COURSE:
The term water-course shall be held to mean any tidewater or coastal wetland and its mean
high water level, and any fresh water wetland at its seasonal high water level, including but
not limited to any river, stream, brook, pond, lake, swamp, marsh bog, fen, wet meadow,
or any other standing or flowing body of water. The edge of the water-course as herein
defined shall be used for delineation purposes.
SECTION 2.
Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or any rule or determination made hereunder, or application hereof to
any person, agency, or circumstances is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this
Ordinance and its application to any person, agency, or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: May 18, 1995, EFFECTIVE: June
12, 1995.
COMMENTS REGARDING EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ORDINANCE
This Ordinance has undergone extensive changes. All towns which adopt erosion and sediment control ordinances
are required by 45-46-4 of the Rhode Island General Laws to adopt a model ordinance set forth in 45-46-5. The
model ordinance was changed extensively by the General Assembly in 1990, Public Laws Chapter 261, Section
1, and again in 1991, Public Laws Chapter 152, Section 1. The substantive changes made to this ordinance were
all necessary for compliance with state law.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council July 13, 1989; CODIFIED Dec. 12, 1991;
EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992; AMENDED May 18, 1995, EFFECTIVE June 12, 1995.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-06-03
GLOCESTER SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
FLOOD HAZARD AMENDMENT
SECTION 14.
Flood Hazard Areas
The following requirements shall apply to any plat which is located wholly of partly within Zone A and
Zones A1-A30 as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map as part of the Flood Insurance Study which also
includes the flood boundary and floodway map. Said maps and any amendments thereto are hereby made part
of this section of these regulations.
(a)
The preliminary plat and final plat shall show the location of any portion of the plat which lies within
any Zone A or Zones Al-A30 and the floodway and shall show the base flood elevation as
prescribed for these zones at the specific location. Where the plat location is entirely within these
zones, it shall be noted on the plat drawing.
(b)
In grading land and installing improvements, no watercourse shall be altered in such a manner as
to reduce its carrying capacity. Prior to permitting any alteration or relocation of a water course,
the Planning Board will send notification to the neighboring communities, the Rhode Island
Statewide Planning Program and the Federal Insurance Administration.
(c)
All plat proposals will be reviewed by the Planning Board or its agent to assure that:
The design of the plat is consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.
Public improvements, facilities, and utilities are constructed or installed in a manner that will
minimize flood damage.
Adequate drainage will be provided to minimize the accumulation of water.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec.12, 1991, EFFECT: Jan. 06, 1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED July 12, 1979 by the Town Council; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and
EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-06-04
THE GLOCESTER TREE ORDINANCE
PURPOSE: An ordinance regulating the protection, maintenance, removal and planting of trees in the
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public right-of-way, parks, and all public property within the Town of Glocester and on private property
endangering the public and/or public property, establishing the Glocester Tree Board which, together with
the Town Tree Warden shall recommend for Town Council approval the establishment of regulations
relating to the protection, maintenance, removal, and planting of trees in the above-mentioned public and
private places, providing for the maintenance or removal of trees on private property when the public safety
is endangered and prescribing penalties for violations of its provisions, as amended. The provisions of this
ordinance shall apply to all property within the Town of Glocester.
This ordinance will serve to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Glocester by regulating
tree management activities.
The protection of this valuable natural resource will serve to enhance the community in the following ways:
a. Aid in the prevention of air, noise and visual pollution.
b. Aid in the stabilization of soil.
c. Enhance property values.
d. Provide glare and heat protection.
e. Enhance the aesthetics and general quality of life of the Town.
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Glocester Tree Ordinance".
SECTION I.
DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this tree ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have
the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future
and words in singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely
directory.
Applicant - means a person who is applying for a license or permits required by this ordinance.
Approval - means written assent from the Glocester Town Tree Warden pursuant to a duly executed
application for approval made on a form promulgated by the Town of Glocester.
D.B.H. - Diameter at beast height, at 4.5' (1.37m) from the ground level.
Town Tree Warden - is the Municipal Arborist, Town Tree Warden, Landscape Architect, Director,
Division of Grounds Maintenance Services, Supervisor Community Forestry Operations or other qualified
designated official of the Town assigned to carry out the enforcement of this Ordinance.
Person - is any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind
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including public utility and Town department.
Street or Highway - is the entire width of every public way or right-of-way when any part thereof is open
to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Parks - shall include any Town public spaces designated for recreation and/or conservation.
Public place - shall include any other ground owned by the Town.
Property line - shall mean the boundary between private and Town owned land.
Tree - Any living, self-supporting woody plant that has a well-defined stem(s) with a caliper of at least 1
½ inches (3.81cm) at D.B.H. at 4.5' (1.37m) from the ground level and capable of reaching a height greater
than sixteen (16) feet.
Tree lawn - is that part of a street or highway not covered by sidewalk or other paving, lying between the
property line and that portion of the street or highway usually used for vehicular traffic.
Public Trees - shall include all trees now or hereafter growing on any street, park, or any other public
place.
Property Owner - shall mean the person owning such property as shown by the Records of the Recorded
Deeds of the Town of Glocester.
Tree Removal - includes any act that will cause a tree to die within a three- (3) year period.
Tree Well - opening is the ground area surrounding the base of the tree trunk not covered by sidewalk
and paving.
SECTION II. THE TREE BOARD
A. The Glocester Tree Board, hereinafter referenced to as the "Board" shall be the Glocester Conservation
Commission and shall act in an advisory role to the Tree Warden over all forestry functions including the
planting, care and removal of trees, shrubs and other plants on the properties for which it is responsible.
They shall do all acts necessary and develop tree planting specifications and tree care guidelines to insure
the proper care, management, improvement, maintenance and protection of the public parks and street
trees under their jurisdiction.
B. The duties of said "Board" shall be interpreted to include, but not be limited to an advisory role to the
Tree Warden on the protection, maintenance, removal, and planting of trees on public property, and to
make such recommendations from time to time to the Town Tree Warden to desirable regulations
concerning the tree program and activities for the Town.
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SECTION III. THE TOWN TREE WARDEN
A.
Appointment and Qualifications of the Town Tree Warden .
The Town Tree Warden shall be nominated by the Glocester Town Council and appointed by RI
Department of Environmental Management. Said person shall have training and experience in arboriculture,
and shall have passed the Rhode Island Arborist exam.
B.
Duties of the Town Tree Warden
1. The Town Tree Warden shall affirm and endorse the purpose and intent of the Glocester Tree
Ordinance and shall cause the provisions of this Ordinance to be enforced;
2. The Town Tree Warden may, with the advice of the Glocester Tree Board and the approval
of the Glocester Town Council, prepare and enact a Systematized Tree Management and Annual
Tree Planting Program for the Town of Glocester, which may be prepared as an integral part of
a Master Systematized Tree Management and Tree Planting Plan.
3. The Town Tree Warden is further charged with keeping informed of environmental and technical
changes that could affect the Town's public and protected trees.
4. It shall also be the duty of the Tree Warden with assistance of the tree board to implement such
rules, regulations, and permit and penalty procedures as are deemed necessary to carry out the
intent and enforcement of this ordinance.
5. The Town Tree Warden shall communicate and work with all civic and public interest groups
interested in or devoted to tree care, preservation or planting.
C.
Authority of the Town Tree Warden
1. The Town Tree Warden shall have the authority and jurisdiction of regulating and enacting the
maintenance, removal, and planting of public and protected trees to insure public safety, preserving
the aesthetics of public sites with regard to trees, and protecting the value and health of Glocester's
community forest as a whole.
2. The Town Tree Warden shall consider the existing and future utility and environmental factors
when recommending a specific species for each of the streets and other public sites and when
issuing permits for tree work, removal, or planting;
3. The Town Tree Warden shall have the responsibility of regularly updating the Master
Systematized Tree Management and Planting Program;
4. The Town Tree Warden shall have the authority to review all requests for permits for any
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planting, removal, pruning, and/or trimming or cutting of trees in any public area, with the exception
of an historic or protected tree. He shall also have the authority to grant or deny and to attach
reasonable conditions to all permits with the exception of those specifically exempted herein.
5. The Town Tree Warden shall enforce such rules, regulations and permit and penalty procedures
as are deemed necessary to enforce the intent of this ordinance;
D.
Authority of the Town Tree Warden to Remove and Trim Trees Endangering the Public and/or
Public Property.
1.The authority of the Tree Warden to enter upon private property to deal with trees endangering
the public and/or public property is set forth generally in RIGL 2-14, Tree Wardens, and in
particular in RIGL Section 2-14-5, Section 2-14-8, Section 2-14-9, and Section 2-14-10.
SECTION IV. PUBLIC DANGER OF OBSTRUCTION: TREES PRUNED, REMOVED, OR TREATED
A. It shall be the duty of person(s) owning or occupying real property bordering on any public street of
thoroughfare, upon which property there may be trees, to prune in such manner that they will not obstruct
or shade street lights, obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, obstruct vision of traffic signs or
obstruct the view of any street or intersection so as to pose a threat to pedestrian or vehicular safety. The
minimum clearance of any overhanging portion thereof shall be eight (8) feet (2.44 m) over sidewalks, and
twelve (12) feet (3.65 m) over all streets and thoroughfares and/or at the discretion of the Town Tree
Warden;
SECTION V. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC TREES
A. During development, redevelopment, razing or renovating, no trees shall be cut, damaged or removed
except by specified permit. All trees removed, destroyed, or severely damaged shall be replaced as
specified in the permit at the expense of the permitee. The total caliper of all trees planted in the course
of restoration shall in no event be less than the total DBH of all trees removed. Replacement shall be made
with 2 1/2 to 4 inch caliper trees and/or as directed by the Town Tree Warden.
If sufficient tree planting locations are unavailable within the contract area, the replacement trees shall be
planted within the Town as determined by the Town Tree Board.
B. All trees within 30 feet (9.1 m) of any excavation or construction of any building, structure, or street
work shall be guarded through the length of the project with a good substantial fence, frame, or box not
less than 4 feet (1.2 m) high and 8 feet (2.4 m) square, or equivalent. All equipment, building materials,
chemicals, dirt, or other debris shall be kept outside the barrier at all times. Road maintenance,
reconstruction, and resurfacing done by or under the direction of the Glocester Department of Public
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Works are excluded.
C. No person shall intentionally damage, cut, carve or transplant any tree: attach any rope, wire, nails,
advertising posters, or other contrivance to any tree: allow any gaseous, liquid, chemical, or solid substance
that is harmful to such trees to come in contact with them: or set fire or permit any fire to burn when such
fire of the heat thereof will injure any portion of any tree without first obtaining a written permit from the
Town Tree Warden.
D. No person shall deposit, place, store, or maintain any stone, brick, sand, fill dirt, concrete, or other
materials that may impede the free passage of water, air, and fertilizer to the roots of any tree growing
therein, except by written permit of the Town Tree Board. Road maintenance, reconstruction, and
resurfacing done by or under the direction of the Glocester Department of Public Works are excluded.
E. No person shall preclude the percolation of water or nutrients and gaseous exchange vital to a tree's
survival by the placing any impervious materials (asphalt, macadam, and concrete within the confines of the
tree well opening. Road maintenance, reconstruction, and resurfacing done by or under the direction of the
Glocester Department of Public Works are excluded.
SECTION VI. PLANTING OF TREES UPON ANY PUBLIC STREET OR PUBLIC PLACE
A. Any person desiring to plant a tree upon any public street or public place must first obtain a permit from
the Town Tree Board. Any permit shall be granted to a date certain and shall include consideration of
appropriateness of species, location, size, and public safety.
B. Should the planting(s) be performed by persons other than the Town Tree Warden or his agents, the
proposed method and workmanship for planting as prescribed by the Town Tree Warden shall be adhered
to;
C. A planting plan is required where more than six (6) trees are to be planted.
1. Any person desiring to plant more than six (6) trees on public streets or on public places, shall,
in addition to applying for a permit, submit a plan or written statement in duplicate to the Town
Tree Board, who shall return one copy to the applicant and keep one copy on file with the Town.
The Town Tree Warden shall consult with the Glocester Tree Board prior to issuing a permit to
plant;
2. All planting plans shall show accurately:
a. The proposed park or public place site, or proposed street width, with any curbs,
parking strips driveways, sidewalks and adjacent structures defined to scale;
b. The proposed location of each proposed tree, together with the location of each
existing tree within the proposed site in scaled relation to the other features of the plan;
c. The species of each and every tree proposed to be planted and of these already existing
within the proposed site, either indicated on the plans or referenced with a number with a
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key list.
SECTION VII.
EMERGENCIES
The requirements of this ordinance may be waived by the Town in the case of emergencies as declared by
the Town Council, Public Works Director or Safety Committee, such as windstorms, ice storms, or other disasters
so that they, in no way, shall hinder private or public work to restore order in the Town. This work shall follow
maintenance standards as outlined by the Town Tree Board.
SECTION VIII.
MOVING LARGE OBJECTS
No person shall move any building or any other large object that may injure public or protected trees or
parts thereof, without first obtaining the written approval of the Town Tree Board and abiding by their requirements.
SECTION IX.
PERMITS REQUIRED
A. A permit shall be a written document that authorizes the bearer thereof to perform the proposed work
as outlined on such permit. The permit shall be issued only by the Town Tree Warden or his/her
representative.
B. A permit shall be obtained by filling out an application. Upon approving the application, the Town Tree
Warden or his/her representative shall issue said permit.
C. A permit shall be required for planting, spraying, pruning, cutting above ground, removing, or otherwise
disturbing any public tree on any street, park or other public place. Road maintenance, reconstruction, and
resurfacing done by or under the direction of the Glocester Department of Public Works are excluded.
D. The Town Tree Warden shall issue any permit provided for herein if the proposed method and
workmanship shall be of a satisfactory nature and the project shall be consistent with this ordinance. Any
permit granted shall contain a definite date of expiration and the work shall be completed in the time
allowed in the permit and in the manner as therein described. Any permit shall be void if its terms are
violated.
E. The Town Tree Board shall be notified by the bearer of said permit upon satisfactory completion of
designated work.
F. Plantings:
1. The application required herein shall state the number of trees to be set out or planted on public
places, the location, grade, species, cultivar of variety of each tree, the method of planting, and
such other information as the Town Tree Warden shall find reasonably necessary to a fair
determination of whether a permit should be issued.
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2. The Town Tree Warden shall have the right to make the final determination as to location,
species, cultivar or variety of each tree and the method of planting before issuing said permit.
G. Maintenance - The application required herein shall state the number and kinds of trees to be sprayed,
fertilized, pruned, or otherwise preserved; the kind of treatment to be administered; the composition of the spray
material to be applied; and such other information as the Town Tree Warden shall find reasonably necessary to a
fair determination of whether a permit should be issued.
H. Removal, Replanting and Replacement:
1. Wherever it is necessary to remove a tree in connection with the paving of a sidewalk, or the
widening of the portion of a street or highway, the Town shall require the party responsible for the
paving or widening to replant the tree or replace it as deemed necessary by the Town Tree Board.
This requirement will be satisfied if an equivalent number of trees of the same size and species as
provided in the Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice are planted within the
Town.
2. No person shall remove a public tree for the purpose of construction or any other reason,
without first filing an application and procuring a permit from the Town Tree Warden. The Town
Tree Warden may require replacement of a removed tree as a condition to the issuance of a permit.
Such replacement shall meet the standards of size, species and placement as provided for in a
permit issued by the Town Tree Warden. The person or property owner shall bear the cost of
removal and replacement of all trees removed.
SECTION X. REGISTRATION OF TREE EXPERTS
To protect the public, the Town shall require any person who removes or maintains trees on public property as a
business to be:
A. Properly licensed to perform such work.
B. Certified by State of Rhode Island or any other Agency that regulates arboricultural practices.
C. Covered by Workman's' Compensation to the extent required by Rhode Island law and Public Liability
and Personal Property, Insurance in minimum amounts hereinafter mentioned adequate to cover and save
harmless the Town of Glocester and its agents from all suits, claims, or actions of every class and nature
for or on persons, or property damage caused or claimed to be caused, directly or indirectly by the conduct
of the work contemplated, or by in by acts of strangers, or any conditions due to the elements or any
defects or insufficiencies in any method material ways machinery equipment or apparatus used in connection
with the work.
Public Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $500,000 shall be carried.
D. Bonded
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E. Insured (Medical)
XI.
INTERFERENCE WITH TOWN TREE WARDEN
No person shall hinder, prevent, delay or interfere with the Town Tree Warden or any of his assistants while
engaged in carrying out the implementation of this Ordinance; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be
construed as an attempt to prohibit the pursuit of any remedy, legal or equitable, in any court of competent
jurisdiction for the protection of property rights by the owner of any property within the Town.
XII.
APPEALS
Appeals of the Tree Boards findings may be appealed to the Town Tree Warden.
Any adjustment of the standards required by this Ordinance or an appeal of a decision of the Town Tree
Board shall be taken to the Town Tree Warden. The Tree Warden upon receipt of such request, on forms
provided by the Town Tree Warden, shall have the authority and duty to consider an act upon the request. This
application shall clearly and in detail state what adjustments or requirements are being requested, reasons such
adjustments or requirements are being requested, reasons such adjustments are warranted, and shall be
accompanied with such supplementary data as is deemed necessary to substantiate the adjustment. The Town Tree
Warden may approve, modify, or deny the requested adjustment, based upon protection of public interest,
preservation of the intent of this Ordinance, and possible unreasonable and unnecessary hardships involved in the
case.
The Board shall act on the application as expeditiously as possible and shall notify the applicant in writing
within five (5) days of the action taken.
XIII.
VIOLATION AND PENALTY
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to
court action and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of up to $ 1000.00 and/or the values of the trees
removed or damaged.
In addition, the person shall replace the tree and/or repair damage with a size and species permitted by the
Town Tree Warden.
Each tree affected by noncompliance with this Ordinance shall constitute a separate violation.
Violation of the Ordinance shall be the basis of withholding a final inspection permit until such violation is
corrected to the satisfaction of the Town Tree Warden and/or Tree Board.
XIV.
LEGALITY OF ORDINANCE AND PARTS THEREOF
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Should any section clauses or provisions of this Ordinance be declared by the Courts to be invalid, the same
shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid.
XV.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED: April 15, 1999, EFFECTIVE: May 13, 1999.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on April 15, 1999, Effective May 13, 1999.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-06-05
An Ordinance Establishing a Wastewater Management District
SECTION I.
Preamble
A.
An ordinance establishing a town-wide wastewater management district pursuant to Rhode Island
General Laws, Chapter 24.5, Sections 45-24.5-1 et seq., entitled "Wastewater Management Districts."
B.
The Legislative findings set forth in 45-24.5-2, entitled "Legislative findings," are hereby
incorporated herein by reference as findings of the Town of Glocester.
C.
In addition, the Town of Glocester finds that: (i) all residents of the Town of Glocester are
dependent upon groundwater for all drinking, cooking, cleaning and bathing needs; (ii) the contamination of the
Town's groundwater supply could seriously impact the health, safety and welfare of those living in, working in, or
visiting the Town; (iii) that all residents and businesses in the Town utilize cesspools, septic systems or some other
form of individual septage disposal system to dispose of septage wastes, including some which are substandard and
predate the Regulations of the State of Rhode Island; and (iv) that the Town is also dependant upon the ponds,
lakes and other surface waters to restore and replenish groundwater, provide attractive residential and recreational
areas for residents and visitors and habitat for wildlife which could become contaminated by failed septage disposal
systems.
D.
The adoption of a wastewater management district is consistent with the goals of the
Comprehensive Community Plan of the Town by protecting the rural character of the Town, protecting its natural
resources while planning and preparing for the future of the Town and its growth.
E.
The adoption of a wastewater management district is consistent with the goals of the Zoning
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Regulations of the Town and promotes the purposes expressed in Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter 24, Section
45-24.30, entitled "General Purposes of zoning ordinances."
SECTION II. Purpose
The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a town-wide wastewater management district to
prevent the contamination of the Town's water resources, eliminate failed or malfunctioning individual subsurface
disposal systems, such as cesspools and septic systems, take advantage of such state and federal programs, grants,
loans and other funding as may be or become available from time to time or as may be raised and to implement the
recommendations of the Wastewater Management Commission.
SECTION III. Creation of Wastewater Management District
A wastewater management district pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter 24.5, Sections
45-24.5-1 et seq., entitled "Waste Water Management Districts," encompassing all of the areas of the Town of
Glocester is hereby created.
SECTION IV. Definitions
A.
Any term not herein defined shall be governed and deemed to have the definition as it appears in
the Rhode Island Rules and Regulations governing Individual Sewage Disposal Systems as adopted by the State
of Rhode Island from time to time.
B.
The following terms shall have the meanings set forth herein:
(1)
Building Sewer: The pipe which begins outside the building wall and extends to any place
or mechanism of sewage disposal, including, but not limited to, a cesspool or septic system.
(2)
Cesspool: Any buried chamber, including, but not limited to, any metal tank, perforated
concrete vault or covered hollow or excavation which receives discharges or sanitary sewage from a building sewer
for the purpose of collecting waste solids and/or discharging liquids to the surrounding soils. Cesspools are not an
approved method of sewage disposal, and all existing cesspools are hereby deemed substandard.
(3)
Failed System: Any sewage disposal system that does not adequately treat and dispose
of sewage that consequently creates a public or private nuisance or threat to public health and/or environmental
quality, as evidenced by, but not limited to, one or more of the following conditions:
(i)
failure to accept sanitary sewage from the building sewer;
(ii)
discharge of wastewater, either directly or indirectly to a subsurface drain, surface
drain, wetland or surface water body;
(iii)
effluent rising to the surface of the ground over or near any part of an ISDS or
seeping down-gradient from the absorption area at any change in grade, bank or road cut;
(iv)
discharge of improperly treated effluent to ground or surface waters resulting in
contamination of ground and/or surface waters due to any physical, chemical, biological or radiological substance
or nutrients;
(v)
inadequate treatment and disposal of wastewater due to deterioration, damage or
improper design of any ISDS, such as inadequate separation distance from the bottom of the system to groundwater
or impervious layer or damage from a vehicle driven over a leach field; or
(vi)
pumping records indicate very frequent septic tank or cesspool pumping. A system
shall be considered in need of repair or alternation if the system has been pumped or is in need of pumping two or
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more times in a calendar year.
(4)
Individual Sewage Disposal System ("ISDS"): A system installed to provide sanitary
sewage disposal by means other than discharge into a public sewer system.
(5)
Maintenance: The regular cleaning of any leaching chamber, cesspool, septic tank, building
sewer, distribution lines or any other component of an ISDS for the purpose of removing any accumulated liquid
scum and/or sludge. The term "maintenance" shall also mean any regularly required servicing or replacement of
related mechanical, electrical or other equipment.
(6)
Malfunctioning System: A malfunctioning system shall be synonymous with failed system.
(7)
Owner: Any person who alone or jointly or severally with others: (i) has legal title to any
premises; or (ii) has control of any premises as agent, executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix, trustee,
guardian of an estate of the holder of the legal title, or any person who controls the premises pursuant to the terms
of any agreement of purchase or management.
(8)
Repair: Any work performed on an ISDS in order to mend or renovate a specific defect
or deficiency after the failure, damage, deterioration or partial destruction of a previously existing ISDS or
component thereof. A repair shall not include any work performed on an existing ISDS that increases the flow
capacity of the system.
(9)
Septage: The solid or liquid materials which are pumped from an ISDS.
(10)
Septic System: For purposes of this ordinance, septic system is an ISDS.
(11)
Septic Tank: A water-tight receptacle which receives the discharge of sewage and is
designed and constructed to permit the deposition of settled solids, the digestion of the matter deposited and the
discharge of the liquid portion into a leaching system.
(12)
Violation:
(i)
Failure to comply with and adhere to the rules and regulations established by the
Board pursuant to this Ordinance;
(ii)
The improper discharge of sanitary sewage from a failed ISDS;
SECTION V. Creation of Board
A.
A Wastewater Management Board (the "Board") is hereby established to administer this ordinance
in accordance with the purpose hereof and the powers granted to such board pursuant to the terms of this
ordinance.
B.
The membership of the Board shall consist of seven (7) individuals. The Board shall have no more
than three (3) members from any one (1) political party. Each member shall be appointed by the Town Council.
The initial appointments shall be made in such a manner so that the terms do not all expire at the same time, but no
appointment shall be for a term of greater than five (5) years. Thereafter, all terms shall be for five (5) years. Any
member may be reappointed to serve up to three (3) consecutive terms. Each member may hold office until the
expiration of the term to which the member has been appointed. In the event of any vacancy, the Town Council
may fill the vacancy with an individual to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
C.
The Board shall have at least six (6) regular meetings per year. Special meetings may be held as
the bylaws, adopted by the Board, may provide. All meetings shall be subject to the so-called open meetings' laws
of the State of Rhode Island.
D.
The Board shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson and a secretary.
E.
Bylaws adopted by the Board shall provide that a quorum shall consist of at least four (4) members.
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F.
The Town Council may remove any member of the Board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect
of duty or for any other sufficient cause in a manner which is consistent with the laws of the State of Rhode Island.
G.
The Town Council may establish the compensation of the members of the Board from time to time.
However, this provision shall not be construed as requiring the payment of any compensation.
H.
The rules and regulations which may from time to time be adopted by the Board shall be adopted
in accordance with the following procedure:
(1)
Prior to the adoption, amendment or repeal of rule, the Board shall: (i) give at least twenty
(20) days notice of its intended action. The notice shall include a statement of either the terms or substance of the
intended action or a description of the subjects and issues involved, and of the time when, the place where, and
manner in which interested persons may present their view thereon. The notice shall be published in a newspaper,
newspapers, or other publication having general circulation throughout the Town. Copies of proposed rules shall
be available at the Board and by mail to any member of the public upon request; (ii) afford all interested persons
reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, orally or in writing. In the case of rules, opportunity
for oral hearing must be granted if requested by twenty-five (25) persons or by a governmental subdivision of the
Town. The Board shall consider fully all written and oral submissions respecting the proposed rule. Upon adoption
of a rule, the Board, if requested to do so by an interested person, either prior to adoption or within thirty (30) days
thereafter, shall issue a concise statement of the principal reasons for and against its adoption, incorporating therein
the Board's reasons for overruling the consideration urged against its adoption.
VI.
Powers of Board
A.
The Board shall establish such rules and regulations for the conduct of its own proceedings, for
examining permits, for public education programs, review of compliance rules and regulations of the Board,
hearings, investigations, planning for current and future wastewater disposal needs, raising and obtaining funds for
its operations, assessment of penalties, fines and levies, and as may otherwise be necessary and proper for the
implementation of this ordinance and which are consistent with the laws of the State of Rhode Island, of the United
States of America and the charter of the Town.
B.
The Board shall have the power to adopt and amend all bylaws and rules of procedure, not
inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the State of Rhode Island, the Town Charter, the constitution and laws
of the United States of America or this ordinance which may be reasonably necessary for the proper performance
of its duties. Specifically, the Board is granted the following powers:
(1)
to establish a public education program, which shall precede the implementation of any
inspection or pumping schedules or any enforcement activities of the Board, to make property owners aware of
the proper maintenance and care of an individual septage disposal system and the need for periodic pumping. Once
the inspection and pumping schedules are established, the education program shall remain in place to educate new
residents and to update the board members and existing residents of the Town on new information or procedures.
(2)
to provide for the passage of management district employees, officials, board members or
their specifically designated agents to pass unto private property with the consent of the property owner, tenant,
or upon a showing of probable cause before a judge or magistrate of the Courts of the State of Rhode Island of
a violation of the rules and regulations established by the Board, when necessary for investigations and inspections
of septic systems;
(3)
to order the maintenance and/or pumping of an individual septage disposal system in
accordance with an appropriate schedule;
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(4)
to establish appropriate schedules for the inspection and pumping of individual septage
disposal systems;
(5)
to raise funds for the administration, operation, contractual obligations and services of the
wastewater management district by:
(a)
assessing property owners for annual fees or assessments which have been
approved by the Town Council.
(b)
borrowing, and for that purpose, by issuing bonds or notes of the Town which
have been approved by the Town Council;
(c)
seeking, applying for and obtaining grants and other funds from the State of Rhode
Island and/or the United States of America; and
(d)
the budget and rates established by the Board and approved by the Town Council
shall be presented at the annual Town Financial Meeting for approval of the
electorate of the Town.
(6)
to hire personnel necessary to carry out the functions of the district;
(7)
to seek and receive grants of funds from governmental agencies or private groups;
(8) to establish a revolving fund to make available grants and low interest loans to individual
property owners for the improvement, correction, repair or replacement of failed septic
systems;
(9)
to authorize and contract with independent septage haulers and inspectors
(10)
to contract with other cities and towns for septage disposal through sewage treatment
plants with the approval of the Town Council and through such procedures for
authorization, such as submission for voter approval, as the Town Council, in its discretion,
may prescribe and as are required by law.
(11)
to prohibit the discharge of any septage wastes into any surface matters or unto the surface
of the ground;
(12)
to levy fines for noncompliance; however, any such fines shall not be
greater than Five Hundred
($500) Dollars per violation. Each day of continuing violation shall constitute a separate
and distinct violation. All fines collected shall go to a dedicated fund for the purpose of
operating the wastewater management district. Before the assessment of any fine, rules
and regulations of the Board shall provide for a hearing. Further, the rules and regulations
shall provide that any person aggrieved by the final decision of the Board in assessing a
fine, ordering compliance or other action shall have the rights of appeal pursuant to Rhode
Island General Laws, Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 35 of Title 42 and to the
district court.
(13)
The rules and regulations established by the Board shall provide for a method of periodic
inspection of sewage disposal systems in the Town which are suspected of being deficient.
The said rules and regulations shall permit the property owner to select and hire the
licensed inspector and/or pumper to perform the said scheduled inspections and to pump
the septic tank when appropriate. The inspections shall, at a minimum, include reporting
on:
(i)
septic tank levels;
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(ii)
surface breakout unto the ground surface;
(iii)
lush plant growth over and near the tank or leach field;
(iv)
odor;
(v)
the presence of trees within ten (10) feet of the leach field;
(vi)
the presence of imperious areas over the leach field;
(vii)
to determine whether there is any discharge of septage unto the surface of the
ground or into any surface water;
(viii)
any recommendations of the inspector to bring the system into compliance with
rules and regulations of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management and the Board. Further, the results of all inspections shall be
reported to the Board within thirty (30) days of inspection. The Board shall
review the inspection reports and give notice to any property owner whose
individual septage disposal needs corrective action of the corrective action need.
The rules and regulations of the Board shall provide for the property owner to
have at least thirty (30) days to contact the Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management, in writing, and apply for the necessary permit to
repair or replace the system, if necessary, or to take such other corrective action
as may be necessary. Requests for hearings shall be made within this thirty (30)
day period. In the event an inspection simply reveals the need for the system to
be pumped, the property owner shall be required to produce evidence of pumping
by an authorized septage hauler within thirty (30) days of the date of the
inspection.
(ix)
the Board shall maintain records of its proceedings, of all notices of violations,
inspections, pumping, reports of the Wastewater Commission and its
predecessors, reports generated by the Board or by professional consultants hired
by the Board, and other documents pertaining to the business of the Board. The
records of the Board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the
Board.
(14)
to contract with engineers and licensed septic system installers to effectuate the repair or
the replacement of any failed or defective septic system, cesspool or other individual
septage disposal system on any property to which the property owner has refused to
comply with the orders and directives of the Board after an additional written notice,
hearing, expiration of any and all appeal periods, pursuant to the following procedure:
1.
The property owner shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing after reasonable notice.
2.
The notice shall include:
a.
a statement of the time, place, and nature of the hearing;
b.
a statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
c.
a reference to the particular sections of the statutes and rules involved;
d.
a short and plain statement of the matters asserted. If the Board is unable to state the
matters in detail at the time the notice is served, the initial notice may be limited to a
statement of the issues involved and a detailed statement shall be furnished.
3.
An opportunity shall be afforded all parties to respond and present evidence and argument on all
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issues involved.
4.
Unless precluded by law, informal disposition may be made in any contested case by stipulation,
agreed settlement, consent order or default.
5.
The record of a contested case shall include:
a.
all pleadings, motions and intermediate rulings;
b.
evidence received or considered;
c.
statement of matters officially noticed;
d.
questions and offers of proof and rulings thereon;
e.
proposed findings and exceptions;
f.
any decision, opinion or report by an officer presiding at the hearing; and
g.
all staff memoranda or data submitted to the Board in connection with the case.
6.
Oral proceedings or any part thereof conducted by the Board in a contested case shall be
transcribed on request of any party. A stenographer may serve as hearing reporter and such
stenographer shall be paid by the Board.
7.
All findings of fact and decisions shall be based exclusively on the evidence and matters officially
noticed.
8.
Irrelevant, immaterial and unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. The Board shall give
effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. The Board's experience, technical competence
and specialized knowledge may be utilized in the evaluation of evidence and the Board may take
notice of cognizable facts, especially of those matters within the Board's specialized knowledge
regarding technical or scientific matters.
9.
Documentary evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts, if the original is not
readily available. Upon request, parties shall be given an opportunity to compare the copy with
the original.
10.
The rules of evidence as applied in civil cases in the superior courts of the State of Rhode Island
shall be followed, but when necessary to ascertain facts not reasonably susceptible of proof under
those rules, evidence not admissible under those rules may be submitted, except where precluded
by specific statute, if it is a type commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent people in the conduct
of their affairs. A party may cross-examine as may be required for a full and true disclosure of
facts.
11.
Any final order adverse to a party in a contested case shall be in writing or stated in the record.
Any final order shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. The party
shall be notified either personally or by mail of any order along with all attorneys of record.
12.
No party or employee of the Board shall communicate with any member of the Board regarding
any issue of law of any contested matter except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to
participate but members of the Board may communicate with each other and may have the aid and
advice of one or more personal assistants.
13.
Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available to him/her before the Board
and who is aggrieved by a final order in a contested case is entitled to judicial review in the manner
set forth in Rhode Island General Law, Section 42-35-15.
. . . and a final notice of impending action allowing for an additional thirty (30) day period for such
property owner to commence compliance with the regulations, orders and directives of the Board.
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Further, the Board is empowered to seek an order from the Superior Court for the County of
Providence to enjoin the property owner from interfering with the efforts of the Board to effectuate
the repairs or the replacement of the septic system on the property. In addition, the Board shall
be empowered to assess all the incurred in enforcing its regulations, orders and directives, together
with all the costs specifically of repairing or replacing the said septic system as a penalty and may
attach the said property to enforce the payment of such penalty.
SECTION VII.
Severability
If any of the provisions of this ordinance or if any rule, regulation, bylaw or order thereunder, or
the application of that provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance
and the application of that provision of this ordinance as of that rule, regulation, bylaw or order to person or
circumstances, other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION VIII.
Effective Date
This ordinance shall be effective upon passage by the Town Council of the Town of Glocester,
Rhode Island. ADOPTED: June 10, 1999. EFFECTIVE: June 10, 1999.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on June 10, 1999, Effective June 10, 1999.
SECTION 7
ROADS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-07-01
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS AS
STOP INTERSECTIONS AND REQUIRING ALL VEHICLES TO STOP AT
ONE OR MORE ENTRANCES TO SUCH INTERSECTIONS
SECTION 1. Obedience to Stop Signs.
The driver of a vehicle shall stop in obedience to a stop sign at the intersections set forth below, where a
stop sign is erected at one (1) or more entrances thereto although not a part of a through highway and shall proceed
cautiously, yielding to vehicles not so obliged to stop, which are within the intersection or approaching so as to
constitute an immediate hazard but may then proceed.
SECTION 2.
Designation of Stop Intersections.
The intersections set forth herein are hereby designated as stop intersections and vehicles traveling in the
direction specified on the road specified shall come to a full stop before proceeding. Vehicles traveling South on
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Chestnut Oak Road at Tourtellot Hill Road; South on Long Entry Road at Cooper Road; North and South on
Francis Road at Jeffrey Drive; North on Wilmarth Road at Chestnut Hill Road; East on Absalona Hill Road at
Cooper Road; North and South on Farnum Road at Cooper Road; North on Farnum Road at Evans Road; North
on Glen Drive at Spring Grove Road; North on Birch Road at Spring Grove Road;
Amended: Dexter Saunders Road, First entrance road to Ponaganset High School, and Second entrance road to
Ponaganset High School at the intersection with Anan Wade Road.
SECTION 3.
Penalties for Violation.
Every person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance, either Section 1 of Section 2 hereof, may be
punished by fine not exceeding in amount of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars or imprisonment not exceeding one
(1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 4. Severability of Provisions.
If any part or parts of this Ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional such unconstitutionality shall not
affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Title. The Town Council hereby declares that it would have passed
the remaining parts of said Ordinance if it had known that such part or parts thereof would be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council of the Town of Glocester and upon
the posting of stop signs. AMENDED: Feb. 18, 1993, EFFECTIVE: Mar. 20, 1993.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council January 10, 1975; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992; AMENDED: February 18, 1993, EFFECTIVE: March 20, 1993.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-07-02
DEPOSIT IN HIGHWAYS
SECTION 1.
Every person who shall deposit or place, or suffer to be deposited or placed, any stone, gravel, ashes
or refuse in any of the streets or highways of this Town, except by permission of the Commissioner of
Highways for the district where such stone, gravel, ashes, or refuse shall be deposited or placed, shall be fined
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in the amount not to exceed $100.00.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council June 30, 1883; AMENDED February 9, 1973;
CODIFIED: December 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-07-03
PARKING ORDINANCE
SECTION 1.
No person shall park or cause to be parked any motor vehicle or other vehicle on that portion of the Spring
Grove Road which is within 500 feet in either direction from the water gate at the dam of Spring Grove pond.
SECTION 2.
No person shall park or cause to be parked any motor vehicle or other vehicle on the southerly side of that
portion of Chestnut Hill Road which lies between Wilmarth Road and the Sand Dam.
SECTION 3.
No person shall park or caused to be parked any motor vehicle or other vehicle on the easterly side of
Winsor Road within three hundred (300) feet from the entrance to Winsor Park.
SECTION 4.
No person shall park or cause to be parked any motor vehicle on that portion of the George Allen Road
at Ponaganset Dam which is within 600 feet in either direction from the water gate at the Ponaganset Dam.
SECTION 5.
Any vehicle parked in violation of this Ordinance shall be towed upon the order of the Police Department
and will be released to its owner only upon payment of the applicable towing charges.
SECTION 6.
Effective Date
This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: July 17,
1997; EFFECTIVE August 12, 1997.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC Town Clerk
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History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council June 27, 1938; AMENDED September 10, 1976;
AMENDED October 9, 1980; AMENDED December 15, 1983. CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992; AMENDED July 17, 1997, EFFECTIVE: August 12, 1997.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-07-04
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING USE OF
RICHARDSON CLEARING TRAIL
SECTION 1.
It is hereby ordained unlawful to use Richardson Clearing Trail (also known as Cold Spring Trail), extending
northward from Putnam Pike (Route 44), for vehicle access to and from the Bowdish Lake Camping Area, and
each such user shall be subject to a fine of twenty ($20) dollars, payable by the driver of any type of vehicle using
the road for such purpose.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be enforced by the Glocester Police Department; they may allow fines to be paid by
mail in lieu of court appearance for first-time violators; and they shall post a sign at each end of the road so
described, setting forth the following warning followed by a copy of this ordinance:
WARNING--ACCESS LIMITED--$20 FINE.
THIS ROAD MAY NOT BE USED FOR ACCESS
TO AND FROM THE BOWDISH LAKE CAMPING AREA.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance will take effect upon passage and will be incorporated in the next edition of the
consolidated Glocester Ordinances. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council March 11, 1977; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-07-05
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING EMERGENCY SNOW CONDITIONS
SECTION 1. Purpose.
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It is hereby declared to be in public welfare, interest and safety that in order to insure the delivery of food
and fuel to enable fire apparatus to reach all areas of the town, it is necessary that during and after a snow storm
all town roads in the town be made passable. In order to facilitate the plowing of such roads, it may be necessary
for the police department or highway department of the town remove vehicles interfering with the plowing of such
roads.
SECTION 2.
Snow Routes.
All town roads shall be considered snow routes for the purposes of this Ordinance during the period from
November 30 through April 1 inclusive.
SECTION 3. TOWING OF VEHICLES IN SNOW ROUTES.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to appoint such agents as he deems necessary to tow away
parked, disabled or abandoned vehicles on snow routes during snow storms. Such vehicles shall be towed to the
nearest area cleared by the Town for such purposes, if such area exists at the time of such towing. In the event that
such area does not exist at the time of such towing, the vehicles shall be towed to any off-street area for storage
until the vehicle is claimed by the owner thereof.
A list of such vehicles shall be kept at the police headquarters by which the owner of such vehicle so towed
may learn the location of his vehicle. Failure to include any vehicle upon the list, shall not, however, create any
liability upon the Town on account of towing. The Town shall not be liable for damage or loss to the contents
thereof.
The agents appointed by the Chief of Police shall submit evidence of a bond in a sum satisfactory to the
Town Treasurer, to hold the Town harmless from any and all claims for damage to personal property arising out
of towing.
The charges for such towing of vehicles shall be the reasonable charge of the private party who performs
the service of towing the vehicle in question.
The charges shall be collected by the towing agent as its fee for towing services, and shall be in lieu of any
other fee or payment by the Town for such service. The payment of such towing and storage charges shall not
release the operator or owner or the vehicle from any penalty imposed for violation of a traffic regulation.
SECTION 4.
Towing of Improperly Equipped Vehicle.
Anyone whose car if found without chains, snow tires, or other heavy weather driving appliance, and is
unable to move of itself on the town roads, may be towed by the Police Department in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3 of this ordinance, and in addition shall pay a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
SECTION 5. Effective DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and shall be deemed to repeal any inconsistent prior
ordinance.
ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council November 12, 1976; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
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EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-07-06
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LIMITS OF SPEED ON CERTAIN
TOWN HIGHWAYS, ROADS, LANES, DRIVES, TERRACES AND
STREETS WITHIN THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER
SECTION 1.
Reasonable and Prudent Speeds.
No person shall drive a vehicle on the herein designated highways, roads, lanes, drives, terraces, and streets
at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential
hazards then existing. In any event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any
person, vehicle, or other conveyance, on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty
of all persons to use due care.
SECTION 2. Limits of Speed.
Where no special hazard exists that required lower speed for compliance with Section 1. hereof, the speed
of any vehicle not in excess of the limits specified in this Section (on highways, roads, lanes, drives, terraces and
streets designated below) shall be lawful, but any speed in excess of the limits specified in this Section shall be prima
facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful on the highways, roads, lanes,
drives, terraces and streets designated below:
LOCATION
M.P.H.
Absalona Hill Road
25
Aldrich Road
25
Briarwood Road
20
Blackinton Road
20
Brook Hill Road
20
Bungy Road
25
Chestnut Hill Road
25
Chestnut Oak Road
25
Colwell Road
25
Cooper Road
25
Cranberry Ridge Road
25
Curry Road
15
Dexter Saunders Road
25
Dickson Lane
15
Douglas Hook Road
25
Dorr Drive
15
Durfee Hill Road
25
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Echo Road
20
Eddy Road
15
Edgewood Drive
15
Eleanor Street
15
Elbow Rock Road
15
Elmdale Road
25
Elmwood Terrace
15
Ernest Street
15
Evans Road
25
Farnum Road
25
First Street
15
Francis Road
20
Gazza Road
20
George Allen Road
25
Glen Drive
15
Grist Mill Road
15
Hazelwood Drive
20
Highland Road
15
Huntinghouse Road
25
Jackson Schoolhouse Road
25
Joe Sweet Road
20
Joe Sarle Road
25
Jeffrey Road
20
Killingly Road
20
Keach Dam Road
25
Lake Drive
20
Lake Shore Drive
20
Lee Street
15
Long Entry Road
25
Loop Road
20
Maplewoods Drive
20
Middle Road
15
Olney Keach Terrace
20
Oakview Terrace
20
Oil Mill Lane
15
Paris Irons Road
25
Pine Road
15
Pinecrest Drive
20
Pine Orchard Road
25
Potter's Lane
15
Pound Road
25
Pray Hill Road
25
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Putnam Heights Road
25
Pulaski Road
25
Quarry Road
25
Ramble Road
20
Rosewood Drive
20
Rube Keach Road
20
Robin Vale Drive
20
Sand Dam Road
15
Sandy Brook Road
25
Salisbury Road
15
Second Street
15
Shore Drive
15
Snake Hill Road
25
Spring Grove Road
25
Sprague Hill Road
15
Spruce Ridge Drive
25
Steere Road
15
Sterling Drive
20
Stone Dam Road
20
Sidney Winsor Road
25
Tanyard Lane
15
Tarklin Road
15
Tourtellot Hill Road
25
Valley Road
15
Widow Smith Road
15
Willie Woodhead Road
15
Will Sherman Road
15
Wilmarth Road
15
Whipple Road
20
SECTION 3. Penalties for Violation.
Every person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance, either Section 1 or Section 2 hereof, may be
punished by fine not exceeding in amount Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars or imprisonment not exceeding one (1)
year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 4. Severability of Provisions.
If any part or parts of this Ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional such unconstitutionality shall not
affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Title. The Town Council hereby declares that it would have passed
the remaining parts of said ordinance if it had known that such part or parts thereof would be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION 5.
Effective Date.
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This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council of the Town of Glocester and upon the
posting of speed limitation signs. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council January 10, 1975; AMENDED February 11, 1988.
CODIFIED: December 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
SECTION 8
TAXATION
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-01
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TAX EXEMPTIONS GRANTED TO VETERANS
SECTION 1.
In order to reflect the same monetary savings to veterans, as defined in Section 44-3-4 of the General Laws,
that resulted from the tax exemptions available to veterans with respect to the real property taxes assessed by the
Town as of December 31, 1981, the Town Council does hereby grant a real property tax credit in the amount of
$84.80 to veterans. Such tax credit shall be in lieu of the tax exemptions set forth in Section 44-3-4. This tax credit
shall only apply to real property taxes assessed as of December 31, 1982, and shall be in addition to any and all
other exemptions and tax credits to which said person may be entitled by law.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council September 27, 1983. CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
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2-08-02
TAX CANCELLATION ORDINANCE
It is hereby enacted by the Town of Glocester as follows:
WHEREAS, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 44-7-14(4), Town Councils are empowered to cancel, in whole
or in part, taxes assessed upon personal, mixed, or real property pursuant to an ordinance intended to encourage
the renovation, rehabilitation or construction of tax delinquent properties; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 44-9-18, towns are empowered to make regulations for the
possession, management, and sale of land purchased or taken for taxes, not inconsistent with law or with the right
of redemption; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Glocester wishes to regulate such land and to enact a Town Ordinance intended
to encourage the renovation, rehabilitation, and/or construction of properties which have become tax delinquent
and which the Town has purchased or taken for nonpayment of taxes.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted as follows:
1.
The Town Council may cancel, in whole or in part, any taxes, interest, and penalties assessed upon
personal, mixed, or real property when it finds that said cancellation may tend to encourage the
renovation, rehabilitation or construction of tax delinquent properties.
2.
In addition, or in the alternative, the Town Council may cause to be paid to the Town a sum not less
or more than the amount necessary for the redemption of any land or property purchased or taken
by the Town for nonpayment of taxes, may direct the Treasurer of the Town to assign and transfer
the tax title to such land to any person, including the previous owner of said property, and ;may
request the Treasurer to execute and deliver on behalf of the Town any instrument necessary
therefore.
3.
In so doing, the Council shall first make a finding that any such payment by the Town or an assignment
of land to the previous owner or other party may tend to encourage the renovation, rehabilitation, or
construction of tax-delinquent property within the Town.
4.
In particular, the Town Council is empowered to act under this Ordinance whenever, in its judgment,
the cancellation of payment of taxes, the payment of other amounts necessary to redeem any land
purchased or taken by the Town for nonpayment of taxes, and/or the assignment of a tax title to a
property may tend to cause the original owner or other party (rather than the Town) to bear any
portion of the costs of any renovation, rehabilitation, cleanup, repair, or construction on or with
respect to tax-delinquent properties.
5.
This Ordinance shall become Effective upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE:
Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on August 11, 1988; CODIFIED: December 12,1991,
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-03
ON ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION-
WHEELCHAIR LIFT EQUIPPED MOTOR VEHICLES
This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to General Law of Rhode Island 44-35-10.
1.
Fifty percent of the value of any motor vehicle that has been specifically adapted with a wheelchair lift for
use by an individual with a disability shall be exempt from taxation.
2.
This Ordinance shall apply to not more than one motor vehicle owned and registered for the personal, non-
commercial use of any person who has sustained a loss, or permanent loss of use of both legs or both arms.
3.
In the event the person suffering said loss is unable to register said motor vehicle, then the exemption shall
apply where the motor vehicle is registered to an immediate family member.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: Sept.16,
1993, EFFECTIVE: Oct. 18, 1993.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council September 16, 1993, EFFECTIVE: October 18,
1993
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-04
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR
ELDERLY OR DISABLED PERSONS
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has passed an Act in the 2002 Session entitled AN ACT ENABLING THE
TOWN COUNCIL, OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER TO ADJUST THE TAX EXEMPTIONS GRANTED
TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED: and
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WHEREAS, the Town Council pursuant to said Act and pursuant to said Act desires to implement said Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby enacted as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Town Council does hereby exempt from taxation the real property situated in said Town which is owned
and occupied by owners over 65 years of age or under 65 years of age who are permanently disabled in an amount
not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) of valuation. The Town Council also exempts from taxation
the real property situated in said Town which is owned and occupied by owners with a combined adjusted gross
taxable annual household income not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), exclusive of social security
benefits, as set forth in the following schedule:
(a)
Owners who are 65 but less than 70 years of age - An exemption, ranging in age, not to exceed
fifty-eight thousand dollars ($58,000) valuation;
(b)
Owners who are 70 but less than 75 years of age - An exemption, ranging in age, not to exceed
seventy-three thousand dollars ($73,000) of valuation;
(c)
Owners who are 75 but less than 80 years of age - An exemption, ranging in age, not to exceed
ninety-three thousand dollars ($93,000) of valuation.
(d)
Owners who are 80 years of age or older - An exemption, ranging in age, not to exceed ninety-
eight thousand dollars ($98,000) of valuation, plus amounts per years thereafter as specified in the
schedule approved by the Town Council and maintained by the Tax Assessor.
A schedule specifying said exemptions as may be approved annually by the Council shall be maintained by
the Tax Assessor. The exemptions provided for herein may be decreased or increased at the discretion
of the Town Council.
Said exemption shall be pro-rated among the owners of said real property and shall be in addition to any and all
other exemptions from taxation to which said owner may be otherwise entitled. Said exemption shall be applied
uniformly, and shall be granted upon proof of the following: (1) age; (2) ownership and occupancy of said resident's
property for a continuous period of five (5) years next prior to the filing of an application for the exemption; (3)
legal domicile in said town; (4) disability which shall mean a permanent physical or mental illness rendering the
person afflicted incapable of gainful employment and so certified by a licensed physician; (5) annual validation of
the household income eligibility level for owners referenced in Sections (a) through (d), above, with such proof
thereof as is required by the Tax Assessor to be submitted by March 15th.
(e) the taxable annual income eligibility level specified above shall be adjusted annually, beginning with
taxes assessed as of December 31, 2002, in accordance with the average percentage change
calculated during the 12 months next preceding December in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Northeast Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-UC).
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(f) the amounts of evaluation set forth above are adjusted in accordance with the Ordinance entitled "1992
Adjustment of Exemption upon Re-Evaluation of Real Property."
SECTION 2. Filing of Application - Proof of Right to Exemption
No person shall be entitled to any exemption herein authorized in any year without first filing an application
with the Tax Assessor on forms furnished by the Assessor. Each application shall be sworn to by the applicant or
applicants under penalty of perjury. Proof of age, ownership, occupancy, legal domicile, or disability shall be
furnished in the following manner:
(a)
Proof of Age: Age may be proved by furnishing to the Assessor either a birth certificate, certificate
of citizenship, baptismal certificate, sworn affidavit of a third party or by such other means as may
be approved by the Assessor.
(b)
Ownership: Ownership may be established by furnishing the Tax Assessor with the date of
purchase and land record citation of same by the applicant of the residential property involved.
(c)
Occupancy: Occupancy of the residential property may be proven by incorporating such fact in
the sworn application for exemption.
(d)
Legal domicile: Legal domicile may be established by the production of (l) voter's registration
certificate, or by (2) the production of a license to operate a motor vehicle, or a registration
certificate or by such other means as the Assessor may reasonably require.
(e)
Disability: Disability may be established by providing the Tax Assessor with a signed and notarized
statement by a licensed physician declaring the applicant disabled as defined herein.
(f)
Other Forms of Proof: An applicant may provide proof of right of exemption if the above specified
methods are not available to him or her by furnishing military records, passports, certificates of
citizenship, or by such other evidence of proof as may be required by the Assessor.
(g)
Proof of income eligibility shall include federal and state income tax returns and/or such other
documentation as may be required by the Assessor.
(h)
Household income shall include the annual gross taxable income of any person who occupies and
maintains said residence as his/her legal domicile.
In the event that the applicants for exemption are co-tenants, joint tenants or tenants by the entirety, the proof
enumerated above by any one of the applicants shall be sufficient to be entitled to the exemption.
SECTION 3.
Termination of Exemptions
All exemptions shall terminate upon the conveyance of the subject property, death of the person
or persons exempted or the moving of such person or persons from the Town of Glocester, or in
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the case of a disability exemption when the physical or mental illness is terminated, or when said
exempted person(s) otherwise fail to qualify.
SECTION 4.
Act Effective When
The Amendments to this Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required
by law and shall be deemed to to repeal any inconsistent prior ordinance.
Jean M. Fecteau, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council and shall be applicable
to taxes assessed as of the 3lst day of December, 2001 and to each December 3lst thereafter.
That Ordinance adopted by the Town Council on September 27, l983, entitled "An Ordinance
Providing for a Tax Exemption for Elderly or Disabled Persons", is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Adopted by the Town Council on June l4, l990 Codified: Dec. 12, 1991, Effective: Jan. 06,
1992. Amended December 18, 1997, Effective: December 31, 1997. Amended by the Town
Council on May 16, 2002, Effective: June 13, 2002.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-05
ADJUSTMENT OF EXEMPTION UPON REEVALUATION
OF REAL PROPERTY
Section 1.
Tax Exemption May Be Adjusted at Time of Reevaluation or Statistical Update.
The Town council, acting through the Tax Assessor, is hereby authorized to adjust the tax
exemption for all persons entitled thereto in any year that the Town has a real property reevaluation
or statistical update.
Section 2.
Amount of Adjustment.
Any adjustment of the tax exemption for persons entitled thereto shall be made to reflect at least
the same monetary savings that appeared on the property tax bill that existed for the year prior to
reevaluation or statistical update of such real property. Any adjustment of the tax exemption for
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persons entitled thereto hereunder shall be in increments of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) and
shall be rounded up to the nearest thousand dollars.
Section 3.
Certification of Adjustment.
After any adjustment of exemption upon reevaluation or statistical update pursuant to the
authorization conferred by Sections 1 and 2 of this Ordinance, the Town Council shall have a
certificate setting forth the amount of such adjustments prepared by the Tax Assessor and
presented to it.
Section 4.
Enforcement.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be enforced by the Town Council through the Tax Assessor.
Section 5.
Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately prior to the issuance of tax bills by the Tax Assessor
in 1992.
Adopted: July 16, 1992, Effective: Aug. 17, 1992.
Jean M. Fecteau, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: Adopted by the Town Council on July 16, 1992, Effective: August 17, 1992.
Amended by the Town Council on May 16, 2002, Effective: June 13, 2002.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-06
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE
EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION FOR
RETAIL INVENTORY
SECTION 1. Authority
Pursuant to authority granted to the Town of Glocester by Rhode Island General Laws 44-3-40,
the Town hereby exempts the stock-in-trade or inventory of retailers located within the Town,
subject to the following terms and conditions:
SECTION 2. Definitions
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(a)
The term "inventory" or "stock-in-trade" means and includes the merchandise kept on hand
for sale in the normal and regular course of retail business.
(b)
The term "retailer" means and includes a person, partnership, corporation, or other
business entity engaged in the business of selling goods at retail.
SECTION 3. Application
An applicant seeking a tax exemption on inventory shall file an application with the Tax Assessor
of the Town of Glocester. The application shall be on a form furnished by the Tax Assessor.
The form shall contain as a minimum the following information:
(a)
The name and address of the applicant;
(b)
The location where the inventory is located within the Town of Glocester, including the lot
and plat;
(c)
The value of the inventory as of December 31 in the year immediately preceding the year
in which the exemption is requested;
(d)
The nature of the inventory for which the exemption is being requested; and
(e)
The application shall be signed by the applicant.
SECTION 4. Grant of Exemption
Upon receipt of a signed application, in accordance with Section 3, accompanied by a copy of a
paid tax bill, or a certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes due on the tangible personal
property and on the real estate where the inventory is located are current, the Tax Assessor shall
notify the applicant that the exemption has been granted.
SECTION 5. Duration of Grant of Exemption from Taxation
Initial grants of exemption from taxation shall be for a period of ten (10) years. An applicant may
apply for subsequent grants of exemption from taxation in accordance with the procedure set forth
in the initial application.
SECTION 6. Annual Report
Taxpayers receiving an exemption shall annually, prior to the fifteenth of March, file a report with
the Tax Assessor listing the value of all inventory and tangible personal property located within the
Town of Glocester as of the previous December 31st. Contemporaneously with filing the annual
report, the taxpayer shall file either a copy of a paid tax bill for the tangible personal property and
real estate where the inventory is located or a certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes are
current. Failure to file a timely report, or proof that tangible and real estate taxes are current, may
result in revocation of the exemption.
SECTION 7. Exception
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Delinquency in the payment of taxes on the real estate where the inventory is located shall not
necessarily deprive a retailer, who is not responsible for the payment of real estate tax, of the
exemption provided herein.
SECTION 8. Revocation of Exemption
Upon notification to the Town Council by the Tax Assessor that a taxpayer previously granted an
exemption has failed to comply with the terms of the Ordinance, the Town Council may, upon
notice to the taxpayer, hold a show cause hearing and terminate the exemption.
SECTION 9. Annual Report by Tax Assessor
The Tax Assessor shall annually, in the month of August, report to the Town Council the amount
of property exempted pursuant to the terms of the Ordinance.
SECTION 10. Effective Date
This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED:
Aug. 21, 1997, EFFECTIVE: Sept. 18, 1997.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on August 21, 1997, EFFECTIVE: September 18,
1997.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-07
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE EXEMPTION
FROM TAXATION FOR WHOLESALE INVENTORY
SECTION 1.
The Council of the Town of Glocester, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island hereby
exempts from taxation and/or freezes the valuation of stock in trade or inventory of wholesalers for
a period of twenty-five (25) years pursuant to the limitations and restrictions of Section 44-3-29
of the Rhode Island General laws.
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SECTION 2. Act Effective When.
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council and publication as required by
law. ADOPTED: Aug. 18, 1994, EFFECTIVE: Sept. 05, 1994.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on August 18, 1994, EFFECTIVE: Sept. 05, 1994.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-08
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL INVENTORY TAX PHASE OUT
SECTION 1. The Tax Assessor is hereby authorized to phase out, over a ten (10) year period, the stock in trade
or inventory tax of wholesalers and retailers. The rate schedule to be implemented by the Tax
Assessor is set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
SECTION 2. The terms "inventory", as it refers to wholesalers, "stock in trade", as it refers to wholesalers, and
"wholesaler" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 44-3-29 of the General Laws.
SECTION 3. The terms "inventory", as it refers to retailers, "stock in trade", as it refers to retailers, and "retailer"
shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 44-3-40 of the General Laws.
SECTION 4. The rate schedule for the ten (10) year phase out of the wholesale and retail inventory tax shall be
as follows:
Year
Maximum Tax Rate
FY 1999
(Present tax rate)
FY 2000
Ninety percent (90%) of FY 1999 rate
FY 2001
Eighty percent (80%) of FY 1999 rate
FY 2002
Seventy percent (70%) of FY 1999 rate
FY 2003
Sixty percent (60%) of FY 1999 rate
FY 2004
Fifty percent (50%) of FY 1999 rate
FY 2005
Forty percent (40%) of FY 1999 rate
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FY 2006
Thirty percent (30%) of FY 1999 rate
FY 2007
Twenty percent (20%) of FY 1999 rate
FY 2008
Ten percent (10%) of FY 1999 rate
FY 2009
No tax
SECTION 5. In the event that a wholesaler sold inventory or stock in trade both at wholesale and retail in the
preceding calendar year, the Tax Assessor shall assess on the same basis as a retailer's inventory
or stock in trade as of December 31 of that year, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
notwithstanding any freeze of assessed valuation or exemption permitted pursuant to Section 44-5-
12(c) of the General Laws, that proportion of inventory or stock in trade of the wholesaler which
shall be equal to the percentage of the wholesaler's total sales during the preceding calendar year
that were at retail. For the purposes of this paragraph, sales at retail shall not include sales to
employees of the wholesaler or to employees of its affiliates. If retail sales are less than one percent
(1%) of total sales during the year, it shall be deemed that no sales were made at retail during the
year. All sales of a wholesaler to a customer which is an affiliated entity shall be deemed to be
retail sales for the purposes of this subsection if more than half the dollar volume of the sales of the
affiliated entity is made within the Town of Glocester.
(a)
For purposes of this section, a wholesaler shall be considered
affiliated with customers if it controls, or is under common control
with the customers.
(b)
In the event that a wholesaler or retailer subject to the inventory tax
commences operations within the Town of Glocester after fiscal
year 1999, the Tax Assessor shall determine what would have
been the value of the inventory as of December 1998, adjusting the
inventory value to fiscal year 1999 using the changes in the
consumer price index - all urban consumers (CPI-U) published by
the bureau of labor statistics of the United States Department of
Labor.
(c)
This section shall also apply to automobile dealers as defined in
Section 31-5-5 of the General Laws.
SECTION 6. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council of the Town of Glocester. ADOPTED: JUNE
10, 1999. EFFECTIVE: JUNE 10, 1999.
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Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on June 10, 1999, Effective June 10, 1999.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-09
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF INTEREST ON OVERDUE
QUARTERLY TAX PAYMENTS
WHEREAS, Section 44-5-8.1, Gen. Laws of Rhode Island, authorizes Towns to adopt an ordinance waiving the
interest on overdue quarterly tax payments:
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to adopt such an ordinance:
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby enacted as follows:
SECTION 1.
The tax collector is hereby authorized to waive the interest on one quarter's overdue property tax payment
and to allow the remaining balance to be paid on a quarterly basis provided the taxpayer can demonstrate with
such evidence as may be required by the Town that the failure to make such payment in a timely fashion was
prevented by circumstances, other than financial incapacity, beyond the control of the taxpayer such as illness or
death and if all of the following conditions are satisfied by the tax payer:
(1) The property subject to the overdue payment is the residence of the taxpayer and has been for the
five (5) years immediately preceding the tax payment which is overdue.
(2) The request for a waiver of interest is in writing, signed and dated by the taxpayer.
(3) The taxpayer has made timely tax payments to the Town for five (5) years immediately preceding the
tax payment which is overdue. The burden of proof of timely payments shall be on the taxpayer.
(4) The bill for which the payment was overdue was issued less than two (2) years prior to the date of
the request for a waiver of interest.
(5) In no event shall the waiver of interest on a tax bill exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Decisions of
the tax collector shall be in writing and contain a notice to the city or town council. If the tax payer
receives an adverse ruling from the tax collector, the tax payer must pay the interest and may file a
claim for reimbursement with the city or town council within ten (10) days of the decision.
(6) Acceptable evidence shall include, but is not limited for the following: (death of a family member)
obituary, doctor's note or proof of hospitalization.
SECTION 2. Act Effective When
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This ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council and shall be applicable to taxes
assessed as of the 31st day of December, 2001 and to each December 31st thereafter.
Jean M. Fecteau, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council June 20, 2002, Effective July 16, 2002.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-08-10
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR
TAXABLE PROPERTY
WHEREAS, Section 44-5-11.8, Gen. Laws of Rhode Island, authorizes Towns to adopt a tax classification plan
by ordinance: and
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to adopt a tax classification plan in accordance with section 44-5-11.8;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby enacted as follows:
SECTION 1.
All ratable property in the Town of Glocester shall be classified by the Assessor as follows:
(1) Class 1: Residential real estate consisting of no more than five (5) dwelling units, land classified as open space,
and dwellings on leased land including mobile homes.
(2) Class 2: Commercial and industrial real estate, residential properties containing partial commercial or business
uses and residential real estate of more than five (5) dwelling units.
(3) Class 3: All ratable tangible personal property.
(4) Class 4: Motor vehicles and trailers subject to excise tax created by chapter 34 of Title 44.
The tax rates applicable to wholesale and retail inventory within class 3 shall be governed by section 44-3-29.1
of the Rhode Island General Laws. The tax rates applicable to motor vehicles within class 4 shall be governed by
section 44-34.1-1 of the Rhode Island General laws.
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The assessor shall on or about June 1 of each year make a full and fair cash valuation of all ratable property and
determine the assessed valuation of each property class. The assessor shall apply a rate of taxation against Class
3 property, as approved by the Town Council, which differs from the rate of taxation applied against property in
Classes 1 and 2.
The tax rate applied against Class 3 property assessed as of December 31, 2001 shall be $27.00 per thousand and
said rate shall thereafter be set annually in accordance with sec. 44-511.8 and this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Act Effective When
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council and shall be applicable to taxes assessed as
of the 31ST day of December, 2001 and to each December 31ST thereafter.
Jean M. Fecteau, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council June 20, 2002, Effective July 16, 2002.
SECTION 12
LICENSING/REGULATIONS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-01
LICENSING
SECTION 1.
The Town Council shall conduct a Public Hearing to consider each application for any license(s) (or renewals of
any existing license) that: (i) require legal advertising and/or (ii) require the issuance of a variance or a special
exception by the Zoning Board of Review.
SECTION 2.
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The Town Clerk shall consider each application for any license(s) (or renewals of any existing license) which do
not require Town Council consideration pursuant to Section 1, above. Notwithstanding any other additional
grounds for denial of any application for any license(s) (or renewals of any existing license), the Town Clerk shall,
in any event, deny any such application in which any one (1) or more of the following apply:
(a) applicable law, rule or ordinance requires that such application be advertised; or
b)such application and/or prepared license(s) (or prepared renewals of any existing license)
are prohibited by applicable Rhode Island or Town of Glocester law, rule or ordinance; or
(c)all necessary documentation relating to such application has not been fully and correctly
filed in a timely fashion by the applicant; or
(d)the applicant has failed to fully pay any and all fees and taxes due from such applicant to
the Town of Glocester (or no satisfactory schedule of payment of any outstanding fees and/or
taxes due from such applicant has been approved by the Tax Collector).
Any Applicant may appeal to the Town Council within thirty (30) days of the date of any denial by the Town Clerk
of any such application. In order to be considered by the Town Council, any such appeal must be properly
delivered in writing by the applicant no later than the close of business on the Monday immediately preceding the
next Town Council Agenda meeting. Upon the proper filing of any such appeal, the Town Clerk shall submit to
the Town Council a written report stating the reasons for the denial of the license.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: Jan. 20, 1994,
EFFECTIVE: Feb.17,1994.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED: January 20, 1994, EFFECTIVE: February 17,1994.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-02
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING TAXES MUST BE PAID BEFORE ISSUING
OR TRANSFERRING OF A BUSINESS LICENSE(S)
SECTION 1.
Commencing on the next renewable license date, all licensed businesses in the Town of Glocester requiring a town
business license to operate, shall at the time of the renewal or transfer of such license, show proof that all business
related taxes due to the Town of Glocester have been paid to the satisfaction of the Town Council before obtaining
a business license.
SECTION 2.
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These taxes shall include but not be limited to all tangible personal taxes; and real estate taxes, where applicable;
and all other local taxes relating to that particular business.
SECTION 3.
Penalty. Any person or business violating any of the provisions hereof, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars for each offense and/or the immediate revocation of any existing business licenses and denial of any
application for such business license.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED: April 20, 1995, EFFECTIVE: May 15, 1995.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council on April 20, 1995 and EFFECTIVE May 15, 1995.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-03
CAMPING AND TRAVELING TRAILER PARK ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS: as used in this ordinance:
(A)
Town Council means the legally designated Town Council of the Town of Glocester.
(B)
Permit means a written permit issued by the Town Council permitting the construction, alteration, or
extension of a camping and travel trailer parking area under the provisions of this Ordinance and
regulations issued hereunder.
(C)
License means a written license issued by the Town Council allowing a person to operate and maintain
a camping and travel trailer parking area under the provisions of this Ordinance and regulations issued
hereunder.
(D)
Person means any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private association, or corporation.
(E)
Sanitary Station means a facility used for removing and disposing of wastes from trailer holding tanks.
(F)
Service Building means a structure housing toilet, lavatory and such other facilities as may be required
by this Ordinance.
(G)
Sewer Connection means the connection consisting of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the
drain outlet of the trailer to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe of the sewerage system
serving the camping and trailer parking area.
(H)
Sewer Riser Pipe means that portion of the sewer lateral which extends vertically to the ground
elevation and terminates at each camping and travel space.
(I)
Trailer means any of the following:
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1)
Travel Trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as
a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, permanently identified Travel
Trailer by the Manufacturer of the trailer, and when factory equipped for the road, it shall have
a body width not exceeding eight feet, and a body length not exceeding 34 feet.
2)
Pick-up Coach means a structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a
temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation.
3)
Motor Home means a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation and
vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
4)
Camping Trailer means a canvas, folding structure, mounted on wheels and designated for
travel, recreation and vacation use.
(J)
Dependant Trailer means a trailer which is dependant upon a service building for toilet and lavatory facilities.
(K)
Self-Contained Trailer means a trailer which can operate independent of connections to sewer, water and
electrical systems. It contains a water flushed toilet, lavatory, shower and kitchen sink, all of which are
connected to water storage and sewerage holding tanks located within the trailer.
(L)
Camping and Travel Trailer Park means a parcel of land in which two or more spaces are occupied or
intended for occupancy by trailers or campers for transient dwelling purposes.
(M)
Camping and Travel Space means a parcel of land in a camping and trailer park for which a fee is paid by
the occupant(s) of the space.
(N)
Trailer Stand means that part of an individual trailer or camp space which has been reserved for the
placement of a single trailer or tent and its accessory structures.
(O)
Water Connection means the connection consisting of all pipes, fittings, and appurtenances from the water
riser pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within the trailer.
(P)
Water Riser Pipe means that portion of the water supply system serving the camping trailer park which
extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at a designated point at each trailer and camping
space.
(Q)
Water Station means a facility for supplying water storage tanks of trailers and campers with potable water.
(R)
Gross Site Area means the portion of land designated as the camping and travel trailer park.
(S)
Tent means any portable structure other than the above defined trailers, which must be pitched and prepared
before use as a shelter.
SECTION 2. PERMITS.
2.1
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend any camping and travel trailer park
within the limits of the Town of Glocester, (or to expand the number of the camping and trailer spaces within such
a park,) unless he holds a valid permit issued by the Town Council in the name of such person for the specific
construction, alteration, extension, expansion, or enlargement proposed in conformity with the zoning ordinance and
other applicable laws.
2.2
All applications for permit shall be made to the Town Council and shall contain the following:
(A) Name and address of applicant.
(B) Ownership interest of the applicant in the camping and travel trailer park.
(C) Location and legal description of the camping and travel trailer park.
(D) A U.S. Soil Conservation Service standard soil survey to determine suitability for a
campground.
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(E) A two-phase review of the plan shall be as follows:
(1) Preliminary approval or disapproval will follow a general presentation of the proposal to
the Town Council. The presentation will include the statement that buildings, water,
electrical and disposal systems will be subject to State codes, the approval of Department
of Environmental Management and the Department of Health.
(2) After obtaining preliminary approval, complete engineering plans based on any local or
state specifications applicable to the proposed camping and travel trailer park will be
presented. The complete plans will include the following:
(a) The area and dimensions of the tract of land, and names of abutting property owners.
(b) The number, location, and size of all camping and trailer spaces.
(c) The location and width of roadways and walkways.
(d) The location of service buildings, sanitary stations and any other proposed structures.
(e) The location of water and sewer lines and riser pipes.
(f) Plans and specifications of the water supply and refuse and sewerage disposal
facilities.
(g) Plans and specifications of all buildings constructed or to be constructed within the
camping and travel trailer park.
(i) Planned uses for recreational facilities.
2.3
All applications shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) plus
the cost of advertising any hearing on the application. The fee will be applied to the license fee with the license.
However, in the event an application is not approved or withdrawn, such fee will not be refunded.
2.4
When upon review of a complete application, the Town Council is satisfied that the proposed plan
meets the requirements of this ordinance and regulations issued hereunder, a permit shall be issued.
2.5
Upon receipt for a proper application, the Town Council shall schedule a public hearing on the same
and shall cause notice of such hearing to be advertised in a newspaper published of general circulation in the Town
of Glocester once a week for three successive weeks immediately prior to the hearing and shall cause notices to
be sent by certified mail, with return receipts requested, to each of the property owners shown on the plans required
at least two weeks prior to the date of such hearing.
SECTION 3. LICENSES AND SPECIAL LICENSES.
3.1
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any camping and travel trailer park within the limits of
the Town of Glocester unless he holds a valid license issued annually by the Town Council in the name of such
person for the specific camping and travel trailer park. All applications for licenses shall be made to the Town
Council, who shall issue a license upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this Ordinance and
regulations issued hereunder and of other applicable legal requirements. All licenses shall run from April 15th to
October 31st except that winter camping may be allowed in accordance with the requirements of Section 22.
(amended 1/16/92)
3.2
Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the Town Council within twenty-four (24)
hours after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any camping and
travel trailer park. Such notice shall include name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control
of such camping and travel trailer park. Upon application in writing for transfer of the license and deposit of a fee
of Ten Dollars ($10.00) the license shall be transferred if the camping and travel trailer park is in compliance with
all applicable provisions of this Ordinance and regulations issued hereunder.
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3.3
Applications. Application for original licenses shall be in writing signed by the applicant, accompanied
by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application and by the deposit fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per
site, less permit fee and will contain:
(A) The name and address of the applicant.
(B)
The location and legal description of the camping and travel trailer park.
(C) A comprehensive site plan of the camping and travel trailer park showing:
a.
The area and dimensions of the tract of land, and the names of abutting property owners.
b.
The number, location, and size of all camping and trailer spaces.
c.
The location and width of roadways and walkways.
d.
The location and service buildings, sanitary stations, and any other structures.
e. The location of water and sewer lines and riser pipes.
(D) Written approval from the R.I. Health Department assuring adequate water, sewerage and
sanitary facilities and written approval of the zoning and electrical inspector, evidencing
uniformity to engineering plans and to other provisions of this Ordinance.
Renewal.
Applications for annual renewals of licenses shall be made in writing by the holder of the
licenses, shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per site, and shall
contain any change in the information submitted since the original license was issued or the latest
renewal granted.
3.4
Suspension. Whenever, upon inspection of any camping and travel trailer park, the Town Council
finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of the Ordinance or regulations issued
hereunder, the Town Council shall give notice in writing, which includes an explanation of the violation and possible
corrective action, in accordance with Section 5.1 to the person to whom the license was issued. The notice will
state that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice
by the Town Council the license will be suspended. At the end of such period, the Town Council shall reinspect
such camping and travel trailer park and, if such have not been corrected, it shall suspend the license and give
notice of such suspension to the person to whom the license is issued. Upon receipt of such notice of suspension,
such person shall cease operation of such camping and travel trailer park except as provided in Section 5.2.
3.5
Any person whose license has been suspended, or who has received notice from the Town Council
that his license will be suspended unless certain conditions or practices at the camping and travel trailer park are
corrected, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Town Council under the procedure
provided by Section 5 of the Ordinance; provided that when no petition for such hearing shall have been filed within
ten (10) days following the day on which notice of suspension was served, such license shall be deemed to have
been automatically revoked at the expiration of such ten-day period, or upon expiration of the period specified in
the notice described in 3.4 above (whichever is the last to occur) if appropriate corrective action has not been
completed.
3.6
Any person desiring to furnish temporary facilities for accommodating a camper and travel trailer rally,
or other group of campers and trailers assembled for the purpose of traveling together, shall make application for
such activity to the Town Council. The requirements for service building and other sanitary and physical facilities
as set forth in Section 11 herein may be waived by the health authority on the determination that public health will
not be endangered; but the location of the site, the facilities which are provided, and the method of conducting such
rally shall be acceptable to the Town Council before a special license shall be issued specifying the location of the
site, the period of issuance.
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3.7
Provisions may be made within the campground for safari type camping and affinity group tent
camping, providing that the necessary space, sanitary, and health facilities are available.
SECTION 4. INSPECTION OF CAMPING AND TRAVEL TRAILER PARK.
4.1
The Town Council and its agents are hereby authorized and directed to make such inspections as are
necessary to determine satisfactory compliance with this Ordinance and regulations issued hereunder.
4.2
The Town Council and its agents shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private
or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this
Ordinance and regulations issued hereunder.
4.3
It shall be the duty of the owners of the camping and travel trailer parks to give the Town Council and
its agents free access to such premises at reasonable times for the purpose of inspection.
4.4
It shall be the duty of every occupant of a camping and travel trailer park to give the owner thereof
or his agent or employees access to any part of such camping and travel trailer park or its premises at reasonable
times for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary to effect compliance with this
Ordinance and regulations issued hereunder, or with any lawful order issued pursuant to the provisions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 5. NOTICES, HEARINGS AND ORDERS.
5.1
The Town Council may initiate a hearing to determine whether there has been a violation of any
provisions of this Ordinance or a material change in the conditions or circumstances presumed to exist at the time
an application for a permit or license was originally considered, by giving notice of such alleged violation and hearing
date to the person to whom the permit or license was issued, as hereinafter provided. Such notice shall:
(A) Be in writing.
(B)
Include a statement of the reasons for its issuance.
(C) Allow a reasonable time for the performance of any act it requires.
(D) Be served upon the owner or his agents as the case may require; provided: That such notice
or order shall be deemed to have been properly served upon such owner or agent when a copy
thereof has been sent by registered mail to his last known address; or when he has been served
with such notice by any other method authorized or required by the laws of this State.
(E)
Contain an outline of remedial action, which, if taken, will effect compliance with the provisions
of this Ordinance and regulations issued hereunder.
5.2
Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in accordance with Section 5.1 above or
Section 5.5 below may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Town Council; Provided:
that such person shall file in the office of the Town Clerk a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth
a brief statement of the grounds therefor within ten days after the day the notice was served. The filing of the
request for hearing shall operate as a stay of the notice and of the suspension except in the case of any order issued
under Section 5.5. Upon receipt of such petition, the Town Council shall set a time and place for such hearing, and
shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be
heard, and to show why such notice should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later
than ten (10) days after the day on which the petition was filed; Provided: That upon application of the petitioner,
the Town Council may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such ten-day period when
in its judgement the petitioner has submitted good and sufficient reasons for such postponement.
5.3
After such hearing, the Town Council shall make findings as to compliance with the provisions of this
Ordinance and regulations issued hereunder and shall issue an order in writing sustaining, modifying or withdrawing
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the notice which shall be served as provided in Section 5.1(D). Upon failure to comply with any order sustaining
or modifying a notice, the permit or license of the camping and travel trailer park affected by the order shall be
revoked.
5.4
The proceedings at such a hearing, including the findings and decision of the Town Council, and
together with a copy of every notice related thereto shall be entered as a matter of public record in the office of the
Town Clerk. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Town Council may seek relief therefrom in any court
of competent jurisdiction, as provided by laws of this State.
5.5
Whenever the Town Council finds that an emergency exists which required immediate action to
protect public health, it may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency
and requiring that such action be taken as it may deem necessary to meet the emergency including the suspension
of the license or permit. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Ordinance, such order shall be effective
immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but upon petition
to the Town Council, shall be afforded a hearing within thirty (30) days. The provisions of Section 5.3 and 5.4 shall
be applicable to such hearing and the order issued thereafter.
SECTION 6. ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS BY THE TOWN COUNCIL.
6.1
The Town Council is hereby authorized to make, and, after public hearing to adopt such written
regulations as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance. Such regulations
shall have the same force and effect as the provisions of this Ordinance, and the penalty for the violation of the
provisions thereof shall be the same as the penalty violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, as hereinafter
provided.
SECTION 7. OPEN SPACE AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.
7.1
General Requirements. Condition of soil, groundwater level, drainage and topography shall not create
hazards to the property or health or safety to the occupants. The site shall not be exposed to objectionable smoke,
noise, odors or other adverse influences, and no portion subject to unpredictable and/or sudden flooding subsidence
(rock slide, land slide) or erosion shall be used for any purpose which would expose persons or property to hazard.
7.2
Soil and Ground Cover Requirements. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every parking area
or camping site shall be paved, or covered with gravel surface, or other solid material, or protected with a
vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and of eliminating objectional dust.
7.3
Required Separation Between Trailers or Campsites. Campsites and trailers shall be separated from
each other and from other structures by at least 40 feet. Any accessory structure such as attached awnings,
carports, or individual storage facilities shall, for purposes of this separation requirement, be considered to be part
of the trailer. Provisions may be made whereby a maximum of ten percent (10%) of available sites be double
campsites servicing no more than two vehicles.
7.4
Density Requirement.
(A) The density shall not exceed 10 trailer spaces or camping spaces per acre of gross site area
except that the Town Council may, under specific circumstances, permit a higher density
provided all other environmental, open space, and access requirements of this Ordinance and
regulations issue hereunder are adhered to. Any person desiring a higher density shall make
application for such exemption to the Town Council specifying the reasons therefor. If a lighter
density is permitted, the Town Council shall issue a special license specifying the location of the
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camping and parking area, the expiration date of the license, and the conditions of issuance.
(B)
The density shall not exceed a maximum of 8 persons per trailer or camping space or one
immediate family if larger.
7.5
Required Recreation Area. In all camping and travel trailer parks there shall be at least one recreation
area which shall be easily accessible from all camping and trailer spaces. The aggregate size of such recreation
areas shall be not less than eight percent of the gross site area or 2,500 square feet, whichever is greater.
7.6
Required Setbacks from Public Streets and Abutting Properties. All campers and trailers and other
structures shall be located at least 200 feet from any park boundary line abutting upon a public street or highway
and at least 200 feet from any boundary line. The set back line may be reduced from 200 feet to 50 feet upon
agreement with the abutting property owner.
7.7
Park Street System.
(A) General Requirements. All parking areas and camping spaces shall be provided with safe and
convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to each camping and trailer
space. Alignment and grading shall be properly adapted to topography. Surfacing and
maintenance shall provide a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be well drained.
(B)
Access. Access to camping and travel trailers shall be designed to minimize congestion and
hazards at their entrance or exit and allow free movement of traffic and adjacent streets. All
traffic into or out of the parking areas shall be through such entrances and exits.
(C) Internal streets. Roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic and
in any case shall met the following minimum requirements;
1)
One-way, no parking (Acceptable only if less than 500 feet total length and serving less
than 25 camping or trailer spaces.)12 feet
2)
One-way, parking on one side only, or Two-way, no parking (Acceptable only if serving
less than 50 camping or trailer spaces.)18 feet
3)
Two-way, no parking 24 feet
4)
Two-way, parking on one side only 30 feet
(D) Off street parking and maneuvering space. Each camping and trailer park shall provide
sufficient parking and maneuvering space so that the parking, loading or maneuvering of trailers
incidental to parking shall not necessitate the use of any public street, sidewalk or right of way
or any private grounds not part of the camping and travel trailer park.
SECTION 8. WATER SUPPLY, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
An adequate, accessible, safe and potable supply of water shall be provided in each camping and travel
trailer park. Where a public supply of water of satisfactory quantity, quality, and pressure is available, connection
shall be made thereto and its supply used exclusively. When a satisfactory public water supply is not available, a
private water supply system may be developed and used as approved by the R.I. Department of Health.
SECTION 9. SEWERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
An adequate and safe sewerage system shall be provided in all camping and travel trailer parks for conveying
and disposing of all sewerage. Such system shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with state
and local laws and shall be approved by the R.I. Department of Health.
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SECTION 10. ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
10.1 General Requirements. If an electrical wiring system is provided, it shall consist of approved fixtures,
equipment and appurtenances, which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and
regulations governing such systems.
10.2 Power Distribution Lines.
(A) Main power lines not located underground shall be suspended at least 18 feet above the ground.
There shall be a minimum horizontal clearance of 3 feet between overhead wiring and any trailer,
service building or other structure.
(B)
All direct burial conductors or cables shall be buried at least 18 inches below the ground surface
and shall be insulated and specially approved for the purpose. Such conductors shall be located
not less than one foot radial distance from water, sewer, gas or communication lines.
10.3 Individual Electrical Connections.
(A) If individual camping and trailer spaces are connected to the electrical wiring system, an
approved type of disconnecting device and overcurrent protective equipment shall be provided.
The service per outlet shall be 120 volts AC, 15 amperes and/or 30 amperes.
(B)
Outlet receptacles at individual camping and trailer spaces shall be located not more than 25 feet
from the overcurrent protective devices in the trailer and a three wire grounding type shall be
used. Receptacles shall be of weather-proof construction and configurations shall be in
accordance with American Standard Outlet Receptacle C-73.1.
(C) The trailer shall be connected to the outlet receptacle by an approved type of flexible cable with
connectors and a male attachment plug.
10.4 Required Grounding. All exposed noncurrent carrying metal parts of trailers and all other equipment
shall be grounded by means of a grounding conductor run with branch circuit conductors or other method of
approved grounds metallic wiring. The neutral conductor shall not be used as an equipment ground for trailers or
other equipment.
SECTION 11. SERVICE BUILDINGS AND OTHER SERVICE FACILITIES.
11.1 General. The requirements of this section shall apply to service buildings, recreation buildings and
other service facilities such as:
(A) Management offices, repair shops and storage areas.
(B)
Sanitary facilities.
(C) Laundry facilities.
(D) Indoor recreation areas.
(E)
Commercial uses supplying essential goods or services for the exclusive use of camp and trailer
occupants.
(F)
Sanitary station.
11.2 Service Building.
(A) Service buildings containing the necessary toilet and other plumbing fixtures as specified by the
R.I. Department of Health shall be provided in camping and travel trailer parks which provide
space for dependent trailers and campsites. Service buildings shall be conveniently located
within a radius of approximately 500 feet to the spaces to be served and not closer than 50 feet
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to any campsite.
(B)
Where a camping and travel trailer parking section is designed for and exclusively limited to use
by Self-contained trailers, only the following minimum emergency sanitary facilities shall be
required: For each 100 camping and trailer spaces, or fractional part thereof, there shall be one
flush toilet and one lavatory for each sex. This sanitary station shall be conveniently located and
shall meet state and local requirements.
(C) When a camping and travel trailer parking area requiring a service building is operated in
connection with a resort or other business establishment, the number of sanitary facilities for
such business establishment shall be in excess of those required by the schedule for camping and
trailer spaces and shall be based on the total number of persons using such facilities.
11.3 Structural Requirements for Buildings.
(A) All portions of the structure shall be properly protected from damage by ordinary use and by
decay, corrosion, termites and other destructive elements. Exterior portions shall be of such
materials and be so constructed and protected as to prevent entrance or penetration of moisture
and weather.
(B)
all rooms containing sanitary or laundry facilities shall:
1)
Have sound resistant walls extending to the ceiling between male and female sanitary
facilities. Walls and partitions around showers, bathtubs, lavatories and other plumbing
fixtures shall be constructed of dense, non-absorbent, waterproof material or covered with
moisture-resistant material.
2)
Have at least one window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors. The minimum
aggregate gross area of windows for each required room shall not be less than 10 percent
of floor area served by them.
3) Have at least one window which can be easily opened or a mechanical device which will
adequately ventilate the room.
(C) Toilets shall be located in separate compartments equipped with self-closing doors. The shower
stalls shall be of the individual type. The rooms shall be screened to prevent direct view of the
interior when the exterior doors are open.
(D) Illumination levels shall be maintained as follows:
1)
General seeing tasks--5 footcandles
2)
Laundry room work area--40 footcandles
3) Toilet room in front of mirrors--10 footcandles
(E)
Hot and cold water shall be furnished to every lavatory, sink, bathtub, shower, and laundry
fixture, and cold water shall be furnished to every watercloset and urinal. If laundry fixtures are
specifically designed for cold water and cold water soap, the hot water requirement may be
waived for such fixtures.
11.4 Barbecue Pits, Fireplaces, Stoves and Incinerators. Cooking shelters, barbecue pits, fireplaces,
woodburning stoves and incinerators shall be so located, constructed, maintained and used to minimize fire hazard
and smoke nuisance both on the property on which it is used and on neighboring property. No open fire shall be
permitted except in facilities provided. No open fire shall be left unattended. No fuel shall be used and no material
burned which emits dense smoke or objectional odors. All fires shall be totally extinguished before they are left
and all ashes shall be disposed of as other refuse and shall not be scattered on the ground.
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11.5 A sanitary dumping station shall be conveniently located. This station shall meet state and local
requirements.
SECTION 12. REFUSE HANDLING.
12.1 The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse in the camping and travel trailer park shall be so
constructed as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards, or
air pollution.
12.2 All refuse shall be stored in flytight, watertight, rodent-proof containers, which shall be located not
more than 150 feet from any camping and trailer space. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and
capacity to properly store all refuse.
12.3 Refuse collection stands shall be provided for all refuse containers. Such container stands shall be
so designed as to prevent containers from being tipped, to minimize spillage and container deterioration and facilitate
cleaning around them.
12.4 All refuse containing garbage shall be collected at least twice a week or more often if necessary.
Where suitable collection service is not available from municipal or private agencies, the owner or operator of the
camping and travel trailer park shall provide this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported in covered
vehicles or covered containers.
12.5 Where municipal or private disposal service is not available, the owner or operator of the camping
and travel trailer park shall dispose of the refuse by transporting it to a disposal site approved by the Town Council.
SECTION 13. INSECT AND RODENT CONTROL.
13.1 Grounds, building and structures shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and
infestation. Extermination methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with
requirements of the Town Council.
13.2 Parks shall be maintained free of accumulations of debris which may provide rodent harborage or
breeding places for flies, mosquitos and other pests.
13.3 Storage areas shall be so maintained as to prevent rodent harborage; lumber, pipe and other building
material shall be stored at least one foot above the ground.
13.4 Where the potential for insect and rodent infestation exists, all exterior openings in or beneath any
structure shall be appropriately screened with wire mesh or other suitable materials.
SECTION 14. FUEL SUPPLY AND STORAGE.
14.1 Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
(A) Liquefied petroleum gas containers installed on a camping and trailer space shall be securely,
but not permanently fastened to prevent accidental overturning.
Such containers shall not be less than 12 or more than 60 U.S. Gallons gross
capacity.
(B)
No liquefied petroleum gas vessel shall be stored or located inside or beneath any storage
cabinet, carport, tent, trailer, or any other structure, unless such installations are approved by
the Town Council.
14.2 Fuel Oil Storage.
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(A) All fuel oil storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely fastened in place and shall not be located
inside or beneath any camper or trailer or less than five feet from any camper or trailer exit.
(B)
Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be protected against physical damage.
SECTION 15. FIRE PROTECTION.
15.1 The camping and travel trailer park shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the fire prevention
authorities.
15.2 Camping and travel trailer parks shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials.
15.3 Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire prevention authority shall be kept in service
buildings and at all locations designated by such fire prevention authority and shall be maintained in good operating
condition.
15.4 Fires shall be made only in stoves and other equipment intended for such purposes.
SECTION 16. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS.
16.1 Supervision.
(A) The person to whom a license is issued shall at all times operate the camping and travel trailer
park in compliance with this Ordinance and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the
camping and trailer park, its facilities, and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times.
(B)
The camping and trailer dwelling and/or spaces shall not be rented, loaned or in any way
occupied for a permanent residence or abode.
16.2 Registration of Occupants. Every owner or operator of a camping and travel trailer park shall maintain
a register containing a record of all tents, trailers, and occupants. Such register shall be available to any authorized
person inspecting the camping and travel trailer park and shall be preserved for the period required by the Town
Council. Such register shall contain:
(A) The names and permanent addresses of all tent and trailer occupants.
(B)
The make, model, and license number of the camper, trailer, or tent trailer, and tow or carry
vehicle.
(C) The dates of arrival and departure of a camper or trailer and its occupants.
16.3 Reporting Communicable Diseases. Every owner, operator, attendant or other person operating a
camping and travel trailer park shall notify the Town Council of any suspected communicable or contagious disease
within the camping and travel trailer park. In case of disease diagnosed by a physician as quarantinable, the
departure of a camper or trailer or its occupants, or the removal therefrom of clothing or other articles which have
been exposed to infection without approval of the Town Council is prohibited.
16.4 Restriction of Animals and Pets. No owner or person in charge of a dog, cat or other pet animal shall
permit it to run at large or to commit any nuisance within the limits of any camping and travel trailer park.
16.5 Policing. The Town Council may require the owner or operator to employ such police constables as
are necessary for traffic control or the policing of special events.
16.6 Existing Facilities. This Ordinance shall apply to all existing camping and travel trailer parks in the
Town of Glocester, provide, however:
(A) The structural and dimensional requirements of this Ordinance shall not apply to those structures
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and facilities which have been constructed prior to the effective date of the enabling act and are
located within existing camping and travel trailer parks.
(B)
In order for existing camping and travel trailer parks to qualify for the exemption provided in this
section, the owners or representatives of said parks must submit to the Town Council within two
(2) months of the effective date of said enabling act an application for exemption which lists and
describes those structures and facilities for which exemption is sought. Said application must
contain the information set forth in Section 3.3(C) of this Ordinance. The Town Council, upon
verification of the information provided, shall approve the application with respect to those
structures and facilities that have been constructed prior to the effective date of said enabling
act.
(C) Except as provided above in parts A and B of this section, this Ordinance shall apply to existing
camping and travel trailer parks and nothing contained herein shall be construed to authorize or
waive any violations or illegal conduct existing as of the effective date hereof.
(D) All existing camping and travel trailer parks shall comply with the licensing procedure set forth
in Section 3 of this Ordinance, except that existing parks shall be exempt from Section 3.3(D)
of this Ordinance upon compliance and approval in accordance with Section 16.6(B) above.
16.7 Accessory uses are limited to campground stores supplying camping supplies and provisions (but not
a restaurant subject to a victualling license). All other uses will be limited to those specified in the original
application.
SECTION 17. PENALTIES.
Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not
more than One Hundred dollars ($100.00); and each day's failure of compliance with any such provision shall
constitute a separate violation. Such conviction shall be in the appropriate court or courts of this State, and shall
be in addition to, and not require the prior resort to, any other procedures of this Ordinance. In addition, the Town
may proceed to enforce this Ordinance in the same manner as provided for the enforcement of Zoning Ordinances
without prior resort to any other equitable relief without the necessity of establishing the existence of a nuisance,
property damage, or threat thereof.
SECTION 18. CONFLICT OF ORDINANCES. Effective OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
In any case where a provision of this Ordinance is found to be in conflict with a provision of any other
ordinance or code of the Town of Glocester existing on the effective date of this Ordinance, the provision which,
in the judgement of the Town Council, establishes the higher standard for promotion and protection of the health
and safety of the people shall prevail. In any case where a provision of this Ordinance is found to be in conflict with
a provision of any other ordinance or code of the Town of Glocester on the effective date of this Ordinance which
established a lower standard for the promotion of the health and safety of the people, the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be deemed to prevail, and such other ordinances or codes are hereby declared to be repealed to
the extent that they may be found in conflict with this Ordinance.
SECTION 19.
The maximum number of licenses to be issued for purposes of a camping and travel trailer park shall be
limited to one such license for each 600 inhabitants of the Town of Glocester.
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SECTION 20.
The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if any of its provisions are adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, this shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.
SECTION 21.
This Ordinance as AMENDED shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 11, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
SECTION 22:
Winter Camping.
Winter camping may be allowed by permission of the Town Council under the following conditions:
(A) That the park shall be the subject of a valid current license issued prior to the October 31 next
preceding the winter camping;
(B) That the park shall at all times maintain full and safe access to the park and all campers, trailers
and campsites in use for emergency vehicles including police vehicles and fire and rescue
apparatus;
(C) That the park shall not contract to rent or loan or grant permission for the use of any camping
and trailer space for any period longer than six (6) weeks;
(D) That, due to the inherent dangers involved, the occupancy of any camper, trailer or campsite by
children shall not be permitted except on weekends when it does not reasonably appear that
weather will impede possible access of emergency vehicles; and
(E) That the Town Council may impose such additional conditions as it may deem appropriate.
This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: Jan. 16, 1992
EFFECTIVE: Feb. 19, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council May 12, 1983; AMENDED February 9, 1989;
CODIFIED: December 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE January 06, 1992; AMENDED January 16, 1992, EFFECTIVE
February 19, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-04
A REGULATION PURSUANT TO THE CAMPING AND
TRAVEL TRAILER PARK ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER
Pursuant to Paragraphs 1 and 5 of Chapter 70 of the Public Laws of Rhode Island, 1978, and the Camping
and Travel Trailer Park Ordinance of the Town of Glocester Paragraphs 4 and 6.1, and after a public hearing
thereon, the Town Council of the Town of Glocester hereby adopts the following regulation concerning inspection
of camping and travel trailer parks located wholly or partially within the said Town:
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1.
In the event that the Town Council or its agents are refused entry to camping and travel trailer parks
for the purpose of conducting an inspection, or are refused access to places located in such parks from which the
general public is prohibited, the Town Council and its agents shall generally be required to first obtain a warrant
authorizing the inspection before proceeding with same, unless emergency or other conditions exist which constitute
adequate excuse for not seeking to obtain a warrant prior to entry.
2.
The Town Council hereby establishes a general administrative plan for the enforcement of the
Ordinance which involves periodic inspections of camping and travel trailer parks with the Town on a monthly basis
to ascertain compliance with and verification of matters pertaining to specific permits, licenses, and/or applications
therefore.
3.
The warrant which issued should indicate the scope of the inspection and the purpose therefore. The
inspection should not exceed the limits set forth in the warrant.
4.
Warrants should issue upon a showing that there is probable cause to believe a violation of the
Ordinance exists or, upon a showing that an inspection would be in compliance with the general administrative plan
for enforcement of the Ordinance. A sworn statement by a Town Council member or one of its agents, (including
without limitation, the building inspector or police officers) that a warrant is sought for the purpose of ascertaining
compliance with or verifying matters pertaining to specific permits, licenses, and/or applications therefore shall
constitute a sufficient showing under this section.
5.
Applications for warrants should indicate the specific purpose, scope, and manner of conducting the
inspection requested.
6.
This regulation shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991 EFFECTIVE: Jan.
06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council January 12, 1979; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-05
LICENSING OF PRIVATE DETECTIVES
SECTION 1.
"Private Detective" Defined.
"Private Detective," for the purpose of this Ordinance, shall mean and include any person who engages in
business or who accepts employment for hire, fee or reward to furnish or supply information as to the personal
character or actions or identity or business activities of any person; to inquire into unsolved crimes; to engage in
clandestine surveillance; to search for missing persons; or to search for lost or stolen property; provided that
"private detective" shall not include within its meaning a detective or officer belonging to the law enforcement
agencies of the United States or of any state, county or city, nor someone employed and performing services
exclusively for a single employer.
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SECTION 2.
Required; Compliance.
Every person shall be and is required by this Ordinance to have a valid detective's license as a condition
precedent to the operation as a private detective; provided, that licenses heretofore issued and in effect shall
continue in effect until the expiration of the period for which such license was granted. Upon expiration of any such
presently existent valid detective licenses, application for renewal shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of this Ordinance.
It shall be unlawful after the effective date of this Ordinance for any person to operate or continue to operate
any business as a private detective without first complying with the requirements of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3.
Application.
(a)
All applications for a license under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be made in writing to the
Town Council upon forms provided by the Town Clerk in his/her office.
(b)
Every application for a license shall state the following:
(1)
The full name, date of birth, residence, present and previous occupations including part-time
occupations, and the name and address of present and previous employers.
(2)
That each person signing the application as hereinafter required is a citizen of the United States
or, if an alien, has permanent resident status in the United States.
(3)
The location of the principal place of business of the applicant.
(4)
A full set of fingerprints and a photograph taken within one year of the application date.
(5)
That the applicant has been a bona fide resident of the State for a period of not less than thirty
(30) days immediately preceding the filing of the application.
(6)
Such other information as to the identity of the applicant as may facilitate investigation of the
applicant's character.
(c)
The application shall be signed and sworn to by the individual applying before a person authorized
to administer oaths.
(d)
The application shall be accompanied by three letters of reference, two of which shall be from
residents of the town's attesting to the character and ability of the applicant, and at least one of which
shall be from someone from a criminal justice agency.
SECTION 4.
Investigation of Applicant; Investigation Fee.
After the applicant has properly executed the form provided in Section 3 and paid the cost of investigation
as provided in Section 5, the Town Clerk shall submit the application together with all other information related
thereto to the Chief of Police who shall conduct an investigation of the character of the applicant and, upon
completion of his/her investigation, shall endorse upon the application his/her recommendation of approval or
disapproval thereof and his/her opinion of the ability of the applicant to perform the services usually required of a
private detective. For this purpose the Chief of Police may require the applicant to appear in person for an
interview.
Every applicant for a license under this Ordinance shall, upon properly executing the application in conformity
with Section 3, submit to the Town Clerk a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the costs of investigation
of the applicant.
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SECTION 5.
Conditions.
The Town Council, upon being satisfied that the applicant's licensing will not be detrimental to the public
safety or welfare, may grant the application; and the Town Clerk shall thereupon issue the license upon payment
of fees required by this Ordinance and filing of a bond as hereinafter required; provided, that no license shall be
issued to any person who:
(a)
has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony; or
(b)
has been convicted of two or more misdemeanors involving moral turpitude (unless the Council
determines that the applicant has been rehabilitated); or
(c)
has been denied a private investigator's license or registration, or had such license or registration
revoked, by the valid action of any local licensing authority; or
(d)
has been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental
defect or disease, unless said court has subsequently determined that his or her competency has been
restored; or
(e)
suffers from habitual drunkenness or narcotics addiction or dependency; or
(f)
does not have:
(1)
at least five (5) years' experience as an investigator or as a police officer with a state, county or
municipal police department or with an investigative agency of the United States of America or
of any state, county or municipality; or
(2)
a degree in criminal justice from an accredited college or university; or
(3)
at least five (5) years' experience as an investigator working for a licensed private detective; or
(4)
substantially equivalent training or experience.
SECTION 6.
Term of License; Annual Renewal.
Any license issued in accordance with the provision of this Ordinance shall be for a term of one year and may
be renewed annually subject to the payment of the appropriate fee as established by this Ordinance and subject
to Section 11 hereof. At the time of such renewal the Chief of Police shall conduct such investigation and make
such recommendation as provided in Section 4 hereof.
SECTION 7.
Fee.
No license under this Ordinance shall be issued or renewed until the applicant pays to the Town Clerk a
license fee as provided in Section 3 of the Appendix.
SECTION 8.
Bonds.
No license shall be issued under this Ordinance until the applicant files with the Town a surety bond executed
by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
conditioned for the faithful and honest conduct of the business of private detective. Such bond as to its form,
execution and sufficiency of the sureties shall be approved by the Town Council.
The bond required shall be taken in the name of the people of the state and every person injured by the
willful, malicious and wrongful act of the principal may bring an action on the bond in his own name to recover
damages suffered by reason of such willful, malicious or wrongful act.
Every licensee shall at all times maintain on file the surety bond required by this Ordinance in full force and
effect and upon failure to do so the license shall be forthwith suspended until such a bond is furnished.
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SECTION 9.
Identification Card.
Every person licensed hereunder shall be given a permanent license number and shall be issued an
identification card which shall be approximately two and one-half (2½) inches wide and three and one-half (3½)
inches long and shall bear thereupon the number assigned to the licensee, the full name, date of birth, residence
address, brief description of the licensee, his fingerprints and photograph, a space upon which the licensee shall
write his usual signature with pen and ink, or a facsimile of such signature and the expiration date of such license.
SECTION 10.
Transfer.
The transfer or assignment of any license issued hereunder is hereby expressly prohibited.
SECTION 11.
Revocation; Denial of License Renewal.
The Town Council shall have the power to revoke, suspend or deny renewal of any license issued under the
provisions of this Ordinance for cause, which may include but shall not be limited to violation of any of the
provisions of this Ordinance or any laws of the state or other ordinances of the Town in the conduct of the business,
in which case the Town Council by a majority vote may revoke the license for such business after first giving written
notice to the licensee and after a hearing thereon.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for which the license may be revoked or other penalties imposed if:
(a)
Any licensee performs any services usually performed by a private detective, upon speculation and
with a view towards selling the information so gathered to a customer by whom the licensee was not
employed when the service was performed;
(b)
Any licensee misrepresents the scope of such license, or holds himself or herself out as a public official
or as having any power beyond that of a private detective.
(c)
Any licensee makes a material misstatement in the application for granting or renewal of the license.
SECTION 12.
Penalty for Violation of Ordinance.
Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished
by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by
imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and such
imprisonment; but nothing herein contained shall apply to a detective of another state coming within this state in the
performance of his or her duties for a temporary period and on a specific matter.
SECTION 13.
Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and shall supersede all other ordinances and provisions in
conflict herewith. ADOPTED: Dec.12, 1991, EFFECTIVE Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council May 14, 1987; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991 and
EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
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ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-06
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION AND LICENSING OF
EARTH REMOVAL WITHIN THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER
SECTION 1.
Declaration of Purpose.
For the purposes of promoting health, safety, or general welfare and in order to effect uniform regulation
within the Town of Glocester for earth removal as hereinafter defined, and in order to protect and preserve the
valuable natural resources, groundwaters, aquifers and environment of the Town of Glocester, and in order to
further the objectives of the Glocester Comprehensive Community Plan, the Town of Glocester shall have the
power in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance to provide for the regulation, control and licensing of
earth removal as hereinafter defined, such power to be restricted and exercised in accordance with Sections 2
through 13 of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Definitions.
Agricultural use shall include any commercial enterprise which has as its primary purpose horticulture,
viticulture, viniculture, floriculture, forestry, dairy farming, or aquaculture, or the raising of livestock, fur-bearing
animals, poultry, or bees.
Earth removal shall mean the extraction, quarrying or removal of any soil, loam, sand, gravel, stone, clay,
shale, or other earth material from deposits on any tract of land on which it is found. Excluding, however, earth
removal as follows:
(a)
Less than ten (10) cubic yards of material in the aggregate in any year from any lot;
(b)
In grading land for construction of a roadway or for an agricultural use as defined herein, but not to
exceed 25,000 cubic yards of earth material or to extend for a period more than three (3) months
within a one (1) year time period;
(c)
For the construction of a building for which a building permit has been issued;
(d)
For an approved Subdivision in accordance with a plat plan or plans approved by or in accordance
with the Glocester Subdivision or Land Development Regulations, provided, however, that the
removal of such material necessarily excavated in connection with the lawful construction of a building,
structure, street, driveway, sidewalk, path or other appurtenance does not exceed that actually
displaced by the portion of such buildings, structures, streets, driveways, sidewalks, or paths or other
appurtenances below finished grade.
Town Council shall mean the duly elected Town Council of the Town of Glocester.
Zoning Board of Review shall mean the Zoning Board of Review established by the Town of Glocester.
Zoning Officer shall mean that person appointed by the Glocester Town Council and charged with the duty to
enforce the provisions of the Glocester Zoning Ordinance.
*Cross-reference - Soil erosion and sediment control
SECTION 3. Operating Conditions.
Earth Removal operation on any tract of land in the Town of Glocester shall be subject to the following
provisions:
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(a) Hours. Earth removal operations shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday (except a legal holiday) except for reasonable
conditions specially designed to safeguard the neighborhood and its residents or to accommodate the neighborhood
schools and bus routes, which conditions as may be imposed by the Town Council in issuing an earth removal
license. No earth removal shall be allowed on Sundays or legal holidays.
(b)
Initiation or lateral expansion. The initiation or lateral expansion of earth removal is hereby prohibited,
except where the applicant can demonstrate that no adverse impact will be created by implementation of a lesser
requirement, as affirmed by the Town Council,
(1) within two hundred (200) feet of a public road;
(2) within two hundred (200) feet of neighboring lot lines.
(c)
Fencing. Fencing shall be required of those portions of the boundary of the tract of land upon which
earth removal is being conducted adjacent to residentially developed property, such fencing to be six (6) feet in
height and effective to control access to the area in which such earth removal is being conducted, to include a gate
to be locked during hours of non-operation. When an excavation will have a depth of more than fifteen (15) feet
with a slope in excess of one to two, a fence at least six (6) feet high shall be erected to limit access to this area.
(d)
Reduction of dust; recording instruments.
(1)
Calcium chloride or water shall be applied to reduce dust and mud on all non-hard-surfaced
roads to be used for vehicular ingress or egress to the tract of land on which earth removal is
to be conducted.
(2)
Where deemed appropriate by the Town Council, the installation, maintenance, and operation
by the applicant of continuous recording instruments may be required to measure the
effectiveness of all equipment used for drilling, digging, and hauling, to control or lessen noise,
vibration, smoke, water pollution, odors, fly ash, dust, fumes, vapors, gases, and other forms
of air pollution, toxic gases, heat, glare and fire or other safety hazards. The Town Council also
may require that such recording instruments be tested at reasonable intervals under the direction
of the Zoning Officer to determine their accuracy and that the results of such test be filed with
the Town Council.
(e)
Drainage, groundwater table elevation; permanent water bodies.
(1)
Drainage shall be provided to prevent the permanent collection and stagnation of surface or
underground waters, and to prevent the flooding and erosion of surrounding property and the
pollution of ponds and streams.
(2)
Earth removal shall not encroach closer than four (4) feet to the groundwater table.
Groundwater table elevation determinations shall be made on all land from which earth products
will be removed. Procedures for groundwater table elevation determinations shall be made in
the same manner as required by the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) in their
"Rules and Regulations Establishing Minimum Standards Relating to Location, Design
Construction and Maintenance of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems" (R23-1-SD15.00-0l
and 02). Where "subsurface seepage system" is used in the DEM regulations, "excavation of
earth removal" shall be substituted. Where "director" or "agent of the director" is used in the
DEM regulations, "Zoning Officer" shall be substituted;
When the director of the DEM determines specific dates, on a yearly basis, relative to seasonal
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changes in highest groundwater table elevation, such dates may be used by the Zoning Officer. When
groundwater determinations are made outside the wet season and percolation tests are required, such
percolation tests shall follow the percolation test procedure as set forth in the DEM Regulations.
The Zoning Officer or his appointed representative shall witness all percolation and groundwater
determinations and shall certify to the accuracy of technical data recorded. Any changes made in such
DEM regulations relative to groundwater level determination and percolation tests from time to time
shall be considered part of this ordinance.
(3)
Permanent water bodies shall not be created as a result of earth removal activities except as
approved by the Zoning Officer as a part of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan in
accordance with the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance of the Town of Glocester.
(f)
Off-street parking; posting of signs; access roads; truck routes.
(1)
Off-street parking shall be provided and utilized by all vehicles engaged in or related to the earth
removal operation.
(2)
Any access to excavated areas or areas in the process of excavation shall be adequately posted
with keep-out danger signs.
(3)
Access roads shall be constructed with a curve so as to help screen the operation from the
public view.
(4)
All trucking routes and methods shall be subject to the review and approval of the Glocester
Safety Commission. The Town Council may require, after review by the Safety Commission,
that such routes shall be cleaned, repaired and/or resurfaced by the earth removal operator
where such is required by the Town Council.
(g)
Explosives. The use of explosives shall be in accordance with the regulations for storage or handling
of explosives as set forth by the State of Rhode Island.
(h)
The storage of hydrocarbons or hazardous materials shall be prohibited above any designated
groundwater aquifer. Vehicular maintenance/fueling areas shall provide the following:
(1)
Impervious surface.
(2)
Collection and disposal of contaminated drainage and/or waste products.
(3)
Approval of the local fire authority having jurisdiction.
SECTION 4. Approval of the Zoning Board of Review Required.
As a condition precedent to the application for a license pursuant to section 5 hereof, the following shall be
required: (i) Zoning Board of Review approval for a special-use permit as required by the Town of Glocester
Zoning Ordinance or nonconforming status under the Town of Glocester Zoning Ordinance for the tract upon which
earth removal shall occur which shall be evidenced by a valid prior Earth Removal License; and (ii) the applicants
submission to the Town Council and the Town Council approval of:
(a)
Site plan. A site plan at a scale of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the inch and with contours
of not more than two (2) feet, prepared by a registered engineer, land surveyor or landscape
architect, in compliance with the provisions of this article and setting forth:
(1)
Lot lines, ownership, abutters, adjacent public streets, watercourses, existing contours at
intervals of not more than two (2) feet and location plan at a scale of not less than four hundred
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(400) feet to the inch;
(2)
Proper provision for vehicular traffic, service roads, control of entrances and exits to highways
and town roads;
(3)
The relation of temporary and future buildings and operations machinery to the removal areas.
(4)
Delineation of removal areas and depths with estimates of cubic yards of material to be
removed; fencing; fueling areas; method of removal; distance of excavation to street and lot
lines.
(b)
Restoration plan. A restoration or reclamation plan prepared by a registered engineer, land surveyor
or landscape architect, in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance at the same scale required
for the site plan in section (a) and as required by the Glocester Erosion and Sediment Control
Ordinance, based upon classifications of preliminary samples, the nature of the material to be
removed, including:
(1)
The existing contours of the tract of land with a vertical contour interval of not more than two
(2) feet;
(2)
The final contours of the tract of land upon completion of earth removal operations with a
contour interval not exceeding two (2) feet; and
(3)
The type of ground cover to be planted or applied upon completion of earth removal operations
to effectively control wind and water erosion; provided however, if suitable fertile ground cover
existed at the beginning of earth removal, enough of said ground cover is to be held in reserve
and reapplied for a minimum thickness of three (3) inches.
The said land restoration plan and its implementation applies to the conversion of the site and its planned restoration.
It is, therefore, required that:
(1)
Any land restoration plan correspond to a situation which could reasonably occur in the
immediate future (zero to five years), and be revised as necessary as the existing physical
character of the removal area changes;
(2)
The land restoration plan or any part thereof which is reasonably applied to an area shall be put
into effect within one year of cessation of normal earth removal operation for that area and
completed by the timetable of the restoration plan.
(3)
The land restoration plan shall cover the entire site owned by or under control or potential
control of the applicant and shall include provisions for closure of operations by phases on
portions of the site and for removal of equipment from the site.
The decision of the Zoning Officer shall be final in determining when a restoration plan shall be put into effect,
either on the entire site or on any portion thereof.
(c)
Erosion and sediment control plan. An erosion and sediment control plan shall be submitted and
approved by the Zoning Officer as required by the Glocester Erosion and Sediment Control
Ordinance, as amended.
(d)
Certificate of Compliance. Upon completion of earth removal operations, or any portion thereof
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which may be required elsewhere in this Ordinance, a Certificate of Compliance shall be submitted
by a registered engineer, landscape architect or registered land surveyor stating that completion of
said activity complies with the approved restoration plan.
(e)
Bonding. A bond to insure compliance with the restoration plan and to insure repairs to town roads
of damage caused by any hauling operations related to the earth removal activity. The amount of the
bond shall be calculated as follows:
(1)
An amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per acre of said tract of land;
(2)
Any reasonable additional amounts required by the Town Council for anticipated road damage;
and
(3)
Any amounts required pursuant to the Glocester Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance.
(4)
The Bond guaranty period shall extend beyond the license period until such time as the Town
Council issues a license renewal.
(f)
Conditions for release or partial release of Bond guaranty shall be based on determination by the
Town Council that:
(1)
Vegetation planted has been determined to be successfully established;
(2)
Drainage is satisfactory;
(3)
The approved Soil Erosion & Sediment Control plan and conditions are fully implemented;
(4)
No slope exceeds 1 (one) vertical to 3 (three) horizontal and so graded in accordance with
approved plan;
(5)
All debris, equipment, and structures are removed;
(6)
Restoration is complete for the entire area or the phased area, whichever is applicable.
(g)
Forfeiture of Bond. Failure to comply with requirements and conditions of license upon written notice
and public hearing may be just cause for forfeiture by Licensing Authority.
(h)
Noncompliance. If the plan set forth in subsection (b) above is not complied with, the town is
authorized and empowered to undertake and complete such plan and the owner of said tract of land
shall reimburse the town and the town shall have a lien on said tract of land for such expenses.
SECTION 5. License Required.
(a)
As a condition precedent to any earth removal herein defined, a license shall be issued by the
Glocester Town Council following a public hearing to be held by the Town Council, with public notice thereof at
least ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing in a newspaper of general circulation and with notice by certified or
registered mail to the applicant and all property owners within a 200' radius of all property lines, and upon the
submission of the documents required by Section 4 and 5 of this Ordinance, and approval thereof by the Zoning
Officer, and the payment of a license fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus the costs of notice.
(b)
The license shall be issued only to the property owner of record of the land upon which the earth
removal shall take place and shall not be transferable. Should the land for which a license is issued be sold or
otherwise conveyed, the transferee must obtain a new license.
(c)
The license shall expire at the end of two (2) years and must be subject to renewal biennially with an
application for renewal of an earth removal license and payment of the renewal fee not to exceed fifty dollars
($50.00), plus the costs of notice. Plans shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer, showing any change or
anticipated change from originally submitted plans of earth removal activities. If no changes are anticipated for the
coming two (2) year license period, submission of new plans is not required.
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(d)
The Zoning Officer, upon the Town of Glocester's receipt of an application for renewal of an earth
removal license, shall make a field inspection of such earth removal activities to determine compliance with plans
and approvals on file. Such findings shall be sent to the Town Council with a determination of compliance or non-
compliance. The Town Council shall issue the license for another two (2) years upon determination of compliance
and the biennial fee. Upon determination of non-compliance, the license shall not be reissued until compliance with
this Ordinance.
(e)
In granting or reissuing a license hereunder, the Town Council may impose such other additional,
reasonable conditions specifically designed to safeguard the neighborhood and the town, which may include
conditions as to the overall operations set forth in this Ordinance and as relating to the site plan and restoration plan
requirements. The Town Council may also conditionally approve a license renewal pending the applicant's
compliance with the additional reasonable conditions that it imposes.
SECTION 6. Appeals.
Appeals from the decisions of the Town Council shall be taken in accordance with Title 45, Chapter 5,
Sections 16 and 17 of the General Laws of Rhode Island.
SECTION 7. Revocation of License.
Any license issued under the authority of this Ordinance by the Town Council may be revoked after notice
and public hearing for violation of any of the provisions or conditions/stipulations imposed upon said license. The
Town Council shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing on revocation, give public notice thereof at least two (2)
weeks prior to the date of hearing, as well as due notice to the party in interest, by certified mail, return receipt
requested, and decide the same within a reasonable time, which decision shall be in writing and contain appropriate
findings of fact. Upon hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney.
SECTION 8. Enforcement Provisions.
(a)
Penalty for violations. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article
shall be subject to a fine as a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense; each and every
violation or nonconformance to this Ordinance, or each day that any provision shall have been violated, shall be
construed as a separate and distinct violation thereof. All such fines shall inure to the benefit of the town.
(b)
Suit. Suit may be brought in the superior court in the name of the town to restrain any violation of or
compel compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 9. Exemptions.
This Earth Removal Ordinance shall not apply to all presently licensed earth removal activity being conducted
on the date of its enactment on any tract of land within the Town of Glocester until one hundred eighty (180) days
after the enactment of this ordinance. All existing earth removal operations in the Town of Glocester shall be
subject to this ordinance, but all earth removal licenses issued prior to the enactment of this ordinance shall be valid
until the Town Council acts on any new applications that are filed within one hundred eighty (180) days after
enactment of this ordinance. If a timely application for a license is not filed by a property owner within one hundred
eighty (180) days after the enactment of this ordinance, any earth removal license issued for said property prior
thereto by the Town of Glocester shall expire.
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SECTION 10. Severability.
If any provisions of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of
this ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 11. Town of Glocester to Comply with Ordinance.
If the Town of Glocester shall engage in earth removal for municipal purposes, it shall substantially comply
with the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 12.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law and shall be deemed
to repeal any inconsistent prior ordinance. ADOPTED: May 18, 1995, EFFECTIVE: June 12, 1995.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council June 13, 1975; AMENDED July 1, 1976; CODIFIED:
December 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE January 06, 1992; AMENDED May 18, 1995. EFFECTIVE June 12, 1995.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-07
ENTERTAINMENT LICENSES
SECTION 1.
It shall be unlawful to conduct or operate any theatrical or musical performance, show, exhibition, public
roller skating in rinks or halls, dances and balls, or spectator sporting event within the Town of Glocester which is
open to the general public where the number of persons in attendance is more than fifty without having first obtained
a license therefor from the Glocester Town Council.
SECTION 2.
Written application for granting or renewal of entertainment licenses shall be made to the Glocester Town
Clerk preceding the date of the scheduled entertainment, or the date of the first scheduled entertainment should the
license application be for a series of entertainment dates, by an amount of time sufficient to allow for advertising and
hearing by the Town Council.
Each application shall specify the name and address of the applicant and of the owner or lessor of the
property where the proposed entertainment will be conducted, the nature of the proposed entertainment, location,
date(s) of proposed entertainment(s), as well as what provisions will be made for medical assistance, fire protection,
police protection, parking facilities, protection of the neighboring property, and crowd control and sanitary facilities.
If the applicant is a corporation, partnership or other entity, the application shall also specify the names and
addresses of the principle shareholders, partners or those in control of the corporation, partnership or other entity.
Each application shall include a list of the names of the owners of all properties within three hundred feet (300') of
the perimeter of the premises in or on which the entertainment is sought to be located.
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Each application shall also contain a specific description of any other entertainment or amusement conducted or
operated by the applicant, within or without the Town, and shall include such references, if any, as applicant deems
appropriate with respect to such entertainment or amusement.
SECTION 3.
Upon receipt of such application, the Town Clerk shall assign said application for public hearing before the
Glocester Town Council at its next regular meeting. A notice of such hearing shall be sent by regular mail at least
one (1) week prior to the hearing to the owners of all properties within three hundred feet (300') of the perimeter
of the premises in or on which the entertainment is sought to be located. The application and public hearing shall
also be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town by the Town Clerk. The Town Council may,
in its discretion, waive the notice requirements set forth in this Section where the applicant is a non-profit entity.
SECTION 4.
The Town Clerk shall also give similar notice to the Chief of Police at least one (1) week prior to the hearing
so that the application and the provisions set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance can be reviewed.
SECTION 5.
The Town Council shall conduct a hearing upon each application for each new entertainment license. The
Town Council shall grant said license only if the Town Council shall find (a) that the proposed entertainment would
not constitute a public nuisance, (b) that the proposed entertainment would not violate any other applicable legal
requirements, and (c) that all requirements set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance have been met. The issuance
of such license shall be for such period, not to exceed one year, and subject to such conditions as the Town Council
in its discretion shall reasonably determine. Any license issued for a series of entertainment dates shall expire no
later than one year after the date of issuance of such license but may be renewed as provided in Section 8 of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 6.
At the time of the issuance or renewal of any license, or thereafter during the term of any license, the Town
Council, in order to maintain order and to insure public safety, may direct the Chief of Police to assign one or more
police officers to the location at which the license was granted at such times as the Town Council may direct. The
licensee shall pay for the services of said police officer or officers at the prevailing rate.
SECTION 7.
No entertainment license shall be issued to or renewed by any applicant currently in the arrears in any tax
or assessments levied by the Town of Glocester, or for use upon any premises for which any such taxes or
assessments are unpaid at the time of the filing of the application.
SECTION 8.
The holder of any license issued for a series of entertainment dates may apply to the Town Clerk for renewal
of such license upon its expiration. The Town Clerk shall permit such renewal only if the Town Council shall find
(a) that the proposed entertainment would not constitute a public nuisance and (b) that the proposed entertainment
will not violate any other applicable legal requirements. The Town Council, at its discretion, may hold a public
hearing with respect to any application to renew an entertainment license, but no such hearing shall be a condition
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to consideration by the Town Council of any renewal application.
SECTION 9.
Any license issued by the Town Council may be revoked by the Town Council (a) for violation by the holder
of the license of any provision of this Ordinance, (b) because the entertainment constitutes or results in a public
nuisance or (c) for other reasonable cause shown.
SECTION 10.
Schedules of fees, expenses and penalties for violation of this Ordinance are located in the Appendix.
SECTION 11.
If any clause, provision or requirement of this Ordinance be declared invalid, such action shall not affect the
validity of any other clause, provision or requirement hereof.
SECTION 12.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec.12,1991; EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council July 8, 1982; EFFECTIVE August 15,
1982; AMENDED December 19, 1982; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6,
1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-08
HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS
SECTION 1.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this Ordinance, the term "hawker" means one selling or offering for sale any goods, wares
or merchandise whatsoever on any public street, highway or right-of-way from a stationary location.
(b)
As used in this Ordinance, the term "peddler" means one selling or offering for sale any goods, wares
or merchandise whatsoever on any public street, highway or right-of-way from a vehicle, cart or any
other conveyance which is not stationary.
SECTION 2. License
(a)
Except as hereinafter provided on and after the 26th day of July, A.D. 1915, all hawkers and
peddlers desiring to sell or offer for sale as hawkers and peddlers any articles or substances within
the Town of Glocester, and all persons desiring to sell or offer for sale any goods, wares,
merchandise, fruits or vegetables or other articles or substances on any street in said town, shall first
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obtain a license therefor to be issued by the Town Clerk of said town, and to that end shall make
application to the Town Clerk of said town for such license therefor respectively as may be desired,
and said Town Clerk may issue a license accordingly to such persons respectively to sell the articles
and substances hereinbefore mentioned in such manner as shall be specified in such license, upon any
street in said town, or to hawkers and peddlers authorizing them to sell or offer for sale as hawkers
and peddlers any articles or substances within said town for the period from the date of such license
until the first day of April next ensuing such date.
(b)
No such license shall be issued until the applicant for said license shall have filed with the Town Clerk
a certificate under oath setting forth the following:
(1)
That he is a citizen of the United States, or a resident alien.
(2)
His full name, present residential address and Date of Birth.
(3)
That he has not been convicted of any criminal offenses.
(c)
All persons offering for sale, taking orders for sale or selling any goods, wares, merchandise, or any
other articles or substances on any street, highway or right-of-way within the town shall make
application to the town clerk for a license. Such application shall be made even if the applicant holds
a state peddlers license, and upon approval of such application by the town clerk , the town clerk shall
issue a license to such person to sell the articles or substances herein mentioned upon any street,
highway, or right-of-way in the town; provided, however, that no license to sell or offer to sell shall
be issued for the sale of any meats, fruits, poultry, fish, vegetables or food products of a perishable
nature unless all necessary state approvals have first been obtained by the applicant.
All peddlers, hawkers, or other persons requiring a license under this ordinance, who sell food or
beverages of any kind or product for human consumption shall, before the license is issued, have their
truck, cart, or other equipment inspected and approved by all necessary state agencies; no beverages
of any kind shall be sold other than in a single service disposable type container.
(d)
The application required in subsection (c) shall specify the days and hours of such day during which
the applicant wishes to operate, the goods and articles which will be sold, the year, make, model and
registration number of any vehicle to be used and the location or locations at which the operation shall
take place.
(e)
The applicant shall, upon approval for a license required under this ordinance, provide two (2) so-
called passport size photographs of the individual authorized to act under such license. The town
clerk shall in addition to the license specified above, issue an identification badge containing one (1)
of the photographs of the authorized individual along with the effective dates of the license and such
other information as the town clerk shall deem appropriate. The town clerk shall maintain the other
photograph with the application. Exception to this requirement may be allowed only under the section
of this ordinance entitled "Special event license".
(f)
No such license shall be issued also until such time as the Chief of Police of said Town of Glocester
shall approve the application of said license in writing, provided, however, that such approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Failure on the part of the said Chief of Police to object in writing within
fourteen (14) days of the application with the Town Clerk, shall be deemed to be an approval by said
Chief of Police.
(g)
No person shall peddle or hawk within the town or offer for sale, take orders for sale or sell on any
street, highway, or right-of-way, within the town, any goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs, flowers,
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magazines, subscriptions, books or any other articles or substances from any vehicle, cart, pushcart,
basket or hand carried, without first obtaining a license from the town clerk.
(h)
No license issued pursuant to this ordinance shall be transferable, nor shall it authorize any person
other than the individual to whom it was issued and named therein to act thereunder; provided,
however, a licensee may employ a driver and such driver may operate on the license as long as he/she
is registered with the town clerk as a driver for the license. A separate license shall be required for
each vehicle, cart or pushcart. Every licensee shall carry with him/her such license while engaged in
peddling and produce the same when required by an inhabitant of the state or any person having a
license under this ordinance, and failure on his/her part to produce the same within ten (10) minutes
shall be cause for the revocation of such license.
Every licensee shall wear, while engaged in any activity regulated by this ordinance, the identification badge issued
by the town clerk. Such identification badge shall be worn so that it is clearly visible. Violation of this section shall
be cause for the revocation of the license issued under this ordinance.
(i)
Exceptions
(1)
No license shall be required under this Ordinance for the following:
(a) The sale of religious books or publications on behalf of bible, tract, or other religious or
moral societies for the purpose of promoting religious or moral improvement and not for
the pecuniary profit.
(b) The sale of flowers or vegetables which are grown and sold on the seller's property.
SECTION 3. Fees.
All applicants licensed under this Ordinance shall pay a fee as provided in Section 3 of the Appendix which
shall be retained by the town whether such license is granted or denied.
No license fee shall be charged to any nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation.
SECTION 4. Regulated.
(a)
Peddlers or other persons requiring a license under this Ordinance shall be moving at all times except
to service customers and shall not remain in any location awaiting patrons. Stopping for servicing customers shall
be in a manner not to impede the flow of traffic; nor block traffic or create a traffic hazard.
(b)
There shall be no solicitation of motor vehicles while a motor vehicle is stopped in traffic or stopped
at a traffic light or intersection. All peddlers, hawkers or other persons requiring a license shall be prohibited from
blocking any sidewalk.
(c)
Hawkers shall be allowed only under the sections of this ordinance entitled "Special event licenses".
(d)
The chief of police may, from time to time, submit to the town council locations, public streets,
highways or rights-of-way throughout the town which in his/her opinion, because of excess traffic and congestion,
are rendered unsafe for the public welfare to allow the selling or offering for sale of merchandise by peddlers,
hawkers, or other persons requiring a license under this ordinance.
(e)
All peddlers shall be prohibited from selling or displaying goods at the following locations:
(1)
At the intersection of Route 44 and 102;
(2)
At the intersection of Route 44 and 100;
(3)
At the intersection of Route 100 and 102;
(4)
At the intersection of Route 44 and Douglas Hook Road;
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(5)
At the intersection of Route 44 and Farnum Road;
(6)
At the intersection of Route 44 and Saw Mill Road;
(7)
At the intersection of Route 44 and Pine Orchard Road;
(8)
Exceptions to Section 4 (e)(1),(2),(3),(4), (5), and (7) may be allowed
only under the sections of this ordinance entitled "Special event licenses".
(f)
At no time shall any peddler, hawker, or other person requiring a license under this ordinance impede
the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. The chief of police shall have the authority to suspend the operation of
such licensee at any time and for such period of time where conditions exist that he/she deems it in the interest of
public safety to do so, without prior request to the town council.
(g)
No licensee shall offer for sale at any town-owned park or recreational area, any goods or services,
excepting on behalf of any nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation, where no part of the income of such sale
will be distributed to such persons, or the members, directors or officers of such nonprofit organization or nonprofit
corporation. In addition, all such nonprofit organization and nonprofit corporations shall obtain a written permit
from the recreation director in advance of making an application.
(h)
No peddler shall stop to service customers within one hundred (100) feet of any establishment offering
for sale similar goods or services.
(i)
No peddler or hawker shall wear clothing that to the reasonable person shall be considered suggestive
and/or offensive to the community.
SECTION 5. Sales Prohibited During Certain Hours.
No peddling, hawking or other activity regulated by this ordinance shall be permitted anywhere in the town,
except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in residential districts and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m. in business districts and industrial districts provided, however, that food, beverages or other products
for immediate human consumption may be sold in industrial districts between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
SECTION 6. Excessive Nuisance Prohibited.
No peddler, hawker, or other persons requiring a license under this ordinance shall attempt to sell his/her
wares by means of any loudspeaker, voice amplification system or electronic noisemaking device intended to attract
public attention, nor shall he/she create a nuisance situation.
SECTION 7. Violations
(a)
Each license to peddle or hawk shall expire on the first day of April each year, but may be revoked
or suspended at any time by the town council for violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance
or for any other good cause.
(b)
Peddler, hawker, or other person requiring a license under this ordinance while engaged in an activity
regulated by this ordinance, who shall neglect or refuse to wear the identification badge specified in
this ordinance or who shall neglect or refuse for a space of ten (10) minutes after demand by any
inhabitant of the state or any other person having a license under this ordinance, to exhibit the license,
issued pursuant to this ordinance, and allow the same to be read, shall, if sued or prosecuted under
Title 5, Chapter 11 of the General Laws be adjudged to pay the costs of such suit or prosecution,
although it shall appear on trial that he/she had a license duly issued and in force at the time of the
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alleged offense.
(c)
Any person selling any goods, wares or merchandise in the Town of Glocester in violation of this
ordinance shall upon conviction be fined or imprisoned as provided in Section 1 of the Appendix,
provided, however, that no person shall be fined more than two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisoned
more than ten (10) days for such violation.
SECTION 8. Categories.
(a)
Enumerated: For the purpose of this ordinance, the town shall have three (3) categories of licenses:
(1)
Those persons or business selling or offering to sell perishable foodstuffs
and soft beverages;
(2)
Those persons selling or offering for sale articles or goods made by their own hands;
(3)
Those persons or businesses selling or offering for sale other articles of general merchandise or
manufacture, including magazines and subscriptions.
(b)
Limitations:
As of the effective date of the adoption of this subsection, the maximum number of licenses in each
category shall be as follows: a maximum of five (5) licenses in category 1; maximum of three (3)
licenses in category 2; and a maximum of three (3) licenses in category 3; provided, however, that
the reduction in the number of authorized licenses shall not be deemed to effect the right of any current
license holder to continue to renew the license annually. All licensees who have obtained a license
prior to the effective date of this subsection shall be entitled to annually renew the license,
notwithstanding the limitations on the number of licenses authorized to be issued, so long as the
licensee complies with all of the provisions of this ordinance and any applicable regulations. Any
licensee who fails to renew his/her license prior to the expiration date shall not be entitled to renew
the license unless and until there is a license available in the category applied for. No new licenses
in any of the categories shall be issued until the total number of license issued for a specific category
is less than the maximum number set forth above..
(c)
Vacancies:
The town clerk shall maintain a list of persons interested in obtaining each category of license and
upon the occurrence of a vacancy in such category, shall notify the person whose name appears first
on the waiting list of such category of the availability of a license. If the person so notified fails to
make application within ten (10) days after notification, the town clerk shall remove that person's
name from the list and notify the person whose name appears next on said list until an application is
received. In the event that the town clerk does not approve the application; any applicant may
appeal to the town council within thirty (30) days of the date of any denial by the town clerk of any
such application. In order to be considered by the town council, any such appeal must be properly
delivered in writing by the applicant no later than the close of business on the Monday immediately
preceding the next town council agenda meeting.
SECTION 9. Special Event Licenses.
(a)
In addition to the other licenses referred to in this ordinance the town clerk shall have the authority
to issue special event licenses that shall include any parade, concert, carnival, festival or other event
as may be designated by the town council. Such licenses shall authorize the holder to engage in
activities similar to those regulated by this ordinance and shall subject the holder thereof to all of the
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provisions of this ordinance with respect to such activities.
(b)
A fee shall be charged for all applications for special event licenses in accordance with Section 3 of
this ordinance and shall be retained by the town whether the license is granted or denied.
SECTION 10. Special License
(a)
In addition to the other licenses referred to in this ordinance the town clerk shall have the authority
to issue a hawkers license(s) to the premises of a non-profit farm cooperative agency(ies) jointly with
an applicant for the sale of vegetables, fruits and flowers.
(1)
Requirements:
(i)
The applicant must be a town resident.
(ii)
All items to be sold must be grown on the applicants premises.
(2)
Limitations:
(i)
Maximum of two (2) licenses per non-profit farm cooperative agency; per granted date(s).
(b)
A fee shall be charged for all applications for a special license in accordance with Section 3 of this
ordinance and shall be retained by the town whether the license is granted or denied.
SECTION 11. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publications as required by law. ADOPTED: July 21, 1994,
EFFECTIVE: Aug. 15, 1994.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council, July 10, 1915; AMENDED September 15, 1957,
AMENDED May 12, 1988; CODIFIED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE January 06, 1992; AMENDED July 21,
1994, EFFECTIVE August 15. 1994.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-09
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DEALERS IN JUNK, OLD
METALS AND OTHER SECOND-HAND DEALERS
SECTION 1.
No person shall engage in the business of purchasing, selling, bartering or dealing in junk, old metals or any
second-hand articles including automobiles, whether as a keeper of a shop or storehouse for the reception of the
same, or as gatherer of same in any bag, wagon or cart, or as foundryman, or other person receiving the same for
the purpose of melting the same, or of converting the same in castings, within the Town of Glocester, unless such
persons shall be duly licensed, by the Town Council and subject to the following conditions and restrictions:
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SECTION 2.
The annual fees for license as issued shall be as follows:
For a keeper of a shop or storehouse
$25.00;
For a gatherer
$25.00;
For a foundryman or other person receiving the same for
the purpose of melting the same, or of converting the
same into casting
$ 5.00;
For a dealer in automobiles or accessories
$ 5.00.
SECTION 3.
No such business shall be carried on in any building or premises of any part of which is used as a dwelling
house, except with the recommendation in writing of the Chief of Police and Chief of Fire Department.
SECTION 4.
Every such licensed person, except licensed gatherers, shall keep in a book obtained from, or under direction
of, the Town Clerk a contemporaneous record in ink, and in the English language, of the business done by him as
follows:
A description of every article purchased or sold by him, at the time of such purchase or sale;The name and
residence of the person from or to whom the same was purchased or sold, andthe day or hour of such purchase
or sale.
SECTION 5.
Said book of record, and every shop, storehouse, bag, wagon, cart or foundry, or place of business of any
such licensed person, shall be subject to the inspection and examination of the Chief of Police, any Captain of
Police, any Sergeant of Police, any Police Constable, or any person authorized by any of them.
SECTION 6.
No keeper of any junk shop or storehouse shall do or suffer to be done any business therein between the
hours of seven o'clock before noon.
SECTION 7.
Every keeper of any junk shop or storehouse, licensed aforesaid, shall display in a conspicuous place within
such shop or storehouse the license last granted to him.
SECTION 8.
Every gatherer of junk or second-hand articles, when licensed by the Town Council, shall obtain from the
Town Clerk, a badge and shall at all times wear said badge conspicuously on the outside of his outside coat when
engaged in his business. Said badge shall be valid for the year for which it is issued and is not redeemable and shall
bear in enamel a number which shall correspond to the badge number indicated on the license and the date of
expiration of the current year and shall be issued upon payment of fifty (50) cents.
SECTION 9.
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No person shall wear any such badge after the expiration or revocation of the license represented by it, and
any licensed person who shall suffer any such badge, issued to him aforesaid, to be used by another person for a
purpose similar to that for which the badge was issued to him, shall forfeit said badge, together with the license
represented by it.
SECTION 10.
No person licensed as herein provided shall directly or indirectly either purchase or receive in barter or
exchange any junk, old metals or second-hand articles from any minor unless such minor shall be licensed in
accordance with this ordinance; nor shall any licensed person directly or indirectly either purchase for receive in
barter or exchange or sell any bar or pig iron.
SECTION 11.
No dealer in second-hand articles shall display in his place of business, pistols or firearms of any description,
black jacks, sling shot, billy, brass knuckles, or other weapons of like kind and description.
SECTION 12.
Every applicant for a license under this ordinance shall set forth with full particulars, upon a form to be
furnished by the Town Clerk, answers to the following questions, to wit:
First:
Name and address, both of residence and place of business of the applicant;
Second:
Nationality of the applicant;
Third:
Business employment of the applicant during the five years next preceding his application;
Fourth: Age of the applicant;
Fifth:
Purpose for which license is wanted;
Sixth:
Whether or not the applicant holds any license issued by any other city or town, and if so,
for what the license has been granted, the number of the applicant's wagon or cart, if he
has, and by what city or town said license has been granted.
Such application shall be referred to the Chief of Police for his recommendation, before being acted upon
the Town Council.
SECTION 13.
Any license granted under the provision of this ordinance may be transferred by the Town Clerk, upon the
approval of the Town council first had end obtained, upon the payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00).
SECTION 14.
All licenses granted hereunder shall expire on the thirty-first day of December next succeeding the date of
such license, and no rebate shall be made from the license fee for such license for any licensed term less than one
year.
SECTION 15.
This ordinance shall not apply to keepers of shops for the purchase, sale or barter of books, pamphlets and
periodicals.
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SECTION 16.
Every application for a license hereunder to keep a shop or storehouse for the reception of any junk, old
metals or other second-hand articles, shall be continued by the Town Council to some meeting subsequent to that
at which such application is received. All property owners whose property is located within two hundred (200)
feet of the property line of the lot or parcel of land whereon the applicant proposes to locate the said shop or
storehouse, shall be given notice by registered mail, which said notice shall be mailed to the owner of record of such
adjoining or nearby property owner by the Town Clerk to the last and usual place of abode of the said property
owner, and notice of the pendency of such application and of the time and place when and where such application
will be considered shall be given by advertisement in some public newspaper in the Community of Providence, in
order that any person or persons interested in the said application may appear before the Town Council and be
heard in favor of or in opposition to the granting of the license to the applicant.
SECTION 17.
Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor
more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00), or be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) days.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council October 9, 1953; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-10
LIQUOR LICENSE TRANSFER FEE (S)
An Ordinance Regulating Liquor License Transfer Fee (s)
Fee for the application for Transfer of a Liquor License shall be determined from time to time by the Town Council.
All advertising costs shall be paid by the applicant before issuance of the Transfer of a Liquor License.
The fee of $25.00 plus the cost of advertising a Liquor License Transfer.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council May 10, 1990; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE January 06, 1992.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-11
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING NUDITY WHERE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD
SECTION 1.
It shall be unlawful for any person maintaining, owning, or operating a commercial establishment located
within the Town of Glocester at which alcoholic beverages are offered for sale for consumption on the premises
to suffer or permit:
(a)
Any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to expose to the public
view that area of the human breast at or below the areola thereof.
(b)
Any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment to employ any device
or covering which is intended to give the appearance of or simulate such portions of the human
female breast as described in subsection (a) (1) above.
(c)
Any person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to expose to public view his
or her genitals, pubic area, anus, or anal cleft or cleavage.
(d)
Any person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to employ any device or
covering which is intended to give the appearance of or simulate the genitals, pubic area, anus, anal
cleft or cleavage.
SECTION 2.
It shall be unlawful for any female person, while on the premises of a commercial establishment located
within the Town of Glocester, at which alcoholic beverages are offered for sale for consumption on the premises,
to expose to public view that area of the human female breast at or below the areola thereof, or to employ any
device or covering which is intended to give the appearance or simulate such areas of the female breast as
described herein.
SECTION 3.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while on the premises of a commercial establishment located within the
Town of Glocester, at which alcoholic beverages are offered for sale for consumption on the premises, to expose
to public view his or her genital, pubic area, anus or anal cleft or cleavage, or to employ any device or covering
which is intended to give the appearance of or simulate the genitals, pubic area, or anal cleft or cleavage.
SECTION 4.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offense against the Town
punishable as provided in Section 1 of the Appendix of this Code.
SECTION 5. Effective DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: Aug.
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17, 1995, EFFECTIVE: Sept. 11, 1995.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council August 17, 1995, EFFECTIVE: Sept. 11, 1995
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-12
VICTUALING ORDINANCE
SECTION 1.
No person or persons shall keep a Victualling house in the Town of Glocester without first having
obtained a license therefor from the Town Council of said Town of Glocester.
SECTION 2.
The fee for such license for a Victualling house shall be $50.00 and $75.00 for a 24 hour license.
SECTION 3.
A Victualling license shall apply to shops, houses or places where victuals and foods are sold or
furnished, whether the same is the principal business of the licensee or not.
SECTION 4.
The license shall allow no punch boards, gambling machines, or any apparatus or any gambling of any kind
upon his premises and each license shall be held strictly accountable for the observance of this section.
SECTION 5.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06,
1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council April 14, 1923; AMENDED May 12, 1988; CODIFIED:
December 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-12-13
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE AND LOCATION OF MOBILE-
HOMES AND HOUSE TRAILERS, WHEN STATIONARY,
WITHIN THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, RHODE ISLAND,
AND BEING USED FOR DWELLINGS, PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY
SECTION 1.
Definitions.
(A)
"Person" includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, owners, lessees, licensees, and the agents
of each of them.
(B)
"Licensee" shall be deemed to be any person or persons, from or corporation receiving a license
to conduct, operate or maintain a mobilehome park or trailer park or individual mobilehome or
trailer, as the case may be.
(C)
"Licensing Authority" means the Town Council of the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island.
(D)
"Mobilehome" shall be deemed to be any type of vehicle used for sleeping or living quarters,
permanent or temporary, which may or may not be equipped with running water, bath facilities,
flush toilet and/or other appropriate sanitary conditions, and which wheels are or could be attached
thereto.
(E)
"Trailer" shall mean any house, car, or automobile trailer, other than a mobilehome, used for or
adaptable for the use as living quarters, permanent or temporary, and either with or without wheels
attached thereto.
(F)
"Mobilehome Park or Trailer Park" shall mean privately owned land upon which two or more
mobilehomes or trailers are or are intended to be used and occupied as sleeping or living quarters,
permanent or temporary, and in this Ordinance, the use of the word "Park" alone, or the use of the
words "Mobilehome Park" by themselves, or the words "Trailer Park" by themselves, in the
singular or plural, shall be construed to include both Mobilehome Parks and Trailer Parks.
(G)
"Collector" means the Tax Collector of the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island.
(H)
"Health Officer" means the duly appointed health officer of the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island,
or his deputy.
SECTION 2.
License for Mobilehome or Trailer Parks.
(A)
No person shall maintain or operate a mobilehome park or trailer park without having first obtained
a license from the Licensing Authority. These regulations shall apply forthwith to all existing
mobilehome or trailer parks; provided, however, that the Licensing Authority shall upon application
grant such extension of time or waive such requirements (other than the Sanitary Requirements) as
may in its judgement be appropriate.
SECTION 3. Application for a Mobilehome Park or Trailer Park License.
(A)
Any person desiring to establish or operate a mobilehome park or trailer park shall, prior to placing
mobilehomes or trailers on any proposed site, or doing any other or manner of thing with respect
to the construction of any facilities in connection with the operation of any such park, first file an
application, signed by the applicant, with the Town Clerk of the Town of Glocester, setting forth
the hereinafter required information and accompanied by such other materials as shall satisfy such
requirements:
(1)
Name and address of the applicant.
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(2)
A plot plan made by a licensed surveyor under seal, showing the site of the mobilehome
park or trailer park, roads, location, size, shape and identification number of the
mobilehome or trailer lots or spaces, locations of sanitary provisions and the name of
abutting property owners according to the Land Records of the Town of Glocester, Rhode
Island.
(3)
Proof of Ownership, option or valid lease of the premises to be used as a mobilehome
park or trailer park.
(B)
At the time of the filing of said application, a filing fee of $25.00 shall be paid to the Town Clerk
of the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island.
(C)
Upon the filing with the Town Clerk of the application for a license, accompanied by such other
information as herein required, and after payment of the herein prescribed fee, the Town Clerk shall
within ten (10) days thereafter, transmit to the Planning Board the Said application and
accompanying information for study and recommendation to the Town Council.
(D)
The Planning Board of the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island, shall within sixty (60) days after
receipt of the application and accompanying information from the Town Clerk, return to the Town
Clerk for action thereon by the Town Council, the application and accompanying information,
together with the recommendation of said Planning Board. The Town Clerk shall thereupon publish
notice of said application at least once each week for three (3) successive weeks in a public
newspaper published in the County of Providence, for public hearing thereon at the next convenient
regular meeting of the Town Council.
(E)
After public hearing by the Town Council of the Town of Glocester, as aforesaid, the said Town
Council shall either approve or deny said application, and said Town Council may impose such
conditions or restrictions limiting the number of mobilehome sites or trailer sites, or any other
conditions or restrictions, as in its discretion shall seem advisable under the circumstances.
(F)
In the event that the said Town Council shall approve said application, with or without conditions
or restrictions, said applicant shall forthwith construct and prepare said mobilehome park or trailer
park in accordance with the plans submitted by it and in accordance with any such conditions or
restrictions as the Town Council may impose. Said applicant shall commence said construction
within sixty (60) days and shall complete the same in compliance with the application as approved
by the Town Council within six (6) months after said Town Council shall have approved the
application.
(G)
Upon the completion of the park as aforesaid (but in no event not more than six (6) months from
the date of the approval by the Town Council, otherwise such approval of said Town Council and
all the rights of the applicant hereunder shall expire), the applicant shall file the following with the
Town Clerk:
(1)
A certification signed by the applicant that he has complied with the decision of the Town
Council and the requirements of this Ordinance.
(2)
A certificate of the Health Officer of the Town of Glocester certifying that he has examined
the site and that the applicant has complied with the decision of the Town Council and all
of the requirements of this Ordinance.
(3)
A certificate of the Department of Health of the State of Rhode Island, or such other
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department or agency of the State of Rhode Island having jurisdiction over matters of
health and sanitation, certifying that the site has been examined by said department and that
the applicant has complied with the laws of the State of Rhode Island and the regulations
of all agencies having jurisdiction over matters of health, sanitation and such Parks.
(4)
Pay to the Town Clerk a license fee of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, which fee shall
cover the period from the time of issuance of the license to December 31st next after the
issuance of the license. All such licenses shall be renewed between December 15th and
December 31st of each year, and the renewal fee for such license shall be Two Hundred
($200.00) Dollars per year.
(5)
In addition to the payments of the fee hereinabove prescribed for the original license and
for each renewal thereof, the licensee shall pay the sum of Thirty ($30.00) Dollars for
every trailer stationed, erected or maintained in said park.
(H)
Upon filing of the Certifications and the payment of the license fees pursuant to subsection G
hereinabove, the Town Clerk shall issue a license to the applicant (or the annually renewed license
as the case may be).
SECTION 4.
General Requirements for Operation of a Mobilehome Park or Trailer Park.
(A)
A mobilehome park or trailer park shall be located on a site graded to insure drainage of surface
and sub-surface water, sewerage, and freedom from stagnant pools.
(B)
A minimum lot size of ten thousand (10,000) square feet shall be provided for each mobilehome
or trailer lot of space, but in no event shall there be more than four (4) mobilehome or trailer lots
per acre of land of the licensee.
(C)
There shall be a minimum of 20 feet clearance between each mobilehome or trailer.
(D)
All mobilehome or trailer lots shall abut on a roadway of not less than 30 feet in width where
off-road parking is provided or 40 feet where no off-road parking is provided.
(E)
All roads within any Park shall be well drained, provided with gravel or hard surface, and shall be
maintained in good condition by the owner or licensee of the Park.
(F)
No mobilehome or trailer shall be located closer than 40 feet from the traveled portion of any
public highway.
(G)
Street lights of not less than 1000 lumens each shall be installed at intervals of not more than 300
feet apart in any Park.
(H)
Each licensee shall keep, or cause to be kept, a register in which the following information shall be
recorded forthwith upon letting of each mobilehome or trailer lot:
(1)
The full name of the mobilehome or trailer owner.
(2)
The number of persons occupying each trailer and the names thereof.
(3)
The make, model, size, serial and license numbers and year of manufacture of each
mobilehome or trailer stationed, maintained, or registered on the premises of the licensee.
(4)
State of registration and registration number of each trailer and auto used to transport or
pull each such trailer.
(I)
At the time each licensee shall apply for a renewal of any license issued pursuant to this Ordinance,
all of the information required by Section H herein above shall be furnished to the Town Clerk, and
the Town Clerk shall not issue any renewed license until and unless such information shall be
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furnished to him, and said Town Clerk shall thereupon forward to the Board of Tax Assessors of
the Town of Glocester a duplicate copy of said information.
(J)
No license for a mobilehome park or trailer park shall be transferable by sale of otherwise by the
holder thereof to the Licensing Authority, and the Town Council may, in its discretion, permit such
license to be transferred to another person, but in all cases, said Licensing Authority shall, before
permitting such transfer, give notice of and conduct a public hearing on the application for such
transfer.
Said notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper published in the County of Providence and at least seven
(7) days in advance of said public hearing, and said notice shall give the name of the licensee, the name under which
the Park is operated and its address, the local Tax Assessor's identification by Plat and Lot number, and the name
and address of the prospective transferee.
The application for a transfer shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee of $25.00. The Licensing Authority
may deny the application for transfer if, in its sole discretion, said transfer shall not be in the best interest of the
Town of Glocester.
(K)
No mobilehome park or trailer park heretofore located in the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island,
or hereafter established in the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island, shall be expanded at any time, or
in any manner whatsoever, to accommodate any additional mobilehomes or trailers than shall be
presently occupying the premises (in the case of a mobilehome park or trailer park in existence at
the time of adoption of this Ordinance), or upon the original Plot Plan as submitted with the original
application and as acted upon by the Town Council (in the case of such mobilehome parks or
trailer parks as may subsequently be established in accordance with this Ordinance), except upon
application to the Town Clerk for expansion thereof by the Licensee for action thereon by the
Town Council, and such application shall be accompanied by a new Plot Plan, showing the extent
of the proposed expansion.
The Town Clerk shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, transmit to the Planning Board the said
application and accompanying information for study and recommendation to the Town Council.
The Planning Board of the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island, shall within sixty (60) days after
receipt of the application and accompanying information from the Town Clerk, return to the Town
Clerk for action thereon by the Town Council, the application and accompanying information
together with the recommendation of said Planning Board.
SECTION 5. Sanitary Requirements for Operation of Mobilehome Parks or Trailer Parks.
An adequate supply of potable water with a minimum of 25 lbs. per square inch pressure at all times shall
be provided for each mobilehome or trailer space or lot. The water source shall be capable of producing 300
gallons of potable water per mobilehome or trailer lot per day from a source approved by the Health Officer of the
Town of Glocester, Rhode Island.
(A)
No part of the sewerage disposal leaching field system shall be located within 80 feet of any
mobilehome or trailer park well water supply.
(B)
Where the sewer lines of a mobilehome park or trailer park are not connected to a public sewer,
the means of disposal of all sewerage shall be approved by the State Board of Health.
(C)
Each mobilehome or trailer lot shall be provided with an electrical connection approved by the
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Building Inspector of the Town of Glocester.
(D)
Licensees shall furnish at least one suitable refuse can with tight-fitting cover for each occupied
mobilehome or trailer lot, or use any approved collection method in accordance with the State
Health Sanitation Laws. Refuse shall be collected and removed regularly and in such manner that
no nuisance shall be maintained, and it shall be the responsibility of each licensee to maintain proper
sanitary conditions with respect to waste and refuse disposal.
SECTION 6.
Individual Mobilehomes or Trailers.
(A)
No person, under any circumstances, shall maintain, establish, station or park a mobilehome or
trailer for dwelling or other purposes on any property within the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island,
except in a duly established mobilehome park or trailer park as herein constituted.
(B)
Any individual mobilehome or trailer park maintained or established and duly licensed at the time
of the adoption of this Ordinance shall be permitted to be maintained on its present site until the
same shall be removed, and thereafter no mobilehome or trailer may be re-established on said site,
or any other site except as provided in this Ordinance. Provided, however, that any licensee
maintaining an individual mobilehome or trailer within the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island, at the
time of the adoption of this Ordinance, shall annually renew his license between December 15th
and December 30th of each year, and shall pay to the Town Clerk the sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars
for each such renewal, and provided, further, however, that no such license for any individual
mobilehome or trailer as may have been previously issued shall be transferable to any other person
for any reason.
(C)
Flood Hazard Areas. The following requirements shall apply to any mobilehome or house trailer
park; any expansion to an existing mobilehome or house trailer park; or any existing mobilehome
or house trailer park where the repair, reconstruction, or improvement of the streets, utilities and
pads equals or exceeds 50% of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair,
reconstruction has commenced; and which is located wholly or in part within Zone A and Zones
Al-30 as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map as part of the Flood Insurance Study which
also includes the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map.
Said maps and any amendments thereto are hereby made part of this section of these regulations:
(1)
Stands on lots must be elevated on compacted fill or pilings so that the lowest floor of the
mobilehome or house trailer will be at or above the base flood level.
(2)
Adequate surface drainage and access for a hauler must be provided; and
(3)
In the instance of elevation on pilings, lots must be large enough to permit steps, piling
foundations must be placed in stable soil no more than ten (10) feet apart, and
re-enforcement must by provided for pilings more than six feet above ground level.
SECTION 7. Denial of Applications.
(A)
After public hearing upon an application for an original license, a transfer of any license, or
expansion of any Park, the Licensing Authority may deny any such application if, in its sole and
uncontrollable discretion, the approval of such application would not be in the best interest of the
use of the land, the neighboring land, or the community as a whole.
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SECTION 8.
Enforcement and Violations.
(A)
Any license issued by the Licensing Authority may be revoked by said Licensing Authority for
violation by the Licensee of any provisions of this Ordinance or for other cause shown, and any
person who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall also be subject to prosecution and
upon conviction, shall be fined not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
Each day any violation shall continue, shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
(B)
The provisions of this Ordinance may be enforced in the same manner as the Town Zoning
Ordinance. All actions brought on behalf of the Town shall be brought in the name of the Town
by the Zoning Inspector, the Police, or any other authorized Town Official. The provisions of this
Ordinance may also be enforced by criminal prosecution, injunctive relief, or any other legal or
equitable relief in a court of proper jurisdiction. All fines collected as a result of any such action
shall be paid to and become part of the General Funds of the Town.
SECTION 9.
Severability.
(A)
If any clause, provision or requirement of this Ordinance be declared invalid, such action shall not
affect the validity of any other clause, provision or requirement hereof.
SECTION 10.
Existing Licenses.
(A)
All provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to existing mobilehome parks or trailer parks, and all
licenses in existence at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance shall continue in effect until
December 31st next after the adoption of this Ordinance, at which time all such licenses will expire
and shall be renewable only in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 11.
No trailer shall be permitted until the licensee obtains a trailer placement permit from the Building Inspector.
The cost of said permit will be $10.00 per trailer.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by Town Council May 14, 1965; AMENDED November 12, 1965;
AMENDED April 11, 1974; AMENDED July 14, 1978; AMENDED August 9, 1979; AMENDED May 12,
1988; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LICENSING AND
CONDUCT OF YARD SALES, SO-CALLED
SECTION 1.
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Any Town resident desiring to conduct a yard sale, so-called, shall apply to the Town Clerk for a license
for same, during normal business hours prior to such yard sale. For the purposes of this Ordinance, a yard sale
shall include so-called yard sales, garage sales, lawn sales, or similar sales, and, in addition to other provisions
herein, shall be defined as the conduct of a sale of typically second-hand personal, household and/or garden
property or items, which are in the possession of the resident applicant. A resident to whom a license for a yard
sale has been issued shall not invite or permit merchants or other vendors to sell or offer to sell merchandise or other
items at said yard sale, nor shall food be sold on the premises of said yard sale.
SECTION 2.
The license applicant shall state his name and residence together with the date and location of the intended
yard sale, so-called.
SECTION 3.
The Town Clerk shall issue a license to a resident so applying and said resident shall pay to the Town Clerk
a fee of Five ($5.00) dollars, provided however, that no more than three (3) such licenses shall be issued in one
calendar year to any one (1) resident or for each unit in a multi-family dwelling.
SECTION 4.
Anyone to whom a license is issued in accordance with this Ordinance, shall be allowed to place a sign
advertising said yard sale, so-called, on the premises in question no larger than 12 square feet, and said sign shall
not be placed on the premises earlier than seven (7) days prior to the date scheduled for the yard sale, so-called,
and must be removed at the conclusion thereof. Such signs shall be non-illuminated and non-electric.
SECTION 5.
The yard sale, so-called, for which a license is issued, shall be limited to the hours between 8:00 a.m.
and 7 p.m. on the date for which said license is issued.
SECTION 6.
Non-profit organizations, which file an application with the Town Clerk at least seven (7) days before
such sale, signed by at least one officer thereof, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7.
Any violation of this Ordinance, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred and 00/100
($100.00) Dollars for each offense.
SECTION 8.
This Ordinance will take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: Apr.
17, 1997, EFFECTIVE: May 13, 1997.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council August 13, 1976; AMENDED May 12, 1988;
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CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992; AMENDED April 17, 1997 and
EFFECTIVE May 13, 1997.
SECTION 14
RECORDS
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
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RECORDS RETENTION ORDINANCE
Record Series No.
Record Series Title&Description Retention
ARTICLE 1.
MEETINGS & HEARINGS
SECTION 1.
Accounts of the proceedings and actions of any board, commission or council.
May include notices of meetings, warrants, agendas, meeting dockets, roll call, official minutes, claims,
correspondence, complaints, licenses, applications, bids, blueprints, petitions, waivers, reports, legal
opinions, financial studies, budgets, election certificates, tallies and returns, declarations, recommendations,
special local legislation, amendments to council rules, ordinances and resolutions, background papers and
supporting documentation.
a.
Council Meetings
Permanent;
Microfilm annually;
store master film off-site
b.
Board Meetings
Permanent
c.
Commission Meetings
Permanent
d.
Committee Meetings
Permanent
e.
Business Meetings
Permanent
f.
Special Meetings
Permanent
g.
Financial Town Meetings
Permanent
h.
Work Sessions
Permanent
i.
Executive Sessions
Permanent
j.
Hearings
Permanent
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k.
Recordings/Tapes/Stenographers
Destroy six months after
Notebooks Recordings/notes
of transcription and approval
meetings and/or hearings.
of minutes or proceedings
Note: If recordings, tapes or notebooks are not transcribed, they must be retained permanently.
l.
Regulatory Matters
Includes local legislation in which the
municipality has an interest or has been
involved.
1.1
Ordinance: Adopted
Permanent
May include lists of all ordinances,
Microfilm annually;
ordinance number and ultimate decision.
store master film off-site
Note: Maintain certified copy of all official ordinances in a separate ordinance file.
l.2
Ordinances: Not Adopted
Ten years; then review
May include lists of all proposed
ordinances, the proposer ( e.g.. dept.,
board, ward, councillor),ordinance number
and ultimate decision (e.g. adopted,
changed, withdrawn, in committee indefinitely).
l.3
Resolutions: Adopted
Permanent Microfilm
May include lists of all resolutions,
annually; store master
resolution number and ultimate decision.
film off-site
Note: Maintain certified copy of all official resolutions in a separate resolution file.
l.4
Resolutions: Not Adopted
Ten years; then review
May include lists of all proposed
resolutions, the proposer (e.g. dept.,
board, ward, councillor), resolution
number and ultimate decision (e.g. adopted,
changed, withdrawn, in committee indefinitely).
l.5
Local Rules and Regulations: Adopted
Permanent
May include sets of rules and regulations
that govern a particular aspect of municipal
development on the local level.
l.6
State Legislation: Proposed
Ten years; then review
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May include local constituency requests to
amend or change existing state laws.
m.
Appointments
Permanent
May include lists of boards, commissions,
committees or councils, notices of appointments
and resignations, lists of members with terms
and dates of appointment and the code or
executive order establishing the local board,
commission, committee or council.
n.
Correspondence
Often referred to as General Correspondence or
General Administrative Files.
n.1
Correspondence - Routine Nature
Retain current year plus
one year
n.2
Correspondence - Special
Retain current year plus
one year
SECTION 2
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED by the Town Council, September 16, 1993, EFFECTIVE October 13, 1993.
ARTICLE II
PERSONNEL AND PAYROLL RECORDS
SECTION 1.
PERSONNEL FILES
Including, but not limited to: -Employee's
Retain until employee
chronological records and pay history (hire
transfer or separation,
then return to Division
dates, date of promotions, salary increases,
of Personnel Admin-
transfers, change of status, separation).
istration for review.
-Application (CS-14) and supporting documen-
Permanent Personnel
tation, security clearance, and resume.
master file maintained
-Employee physical examinations and medical by Division of Personnel
history. (Not including insurance claims).
Administration. All
-Personal information forms.
originals must be in
-Training and testing records (summary).
Master File. Review
-Commendations and evaluations.
annually and shred
-Job descriptions (if a permanent copy is not
unnecessary documents
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kept elsewhere).
(See following retention
-Employee termination records.
periods for the individ-
ual records series).
SECTION 1.1
Unsuccessful Applicants and Hiring
Retain 2 years after
Records
successful applicant
hire date, then shred.
SECTION 1.2
Personnel Request Files
Retain 2 years after
position filled or
request withdrawn,
then destroy.
SECTION 1.3
Personnel Action Forms
Retain 4 years, then
shred if information
summarized in
employee work and
pay history. Shred
duplicate copies at
discretion.
SECTION 1.4
Evaluation and Performance Reviews
Retain 2 years
(See also Termination Records-Fired
then shred if
Employee)
evaluations not
kept current on
an annual basis.
If evaluated at
least annually
retain 5 years,
then shred.
SECTION 1.5
Letter of Reprimand
Shred after 1
(See also Termination Records-Fired
year of acceptable
Employee)
performance.
If reprimand is
advance notice
of resulting term-
ination or grade
reduction, retain 10
years, then shred.
(Transfer file to
Division of Personnel
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Administration after
termination).
SECTION 1.6
Grievance Records
Retain 3 years after
(See also Termination Records-
case closed, then
Fired Employee)
shred. If grievance is
result of termination
or grade reduction,
retain 10 years, then
shred.
SECTION 1.7
Probationary Reports
Retain 3 years, then
(See also Termination Records-
shred.
Fired Employee)
SECTION 1.8
Incentive Program and Training
Permanent.
Records
Or microfilm and
destroy after film
inspected and approved.
SECTION 1.9
Labor Relations Records
Retain 5 years after
last activity, then destroy.
SECTION 1.10
Termination Records - Fired Employee
Retain 10 years after
Documentation of work performance,
final action, then shed.
disciplinary actions, and grievance
(Litigation possible for
procedures. (See also Personnel File)
unjust cause for 10 years).
SECTION 1.11
Affirmative Action/Equal Employment
Retain 2 years after
Opportunity Guidelines and Plans
superseded then destroy.
SECTION 1.12
Discrimination Complaint Case Files
Retain 3 years after final
Case files on charges of discrimination
disposition of change or
or charges brought by EEOC or AG.
action, then shred.
SECTION 1.13
Accident and Injury Reports and Logs
Permanent.
(See also Insurance Claims)
Or microfilm and shred
after film inspected and
approved.
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SECTION 1.14
Employee Exposure and Medical Records
Permanent.
Or microfilm and shed
after film inspected and
approved . (X-Rays
must be retained
permanently.)
SECTION 1.15
State and Local Government
Retain 3 years from
Information Report EEO-4
filing date then destroy.
SECTION 1.16
CETA Participants Records
Retain 5 years after
Personnel files on CETA employees.
enrollment, then shred.
SECTION 1.17
CETA Program Records
Retain 3 years from
last annual expenditures
report, then destroy.
SECTION 1.18
Job Corp Participants Records
Within 5 days of
Corps members individual files.
termination, transfer to
(See also Deceased Job Corps Participants
Employment Training
Records.)
Act (ETA) regional
office. Purge extraneous
materials, statements from
courts and correctional
institutions, and
counseling records
before transferring file.
SECTION 1.19
Job Corps Participants Counseling
Retain 6 months after
Records
termination, then shred.
SECTION 1.20
Deceased Job Corps Participants
Transfer to Job Corps
Records
National Health Office.
SECTION 1.21
Job Corps Program Records
Retain until audited,
then destroy.
SECTION 2
PAYROLL RECORDS
Retain 4 years, then
Documents relating to agency payroll.
destroy. If adequate
Included are payroll adjustment forms
personnel records are
exceptional hours reports, payroll
not available, retain
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registers, payroll adjustments, payroll
summary form of payroll
distribution and analysis register.
records permanently.
SECTION 2.1
Employee Time Sheets and Time Cards
Retain 4 years, then
destroy.
SECTION 2.2
Sick Leave Records
Retain 4 years, then
destroy.
SECTION 2.3
Vacation/Annual Leave Requests and
Destroy at discretion
Records
of agency.
SECTION 2.4
Personnel Sign-out File
Retain 4 years, then
destroy.
SECTION 2.5
Personnel Absentee File
Retain 4 years, then
destroy.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED by the Town Council, August 21, 1997, EFFECTIVE September 18, 1997.
ARTICLE III
PUBLIC WORKS, INCLUDING ENGINEER, AUTOMOTIVE,
HIGHWAY AND MAINTENANCE, RECYCLING AND
SANITATION, WATER, PARKS AND RECREATION.
SECTION 1.
AUTOMOTIVE, HIGHWAY, AND MAINTENANCE
SECTION 1.1
Work/Repair Requests and Complaints
Retain three (3) years
Requests for work or repairs initiated by citizens
complaint or by internal request. Data may include
name and number of complainant or requester,
location and type of work to be performed, dates
and times of receipt and response. May include
vehicle service requests.
SECTION 1.2
Work/Repair Orders
Retain three (3) years
Record of work performed and completed. Data
may include date(s), time(s), order number, location,
description of work, authorization, names of persons
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performing work, itemized labor, equipment and
material information. May include vehicle repair/
service work and gas cut-off orders.
SECTION 1.3
Work Order Logs
Retain three (3) years.
Summary record of work orders received and
completed. May include work order number,
job description, date started and completed.
SECTION 1.4
Vehicle Records
Retain one (1) year
Records relating to each vehicle owned and/or
after disposal of serviced
by Public Works. May include title,
vehicle and
registration, inspection, maintenance, check-
completion of
lists, repair, and incident reports.
successful audit.
SECTION 1.5
Vehicle Inspection Sheets
Retain two (2) years
Checklists for vehicles, mechanical systems,
and equipment. May include equipment number,
operator, date, checklists, fuel consumed and mileage.
SECTION 1.6
Accident Files
Retain three (3) years
Record of accidents sustained by persons or
unless in litigation.
properties. May include police reports, witness
statements, reports, memoranda, diagrams, photo-
graphs or other related documentation.
Note: If minor involved, retain three (3) years after minor reaches the age of eighteen (18) years.
SECTION 1.7
Fuel Slips
Retain until successful
Slips recording individual fuel intake. Data
audit plus one (1) year.
may include vehicle number, type, driver, meter
readings, gallons of fuel, oil, or antifreeze received.
SECTION 1.8
Fuel Summaries
Retain until successful
Record of daily, weekly, or monthly fuel
audit plus one (1) year.
disbursed. May include type of fuel dispersed,
pump location, meter or stick readings, gallons
delivered, and total gallons consumed. May also
indicate oil and antifreeze disbursal.
SECTION 1.9
Traffic Light Files
Retain diagrammatic
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Record of traffic lights department is responsible
records during functional
for maintaining and servicing. May include
life of signal. Destroy
intersection/signal diagrams, specifications,
maintenance records after
schematics, work and repair orders.
three (3) years.
SECTION 1.10
Snow Plow Files
Retain until updated,
Records relating to snow plow routes and
superseded, or obsolete.
activity.
May include maps, routes, correspondence, logs,
crew lists, or other documentation relevant to
snow removal.
SECTION 1.11
Tree Files
Retain three (3) years.
Records of tree maintenance, planting, and
removals. May include correspondence,
removal or planting schedules, copies of
agreements, reports, proposals, pamphlets,
maps, grant information, and records on
pesticide use including public hearing notices and
copies of applicators' licenses and certifications.
SECTION 2.
RECYCLING AND SANITATION
SECTION 2.1
Recycling/Solid Waste Invoices
Retention three (3)
Record of invoices/receipts from Rhode Island
years.
Solid Waste Management Corporation, oil waste
depositories, or other facilities accepting recyclable
materials or solid waste.
SECTION 2.2
Recycling Logs
Retain one (1) year.
Record of materials (metals, yard waste, oil,
antifreeze) transported to the municipal recycling
center. Data may include names of residents
using facility, addresses, date, materials delivered,
and vehicle registration number.
SECTION 2.3
Compost Tabulations
Retain three (3) years.
Record of temperature or triangular tabulations
of yard waste compost at the municipal facility.
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SECTION 2.4
Container Distribution Record
Retain until updated,
Listing of municipal residents receiving
superseded, or of no
recycling containers. Data may
administrative value
include name, address,. phone
number, date delivered, and reason for
distribution (new, lost, broken).
SECTION 2.5
Trash Can Replacement Receipts
Retain three (3) years.
Record of residential trash can replacements.
Data may include signature verifying receipt/
delivery, date delivered, and reason for replacement.
SECTION 2.6
Educational Material
Retain until updated,
Educational and reference materials on recycling
superseded, or of no
for distribution. May be in the form of news- administrative value.
letters, pamphlets, or flyers.
SECTION 2.7
Sanitation Files
Retain until updated,
Records relating to sanitation truck routes and superseded, or
activity. May include maps, routes, correspond-
obsolete.
ence, newspaper clippings of public notices,
tonnage reports, logs, and crew lists.
SECTION 2.8
Landfill Records
Permanent.
Records relating to municipal landfill operation.
May include certificates of insurance, ground
water samples/analysis, EPA screening site inspec-
tion, DEM preliminary assessments, plans relating
to engineering, operating, contingency, sedimentation,
erosion control, and closure, Hydrogeological reports,
monitoring logs, CERCLIS documentation, and site
access agreements.
SECTION 3.
ENGINEERING
SECTION 3.1
Plans, Maps, and Drawings
Plans, drawings, and maps including but not limited
to, survey and plat, tax assessment, layout and grade,
sanitary sewers, zoning, easements, landfills, subdivisions,
traffic control, water, fire lanes, and municipal buildings.
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a) Original or record copy.
Permanent.
b) Reference copies.
Retain until updated,
superseded, or of no
administrative value.
SECTION 3.2
Plans, Maps, and Drawings Registers
Permanent.
Log or register of plans, drawings, or maps
received or submitted. Data may include
drawing number, date submitted, street name,
plat number, and location.
SECTION 3.3
Field Books
Permanent.
Engineering field measurements, sketches,
and diagrams including, but not limited to,
elevations, distance, bench marks, ridges,
easements, drainage, ponding, and
core test holes.
SECTION 3.4
Bench Mark Books
Permanent.
Record of bench mark locations including
elevations.
SECTION 3.5
Indices
Purge with related plan,
Location and cross reference systems devised
drawing, map, or
and maintained for the purpose of retrieving
record.
plans, drawings, maps, or other records.
SECTION 3.6
Street History Records
Purge obsolete records
On-going, cumulative street reference records and records of no
documenting street actions and activity.
further administrative
Records may include references to and citations
value after five (5)
of land evidence records, orders, resolutions, years.
and minutes of Town Council, adoptions and
abandonments, grading, paving, sidewalks,
surveys, plat references, copies from maps and
field books, copies of petitions, covenants, and
public notices, lists of property owners,
correspondence, and memos.
SECTION 3.7
Paving Records
Purge obsolete records
Record of street paving work. Data may
and records of not
include street name, job summary, firm,
further administrative
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contract number, widths, lengths, and areas,
value after five (5) years
intersection data, work details, inspection dates,
diagrams, elevations, grade, and curbing.
SECTION 3.8
Sewer and Water Assessment Records
Records relating to sewer and water connection
assessments for tax purposes. May include
location diagrams, inspection, measurements,
abatements, and data on previous assessments.
a) If pertinent data is recorded in/transferred Retain one (1) year.
to another record or information is held by
municipal Tax Assessor.
b) Not recorded or held elsewhere.
Retain as long as
property connected
to system.
SECTION 3.9
Sewer Location and Connection Records
Retain as long as
Records detailing sewer connections for
system is in existence.
individual properties and/or municipal sewer
system. Includes location, diagram, and
address. May include system specifications,
requests for location of sewer connections,
surveys, sketches, inspection and work reports,
and dye test requests and reports.
SECTION 3.10
Grant of Easement Files
Grant of easement records for legal permission
to conduct work on private property, including,
but not limited to, laying, constructing, maintaining,
operating, repairing and servicing water and
sewerage pipes, mains, drains, signs, and utilities.
May include descriptions of easement area,
diagrams, plans, agreement, memos, correspond-
ence, and property disposition.
(a) Original or record copy - signed and
Permanent.
witnessed.
(b) Duplicate copies.
Retain until of no
administrative
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value
Note: Original or record copy may be held by Town Solicitor or other municipal official.
SECTION 3.11
Subdivisions and Land Development
Project Files
Records documenting property subdivisions.
May include site plan review and subdivision
check list, inspections, diagrams, plans,
drawings, specifications, memos, and analysis.
(a) Documents which form part of the
Permanent.
original or record copy of the
application records.
(b) Duplicates and denied applications.
Retain until of no
administrative value.
SECTION 3.12
Bridge Files
Cumulative history file for individual bridges.
Purge obsolete records
May include memos, correspondence to/from and records of no
departments of state and contractors, news
administrative value
paper clippings, reports, plans, and specif-
after five (5) years.
ications, materials lists, excavation permits,
Bridge deficiency and inspections reports.
SECTION 3.13
State Regulatory Agency Files
Records documenting compliance with state
requirements such as coastal resources manage-
ment and freshwater wetlands. May include
copy applications for state assent to perform
work, requests for preliminary determinations,
wetlands determinations, complaints, notices
of violations, plans/maps, assents, notices of
public hearings, correspondence, and memos.
(a) Records relating to projects and develop- Retain three (3) years
ment on municipal owned property.
after work completed.
(b) Copies of records relating to projects and Retain one (1) year
development on private property within
after work completed.
municipal jurisdiction.
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SECTION 4.
WATER
SECTION 4.1
Water Service and Valve Location Records
Retain as long as
Records detailing water service connections
system is in existence.
for individual properties and/or municipal
water system. Includes location, diagram,
address, type, date connection laid, lengths,
make, size, curb stop, main, or gate valve.
SECTION 4.2
System Monitoring Charts
Retain five (5) years.
Graphs monitoring municipal water
distribution system including flow rates,
pressure, and elevation.
SECTION 4.3
Water Readings Logs
Retain five (5) years.
Log of water readings at individual pumping
and meter stations. Data may include date,
time, reading, number of gallons per minute,
readers name, and remarks.
SECTION 4.4
System Repair and Maintenances Records
Retain three (3) years.
Record of work performed and completed on
individual water meters, connections, and
mains. May include meter number, manu-
facturer, readings, job descriptions, name,
telephone number, location, size and service
number.
SECTION 4.5
Water Testing Records
Records of water testing and analysis
conducted on water system. Records may
include, but are not limited to, water testing
records, laboratory certificates of analysis,
microbiological and other result reports,
water supply summary sheets, sample site
identification and certifications, lead and
copper results, sample analysis reports, and
Department of Health result and standard
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reports.
(a) Bacteriological analysis and micro-
Retain five (5) years.
biological examinations.
(b) Chemical analysis, organic and inorganic
Retain ten (10) years.
chemical, radiological, and turbidity
analysis.
(c) Lead and copper analysis.
Retain twelve (12) years.
(d) Corrosion control sampling.
Retain twelve (12) years.
(e) Source water treatment.
Retain twelve (12) years.
(f) Records of action taken to correct
Retain three (3) years
violations of primary drinking water
after last action taken
regulations.
with respect to the
particular violation
involved.
(g) Records relating to sanitary surveys of
Retain ten (10) years
the system.
after completion of the
survey.
(h) Records relating to variances granted.
Retain five (5) years
following expiration of
variance or exemption.
SECTION 4.6
Water Management Plans
Permanent.
Plans mandated by RI general law and
regulated by state agencies. Plans may
include, but are not limited to Water Supply
Management Plan, Infrastructure Replacement
Component, Water Quality Protection Plan,
and Wellhead Protection Plan.
SECTION 4.7
Water Service Applications and Agreements
Retain as long as
Applications and agreements for water service
service is in effect.
and supply. Data may include name, address,
plat and lot numbers, district, service, and
meter numbers. Signed agreement of terms and
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service may act as contract.
SECTION 4.8
Meter Reading Books
Retain six (6) years.
Record of water usage for individual customers.
Includes date of reading, reading figures, water
consumed, meter number, size, manufacturer,
owner, address, and service number.
Note:
Records relating to water consumption, billings, and sales shall be kept six years with respect to
collection of the water quality protection charge.
SECTION 4.9
Meter Reading Drop Off Cards
Retain one (1) year.
Water use cards filled out by individual
customers. Data includes date, meter reading
and service number.
SECTION 4.10
Water Quality Protection Charge
Retain six (6) years.
Exemption Applications
Applications for exemption from the water
quality protection charge by elderly and
commercial agricultural water users.
SECTION 5.
PARKS AND RECREATION
SECTION 5.1
Recreation Program Records
Records relating to programs and activities
sponsored or developed by the Parks and
Recreation Department. Records may include,
but are not limited to, sports programs, includ-
ing soccer, tennis, softball, baseball, ice skating,
and basketball, aerobic programs and classes,
road races, arts and recreational activities for
children with special needs, charitable events,
raffles, day camp enrollment, luncheons, and
picnics. May include player rosters, sponsor
forms, practice notices, schedules, permission
slips, drop out forms, worker lists, sponsor lists,
brochures, flyers, correspondence and memos.
a) Registration forms - also called approval
Retain three (3) years
forms, enrollment forms and permission slips. after minor reaches the
May include disclaimer, consent, parent or
age of eighteen (18)
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guardian signature, emergency medical and
years.
surgical treatment forms, and medical information.
b) Travel permits.
Retain three (3) years
unless in litigation.
c) One copy of program/promotional
Permanent.
literature and any related photographs.
d) Other program records.
Retain three (3) years
after program/activity
terminated/completed.
SECTION 5.2
Games of Chance
Retain until successful
Copies of applications and financial reports
audit plus (1) year.
submitted to the Rhode Island State Police,
Charitable Gaming Unit.
SECTION 5.3
Coach/Instructor/Lifeguard Records
Retain until updated,
Records relating to instructor, lifeguard, or
superseded, or of no
coaches' certification and training. May include
further administrative
volunteer coach registrations forms, National value.
Youth Sports Coach Association (NYSC)
certifications, rosters, and copies of clinician
exams, reference and training videos, news-
letters, correspondence, and memos.
SECTION 5.4
Recreation Facility Records
Retain three (3) years.
Records relating to maintenance, compliance
and monitoring of municipal facilities including
beaches, pools, ice skating rinks, arenas, and
athletic fields, Records may include but are not
limited to Department of Health or DEM inspec-
tions for air quality, and sanitation, micro biological
and chemical testing and monitoring reports, facility
applications, licenses, and inspections.
SECTION 6.
ADMINISTRATION
General Office Administration Records
See Records
Fiscal Records
Retention
Reference Records
Article I.
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Personnel Records
See Records Retention
Payroll Records
Article II.
SECTION 6.1
Project/Program Files
Cumulative files documenting the development
of programs and projects. May include studies,
questionnaires, project descriptions, specifica-
tions, correspondence, proposals, memoranda,
meeting minutes, press releases, maps, plans, bid
registers, requests for bid or proposals, subcon-
tractor lists, inspection reports, municipal
resolutions, cost estimates, and reports.
(a) Completed projects/programs
Permanent - one
record copy.
(b) Abandoned projects/programs.
Retain three (3) years.
SECTION 6.2
Grant Files
Records relating to the development of grant
proposals to state or federal agencies and the
administration of grant awards and programs.
Records may include, but are not limited to,
grant applications and agreements, studies, notices
technical specification, drawings, plans, bid and
contract records, accounting, banking, purchasing,
and payroll records, bonds, monitoring and perform-
ance reports, expenditure and outlay reports,
memoranda, and correspondence.
(a) Grant applications and amendments, final Permanent.
performance, disposition and expenditure reports.
(b) Financial and programmatic records,
Retain three (3) years
periodic performance reports, supporting
from submission of close-
documents, statistical records, other required out and final expenditure
and pertinent records.
report or submission of
annual financial status
report for grants renewed
annually.
(c) Real property and equipment records.
Retain three (3) years
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from the date of
disposition, replacement,
or transfer of property/
equipment.
(d) Income transaction records (earning of
Retain three (3) years
income) after grant support. Where required from the end of fiscal
by the terms of the grants.
year in which the
income is earned.
(e) Unsuccessful grant application.
Retain three (3) years.
Note: If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other actions has been started before the expiration of the 3
year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise
from it, or until the end of the 3 year period, whichever is later.
SECTION 6.3
Bid Files
Record of contract bids. May include bid requests,
resumes, specifications, proposals, cost quotes,
product literature, correspondence, public notice of
invitation to bid, copies of requisitions for purchase
orders or similar relevant documentation.
(a) Successful bids or negotiated awards.
Transfer with supporting
documentation to
Contract Files 6.4
(b) Unsuccessful bids.
Retain three (3) years.
SECTION 6.4
Contract Files
Record of winning contract awards. May include
bid and contract papers, notice of contract award,
subcontractor lists, copies of bonds, bid requests,
specifications, correspondence, copies in invoices,
insurance certificates.
(a) Original or record copy.
Retain until termination
of contract and successful
audit, plus one (1) year.
(b) Duplicates.
Retain until termination
of contract.
Note: Municipal Purchasing Officer may retain original or record copy.
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SECTION 6.5
Surplus Property Records
Retain three (3) years
Records relating to United States Government,
after property returned
General Services Administration property
or disposed of.
donated/transferred, or issued to the municipality,
department or its divisions. Includes application/
agreement forms, property transfer forms, disposal
forms, issue sheets, compliance forms, reports,
insurance records, correspondence and memos.
SECTION 6.6
Backcharges
Retain until successful
Record of charge back accounts/billings to
audit plus one (1)
other departments for work performed.
year.
Includes receipts.
SECTION 6.7
Building/Land Use Request Forms
Retain three (3) years.
Requests for use of municipal buildings or
lands for public or private events. Data may
include name and address of contact person,
phone number, date and type of event, hours
requested, name of custodian on duty, and terms
and conditions of use.
Note: Any rental agreement issued by the department or its divisions which acts as a signed agreement on
terms and conditions of use should be kept as long as the agreement remains in effect.
SECTION 6.8
Work Assignment Logs
Retain three (3) years.
Summary record of personnel and work
assignments. May include route number,
vehicle number, listing of drivers and crew
members, and type of work to be performed.
May be listed by divisions: sanitation, high-
way, maintenance, snow plow routes, water
and engineering.
SECTION 6.9
Utility Agreements
Retain until utility
Agreements with electric and/or telephone
agreement is
companies for permission to locate, maintain, terminated.
and service poles or meter boxes. Includes
plans and petitions.
SECTION 6.10
Hazardous Materials Right To Know Files
Retain thirty (30) years.
Records relating to toxic or hazardous
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substances used, transported, or stored by the
Department of Public Works. Documents
include chemical identification lists, material
safety data sheets (MSDS), and Right-to-Know
training program information.
SECTION 6.11
Licenses and Permits
Applications and copy licenses or permits issued by
the Public Works Department or its divisions or
notification copies of licenses or permits issued by
other municipal or state authorities. Examples include,
but are not limited to, licenses or permits for compost
sites, operating transfer stations, dumping at municipal
facilities, collecting or hauling of solid waste, excavation,
sewer connections, discharge industrial wastewater,
building and plumbing, physical alterations and blasting.
(a) Permits (issued) to discharge industrial
Permanent.
waste water.
(b) Other permits issued.
Retain three (3) years
after expiration or
work completed.
(c) Permits notifications.
Retain one (1) year.
Note: Any permit issued by the department or its divisions which acts as a signed agreement on terms and
conditions of use should be kept as long as the agreement remains in effect.
SECTION 6.12
Permit Logs
Permanent.
Master summary register of permits issued such
as excavation permits, sewer connections, water
service. Information may include name of permit
holder, permit number, type, and ate issued, loca-
tion of work, dates of inspection, work completion,
and final acceptance.
SECTION 6.13
Petition Notification Records
Retain one (1) year.
Copies of petitions received by Town Council
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relating to public works mandates. May include
petitions relating to the installation, opening, or
resetting of curb stops, highway and street
abandonments and adoptions, layout and grade.
easements, and excavation.
SECTION 6.14
Violation Records
Retain one (1) year
Records relating to violations within municipal after resolution.
jurisdiction and regulation. May include notices
of violation, postal certified return receipts,
memos, inspection reports, photographs, corres-
pondence. May also include copies of records
relating to prosecution of violator by town solicitor.
SECTION 6.15
Reports
Internally generated reports on Public Works
Department and divisions activities. May
include statistical and summary reports.
(a) Daily and weekly reports.
Retain one (1) year.
(b) Monthly and quarterly reports.
Retain three (3) years
(c) Annual reports.
Permanent.
SECTION 6.16
Minutes of Meeting
Permanent.
Minutes of meetings including agendas and
meeting notices.
SECTION 6.17
Certificates of Record Destruction
Permanent.
Certification forms signed by official records
custodian and submitted to and signed by the State
Archivist/Public Records Administrator authorizing
the disposal of records under the retention periods
as listed in this and other applicable schedules.
SECTION 7
EFFECTIVE DATE
This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED by the Town Council, July 17, 1997, EFFECTIVE August 12, 1997.
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ARTICLE IV PLANNING BOARD, PLANNING & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT RECORDS
SECTION 1.
Planning Board, Planning and Community
Development
SECTION 1.1
Planning Board Review Files
Records documenting land development and
subdivision proposals which planning board
reviews and approves or denies. Includes
master, preliminary, and final plans, amendments,
and supporting documentation; suitability
applications and determinations, written comments
from federal, state, or other municipal agencies,
permits and agreements with state and federal
reviewing agencies, approved master and preliminary
plans, site and impact analyses, legal agreements,
records of public hearings, final approval drawings,
photographs, phase time schedules, check lists, variances,
lists of abutting property owners, test results and
applicability decisions, reports, affidavits and legal opinions,
tax certificates, bonds, questionnaires, project descriptions,
subcontractor lists, cost estimates, copy meeting minutes
and votes of the planning board, memos, and correspondence.
(a) Approved and waivered proposals.
Permanent
(b) Denied and withdrawn proposals.
Retain three (3) years.
Note: Municipal departments responsible for implementation and enforcement may hold parts of the official or record
copy.
SECTION 1.2
Minutes of Meetings
Permanent
Minutes of the Planning Board, Board of Appeal,
and Technical Review Committee, including
agendas.
Note: City or town clerk should hold official or record copy.
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SECTION 1.3
Comprehensive Community Plan
Permanent
Records relating to the development and
submission of a Comprehensive Community
Plan including land use and regulation,
transportation, public facilities, blighted and
general areas for redevelopment, renewal,
rehabilitation, or conservation, problems of
housing and the development of housing programs,
environmental protection, natural resource
conservation, protection from disaster, economic
and social characteristics of the population,
preservation of historic sites and buildings,
economic development, and capital improvement.
May include surveys, studies, plans, reports, back-
ground records, and updated or amended Comprehensive
Community Plans.
SECTION 1.4
Capital Improvement Program Records
Records relating to proposal requests from individual
municipal departments for capital improvements. May
include project requests and summaries, budget and
cost estimates, analysis, worksheets, priority ratings,
schedules, Planning Board and copy City/Town
Council recommendations and decisions, memos,
and correspondence.
(a) Approved requests.
Permanent.
(b) Copies and denied requests.
Retain three (3) years.
Note: Official or record copy may be held by other municipal department.
SECTION 1.5
Plans, Maps, and Drawings
Plans, drawing, and maps including, but not
limited to, projects and proposals for community
and economic development, capital improvement,
development, subdivisions, zoning, survey and
plat, tax assessment, water quality and wetlands
analysis, flood insurance, buildings, highways,
sanitary sewers, and traffic control.
(a) Original or record copy.
Permanent.
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(b) Duplicates and reference copies.
Retain until updated,
superseded, or of no
administrative value.
Note: Official or record copy may be held by other municipal department.
SECTION 1.6
Indices
Location and cross reference systems devised
Purge with related plan,
and maintained for the purpose of retrieving
drawing, map, or
plans, drawings, maps, or other records.
record.
SECTION 1.7
Registers
Permanent.
Registers, logs, or master summary record
including those used to record receipt of land
development/subdivision applications and
actions related to them, activities related to
planning and/or community development, or
to record the receipt of plans, drawings, or maps.
SECTION 1.8
Subject/Development Files
Records compiled for reference or development
of projects and programs including, but not limited
to, streets, emergency preparedness and management,
recycling, malls and industrial parks, sewers,
transportation, water and harbor management. May
include proposals, studies, reports, plans, specifications,
newspaper clippings, technical papers, memoranda,
and correspondence.
(a)Final report and essential supporting
Permanent.
documentation for projects/programs
implemented.
(b)Reference records and projects/programs
Retain until obsolete or
not implemented.
of no administrative
value.
SECTION 1.9
Grant Program Files
Records relating to the development of grant
proposals to state or federal agencies and the
administration of grant awards and programs.
Records may include, but are not limited to,
grant applications and agreements, studies,
notices, technical specifications, drawings,
plans, bid and contract records, accounting,
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banking, purchasing, and payroll records, bonds,
monitoring and performance reports, expenditure
and outlay reports, memoranda, and correspondence.
(a)Grant applications and amendments, final
Permanent.
performance, disposition and expenditure
reports.
(b)Financial and programmatic records,
Retain three (3) years from
periodic performance reports, supporting
submission of closeout and
documents, statistical records, other and
final expenditure report
required and pertinent records.
or submission of annual
financial status report
for grants renewed annually.
(c)Real property and equipment records.
Retain three (3) years from
date of disposition, replacement,
or transfer of property/equipment.
(d)Income transaction records (earning of
Retain three (3) years from
income) after grant support. Where
the end of fiscal year in which
required by the terms of the grant.
the income is earned.
(e)Unsuccessful grant applications.
Retain three (3) years.
Note: If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action has been started before the expiration
of the 3 year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all
issues which arise from it, or until the end of the 3 year period, whichever is later.
SECTION 1.10
Federal Assistance Application
Permanent.
Annual application submitted to the federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
SECTION 1.11
Community Development Case Files
Records relating to loans awarded to promote
public improvement, social services and
economic development, rehabilitation and
revitalization, and affordable housing.
Records may include, but are not limited to,
loan applications, budgets, project and work
descriptions and specifications, evaluations,
contracts, progress reports, financial statements,
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records of loan payments, monitoring reports,
and correspondence.
(a)Approved applications.
Retain ten (10) years after
final payment on loan.
(b)Denied applications.
Retain six (6) years.
SECTION 1.12
Reports and Studies
(a)Daily and weekly reports.
Retain one (1) year.
(b)Monthly and quarterly reports.
Retain three (3) years.
(c)Annual and special reports and studies.
Permanent.
SECTION 1.13
Historic Preservation Survey Records
Permanent
Records relating to the RI Statewide Survey
including Historic Building Data Sheets
and photographs for individual buildings surveyed.
SECTION 1.14
Certificates of Records Destruction
Permanent
Certification forms submitted to and signed
by the State Archivist/Public Records
Administrator authorizing the disposal of
records under the retention periods listed in
this and other applicable schedules.
General Office Administrative Records
See Records
Fiscal Records
Retention
Reference Records
Article I
Personnel Records
See Records
Payroll Records
Retention
Article II.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED by the Town Council, July 17, 1997, EFFECTIVE August 12, 1997.
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ARTICLE V. BUILDING, ZONING AND MINIMUM HOUSING
SECTION 1
Application, Permit, and Inspection
SECTION 1.1
Permit Application Files
Master file of documentation relating to the
construction, alteration, or addition to a
structure. May include applications, permits,
certificates such as zoning, compliance, and
occupancy, inspection records, variances,
notices and orders, determinations, approval
reports, plot plans, materials specifications.
(RIGL 23-27.3-108.1.7.)
(a) Official copy or copy of record
Retain as long as
building or structure
remains in existence.
(b) Duplicate copies.
Retain one (1) year.
SECTION 1.2
Permits and Applications
Single applications, permits, and permit cards
for building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing
work, heating, moving, demolition, and curb
and sidewalk.
(RIGL 23-23.7-108.1.7.)
(a) Official copy or copy of record.
Retain as long as
building or structure
remains in existence.
(b) Duplicate copies of permits
Retain one (1) year.
(c) Expired permits.
Retain two (2) years.
(d) Temporary permits - not related to
Retain until no longer
building or construction.
of administrative value.
(e) Demolition permits.
Retain three (3) years
after demolition.
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(f) Permits denied.
Retain three (3) years
after final decision.
SECTION 1.3
Master Inspection Files
Retain as long as
Files containing information relating to
building or structure
inspection activity. Inspections include, but
remains in existence.
are not limited to foundation, plumbing,
mechanical, electrical , frame and masonry,
lath/wallboard, violations, complaints, and
structural and safety inspections. May include
owner's name and address, plat and lot
number, type of building, contractor's name,
dates and types of permits, permit numbers,
copies of permits issued, field inspection
cards, date and number of certificate of
occupancy, complaint, comments,
determinations and/or deficiencies.
SECTION 1.4
Indexes
Purge with related
Indexes that aid access to records on file.
series title.
May include name, address, plat and lot,
permit numbers and dates.
SECTION 1.5
Permit Log
Permanent.
Log recording permits issued. May include
for each entry: date, permit number, plat and
lot, name, address, type of work, and cost.
SECTION 1.6
Inspection Log
Retain three (3) years
Log recording inspections performed.
after last entry.
Inspections include, but are not limited to
foundation, plumbing, mechanical, electrical,
frame and masonry, lath/wallboard,
violations, complaints, and structural and
safety inspections. May include: date,
address, owner's name, plat and lot
numbers, inspection number, and type of
inspection.
SECTION 1.7
Plans and Specifications
Maps, plan, blueprints, and specifications
submitted with applications for building and
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construction permits.
(RIGL 23-27.3-108.1.7.)
(a) R-4, one and two family dwellings.
Retain one (1) year
after completion of
construction.
(b) Public buildings.
Retain as long as the
building or structure
remains in existence.
(c) Historic buildings.
Permanent.
(d) All other use groups.
Retain five (5) years
after completion of
construction.
(e) Duplicate copies.
Retain until no longer
of administrative
value.
SECTION 1.8
Certificates of Use and Occupancy
Certificates issued upon completion of work
in accordance with applicable codes and all
approved permits.
(RIGL 23-27.3-108.1.7.)
(a) Official copy or copy of record.
Retain as long as
building or structure
remains in existence.
(b) Duplicate copies.
Retain one (1) year.
SECTION 1.9
Certificates of Inspection - Schools
Retain as long as
Building Official's copies of the annual
building or structure
inspection certificates approving school
remains in existence.
buildings.
(RIGL 23-27.3-108.1.7.)
SECTION 1.10
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Retain five (5) years.
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(ISDS) Files
Includes ISDS construction permit issued by
Department of Health, application/approval
for percolation test, specifications for location
and plan for type of septic systems and soil
exploration data. May include application for
permit, certificate of conformance,
application/permit to construct/alter/add on to
a facility and architectural plans/blueprints/
specifications of building or site detailing
proposed construction, alteration, or addition.
SECTION 1.11
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Purge with related
(ISDS) Index
record series.
Records plat, lot, name of owner or firm,
(Section.1.10)
address, ISDS application number, and
action (e.g. construction and/or conformance
approval date, and/or installation or
construction performed by approved
contractor).
SECTION 2
State and Local Regulation
SECTION 2.1
State Government Notifications
Retain until updated,
Notices, opinions and reports from various
superseded, or of no
departments of state regarding, but not
further administrative
limited to, violations, release of violations,
value.
change of use, certificates of closure, ISDS,
plan approvals, notices, determinations, field
reports, evaluations, and copy
applications/permits.
Note: Office of record is the state
agency that issued record.
SECTION 2.2
State Building Code Commission
Retain until updated,
Building Code Standard Committee-
superseded, or of no
Interpretation and Approval Reports
further administrative
May include notices, memos and
value.
correspondence relating to approval and use
of items, materials, and methods of
construction with code interpretation. May
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include instruction on installation and use,
and lists of approved manufacturers.
SECTION 2.3
List of Registered Contractors
Retain until updated
Alphabetical list of registered contractors.
or superseded.
Includes registration number, date, name,
address, and expiration.
SECTION 2.4
Municipal Ordinances and
Retain until updated,
Regulations
superseded, or of no
Copies of ordinances and regulations issued
further administrative
by municipality.
value.
Note: Copy of record held by
municipal clerk.
SECTION 3
Zoning Board of Review
Housing Board of Review
SECTION 3.1
Zoning Certificate
Retain as long as
Certificates for zoning variance (and/or
building or structure
special exception) including proposed
remains in existence.
construction, street address and lot number.
May include signature of building inspector
showing approval that proposed construction
and/or use of building of land complies with
provisions of federal, state and local
ordinances and regulations.
(RIGL 23-27.3-108.1.7.)
SECTION 3.2
Zoning Certificate Log
Retain three (3) years
Log indicating name, plat, lot, address, and
after last entry.
proposed use and/or construction.
SECTION 3.3
Zoning Board Review Files
Applications for appeal, variance or special
exception including, but not limited to,
applications, site plans, blue print studies
relative to decision, copies of plat maps,
zoning petitions, correspondence, affidavits,
lists of abutting landowners, copies of deeds,
decisions, proceedings, minutes, and legal
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notices.
(a)Approved.
Permanent.
(b)Denied.
Retain until resolution
or final decision.
Note: Municipal departments
responsible for implementation and
enforcement may hold parts of the
official or record copy.
SECTION 3.4
Zoning Board Decisions
Permanent.
Notifications and resolutions relative to
petitions or requests for variances to
municipal zoning ordinances.
SECTION 3.5
Index to Zoning Board Decisions
Permanent.
Includes book number, meeting date, page
number, plat/lot number, special exception, and
book and page locations of hearing and decision.
SECTION 3.6
Minutes
Permanent.
Minutes of meetings including agendas and
legal notices to newspaper.
Note: Municipal Clerk should hold official of record copy.
SECTION 4
Complaints and Violations
SECTION 4.1
Complaint Files
Retain three (3) years
Record of complaint of alleged violations.
unless in litigation.
Includes name, address and signature of
complainant, location of complaint, owner's
name and address, nature of complaint, type
of violation (minimum housing, zoning
violation, health ordinance, building
violation), type of building, occupant(s)
name(s) and investigator's name.
SECTION 4.2
Violation Files
Retain ten (10) years.
Records relating to building code violations.
May include field inspection record, original
Record copy of all
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and copy correspondence, certified mail
notices of
requests and return receipts, complaints
violations must be
including investigation reports, summonses,
retained as long as
photographs, notices and cease and desist
the building exists
orders.
and may form part
of Section1.1 or
Section1.2.
(RIGL 23-27.3-108.1.7)
SECTION 4.3
Stop Work Orders/Cease and Desist
Retain three (3) years
Orders
after final resolution.
Documents violation of code ordinance and
includes relevant code/ordinance, date,
delivery time, and signatures of server and
recipient.
SECTION 4.4
Summons
Retain until final
Summons to appear issued by municipal
resolution of case.
authority. Includes date, place time,
defendant's name and address, statutes
violated, and complainant(s) name(s).
Official copy or record copy should
be held by municipal solicitor.
SECTION 4.5
Affidavits and Arrest Warrants
Retain until final
Initiates action for arrest for failure to comply resolution of case.
with minimum housing ordinances or for
failure to correct problems which cause
serious hazard to health and safety. Records
defendant's name and address, date of
offense, and affiant's name and address.
Official copy or record copy may be
held by municipal solicitor.
SECTION 4.6
Court Docket Slips
Retain one (1) year.
Copy of court schedule. Includes date, trial
date, defendants name, charges, witness'
name, reason for appearance (trial, plead,
sentence) and description.
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SECTION 4.7
Rent Receivership Revolving Fund
Retain one (1) year
Documents activities of program pursuant to
after resolution and
Public Laws of R.I. Chapter 52 (1968) and
completion of audit.
Chapter 146 (1970) and includes rent
payment forms, payment vouchers for repair
services provided, receipts for vouchers,
rental payments, applications and
correspondence.
SECTION 4.8
Minimum Housing Files
Purge obsolete
Records of rental properties containing
records and records
information relative to violations and
of no further
complaints. May include certified return
administrative value
receipts, zoning violation notices, municipal
after five (5) years.
court ordinance complaints, summons,
decisions, copy permits and photographs.
SECTION 5
Administration
General Office Administrative
See Records
Fiscal Records
Retention
Reference Records
Schedule #1
Personnel Records
See Records
Payroll Records
Retention
Schedule #2
SECTION 5.1
Reports
Internally generated reports
(a) Daily and weekly reports.
Retain one (1) year.
(b) Monthly and quarterly reports.
Retain three (3) years.
(c) Periodic Reports.
Retain three (3) years.
(d) Annual Reports.
Permanent.
SECTION 5.2
Buildings History Files
Review for historical
Ongoing cumulative reference records
value.
documenting buildings (often arranged by
Purge obsolete
street.) May include references to and
records and records
citations of land evidence records, orders,
of no further
resolutions and minutes of City/Town
administrative value
Council, surveys, plat references, copies
after five (5) years.
from maps and field books, copies of
petitions, lists of property owners, memos,
correspondence, photographs and plans.
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SECTION 5.3
House Numbering Cards
Retain until updated
Ongoing reference file which includes street
or superseded.
name, plat number, lot number, house
number for lot, number used, and owner(s)
name(s).
SECTION 5.4
Zoning Plat Maps
Plat maps showing zoning.
(a) Official copy or copy of record.
Permanent.
(b) Reference copies.
Retain until updated
or superseded.
SECTION 5.5
Certificates of Records Destruction
Permanent.
Certification forms signed by official records
custodian and submitted to and signed by the
State Archivist/Public Records Administrator
authorizing the disposal of records under the
retention periods as listed in this and other
applicable schedules.
ADOPTED by the Town Council, November 20, 1997, EFFECTIVE December 15, 1997.
Note:
Authorization to dispose of records must be obtained from the State Archives using the Certification
of Records Destruction (Form RI/PRA 003). Approved Certificates must be kept as a permanent record.
Note:
When records are eligible for destruction, as a matter of
procedure, consult your legal counsel or city/town solicitor.
This Records Retention Schedule has been developed by the Rhode Island Local Government Records
Program of the State Archives in an effort to assist government officials in the proper management of public
records.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council, September 16, 1993; EFFECTIVE October 13,
1993; AMENDED - Article III and IV July 17, 1997 and EFFECTIVE August 12, 1997; AMENDED -
Article II on August 21, 1997 and EFFECTIVE September 18, 1997; AMENDED - Article V on
November 20, 1997, EFFECTIVE December 15, 1997.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-14-01
RECORDS RETENTION ORDINANCE
Record Series No.
Record Series Title and Description
Retention
ARTICLE VI.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Operations
SECTION 1
Complaint
SECTION 1.1
Complaint Cards
Record copy may form
Record of calls to police. Includes
part of other series; if not,
information on reporting party, location
retain five years.
and nature of incident, time and dispatch
information, disposition.
SECTION 1.2
Complaint Report Files
Records complaint, report, and follow-up of
incident. May include complaint report card,
incident, accident, misdemeanor, felony,
fraudulent check, missing person, domestic
violence, supplemental, or other reports,
The following
consent to search, witness and Miranda rights retention periods
statements, property records, arrest, court,
apply unless a
processing, and disposition documents, and
case is in litigation:
copies of records from arrest files.
(a) Criminal incidents.
Retain until expiration
of statute of limitations.
(b) Non-criminal incidents.
Retain three years.
(c) Motor vehicle accidents.
Retain three years.
*if not covered under other categories.
(d) Accidental or unexplained death.
Permanent
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(e) Missing persons, unsolved.
Permanent
SECTION 1.3
Index to Complaints
Purge with related
Name and information on complainant,
Complaint Report
victim, location, nature of incident, and
Files, when obsolete,
complaint report reference number. May
or administrative
include date, time, and dispatch details.
value is lost.
SECTION 1.4
Field Interrogation Cards
Retain five years.
Name and identifying information on persons
questioned in the field, location, comments
and disposition. May include data on
vehicle, NCIC checks. Used for
informational and analysis purposes.
SECTION 1.5
Administrative Card/Log Slips
Retain three years.
Records time taken in additional activities and
actions of officers such as court appearances,
education, talks, assisting another officer,
overtime.
SECTION 1.6
Daily Log/Day Sheet
Retain five years.
Compilation of complaints, time received,
verification, officer number, unit sent,
location of call, beat/tab, summary. May
include weather, names of staff off duty and
type of leave, prisoners, and other data.
SECTION 1.7
Daily Bulletin
Retain one year.
Twenty-four hour highlight of activity of a
criminal or informational nature. May
include date, time, location, beat/tab,
MO/suspect or other information, amount of
property loss, and complaint number.
SECTION 2
Dispatch
SECTION 2.1
Radio/Dispatch Log
Retain three years.
Records date, time, address, type of call,
officer/car number.
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SECTION 2.2
Dispatch Tapes
Retain thirty days
Audio tapes of calls received and dispatch
before re-use.
instructions.
SECTION 2.3
Dispatch Tape Control Log
Retain three years.
Records tape number, date/time started,
dispatcher number, and comments.
SECTION 2.4
Towed Vehicle Log
Retain one year after
Records for each vehicle, date and time,
all releases recorded.
vehicle information, officer, locations towed
from and to, complaint number, and release
information.
SECTION 3
Patrol
SECTION 3.1
Assignment Log/Schedule
Retain three years.
Daily roster for work/shift. May include
officers' names, beats, car numbers,
equipment, activities or duties assigned to
each officer.
SECTION 3.2
Vehicle Inspection Sheets
Retain two years.
Records car number, mileage, date and time
in/out, check list for vehicle and equipment
inspection.
SECTION 3.3
Officer/Cruiser Report Log
Retain three years.
Records officer's daily activity. May include
for each response, times, complaint
information, and statistical and other
summaries.
SECTION 3.4
Accident Listings
Retain until
Listing of motor vehicle accidents. May
superseded, updated,
include complaint report number, date, time
or of no admin-
verification code, location, operator(s) of
istrative value.
vehicle(s), and registration number(s).
SECTION 3.5
Operation C.A.T. Registrations
Retain one year after
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Completed registration forms for the RI
program discontinued.
Operation C.A.T.-Combat Auto Theft
program.
SECTION 4
Traffic
SECTION 4.1
Summons Books
Book or pad of summonses for violations
relating to the operation, control, or
maintenance of a motor vehicle. Also called
citations, tags, or tickets.
(a) Issued summonses (police record copy)
Retain one year after
final disposition and
successful audit.
(b) Summons book summary sheets
(department copy)
Retain three years.
(c) Summons book receipts (stubs)
Retain one year.
(d) Used summons books and spoiled/
Retain one year.
voided summonses
SECTION 4.2
Transmittal Lists
Retain one year.
List of summonses issued. Includes
summons number, offender's name, officer's
number, date, whether paid or hearing
required.
SECTION 4.3
Notices to Appear
Retain one year.
Notification for officers to appear at hearings.
SECTION 4.4
Parking Citations
Retain until
Citations for non-moving traffic violations.
successful
audit plus one year.
SECTION 4.5
Cash Receipts
Retain until successful
Office copy of receipts for payments of fines. audit plus one year.
SECTION 5
Animal Control
SECTION 5.1
Animal Complaint Files
Retain three years.
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Animal complaint process and records may
be separate from regular complaint report
files. Records may include complaint
notification and report of action, description
of animal and final disposition, notification to
owners under municipal ordinances,
certification of ownership and release of
animal to the animal control officer.
SECTION 5.2
Dog Licenses
Retain until updated
List of current dog licenses issued by the
or superseded.
municipality. Record copy held by municipal
clerk.
SECTION 5.3
Animal Control Section Check Lists
Retain two years.
Inspection check list may include vehicle,
equipment, kennel/compound, and activities.
SECTION 5.4
D.E.M./Animal Health Report Lots
Retain five years.
Logs recording date, animal identification,
receiving and disposition information, name
and address, and statistical summaries.
SECTION 6
Vehicles and Equipment
SECTION 6.1
Vehicle Records
Retain one year after
Records relating to each vehicle owned by the
disposal of vehicle
police department. May include title,
and completion
registration, inspection, maintenance,
of successful audit.
checklists, repair, and incident reports.
SECTION 6.2
Police Vehicle Accident Files
Retain three years
Records relating to accidents which involved
unless in litigation.
police vehicles. May include copies of
complaint report files, photographs,
diagrams, witness statements repair
Note: If minor involved,
estimates, medical reports, and disposition.
retain three years after
minor reaches the age
of eighteen (18) years.
SECTION 6.3
Speedometer Calibration Records
Retain two years.
Test reports for vehicle speedometer
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calibration.
SECTION 6.4
Radar Reports
Retain two years after
May include certification of calibration,
equipment disposed of.
routine radar check reports, and certification
of accuracy for tuning forks.
SECTION 6.5
Borrowed Equipment Agreements
Retain one year.
For equipment borrowed may include
person's name and address, description of
equipment, date and time checked in and out,
and signatures of officer and borrower.
SECTION 7
Detectives/BCI
SECTION 7.1
Detectives Log
Retain three years
Daily record logs detectives in/out and reports
activity.
SECTION 7.2
Investigations/Assignments Summary
Retain three years.
Records detectives names and individual
assignments. May include old and new
cases, caseload, follow-ups, arrests, cases
closed.
SECTION 7.3
Investigation Case Files
Retain until case
Detectives copy of cases under investigation.
closed or until the
Contains copies from Complaint Report File
information is
Section 1.2.
determined to be no
longer of value.
SECTION 7.4
Arrest Booking Log
Retain three years
Records information on arrested persons
after last entry.
which may include date of arrest, name,
address, sex, date of birth, offense,
complaint report number, arresting officer.
May assign arrest booking number and
include a section for recording the arrest of
persons previously assigned arrest numbers.
SECTION 7.5
Arrest Booking Card
Purge with related
Information recorded may include name,
Arrest File
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arrest booking/BCI number, address, date of Section 7.9.
birth, sex, occupation, physical description,
offense, complaint report and arrest booking
numbers, and disposition of case. May act as
index to arrest files.
SECTION 7.6
Finger Print Cards
Purge with related Arrest
Finger prints of arrested persons.
File
Section 7.9
SECTION 7.7
Mug Shots
Purge with related Arrest
Photographs or slides of arrested persons.
File
Section 7.9.
SECTION 7.8
Mug Shot Index
Purge with related
Acts as index to the photo files. Information
Arrest File
may include name, date of birth, race, sex,
Section 7.9.
photo reference and arrest booking number.
SECTION 7.9
Arrest Files
Retain until person is
Cumulative information file for each adult
known dead or
arrested. May include processing reports,
presumed dead at age
cover and face sheet, copies from complaint
eighty-five (85).
report files, investigation reports, witness
statements, signed Miranda rights, property
record, rap sheets, court, process, and
disposition documents.
SECTION 7.10
Evidence Journal
Retain three years
Cumulative log of evidence taken into
after final disposition
custody. Information recorded may include
of all entries.
date, item(s), location/bin, names of
complainant and arrested person, complaint
report number, disposition and date.
SECTION 7.11
Property Record
Retain three years
Individual record of property/evidence taken after final disposition
into custody. May include date, names,
of property.
addresses, signatures, description, serial
numbers, condition, whether property or
evidence, location/bin, complaint report
number, comments, and disposition.
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SECTION 7.12
Evidence Examination Requests
Record copy kept as
Requests for examination of evidence by FBI part of case file.
or RI State Crime Laboratory. May include
names of suspect/victim, offense, complaint
report number, description of evidence,
Purge duplicates when
examinations requested, disposition.
evidence disposed of.
SECTION 7.13
Confidential Informant Files
Retain seven years
Information recorded may include number
after informant no
assigned to informant, informant's and case
longer active.
officer's names, reference to origins of the
contact, reports of information supplied by
informant, and expenditure/payment records.
SECTION 7.14
NCIC Inquiry Log Book
Retain three years
Records each inquiry to NCIC or other law
after last entry.
enforcement databases. May include date,
time, name and date of birth, name of
requester, authorization, reason, complaint
report number, and operator's name/number.
SECTION 7.15
Outstanding Warrants
Retain until updated,
Lists or print-outs of outstanding arrest
superseded, or of no
warrants. May include name, date of birth,
administrative value.
address, offense code, case number, warrant
date, status, charging section.
SECTION 7.16
Precious Metals Reports
Retain one year.
Buyer/police/State Treasurer multi-part form
reporting the sale of precious metals, gems,
and jewelry. Includes buyer and seller
information and description of goods.
SECTION 7.17
Stolen Property Lists
Retain until updated,
Received and internally produced lists and
superseded, or of no
print-outs of lost, stolen, found, pledged, or
administrative value.
pawned property.
SECTION 7.18
Sex Offenders Register
Retain until person is
Form containing name, date of birth,
known dead or
address, household information, violation,
presumed dead at age
BCI number, and signature. May include
eighty-five (85).
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copy notice of duty register and other
notifications.
Offense adjudicated
by juvenile court -
destroy records when
person attains age
twenty-five (25).
SECTION 8
Juvenile
SECTION 8.1
Juvenile Detention Data Summary
Retain one year.
Records information on juveniles detained
including identification or reference number,
age, race, sex, reason for detention, area
where held, dates and times of entering and
leaving detention, and final disposition.
SECTION 8.2
Juvenile Arrests Log
Retain three years
Records information on juveniles arrested.
after last entry.
May include date, name and address, date of
birth, age, sex, agency referred to, offense,
complaint report number, identification and
arrest numbers.
SECTION 8.3
Juvenile Arrest Files
Records must be kept
Cumulative information file on each juvenile
separate and apart
arrested. May include processing report,
from adult arrest
cover and face sheet, copies from complaint
records.
report files, investigation reports, property
records, witness statements, signed Miranda
rights, Family Court petitions, court,
Current practice is to
process, and disposition documents.
seal records at age
eighteen (18).
SECTION 8.4
Abused/Neglected Child Notification
Destroy three years
Reports from the Division of Child Protective after date of final
Services of the Department of Children,
determination by
Youth, and Families of suspected cases of
family court or DCYF
child abuse or neglect. May include cover
that abuse/neglect did
letter, investigative worker's observations/
not occur.
recommendations, investigation summary.
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SECTION 9
Prosecution
SECTION 9.1
Prosecution Case Files
Copy case disposition
Individual case files prepared for purposes of information to
prosecution. Includes copies from complaint
Section 1.2
report files, detectives investigation case
Complaint Report
files, and arrest files.
File after legal
proceedings complete
then destroy.
SECTION 9.2
Court Calendar
Retain one year.
List of court appearances. May include date,
judge, defendant's name, case number,
offense, whether arraignment, pre-trial, or
trial, attorney's name, and disposition.
SECTION 9.3
Court Disposition Reports
Retain three years.
Listing of reported disposition or case status.
May include case number and final disposi-
tion or statistical report tracking the number
and status of cases for a given period.
SECTION 10
Licenses and Background Checks
SECTION 10.1
Licensed Premises Files
Retain until obsolete
Files on bars, social clubs, and liquor stores
or of no administrative
within a municipality. May include copies
value.
from complaint report files relating to
incidents occurring at the premises, arrest/
booking reports, court summons, hearing
notifications, court decisions relating to
alcoholic beverage licenses, suspension
orders, memos, and correspondence.
SECTION 10.2
Licenses Register
Permanent
Register giving name, address, date of
license, and expiration for licenses premises
and persons. May include bowling alleys,
victualing houses, peddlers and vendors,
junk dealers/gatherers, liquor, taverns, pool
and billiards, and shooting galleries.
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SECTION 10.3
Licensing Files
Application information, criminal background If Licencing
checks, or other documentation in connection Authority
with a state or local licensing/permit process.
Firearms and
Examples include licenses for operating a
alcoholic
business, second hand dealers, hawkers and
beverages -
peddlers, wrecking and salvage yards,
retain ten
private investigators, to sell or carry firearms
years after
games of chance, and alcoholic beverages.
expiration.
All others - retain three
years after expiration.
If not Licensing
Authority Retain one
year.
SECTION 10.4
Criminal Background Check Files
Retain one year.
Criminal background checks done as a
consequence of requests from employers or
Destroy fingerprint
under state or local government requirements. cards for child care
Examples include school, day care, or
and educational
nursing home employees.
services to very
young children
personnel upon
conclusion of
background check.
SECTION 10.5
Applications to Purchase Firearms
Approved - destroy
Duplicate copy of application to purchase
within 30 days.
firearms within the state.
Denied - retain one
year.
SECTION 11
Holding Facility
SECTION 11.1
Prisoner Personal Property Records
Retain three years.
Records personal property of each prisoner
SECTION 11.2
Meal Records/Food Receipts
Retain audit plus one
Records may include order, vendor, receipt
year.
and purchase information.
Section 11.3
Inspection Records
Retain three years
May include schedules/check lists for
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inspection of security, health, and safety
systems such as fire detection and
suppression, sanitation, security, and first aid.
Section 11.4
Housekeeping/Maintenance Records
Retain one year.
May include schedules/check lists for
cleaning or maintenance.
Administration
General Office Administrative
Records
Fiscal Records
Reference Records
Personnel Records
See Records Retention.
Payroll Records
SECTION 12
Policy and Reports
SECTION 12.1
Crime Analysis Bulletins
Retain one year
Notification of internal force on crime
activity. Reports on crime patterns may be
by type of crime, modus operandi, or area
and may include charts, computer print-outs,
and suspect information.
SECTION 12.2
Reports
Internally generated reports including, but not
limited to, manpower, operations, analysis,
crime comparison, inspection, watch, or
other statistical and summary reports.
(a) Daily and weekly reports.
Retain one year.
(b) Monthly and quarterly reports.
Retain three years.
(c) Periodic reports.
Retain three years.
(d) Annual reports.
Permanent
SECTION 12.3
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Retain five years.
Monthly count of offenses and stolen and
recovered property values sent to the State
Police.
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SECTION 12.4
Accreditation Files
Purge files as
Standards, memoranda, goals and objectives, necessary.
status and progress reports, copy orders and Retain until
directives, and other documentation relating
superseded, updated,
to accreditation and review for maintaining
or of no administrative
accreditation.
value.
SECTION 12.5
Directives
Permanent - one
Official statements of policy, operating
record copy signed or
procedure, and standards. May include
issued by department
general or special orders, memoranda, rules
or division head.
and regulations.
SECTION 12.6
Signature Returns
Retain three years.
Sign-off sheets acknowledging receipt by
individuals of names documents.
SECTION 12.7
Certificates of Records Destruction
Permanent
Certification forms submitted to and signed
by the State Archivist/Public Records
Administrator authorizing the disposal of
records under the retention periods as listed
in this and other applicable schedules.
SECTION 12.8
Internal Affairs Investigations
Investigations of complaints of alleged officer
misconduct. May include reports, corres-
pondence, statements, investigation
documentation, findings, and disposition.
(a) Complaint unfounded, not sustained.
Retain seven years.
(b) Complaint sustained.
Retain seven years.
SECTION 12.9
Use of Force Investigations
Retain seven years.
Investigations on the application of physical
or deadly force. May include copies from
complaint report file, inquiry and findings.
SECTION 13
Community Relations/Programs
SECTION 13.1
Community Service Programs
Retain until of no
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Files relating to programs within the
administrative value,
community or schools undertaken by the
then review for
department which may relate to crime
historical value.
prevention, safety, drugs, and education.
SECTION 13.2
Community Surveys
Surveys or questionnaires used to measure
community concerns and opinions.
(a) Completed questionnaires or survey
Retain one year.
forms.
(b) Compilation of responses and summaries. Permanent.
SECTION 13.3
Grant Files
Retain until
Records may include application,
successful audit plus
management, financial, and programmatic
three years.
papers, supporting documentation, and
statistical records.
Adopted by the Town Council, October 15, 1998, effective November 09, 1998.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC Town Clerk
ARTICLE VII.
BOARD OF CANVASSERS
SECTION 1
Registration
SECTION 1.1
Voter Registration Cards
Original and duplicate voter registration
record. Includes name, address, place and
date of birth, party affiliation, naturalization
data, voting record, and adjustments
pertaining to name, address, or affiliation
changes.
Note:
Federal legislation PL 103-31 will take effect January 1, 1995.
This bill mandates a minimum eight (8) year retention period for voter retention periods apply until
that date.
(a) Original
Retain as long as voter
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Arranged by voting district and either by
is active, then five (5)
street or alphabetical order.
years.
(b) File Copy
Retain as long as voter
is active, then purge
Arranged for entire municipality in
with original.
alphabetical order (office record).
(c) Verification Record
Retain five (5) years
Original and file copies of newly registered
or until voter placed
voters requiring data confirmation.
on active registration
list at next election.
(d) Voter Removals
Retain five (5) years
Registration removal record.
after removal.
(e) Cancellation Receipts
Retain five (5) years
File copy forwarding receipts of voters now
from date of forwarding.
registered in other communities
(f) Out of Town Registrations
Maintain separate
Registration records forwarded by other cities until next election.
or towns of voters now living in
Thereafter, retain as
municipality.
original and file copy.
(g) Foreign Absentee Registrations
Maintain separate from
(original and file copy) Municipal voters
active municipal
living outside the country who are registered
voting registrations.
to vote only in federal elections. May include Retain as long as voter
affidavit verifying same.
is active and living
outside the United
States, then five (5)
years.
SECTION 1.2
Party Affiliation Cards
Retain as long as voter
Voter party affiliation preference. Includes
is active, then purge
name, address, party preference, and
with related
signature.
registration record
section 1.1.
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SECTION 1.3
Disaffiliation Affidavits
Retain as long as voter
Voter change of party preference. Verification
is active, then purge
of name, address, previous party preference, with related
and signature.
registration record
section 1.1.
SECTION 1.4
Address Change Forms
Retain four (4) years.
Residence changes. Includes declaration of
address change and confirmation of former
and new voting district, ward, polling place.
SECTION 1.5
Voter Residency Certificates
Retain one (1) year.
Municipal certificate verification of voter
residency. May include name and address or
other identifying information pertaining to a
particular active voter seeking confirmation.
SECTION 2
Candidates
SECTION 2.1
Declarations
Retain twenty-six (26)
Declarations for candidacy for party primaries calendar months from
and independent candidates. Includes name
date of filing.
and identifying information of candidates
declaring for office.
SECTION 2.2
Endorsements
Retain twenty-six (26)
Filings of endorsement by state committees,
calendar months from
district committees, and ward, city and town
date of filing.
committees of candidates to be voted for by
state at large or by congressional district.
SECTION 2.3
Nomination Papers
Retain twenty-six (26)
Party and independent nomination papers for calendar months from
candidates to be voted for by state at large,
date of filing.
congressional district, ward, city or town
elections.
SECTION 2.4
Nomination Objections
Retain twenty-six (26)
Objections to party and independent
calendar months from
nomination papers for state of local offices.
date of filing.
SECTION 2.5
Candidates Lists
Retain four (4) years.
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Lists of party candidates for city and town
elections filed by town, ward, or city
committees. Data includes: name and
address of candidate, order in which they will
appear on the ballot, office sought, term of
office.
SECTION 2.6
Candidate Withdrawals
Retain twenty-six (26)
Certificates of withdrawal from primary
calendar months from
nominations and independent candidates for
date of filing.
state and local offices. Includes candidate
statement concerning reason for withdrawal.
SECTION 2.7
Certificate of Nomination
Retain four (4) years.
Certificate of candidate nomination. Includes
name and address of candidate, office
sought, date of nomination, and board of
canvass and registration verification.
SECTION 2.8
Certificates of Election
Retain four (4) years.
Copies of election certificates presented to
candidates upon verification of election.
SECTION 3.
Elections
SECTION 3.1
Election Documents Files
Retain four (4) years.
Various election records arranged by election
or primary. Documents may include master
tally sheets, lists of polling places, sample
ballots, State Board of Elections receipt of
returns, election returns, poll workers lists,
election officials certificates, returned ballot
certificates, voting machine returns,
emergency and mail ballot applications and
lists, lists of candidates, newspaper notices,
notices of recount, copy of certificates of
election, election inspectors lists, unofficial
tallies, correspondence and notices to/from
State Board of Elections, Office of the
Secretary of State, Board of Canvassers, and
other affidavits, lists, or certificates
pertaining to a particular election or primary.
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Note: The documents listed above may or may not be filed as separate series. If filed separately, refer to other
series and retention periods listed herein.
SECTION 3.2
Challenge Lists
Retain until next
Name and address of all persons who are
primary or election.
determined to be ineligible to vote in the
ensuing election, at any time after the
registration binders have been locked, sealed,
and certified to serve as the official voting
list. Such lists shall also include all persons
who have been furnished mail ballots.
SECTION 3.3
Final Voting Lists
Retain until next
Final canvass certification list of voters
primary or election
deemed eligible to vote preceding an election
or primary.
SECTION 3.4
Committee Lists
Retain four (4) years.
Lists of officers and members of all city,
town, and district committees organized for
the purpose of nominating and endorsing
party candidates, electing ward committees.
SECTION 3.5
Affidavits
Retain four (4) years.
Affidavit confirmation of voters requiring or
requesting action or special accommodation
during a given election or primary.
Affidavits may include the following:
(a) Right to Vote Challenge
Affidavit confirming voter party affiliation
during a primary when such affiliation has
been challenged by a primary official.
(b) Voter Identity Challenge
Identity certification confirming name,
signature of voter whose registration records
have been designated as inactive.
(c) Voter Omission Challenge
Challenge by voter whose name has been
stricken from any voter list.
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(d) Voter Requiring Assistance
Name, address, signature, assistant, and
application number of voter in need of
assistance to vote due to blindness, illiteracy,
or incapacitation.
(e) Voter Signing with a Mark
Verification of name, address, town, city, of
voter unable to sign ballot. Affidavit signed
by warden and party supervisors.
(f) Obtaining Signatures
Oath of presence confirmation of persons
obtaining signatures for the purpose of
endorsing nomination papers.
SECTION 3.6
Ballot Applications (Poll Lists)
Retain four (4) years.
Numbered verification slips completed at the
time of voting certifying date of ballot, ballot
type (primary, general election, special
election), town/city name, statement of voter
as to being registered, and voter signature
and address.
SECTION 3.7
Primary/Election Returns
Retain four (4) years.
Consists of individual machine numbers,
polling place designation, date of election,
total votes registered by machine, candidate,
referenda, or question as well as signatures
of election inspectors, wardens, clerks.
SECTION 3.8
Recount Positions
Retain twenty-six (26)
Candidate requests for recount of individual
calendar months from
machine or paper ballot tallies. Includes
date of request.
candidates reason for request.
SECTION 3.9
Mail Ballot/Emergency Mail Ballot
Retain until the first
Applications and Lists
day of September in
Applications for mail ballots and emergency
the second year after
mail ballots, copies of application,
the lists were received.
certifications, and certified lists of mail
ballots and emergency mail ballots. May be
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accompanied by affidavits or medical
certificates identifying patient, type of
medical condition, date of examination, and
signature of attending physician.
Applications may include:
(a) Applications by members of the
Armed Forces in Active Service
Includes name, Rhode Island address,
military address, length of time assigned to
duty station, and signature of military
commander and applicant verifying same.
(b) Applications by Temporarily
Disabled or Incapacitated Voters
Includes name, address, town, date of
election requested, and signature of voter.
Accompanied by medical certification.
(c) Applications by Foreign Absentee
Includes name, Rhode Island address, place
of birth, date of birth, present address, and
signature of witness of voters living abroad
who are restricted to vote only for federal
officers.
(d) Applications by Serviceman's
Dependent Voter
Qualified voters (spouse, children) of
members of the armed forces in active service
who are absent from the state. Consists of
affidavit verifying voter authenticity and
qualification.
SECTION 3.10
Automatic Mail Ballot Records
Retain as long as voter
Applications, affidavits and other related
is active or status
certifications confirming name, address, city,
remains unchanged.
town, of voters requiring automatic mail
Retain five (5) years
ballots because of being a shut-in voter or a
thereafter.
Peace Corps. volunteer. May include
medical certificates verifying voter disability
or incapacitation.
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SECTION 3.11
Mail Ballots
Retain until the first
Municipal ballots for mail voters for
day of September in
candidates, referenda, and questions at local
the second year after
elections. May include paper ballots or
such ballots were cast.
irregular ballots.
SECTION 4
Administration
General Office Administrative
See Records
Records
Retention Schedule #1
Fiscal Records
Reference Records
Personnel Records
Payroll Records
See Records
Retention Schedule #2
SECTION 4.1
CVR Reports
Alphabetical print-out of names added to and
deleted from current municipal voting list.
Supplied to the Central Voter Registry
(CVR). Data includes voter identification
number, name, address, date of birth,
process date, reason for removal.
(a) Weekly Reports
Retain one (1) year.
Weekly compilation of all new voter
registration, address change, and removal.
(b) Monthly Reports
Retain one (1) year.
Compilation of all new voter registrations
placed on the active voting list for the
previous month.
(c) Annual Report of 5-year Removals
Retain four (4) years.
Compilation of all voter registrations
removed from the active voting list that have
met the 5-year requirement due to inactivity
or death.
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SECTION 4.2
Death Notices
Retain one (1) year.
Monthly record of deceased persons
forwarded by the office of the municipal
registrar of births, marriages, and deaths.
SECTION 4.3
Voting Books
Permanent
Records of votes cast for candidates,
referendum questions, bonds, etc. Includes
individual machine tallies and totals of votes
cast. May include actual machine ballots.
Signed by the warden and clerk.
SECTION 4.4
Election Books
Permanent.
Record of elections occurring within each
municipality. Includes type of election, name
of candidates, offices sought, votes by
district, number of mail ballots.
SECTION 4.5
Minute Books
Permanent.
Minutes of Board of Canvassers meetings
including agendas.
SECTION 4.6
Certificates of Records Destruction
Permanent.
Certification forms submitted to and signed
by the State Archivist/Public Records
Administrator authorizing the disposal of
records under the retention periods listed in
this and other applicable schedules.
SECTION 4.7
Voting District Maps
Permanent.
Maps indicating current voting district
boundaries and numbers.
SECTION 4.8
Voting District Street Books
Retain as long as
Alphabetical lists of street (and house
voting district lines
numbers where street encompasses more than remain the same, one
district) giving senatorial, representative
plus one year.
and ward numbers.
SECTION 4.9
Census Card Index
Retain as long as
Alphabetical street index detailing registered
voting district lines
voters within each voting district.
remain the same
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plus one year.
SECTION 4.10
Naturalization Papers and Index
Permanent.
Proof of citizenship papers or index
indicating name, address, country and date of
birth and naturalization. May include
Department of Labor and Commerce jackets
of naturalization papers, certificates of
naturalization, state and U.S. circuit court
naturalization.
SECTION 4.11
Oath of Office
Retain six (6) years.
Record of sworn oaths by members of Board
of Canvassers.
SECTION 4.12
Poll Workers Lists
Retain until updated
Lists submitted by state party committee
superseded, or of no
chairmen of persons to work at polling places administrative value.
as wardens, moderators, clerks, supervisors,
checkers, and poll watchers.
SECTION 4.13
Election Officers Certificates
Retain one (1) year.
Certificates of qualification and instruction of
election officials. May include affidavits
verifying same.
Note:
Authorization to dispose of records must be obtained from the State Archives using the Certification of
Records Destruction (Form RI/PRA 003). Approved Certificates must be kept
as a permanent record.
Note:
When records are eligible for destruction, as a matter of
procedure, consult your legal counsel or city/town solicitor.
This Records Retention Schedule has been developed by the Rhode Island Local Government Records
Program of the State Archives in an effort to assist government officials in the proper management of public
records.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC Town Clerk
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History of Ordinance: Adopted by the Town Council, September 16, 1993, effective October 13, 1993;
amended - Article III and IV July 17, 1997 and effective August 12, 1997; amended - Article II on August 21,
1997 and effective September 18, 1997; amended - Article V on November 20, 1997, effective December 15,
1997; amended - Article VI and Article VII on October 15, 1998, effective November 09, 1998.
ARTICLE VIII MUNICIPAL CLERKS
SECTION 1
Real and Personal Property Records
SECTION 1.1
Land Evidence Records
Permanent.
and judgments at law affecting title, All
instruments evidencing or relating to a
security interest in personal property or
fixtures (UCC) (RIGL § 6A-9-302, § 6A-9
401, § 6A-9-403.), Instruments required by
statute to be recorded including deeds,
mortgages, transfers and discharges, leases
or memoranda, transfers and calculations,
Instruments of defeasance, Instruments
creating trusts (excepting wills), Instruments
and notices affecting title of land, Affidavits
as to family facts, Affidavits as to bounds
and monuments of land, and Certificates of
the Secretary of State as to change of
corporate name.
SECTION 1.2
Receiving Books/Day Sheets
Retain three (3) years.
Initial recording of instruments entitled to
be recorded in the land evidence records.
Includes day, hour and minute instrument
was presented for recording, and land
evidence book and page notation (RIGL §
34-13-4.). May include name of grantor and
grantee and type of instrument recorded.
SECTION 1.3
Copies of Land Evidence Filings
Retain until of no
Duplicate photocopies of land evidence
further administrative
filings produced for microfilming purposes.
value.
SECTION 1.4
Earmarks
Permanent.
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Records the registration of livestock within
the municipality.
SECTION 1.5
Tax Books
Records that indicate all assessed taxes on
real and personal property. Includes name of
owner of property, address, assessed worth
and exemptions.
(a) Authorized or warranted copies of tax
Permanent.
books, rolls or lists.
(b) Duplicate copies.
Retain until updated
or superseded.
Note: Official or record copy may be held by Municipal Tax Collector.
SECTION 1.6
Assessor's Maps
Retain until updated
Copies of land value maps which show
or superseded.
assessor's plat and lot numbers.
Note: Official or record copy should be held by Municipal Tax Assessor.
SECTION 1.7
Recorded Surveys
Permanent.
Plan or map showing the measurements,
dimensions, descriptions, boundaries, areas
and contours of a parcel of property (RIGL
§ 34-13-1.).
SECTION 1.8
Plat Maps
Permanent.
Plat map or plat book that contains the legal
description of land, showing the division of
the land into streets, blocks and lots and
indicating the measurements of the individual
parcels. Indicates legal plat and lot numbers
(RIGL § 34-13-1.).
SECTION 1.9
Condo Maps
Permanent.
Includes name and boundary survey of
condominiums, legal description, location
and dimensions (RIGL § 34-36.1-2.09).
SECTION 1.10
State Highway Maps
Permanent.
State Highway Maps filed by the Rhode
Island Department of Transportation
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(RIDOT) indicating the taking of municipal
property by condemnation. Information
includes condemnation plat and lot numbers
and plat, lot and parcel descriptions.
Note: Original copy held by RIDOT.
SECTION l.l l
Indices
Retain until updated
Location and cross-reference systems
or superseded.
devised and maintained for the purpose of
retrieving land records, plans, drawings, and
maps.
Includes Grantor/Grantee index.
SECTION 1.12
Hospital Lien Docket
Retain ten (10) years
Register which records the filing of any lien from last entry.
claim under the provisions of RIGL § 9-3-4.
to 9-3-7.
SECTION 1.13
Notices of Removal of Household Goods,
Retain six (6) years
Chattels and Personal Effects of Residents
after filing.
Report indicating removal of household
goods, chattels, and personal effects from
one residence to another (RIGL § 5-17-2.).
SECTION 1.14
Business Name Register
Retain until of no
Record that registers the names of businesses administrative value,
located within the municipality. Includes
then review for
name and address of owner and date of
historical value.
registration.
SECTION 2
Probate Records
SECTION 2.1
Probate Records (Dockets)
Permanent.
All records relating to the legal establishment
of the validity of a will. Includes but it is not
limited to administrator's or executor's
bonds, inventories, petitions, (including
withdrawn or denied), fee cards, wills,
notices of probate hearings and inheritance
tax liens.
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SECTION 2.2
Probate Records Indices
Retain until updated
Location and cross-reference systems
or superseded.
devised and maintained for the purpose of
retrieving probate and estate records.
SECTION 2.3
Wills deposited to be safely kept.
Retain one hundred
(RIGL § 33-7-1.)
(100) years from
deposit date.
SECTION 3
Vital Records
SECTION 3.1
Birth, Marriage and Death Records
Permanent.
Births, marriages and deaths registered in the
municipality. Includes marriage intentions,
delayed births, juvenile marriages (RIGL §
15-2-11.) and recorded out of state deaths of
residents.
SECTION 3.2
Birth, Marriage and Death Returns
Permanent.
Individual filings of births, marriages and
deaths occurring within the municipality.
Note: Returns may be transferred to the
State Archives.
SECTION 3.3 Marriage License Worksheets
Rhode Island Department of Health Form
(VS-4A) required for the issuing of marriage
licenses.
(a) Worksheets filled out prior to November
Retain three years.
1998.
(b) Worksheets filled out from November
If municipality
1998 and original sent to the Department of
chooses to photo-
Health, Division of Vital Statistics.
copy
record, retain
three (3) years.
SECTION 3.4
Vital Records Requests
Requests for certified or non-certified copies
of birth, marriage and death records.
(a) Requests for restricted vital records.
Retain ten (10) years. (Office of the
Attorney General RIGL § 9-1-28.1)
(b) Requests for open vital records.
Retain one (1) year.
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SECTION 3.5
Vital Records Indices
Retain until updated
Location and cross-reference systems
or superseded.
devised and maintained for the purpose of
retrieving birth, marriage and death records.
SECTION 3.6
Cemetery Records
Permanent.
Agreements, burials, deeds, perpetual care
agreements (RIGL § 23-18-8.1.) and
indexes.
SECTION 3.7
Burial Transit Permits
Permanent.
Department of Health Form (VS-9) for
burial and transit. May include out-of-state
permits.
(RIGL § 23-3-18.)
SECTION 3.8
Disinterment, Transit, and Reinterment
Permanent.
Permits
Department of Health Application (VS-29)
for disinterment, transit and reinterment.
(RIGL § 23-18-11.2.)
SECTION 4
Administration
General Office Administrative
See Records
Records
Retention Schedule #1
Fiscal Records
Reference Records
Personnel Records
See Records
Payroll Records
Retention Schedule #2
SECTION 4.1
Blasting Notifications
Retain one (1) year.
Notifications and copies of blasting permits
issued by the State Fire Marshall's Office
sent to and signed and date stamped by
municipal clerk. Indicates date approved,
requester's name and address and date of
expiration. May include attached
correspondence by other municipal offices
indicating approval or objections to project.
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SECTION 4.2
State Regulatory Agency Notices
Retain one (1) year.
Notices by state regulatory agencies
forwarded to municipal clerk pursuant to
statutory regulations. May include but not
limited to copies of locus maps, surveys,
meeting notices, meeting cancellation
notices, notices of applications filed for state
assent, agency findings and decisions,
meeting agendas, preliminary
determinations, and description of projects.
SECTION 4.3
Licenses and permits
Includes application information or other
documentation in connection with a state or
local licensing/permit process. May include
but not limited to dog licenses, hunting and
fishing, private detective, peddler, auto
salvage, flea market, filling station, Sunday
sales, liquor and firearms.
If Licensing Authority:
(a) Firearms and alcoholic beverages.
Retain ten (10) years after expira- tion.
(b) All other licenses and permits.
Retain three (3) years after expira-
tion.
If Not Licensing Authority:
(c) Copies and notifications/notices
Retain one (1) year.
of licenses and permits issued.
SECTION 4.4
Military Discharges
Permanent.
Honorable discharges and/or separation
papers filed in the office of the municipal
clerk pursuant to RIGL § 30-18-1.
SECTION 4.5
Registers
Permanent.
Appointed officials, clergy, and physicians.
SECTION 4.6
Claims
Claims filed against the municipality for
compensation. Includes but is not limited to
initial letter of contact with municipality,
attorneys' correspondence to municipality,
copies of court judgments, motions to
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dismiss, copies of receipts for payment of
damages, and estimates citing damage.
(a) Paid or settled claims.
Retain seven (7) years
after settlement.
SECTION 4.6
(b) Claims referred to subcontractor in
Retain three (3) years.
(Continued)
charge of project or State agency.
(c) Denied claims.
Retain three (3) years from date of
decision.
SECTION 4.7
Reports
Internally generated reports including reports
and returns to other municipal departments
and state agencies.
(a) Daily and weekly reports.
Retain one (1) year.
Note: Reports required in audit process
must be retained one (1) year after audit
is completed.
(b) Monthly, quarterly and periodic reports.
Retain three (3) years.
(c) Annual and special reports and studies.
Permanent.
Note: Official or record copy of annual reports generated by departments of municipal governments should be held
by the agency that created the report.
SECTION 4.8
Legal Advertisements
Retain one (1) year
Notices sent by the municipal clerk to
after audit.
newspaper(s) for publication. Content
includes time, date and location of meeting,
and topics to be discussed or considered.
May indicate which newspapers received
notice(s), where notice was posted, and
which municipal officials received copies.
May include but not limited to meeting
notices of council, notices indicating
changes in operating hours of municipal
offices, invitation to submit bids and
proposals, tax assessor's notices, decrees of
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abandonment, and licenses to be considered
before council.
Note: Official or record copy of Council, commissions, committees, boards or Financial Town meeting notices
should be kept as part of LG4.1-Town and City Council Records - Meetings and Hearings.
SECTION 4.9
Certificates of Records Destruction
Permanent.
Certification of Records Destruction forms
(PRA 003) signed by authorized agency
official and submitted to, and signed by, the
State Archivist/Public Records
Administrator. Certificates authorize the
disposal of records listed in this and other
applicable schedules.
(RIGL § 38-1-10, § 38-3-6, and § 42-8.1
ARTICLE IX
General Office Administrative
Records
SECTION 1
Administration Records
SECTION 1.1
General Correspondence
Documents relating to the general activity of
Cut off at the end of the calendar year.
the office. Included are correspondence,
Retain current plus 1
memos, notices, brochures.
year, then discard.
SECTION 1.2
Subject Correspondence
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to specific subjects.
the calendar year.
Included are correspondence, memos. retain until superseded or no
longer needed, then discard.
SECTION 1.3
Interagency Correspondence
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to contact between one
the calendar year.
agency and others. Included are
Retain current plus 1
correspondence, memos.
year then discard.
SECTION 1.4
Interdepartmental Memos
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to contact between
the calendar year.
divisions within a department. Included are
Retain current plus 1
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memos.
year, then discard.
SECTION 1.5
Mail Logs
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to the general activity of
the calendar year.
the office. Included are mail logs which
Retain current plus 1
record all incoming correspondence, by date,
year, then discard.
name of sender, and subject.
SECTION 1.6
Policy Memos
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to agency policy.
the calendar year.
Included are policy memos.
Retain until superseded or no
longer needed, then
discard.
SECTION 1.7
Phone Logs
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to incoming telephone
the calendar year.
calls. Included are logs which record all
Retain current plus 1
incoming calls.
year, then discard.
SECTION 1.8
Personnel Case Files
Purge annually of
Documents relating to personnel employed
outdated or no longer
by the agency. Included are job application
needed records. Cut
forms (CS-14), personnel action forms (CS-
off upon termination
3), copies of transmittal letters, health
of employee and
insurance forms, probationary reports, letter
transfer to inactive.
of reprimand, course application forms,
Retain for 3 years
request for leave forms, accident and injury
after termination, then
report forms, absent from work forms,
discard.
grievance forms, copies of transcripts of
grievance hearings, medical reports.
SECTION 1.9
Personnel Injury File
Transfer to Personnel
Documents relating to personnel injured on
Case File.
the job. Included are personnel injury
reports.
SECTION 1.10
Labor Relations Case File
Retain until updated
Documents relating to labor relations and
or superseded, then
union activities. Included are results of
discard.
union elections, certificates of fairness of
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elections, lists of employees eligible to vote.
SECTION 1.11
Personnel Sign-Out File
Cut off after 6 months
Included are sign-out sheets.
and discard.
SECTION 1.12
Personnel Absentee File
Cut off at the end of
Included are weekly absentee lists.
the calendar year.
Retain current plus 6
months.
SECTION 1.13
Job Application Case Files
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to individuals who apply
the calendar year.
for positions in the agency. Included are job
Retain for 3 years,
application forms, resumes, letters of
then discard.
reference, interview notes.
SECTION 1.14
Affirmative Action File
Documents relating to department
affirmative action programs. Included are
Equal Employment Opportunity Guidelines,
Affirmative Action Guidelines.
SECTION 1.15
Personnel Request File
Retain until filled or
Documents relating to requests for
request withdrawn,
additional personnel. Included are personnel
then discard.
request forms.
SECTION 1.16
Job Description File
Retain until
Documents relating to positions within the
superseded, then
agency. Included are job classifications and
discard.
descriptions.
SECTION 1.17
Payroll Records Case File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to agency payroll.
the fiscal year and
Included are payroll adjustment forms,
retain for audit. After
exceptional hours reports, payroll registers,
audit discard all
payroll adjustments, payroll distribution and
except current plus 1 analysis register.
year.
SECTION 1.18
Employee Time Sheets
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to activities of
the month. Retain 6
department employees. Included are weekly
months, then discard.
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time sheets.
SECTION 1.19
Employee Time Cards
Cut off when
Documents relating to the activity of
employee terminates
department employees. Included are weekly
or transfers. Transfer
time cards.
to Personnel Case File.
SECTION 1.20
Department Annual Report
Retain permanently.
Documents relating to the annual activity of
the agency. Included are department annual
reports.
SECTION 1.21
Department Annual Report Work Papers
Discard when annual
report is completed.
SECTION 1.22
Division Annual Reports
Retain until
Documents relating to the annual activities
department annual
of the office. Included are division annual
report is completed,
reports.
then discard.
SECTION 1.23
Division Annual Report Work Papers
Discard when division
Documents used in the preparation of the
annual report is
division annual report. Included are work
completed.
papers.
SECTION 1.24
Section Annual Reports
Discard when section
Documents relating to the activities of the
annual report is
section. Included are section annual reports.
completed.
SECTION 1.25
Section Annual Report Work Papers
Discard when section
Included are work papers used to prepare the
annual report is
section annual report.
completed.
SECTION 1.26
Rules and Regulations File
Retain until
Documents relating to the activities of the
superseded, then
office. Included are rules and regulations
discard.
governing the conduct of the office.
SECTION 1.27
Staff Meetings Minutes
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to office staff meetings.
the calendar year.
Included are minutes of meetings.
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SECTION 1.28
Committee/Commission Meeting Minutes Retain permanently.
Documents relating to meetings of the
commission or committee governing an
agency. Included are minutes of meetings.
SECTION 1.29
Professional Organizations Case File
Retain until
Documents relating to professional
superseded or no
organizations to which employees belong.
longer needed.
Included are publications, meeting agenda,
proceedings of convention meetings, hand
outs from conventions, notes taken at
conventions.
SECTION 1.30
Legislation Case File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to laws and proposed
the calendar year.
legislation affecting the agency. Included
Retain until
are copies of legislation, copies of proposed
superseded or no
bills, related correspondence.
longer needed, then
discard.
SECTION 1.31
Office Equipment Inventory Case File
Retain until updated,
Documents relating to equipment and
then discard.
furniture in the office. Included are
inventory cards, inventory sheets.
SECTION 1.32
Public Relations Case File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to the public relations
the calendar year.
activities of the agency. Included are copies
Retain until no longer
of news releases, brochures, copies of
needed, then discard.
speeches.
SECTION 1.33
Newspaper Clippings
Make copies and
Documents relating to newspaper coverage
discard originals.
of the agency. Included are newspaper
Discard copies when
clippings.
no longer needed.
SECTION 1.34
Annual Work Plans File
Retain until
Documents relating to the proposed work for
superseded, then
the upcoming year. Included are annual
discard.
work plans.
SECTION 1.35
Annual Work Plans Working Papers
Retain until work plan
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Documents relating to the annual work
is completed, then
plan. Included are work papers used
discard.
in the preparation of the work plan.
SECTION 1.36
Long-Range Plans File (e.g. 5 year Plans)
Retain until
Documents relating to long-range planning.
superseded, then
Included are long-range (e.g. 5 year plans).
discard.
SECTION 1.37
Building Blueprints File
Documents relating to the building in which
the agency is housed. Included are
blueprints.
SECTION 2
Fiscal Records - General Offices*
* Fiscal Records - Finance Director, Treasurer, Tax Collector - See Section 3
SECTION 2.1
Purchase Requisition File
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.2
Purchase Orders
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.3
Utility Purchase Orders
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
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year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.4
Invoice Vouchers
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.5
Travel Expense Vouchers
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.6
Imprest Cash Vouchers
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
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year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.7
Imprest Cash Receipts Vouchers
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.8
Controller's Statements A,B,C,D
Official Copy - cut off
(Monthly Financial Reports)
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as needed.
SECTION 2.9
Report of Equipment Acquired Forms
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.10 Report of Obsolete or Surplus Equipment
Official Copy - cut off
at the end of the fiscal
year and retain for
audit. After audit
discard all except
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current plus 1 year.
Duplicates - cut off at
the end of the fiscal
year. Retain current
plus 1 year or as
needed.
SECTION 2.11 Vendor Case File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to purchase made from a
the fiscal year and
particular vendor. Included are purchase
retain for audit. After
requisitions, purchase orders, purchase order
audit, discard all
vouchers, requests for delivery forms,
except current plus 1
invoices, invoice vouchers, receipts
year.
vouchers, utility purchase orders, contract
purchase orders, receipts transmittal
vouchers.
SECTION 2.12 Budget Code Case File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to purchases made
the fiscal year and
through specific budgets (numbered by
retain all except
code). Included are all of the above plus
current year plus 1
travel expense vouchers.
year, then discard.
SECTION 2.13 Cash Receipts Case File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to monies received by
the fiscal year and
the agency. Included are cash receipts,
retain for audit. After
receipts journals, cash register tapes.
audit discard all
except current plus 1
year.
SECTION 2.14 Bad Check Case File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to checks received by
the fiscal year. Retain
the state which have been returned for
current plus 5 years,
insufficient funds. Included are checks,
then discard.
notices of return of checks, debit memos,
correspondence.
SECTION 2.15 Accounts Receivable Case Files Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to movies owed the
the fiscal year and
agency. Included are receipted invoices,
retain for audit. After
related correspondence.
audit discard all
except current plus 1
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year.
SECTION 2.16 Service Contracts Case File-Original Cut off upon
Documents relating to services contracted
termination of
from private businesses (e.g. repair and
contract and retain for
maintenance contracts, service contracts).
audit. After audit
Included are contracts, related
discard all except
correspondence.
current plus 1 year.
SECTION 2.17 Service Contracts Duplicate File
Cut off and discard
Documents related to services contracted
upon termination of
from private businesses. Included are copies
contract. of contracts .
SECTION 2.18 Audit Reports File
Cut off upon
Documents relating to the auditing of
completion of audit.
financial records. Included are audit reports.
Retain current plus 1
year in office.
Transfer to Records
Center. Retain for 5
years, then discard.
SECTION 2.19 Audit Work Papers
Cut off upon
Included are work papers used in preparation
completion of audit.
of an audit report.
Retain current plus 1
year in office.
Transfer to Records
Center. Retain 5
years, then discard.
SECTION 2.20 Annual Financial Reports File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to annual financial
the fiscal year and
reports. Included are annual financial
retain for audit. After
reports.
audit discard all
except current plus 1
year.
SECTION 2.21 Annual Financial Reports Work Papers
Retain until annual
report is completed,
then discard.
SECTION 2.22 Ledger Book File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to department
the fiscal year and
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expenditures and receipts. Included are
retain for audit. After
ledger books.
audit discard all
except current plus 1
year.
SECTION 2.23 Budget Request Case File
Cut off at the end of
Documents relating to the annual budget of
the fiscal year. Retain
the division. Included are budget requests,
until no longer
budget work papers.
needed, then discard.
SECTION 3
Fiscal Records - Finance Director, Treasurer, Tax Collector
SECTION 3.1 Accident Reports
Active plus six (6) years
SECTION 3.2 Assignments, Attachments, etc.
Five (5) years after satisfaction
SECTION 3.3 Audit, annual, original
Permanent
SECTION 3.4 Bank deposit books
Six (6) years after last entry
statements
Audit plus five (5) years
SECTION 3.5 Bids, successful
Three (3) years after completion
unsuccessful
Three (3) years after submission
SECTION 3.6 Bonds, bid-vendor
Active plus one (1) year
cancelled
Audit plus one (1) year
coupons
Audit plus one (1) year
register
Permanent
surety
Six (6) years after expiration
SECTION 3.7 Budget, annual, original
Permanent
work papers
Two (2) years
departmental requests
Two (2) years
SECTION 3.8 Cash book or sheets
Audit plus five (5) years
records, daily
Audit plus one (1) year
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SECTION 3.9 Check
cancelled
Audit plus five (5) years
register
Audit plus five (5) years
stubs
Audit plus five (5) years
SECTION 3.10 Claims, negligence, for payment
Seven (7) years after settlement
SECTION 3.11 Contracts
bridges, buildings, roads,
sewers, etc.
Three (3) years after life of the project
general
Three (3) years after final payment
SECTION 3.12 Correspondence and memoranda
general, routine
Current plus one (1) year
special
Current plus three (3) years
policy nature, advisory Until superceded
SECTION 3.13 Deposit slips
Audit plus five (5) years
SECTION 3.14 Employees
earning records, individual
Five (5) years after termination
tax withholding notices
Five (5) years after being superceded
exemption notices
Five (5) years after being superceded
time cards
Six (6) years after posting
SECTION 3.15 Equipment operating cost records
Five (5) years
SECTION 3.16 Insurance policies and records
Seven (7) years after expiration
accidental and health, auto-
mobile, burglary, fidelity
and surety, fire and life
SECTION 3.17 Invoices
originals
Six (6) years
copies
One (1) year
SECTION 3.18 Journals
cash disbursements
Audit plus six (6) years
cash receipts
Audit plus six (6) years
departmental transfers
Audit plus one (1) year
general
Seven (7) years after last entry
payroll, original
Seven (7) years
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SECTION 3.19 Leases
Five (5) years after expiration
SECTION 3.20 Ledgers
accounts receivable
Audit plus six (6) years
appropriations, annual
Audit plus six (6) years
construction costs
Audit plus six (6) years
SECTION 3.21 Packing slips, bill of lading
Three (3) years after receipt
SECTION 3.22 Procedures, standard operating
Until superceded
SECTION 3.23 Purchase orders
Audit plus six (6) years
SECTION 3.24 Receipts, stubs and copies for all
Audit plus one (1) year
cash received
SECTION 3.25 Receiving book
Ten (10) years after last entry
reports, original
One (1) year
SECTION 3.26 Requisitions
original
Audit plus six (6) years
copies
One (1) year
SECTION 3.27 Reports
annual audit
Permanent
annual, agencies, chief fiscal
officer and department heads
Seven (7) years
periodic, agencies, chief fiscal
officer and department heads
Three (3) years
SECTION 3.28 Signature card, authorization
Six (6) years after withdrawn
SECTION 3.29 Specifications for materials
Audit plus six (6) years
SECTION 3.30 Tax withholding certificates
Five (5) years after posting or superceded
employer copies
SECTION 3.31 Time summaries, cumulative
Five (5) years after posting
SECTION 3.32 Travel expenditure records
original
Audit plus six (6) years
copies
One (1) year
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SECTION 3.33 Vouchers, w/attached invoices
Audit plus six (6) years
SECTION 3.34 Warranties, guarantees, vendors
Until property is disposed of
SECTION 4
Reference Records
SECTION 4.1 Technical Reference File
Retain until updated,
Documents used as a source of technical
superseded or no
reference. Included are technical manuals,
longer needed, then
technical periodicals, procedural manuals,
discard.
instructional manuals.
SECTION 4.2 General Reference File
Retain until updated,
Documents used as a source of general
superseded or no
reference. Included are reference books,
longer needed, then
brochures, manuals, printed and published
discard.
reports.
History of Ordinance: Adopted by the Town Council, September 16, 1993, effective
October 13, 1993; amended - Article III and IV July 17, 1997 and effective August 12,
1997; amended - Article II on August 21, 1997 and effective September 18, 1997;
amended - Article V on November 20, 1997, effective December 15, 1997; amended -
Article VI and Article VII on October 15, 1998, effective November 9, 1998; amended -
Article VIII on May 17, 2001; effective June 12, 2001; amended - Article IX on December 19, 2002; effective
January 16, 2003.
Jean M. Fecteau,
Town Clerk
SECTION 15
RECREATION
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-15-01
PUBLIC RECREATION AREAS
1. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, snowmobile or so-called mini-bike within any recreation
area except in the designated parking areas.
2. No person or automobile shall be allowed within the limits of a town recreation or beach area between the hours
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of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except by permission from the Glocester Town Council.
3. No person shall bring onto any town beach any animal during the bathing season from May 15th through
September 30th. Nor shall any person leave an animal unattended in any automobile.
4. No person shall possess, drink, sell or offer for sale any intoxicating beverages within the limits of any town
beach or recreation area without the permission of the Town Council.
5. The use of any firearms or bows and arrows is prohibited in all recreation areas.
6. No person shall bathe in the waters of a town recreation area except when and at a place where bathing is
officially permitted, nor shall any person disrobe other than in properly designated buildings.
7. No person shall use profane or indecent language, or in any manner annoy another person or commit any
disorderly or indecent act within the limits of a town beach or recreation area.
8. No person shall distribute or exhibit at any town park or other recreation area any printed or written material
of a commercial nature without permission from the Town Council.
9. No person shall offer for sale at any town park or other recreational area any goods or services of a commercial
nature without the permission of the Town Council.
10. Taking baths in all ponds and waterways situated in all recreation areas is hereby prohibited.
11. No open fires without a fire permit.
12. No person shall bring into any recreation area any refuse, garbage or other materials for the purpose of disposal.
13. All refuse and waste material shall be deposited in receptacles provided for that purpose and shall not be left
on the grounds or waters.
14. No person shall cut, remove or damage any tree or shrub or vegetation except with official written permission,
nor shall any person deface any structure, sign or other public property or improvements.
15. No person shall be allowed within the limits of a town beach area, or the town parking lot pertinent thereto,
unless such person is either a resident of the Town of Glocester, a non-resident paying property taxes to the Town
of Glocester or the guest of such resident or property taxpayer. Under no circumstances shall a business invitee be
considered a guest of a resident of the town or a non-resident taxpayer.
Residents of the Town of Glocester and non-residents paying property taxes to the Town of Glocester shall
obtain an official town sticker in the office of the town clerk or the Director of Public Works, and shall display such
sticker on any vehicle parked in the town parking lot pertinent to the town beach area.
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16. Any person who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) for each violation, or imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) days.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council, July 9, 1971; AMENDED February 9, 1973;
AMENDED August 13, 1976; AMENDED June 11, 1987; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE
January 6, 1992.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-15-02
OPERATION OF MOTOR BOATS AND OTHER WATER CRAFT
SECTION 1.
From and after the effective date of this Ordinance, no motorboat or other water craft, while being operated
upon waters within the boundaries of the Town of Glocester shall be operated within a clearly marked public bathing
area on the shores of the waters of said Town.
SECTION 2.
No motorboat or other water craft upon the waters within the boundaries of the Town of Glocester shall be
operated at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour or in a reckless or negligent fashion upon the waters within the
boundaries of the Town of Glocester.
SECTION 3.
No person shall operate any motorboat, vessel, or seaplane in a manner which shall unreasonably or
unnecessarily interfere with any other motorboat, vessel, or seaplane, or with the free and proper navigation of the
waterways of the state. Anchoring under bridges or in heavily traveled channels shall constitute such interference
if unreasonably under the prevailing circumstances.
SECTION 4.
Motor boat operators shall obey lawful directions given to them by any Police Officer of the Town of Glocester
or authorized employee of the Department of Environmental Management in enforcement of the provisions of this
Ordinance and shall immediately, upon being so instructed , comply with said lawful directions.
SECTION 5.
The word "motorboat" as used herein shall include any vessels propelled in whole or in part by mechanical
means, either inboard or outboard and using a motor powered by gasoline, diesel fuel, naphtha, kerosene, steam
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or fuel oil. The word "water" shall include all lakes, rivers, streams, ponds or other bodies of water located within
or partly within the boundaries of the Town of Glocester.
SECTION 6.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined as provided in Section 1 of the
Appendix.
SECTION 7.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED September 11, 1953; AMENDED February 12, 1981; AMENDED July 10,
1986; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
SECTION 16
UTILITIES
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-16-01
POLES AND WIRES
SECTION 1.
Every telephone, Electric Supply Company, telegraph company and cable television company authorized by this
town to erect and maintain poles and wires in any of its public highways, shall remove from and out of the traveled
portion of said highways all trees and brush cut by said companies in the erection or maintenance of said poles and
wires.
SECTION 2.
Every telephone, Electric Supply Company, telegraph company and cable television company violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall be fined as provided in Section 1 of the Appendix.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6,
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1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council January 11, 1908; AMENDED December 10, 1921;
CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
SECTION 17
VEHICLES
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
2-17-01
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PARKING AND
STORAGE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES
SECTION 1.
No more than one unregistered, unserviceable, discarded, worn-out or junked automobile, truck or trailer of
any kind or type, or bodies, engines, tires, parts or accessories thereof, shall be parked or stored on any property
other than (i) in a completely enclosed building; (ii) on a farm; (iii) at a licensed dealership. For the purpose of this
Ordinance, an unserviceable vehicle shall mean any vehicle not maintaining a current/valid Rhode Island certificate
of inspection pursuant to RIGL 31-38-4. (Amended 9/21/03)
SECTION 2.
Any person who violates the provision of this Ordinance shall be fined upon conviction for the first offense
not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for not less
than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment, and shall for a second or
subsequent conviction be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than six (6) months, or by both fine and
imprisonment.
You are requested to remove such prohibited articles from your property. Your property is to be cleared
within seven (7) days. If after seven (7) days your property is inspected and you are still in violation, a warrant for
your arrest will issue, you will be subject to the fines and penalties as outlined above, and the vehicles or parts
thereof may be removed by the police and impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of in accordance with the
above-mentioned ordinance.
Served:
Officer:
Date:
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Time:
SECTION 4.
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to remove or have removed any vehicle or parts thereof left at any
place within the Town which reasonably appears to be in violation of this ordinance or to be lost, stolen, or
unclaimed. Such vehicle or parts thereof shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of in accordance with
Section 5 of this ordinance; provided, however, that any vehicle or parts thereof left at any place shall not be
removed and impounded as provided herein until the Chief of Police shall have given written notice to remove such
vehicle or parts thereof within seven (7) days of the mailing or delivery of such notice and said vehicle or parts
thereof have not been removed at the end of such time. Such notice as provided in Section 3 hereof shall be given
by (1) affixing notice on such vehicle or parts thereof (if appropriate), (2) sending notice by mail or delivering notice
by hand to the owner of such vehicle at his last known address if the owner is reasonably ascertainable, and (3) by
sending notice by mail or delivering notice by hand to the person owning or controlling the property on which such
vehicle or parts thereof are located. The Chief of Police may enter upon private property at all reasonable hours
for the purpose of inspecting such vehicle or parts thereof, posting notice thereon, and removing and impounding
such vehicle or parts thereof, and it shall be unlawful for any person to prevent the Chief of Police from entering on
private property for purposes of carrying out his duties under the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5.
The Chief of Police is authorized to store in an appropriate location any vehicle or parts thereof impounded
as provided herein. The Chief of Police shall set a date, no sooner than thirty (30) days after the vehicle or parts
thereof have been impounded, upon which he shall conduct at a public auction sale of all vehicle(s) and/or parts
impounded and stored. At least one week before the proposed auction sale, he shall cause to be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Glocester a notice of such sale, which notice may contain such
information as the make, model and serial number of any vehicle or parts and a general description thereof. At least
one week before the proposed auction sale, he shall also mail a notice of the sale by certified mail to the owner of
the vehicle, as known, advising him of the date of the sale and notifying him of his right of redemption of the vehicle
or parts thereof upon payment of all accumulated costs.
At the sale the vehicle or parts thereof shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder; provided that the
Chief of Police shall have the right to reject any bids deemed insufficient. Any vehicles or parts remaining unsold
at the conclusion of the auction sale may be sold by the Town to a junk dealer or other similar business offering the
best price therefor.
If the owner of the vehicle or parts is not known, all money realized from the auction sale shall be deposited
to the general fund of the Town. If such owner is known, he shall receive the proceeds realized from the sale after
deducting all costs of seizure, removal, impounding and storage, costs of the sale and all other reasonable costs.
SECTION 6.
Each day any violation of this ordinance is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense and be punishable as such.
SECTION 7.
If any clause, provision or requirement of this ordinance be declared invalid, such action shall not effect the
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validity of other clause, provision or requirement hereof.
SECTION 8.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council December 13, 1984; CODIFIED: December 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: January 06, 1992. Amended by the Town Council August 21, 2003, Effective: September 21, 2003.
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CHAPTER III
APPENDIX
SECTION 1
FEES
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-01-01
PENALTY AND FEES
SECTION 1.
General Penalty; Continuing Violations.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Code or in any other Town Ordinance or
Resolution, or in any Rule, Regulation or Order promulgated by any officer of agency of the Town under authority
duly vested in him or if any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor,
where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any other
Ordinance or Resolution of the Town or such Rule, Regulation or Order shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
five hundred ($500,00) dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days.
Except where otherwise provided, every day any violation of this Code or any other Ordinance or
Resolution of the Town or such Rule, Regulation or Order shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 2.
Dogs and Other Animals.
License Fee:
$ 7.00
Penalty for failure to license:
$10.00
Penalty for violation of Ordinance in general:
First offense:
$20.00
Second offense within one year:
$30.00
Third and subsequent offenses
within one year:
$35.00
Reclamation of impounded dogs: $10.00 plus $5.00 for every day the animal is kept beyond the legal
detention period; plus an additional $10.00 if the owner is unable to show that the dog has a current rabies shot.
Licenses, Fees and Other Requirements for Vicious Dogs: As provided in Chapter 13.1 of Title 4 of the
Rhode Island General Laws.
AMENDED: May 18, 1994, EFFECTIVE: June 23, 1994.
Adoption Deposit
per RIGL 4-19-17, 4-19-18
$20.00
AMENDED: June 16, 1994, EFFECTIVE: July 14, 1994.
SECTION 3.
Business License Fees.
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Antique Shop $25.00
(term - 7/1-6/30)
Bingo (per session)
$ 5.00
Camping & Travel Trailer Park (term 4/15-10/31)
$ 1.00
per site
advertising costs plus for new applications
$25.00
Winter Camping & Travel Trailer Park
$ 1.00
(term 11/01-04/14)
per site
Commercial Antenna (Television)
$500.00
(term 07/01-6/30)
Detective License
$150.00
Entertainment License (term 12/01-11/30)
$200.00 per year
$ 75.00 per week
$ 50.00 per day
Firearm Dealer License (term 01/01-12/31)
$ 5.00
Gatherer's License (term 01/01-12/31)
$ 25.00
Kennel License (term 04/01-03/31)
$ 25.00
Hotel, Motel, Rooming House (term 07/01-06/30)
up to 4-$10.00
up to 8-$15.00
over 9-$25.00
units w/kitchens-$25.00
Liquor License (term 12/01-11/30)
Class A (Retail Stores)
$400.00
Class B-V
$500.00
Class B-T
$500.00
Class B-Limited
$200.00
Transfer of Liquor Licenses
$25.00 plus advertising cost
Hawker's and Peddler's License
$35.00 per year
$10.00 per day
$15.00 per week
Rubbish Removal License (term 01/01-12/31)
$25.00
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Sunday Business (term 01/01-12/31)
$35.00
Trade Name
$10.00
Mobile Home Individual License (term 01/01-12/31)
$ 5.00
Mobile Home Park License (term 01/01-12/31)
$200.00 per park
PLUS
$30.00 per trailer
Victualling License (term 12/01-11/30)
$ 50.00
24 Hour Victualling License (term 12/01/11/30)
$ 75.00
Yard Sale
$ 5.00
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. CODIFIED: Dec. 12, 1991, EFFECTIVE:
Jan. 06, 1992.
SECTION 5.
Billiard, Bagatelle, Pool, and Scippio Table and Game Room License Fees
Pool - maximum two (2) tables. (term 2/01-1/31)
$200.00
Penalty for maintenance of unlicensed tables - RIGL 5-2-11.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on December 26, 1992. EFFECTIVE: January 15, 1993.
SECTION 6.
Unauthorized Dumping Prohibited-Transfer Station - Article III - Mandatory
Recycling
Penalties for violation of this ordinance shall be as follows:
i. Residents violating Section 3
first offense: Written warning
second offense:
$25.00
subsequent offense:
$50.00
ii. Haulers violating Section 4
first offense: Written warning
second offense:
$200.00
subsequent offense: Loss of License
ADOPTED by the Town Council on September 16, 1993, EFFECTIVE: October 13, 1993.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: CODIFIED by the Town Council December 12, 1991. EFFECTIVE: January 6, 1992.
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AMENDED: December 26, 1992. EFFECTIVE: January 15, 1993.; AMENDED: September 16, 1993,
EFFECTIVE: October 13, 1993; AMENDED: May 18, 1994, EFFECTIVE: June 23, 1994; AMENDED: June
16, 1994, EFFECTIVE: July 14, 1994.
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-01-02
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FEES
FEES.
In all cases of complaints for a violation of any Ordinance of the Town, or a violation of any statute of the
State of Rhode Island, all fines, fees, forfeitures and witness, complaint or warrant fees shall be made payable to the
General Fund of the Town of Glocester, unless otherwise provided by law.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. ADOPTED: Dec. 12, 1991,
EFFECTIVE: Jan. 06, 1992.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
History of Ordinance: ADOPTED by the Town Council July 12, 1979; CODIFIED December 12, 1991 and
EFFECTIVE January 6, 1992.
SECTION 2
POLICY
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-01
POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
1.
All requests for public records access shall be made through the town clerk's office.
2.
All individuals requesting access to town records shall first fill out a "Citizens Information Request Form"
which is available in the town clerk's office.
3.
All requests must be specific in nature.
4.
The clerk will then forward a copy of this request from to the appropriate depart. for action.
5.
The department director will have ten (10) days to send a written estimate of what the cost would be to
research and copy the records.
6.
If the individual responds that they in fact do want a copy of the records, the town clerk will make the
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request to the department director for the copies. The director will then forward the copies back to the
clerk's office. The clerk will contact the individual and set up a time when the records can be paid for and
picked up. (We do not handle any accounts receivable in this office. All research and copy costs must be
paid for before the information will be released.)
7.
All responses shall be kept on file in the town clerk's office.
8.
If the individual making the request wants only to view the records, the department director will make an
appointment for the citizen to come to their office during normal business hours.
9.
A copy of the "Open Records Act" is attached for your referral as to what is considered an open record and
what is not considered an open record. The allowable fees for research and copying of open records is part
of this law.
10.
This policy shall in no way effect the records that are readily accessible in any department on a day to day
basis.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on September 19, 1996.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-02
Capital Projects Policy
Whenever a major capital construction project shall be planned, a Building/Project Committee shall be formed
consisting of five (5) qualified electors appointed by the Town Council to be responsible for the planning and
supervision of all such construction. The Building/Project Committee shall be formed for no other purpose and shall
assume its duties immediately after the appropriation or acquisition of funds for the preliminary planning of a project,
and shall continue in office during its construction and until formal acceptance by the Town, or until discharged by
the vote of the Council.
2.
The Board, by consensus, suggests to the Council that members of any such committee be sought through
advertising in local papers; that the committee be required to follow Town Procurement Policy; that the Council be
kept informed of progress; and that the Finance Director be kept up to date on project scheduling.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on October 20, 1994.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-03
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
Equal Employment Opportunity is a well known household phrase throughout our community and the nation.
The Town Council totally supports the concept of EEO. In addition, we are constantly reminded by the media of
the importance and the urgency of our responsibilities in this vital matter. To change the many words spoken and
printed on the subject to an active and effective EEO program requires imagination, a true sense of fair play and the
will of a dynamic management team to make the program work. The EEO program goal in Glocester is a total
dedication by all concerned to equitably consider qualified personnel for employment, promotion, training and any
other personnel action which offers immediate or future opportunity to any individual for a better job or improvement
in his or her well-being.
The Council, without reservation, encourages all levels of management to be constantly aware of their
responsibilities and opportunities to become personally involved in an Equal Employment Opportunity program
which will show measurable results. It is not enough to demonstrate a willingness "to go along" with the program;
it is imperative that we, as a team, achieve tangible results. People are our most important resource, regardless of
race, color, creed, age, sex or national origin. We must think and act positively to support this important program;
the full and effective utilization of the potential of our community's manpower resources depends on it.
It is the firm and forthright policy of the Town of Glocester to promote the full realization of Equal
Employment Opportunity through a continuing affirmative program. This policy does not simply involve the
consideration of women and minority group persons (primarily American Indians, Negroes, Orientals and Spanish
Americans) who apply to the town for employment, but it requires that the town conduct special recruitment efforts
to seek out and hire minority group members and women with career potential. It also encompasses training and
development programs to eliminate under utilization of employees presently in the town. Discrimination against any
employee or qualified applicant for employment because of race, creed, age, color, sex or national origin is
prohibited.
Also prohibited is discrimination because of politics, marital status and physical handicap. All discrimination
complaints will be promptly, fairly and impartially considered, and no reprisals will be allowed against a complainant
or any representative testifying in the complainant's behalf. Complainants, in turn, must accept their obligation to
support their allegation of discrimination in a temperate and factual manner.
POLICY STATEMENT
The Town of Glocester declares and reaffirms a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity, and of
non-discrimination in the provision of all services to the public.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Town of Glocester will make all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotions, and other terms
and conditions of employment without discrimination on grounds of race, color, creed or religion, sex, national origin,
age, physical or mental handicap, or other factors which cannot be lawfully used as the basis of employment
decision.
Affirmative Action in Employment
The Town of Glocester undertakes a program of Affirmative Action, to which good faith efforts will be
directed to:
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*determine the extent to which minorities and women are under utilized in major categories;
*identify and eliminate the specific causes of such under utilization;
*identify and eliminate all employment practices which have an adverse impact on minorities, women and
others protected by applicable law;
*replace such practices by others which are based on merit and valid job qualifications;
*develop substantial applicant pools of validly qualified minorities and women, by recruitment efforts and
other means to ensure that sufficient numbers of these groups are included to help reduce their under utilization;
*develop, through recruitment efforts and other measures, applicant pools in which handicapped persons
and Vietnam era veterans are represented equitably;
*project goals and timetables to include estimates of the representation of minorities and women likely to
result from the operation of this Affirmative Action Plan; and
*establish organizational structures and monitoring systems which will assure effective operation of the
Affirmative Action program, achievement of its goals, and means for modification of the plan as needed.
Non-discrimination in Public Service
The Town of Glocester reaffirms its policy on non-discrimination, on the basis of minority status, sex or other
impermissible grounds, in the provision of all services provided to members of the public by all agencies and facilities
of the Town.
The Town commits itself to a continuing program to assure that unlawful discrimination does not occur in
the service it renders to the public and that those sectors of the public most affected by this policy be kept informed
of its contents.
Compliance with Laws
Through the policies and programs set forth in this plan, the Town undertakes to comply fully with all
applicable Federal and State Laws relating to Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action and non-
discrimination in public services.
This plan specifically addresses the obligations of the Town under the following laws and regulations:
*Title VI and VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
*Executive Order 11246, as amended;
*Revised Order #4;
*The Equal Pay Act of 1963;
*The Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
*The Vietnam Era Veterans Rehabilitation Act of 1974;
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*Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
*Chapter 28-5-5 General Laws of R.I.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on February 04, 1985.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-04
FAIR HOUSING RESOLUTION
LET IT BE KNOWN TO ALL PERSONS of the Town of Glocester that discrimination in the sale, rental, leasing,
financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing or in the provision of brokerage services because
of race, color, religion, sex or national origin is prohibited by Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act (Federal Housing
Law). It is the policy of the Town of Glocester to implement programs to ensure equal opportunity in housing for
all persons regardless of race color, religion, sex or national origin. Therefore, the Town of Glocester does hereby
pass the following resolution.
BE IT RESOLVED that within available resources the Town of Glocester will assist all persons who feel they have
been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin to seek equity under federal and
state laws by filing a complaint with the Rhode Island Civil Rights Commission or the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Glocester shall publish this Resolution and through this publicity
shall cause owners of real estate, developers and builders to become aware of their respective responsibilities and
rights under the Federal Fair Housing Law and any applicable state or local laws or ordinances.
SAID PROGRAM will at a minimum include, but not be limited to: 1. the printing and publishing of this policy and
other applicable fair housing information through local media and community contracts; 2. distribution of posters,
flyers and any other means which will bring to the attention of those affected, the knowledge of their respective
responsibilities and rights concerning equal opportunity in housing.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on January 14, 1988.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-05
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
PURPOSE..........................................................................................
II.
SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS..........................................................
A. Situation.......................................................................
B. Assumptions..................................................................
III.
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS........................................................
A. Notification Procedures
B. On-Scene Response Operations.........................................
1. Emergency Response Levels..........................................
2. Incident Command System............................................
C. Public Warning and Emergency Information.........................
1. General.......................................................................
2. Emergency Information Procedures..................................
a. Door-to-Door route alerting...................................
b. Area route alerting...............................................
c. Emergency Broadcast System (EBS)........................
D.
Protective Actions..............................................................
1. General.........................................................................
2. Implementing Public Protective Action...............................
a. Inplace Sheltering..................................................
b. Evacuation............................................................
c. Terminating Protective Actions................................
IV.
ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.................................
A.
The Town Council President...................................................
B.
The Town Solicitor........................................................
C.
Fire Service...................................................................
D.
Dispatch Center............................................................
E.
Police...........................................................................
F.
Planning Department......................................................
G.
Dept. of Public Works.....................................................
H.
Glocester Emergency Management Agency........................
I.
School Department.........................................................
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J.
Bus Transportation Company............................................
K.
Community Emergency Coordinator...................................
L.
Red Cross.......................................................................
M.
RI Dept. of Environmental Management..............................
N.
RI Emergency Management Agency...................................
O.
Industry..........................................................................
P.
Wastewater.....................................................................
V.
ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS................................................
VI.
AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES...................................................
A.
Authorities........................................................................
B.
References........................................................................
I.
PURPOSE:
This Hazardous Material Response Annex for the Town of Glocester has been prepared to meet statutory
planning requirements of the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA Title
III), and to provide for a higher degree of preparedness to deal with incidents involving hazardous materials.
The plan has been specifically designed to serve as an Annex to the Town's Emergency Operation Plan
(EOP) and supplements that document. Every effort has been made to integrate the Hazardous Materials
Annex with the EOP. In that regard, the Plan is consistent with existing authorities, planning assumptions,
systems, and procedures.
II.
SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS:
A.
Situation:
1.
Extremely hazardous substances are being transported through the Town of Glocester and
have the potential for hazardous material incidents. The transportation routes for these
chemicals are: RT44, RT. 102, Snake Hill Road, Chestnut Hill Road.
B.
Assumptions:
1.
Potentially dangerous materials are transported through the Town of Glocester. These
materials do not present a threat in their controlled environment, however, an accidental
release could result in hazardous situations.
2.
Town government along with the three Fire District (Harmony/
Chepachet/West Glocester) is responsible for safety measures or precautions that may be
required for public protection until a hazardous situation has been corrected and the material
is again in its controlled environment.
3.
State and Federal Government is responsible for providing needed services and resources
which are unavailable to, or not within, the capabilities of local government.
III.
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS:
A.
Notification of Procedures:
1.
This procedure reflects the belief that state response personnel must be immediately notified
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of a release.
2.
When a hazardous materials incident occurs, notification of the incident can be received in
several ways. Most incidents will be reported through the E-911 System to the Glocester
Police Department.
3.
Upon notification of a hazardous material emergency, the Dispatch Center shall record all
emergency notification information on the Rhode Island SERC Release Report Form
(Attachment 3).
4.
The Dispatch Center shall immediately alert and inform the local area Fire Dept. of the
emergency notification information.
5.
At the request of the Incident Commander, the Dispatch Center shall immediately alert and
inform the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) of the emergency notification
information via the State Spill Hotline, (401) 274-7745. (The State Spill Hotline is operated
by the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency. Its purpose is to provide a
statewide reporting system for hazardous materials spills and to initiate the appropriate State
response.)
B.
On - Scene Response Operations:
1.
The first arriving units must assess the situation for its potential danger to the safety and
health of the population in the immediate area. The area will be restricted immediately by
law enforcement agencies until the danger or potential danger can be assessed. If
evacuation of surrounding areas is warranted, this limited evacuation procedure should be
initiated. A command post will be established. All agency representatives called to the
scene should report to this point. The Incident Commander on scene shall declare a
response level, which may be increased or decreased as more senior officers arrive. A
description of Response Levels follows:
a.
Response Level I - Controlled Emergency Condition:
1.
Incident can be controlled by the primary first responders,
2.
Single jurisdiction and limited agency involvement,
3.
Does not require evacuation, except for structure or facility,
4.
Confined geographic area,
5.
No immediate threat to life, health, or property.
b.
Response Level 2 - Limited Emergency Condition:
1.
Potential threat to life, health, and property,
2.
Expanded geographic scope,
3.
Limited evacuation of nearby residents or facilities,
involvement of more than one jurisdiction,
4.
Specialist or technical team called to the scene,
5.
Combined emergency operations such as fire fighting and evacuation, or
containment and emergency medical care,
6.
Requires the establishment of a command post.
c.
Response Level 3 -Full Emergency Condition :
1.
Serious hazard or severe threat to life, health and property,
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2.
Large geographic impact,
3.
Major community evacuation,
4.
Multi - jurisdictional involvement,
5.
State and Federal involvement,
6.
Specialists and technical teams deployed,
7.
Extensive resource management and allocation,
8.
Multiple emergency operations,
9.
Requires
on
scene
command
post
and
activation
of
the
community Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
2.
Incident Command System:
a.
The Senior Officer of the Fire District having jurisdiction or his designate on scene
will act as the Incident Commander (IC) and direct the on - scene operations and
coordinate the efforts of all agencies involved in on - site emergency operations
related to the incident. The IC will act through the respective agency
representatives who will maintain control over their respective forces.
b.
Because of the nature of most hazardous material incidents, a unified command
structure will be used. Under a unified command structure in the Incident
Command System (ICS), the implementation of the action plan will be done under
the direction of a single individual - the operations chief. The operations chief will
normally be from the agency that has the greatest jurisdictional involvement and will
be assigned by the Incident Commander.
c.
The concept of unified command simply means that all agencies who have a
jurisdictional responsibility at a multijurisdictional incident contribute to the process
of:
1.
Determining overall incident objectives,
2.
Selection of strategies,
3.
Insuring
that
joint
planning
for
tactical
activities
will
be
accomplished,
4.
Insuring that integrated tactical operations are conducted.
d.
The proper selection of participants to work within a unified command structure will
depend upon:
1.
The location of the incident; which political jurisdictions are involved,
2.
The kind of incident; which functional agencies of the involved jurisdictions are
involved.
e.
In Glocester, the unified command structure table of organization will consist of:
1.
The Fire Department,
2.
The Police Department,
3.
The Principal Responsible Party (PRP) facility representative,
4.
Civil Defense.
f.
Under this plan, the person in charge of plant personnel and resources will be part
of the unified command structure, in an advisory capacity.
g.
Additional agencies may be included in the decision - making process as their
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involvement in the mitigation effort increases. At that time they will become part of
the unified command staff and be co-located at the command post (CP).
h.
The fire department (Incident Commander), the Police Department, and ranking
officer of requested/required responding agencies will be co-located at the CP with
direct access to the Incident Commander.
i.
The IC will coordinate the mitigation of the hazardous materials incident, and the RI
Department of Environmental Management shall oversee the clean-up process.
j.
When activities are judged by the safety officer to be unsafe and/or to involve an
imminent danger condition, the safety officer shall immediately inform the IC of the
existing condition and by mutual agreement take appropriate action.
k.
There will be one command post located at the incident scene. This will be the
command post (CP) in close proximity to the incident where the initial control will
be exercised by the IC. An access control point located a safe distance from the
incident at the best access point to the scene will be controlled by the police
department.
l.
A staging area, if implemented, will be located a safe distance away with good
access to the incident and where equipment and personnel can be assembled for
deployment by the IC. All responding agencies will report to the staging area
where the Liaison Officer (LO) will monitor the responding organizations and
advise the incident commander of the availability of apparatus, equipment, and
personnel.
C.
Public Warning and Emergency Information:
1.
General:
a.
The purpose of this section is to provide for timely, reliable and effective warning
to the public in the event of a hazardous material emergency and to provide
emergency information pertaining to the need for protective actions and provide
information on the emergency situation to the media.
b.
A release of a hazardous material into the environment could quickly bring harm to
the public. The public, however, can be protected through the implementation of
protective actions. In order for protective actions to be effective, the public must
be first warned, or alerted, that an emergency exists and secondly, instructed on
what to do.
2.
Emergency Information Procedures:
a.
Door-to-Door route alerting:
1.
Altering and notifying the population by going door to door is usually the first
procedure initiated immediately after an incident. Sometimes, especially in
transportation emergencies, this procedure may be the only means available
for notifying segments of the public.
However, door-to-door route alerting can be very time consuming, a problem in rapidly developing hazardous
material incidents.
2.
Responders who do not have the proper protective equipment must
not place themselves at risk by entering a toxic atmosphere in an
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attempt to alert the population.
b.
Area route alerting:
1.
In this method, motor vehicles equipped with public address systems travel
routes, identified by the incident commander to notify people of the
emergency situation. The Incident Commander shall determine the appropriate
protective action (sheltering in-place evacuation) and, in the event an
evacuation is necessary, the general direction toward which evacuees should
proceed.
c.
Emergency Broadcast System (EBS):
1.
Normally, EBS activation will occur for Level III emergencies (actual or
potential) and in the event the entire Town or adjacent communities may be
affected.
2.
In most cases, it would not be necessary to activate the statewide EBS to
notify the entire state of a hazardous material emergency. However, the
statewide EBS may be utilized to inform listeners to tune to a particular radio
station for further information. Community officials are encouraged to and may
develop an agreement with a local radio station to broadcast local emergency
information.
3.
Activation of the EBS:
a.
The Incident Commander shall request that the Civil Defense Director
or his alternate communicate with the RI Emergency Management
Agency (during normal office hours) or the RI State Police to contact
radio station WLKW- AM to standby for a statewide EBS
announcement.
b
The Incident Commander shall select the appropriate protective
action, and EBS message, and communicate this to the radio station,
through an appointed communications officer. All Communications to
the radio station shall be approved by the I/C.
c.
Communications should be kept open between the radio station and
the Incident Commander at all times for further updates. During a
serious emergency that would require the use of EBS, updates might
be required frequently (at least every 10 minutes).
d.
Sample EBS messages have been prepared to assist Incident
Commanders. The pertinent details are to be filled in to deal with the
actual situation. See Attachment 2 to this annex.
D.
Protective Actions:
1.
General:
To implement actions that would reduce or eliminate public and emergency worker
exposure to hazardous materials release into the environment. A release of a hazardous
material into the environment could quickly bring harm to public health and can immediately
pose life threatening dangers to emergency workers. In-place sheltering and evacuation are
protective actions that the public could take to reduce or eliminate their exposure to a
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hazardous material.
2.
Implementing Public Protective Action:
The Incident Commander shall be responsible for ordering initial protective actions. In a
large scale protective action, representatives of the Town Council shall be notified. To be
effective, protective actions must be started as soon as the hazard is recognized by the
incident commander. Wind borne chemical plumes travel the speed of the wind. For
example, if a light breeze of 5 mph is
blowing the plume will travel approximately 5 miles in one hour or one mile in 12 minutes.
a.
In Place Sheltering:
Evacuation during incidents involving chemicals is sometimes, but by no means
always, necessary. Airborne toxicants can be released and move downwind so
rapidly that there would be no time to evacuate residents. For short-term releases,
often the most prudent course of action for the protection of the nearby residents
would be to remain inside with the doors and windows and the heating and air
conditioning system shut off. An airborne release will frequently move past quickly.
Additionally, vulnerable populations, such as the sick and elderly, may sustain more
injury during evacuation, than they would by staying inside and putting simple
countermeasures into effect.
b.
Evacuation:
Accidental releases of hazardous materials may require the evacuation of the
population. These areas can include those directly affected by toxic fumes and
those that may be potentially affected during the course of the incident. Evacuation
is a complex undertaking. The considerations to the evacuation plan include:
1.
The specific area to evacuate,
2.
Protective gear to be worn to conduct evacuation/alert,
3.
Instructions to be given to evacuees,
4.
Transportation of evacuees who are without private transportation,
5.
Assistance to special populations,
6.
Shelter locations,
7.
Security for evacuated areas,
8.
Traffic and pedestrian control,
9.
Communication procedures.
c.
Terminating Protective Actions:
The Incident Commander shall authorize persons to reenter affected or threatened areas
when the RI Department of Health and/or RI Department of Environmental Management
advises that reentry is safe.
IV.
ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
A.
The Town Council President:
1.
The Town Council President serves as the spokesperson for the Town of Glocester. The
Town Council President shall inform the public of what has happened and what the Town
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is doing about it. The Town Council President is also the spokesperson on behalf of the
Town of Glocester to the governor, congressional and statehouse representatives.
2.
The Town Council President is responsible for making emergency policy decisions, and has
the authority to:
1.
Declare a state of emergency for the Town of Glocester,
2.
Compel the evacuation of all or part of the Town of Glocester,
3.
Suspend rules and regulations,
4.
Additional powers may be found in R.I. General Law Chapter 30.15.
5.
The line of succession in Glocester is as follows:
1. Town Council President,
2. Town Council.
6.
There is no formally prescribed role for an individual council member in a major
hazardous material incident. However, council members and management must
develop an understanding of what their respective contributions may be in
emergency situations.
7.
If the incident is severe, the Town Council President will summon department heads
to the Town Hall, to review and develop an appropriate plan of action.
a.
Calling and conducting media briefings at the Town Hall.
b.
Implementing the emergency policy decisions of the Town Council.
c.
Directing the emergency operational response of the Town's services.
d.
Requesting State or Federal Assistance.
B.
The Town Solicitor:
1.
During a major emergency, the Town Solicitor shall be represented at the Town Hall and
provide guidance on formulating emergency policy decisions.
2.
Keeping the Town's future legal interests in mind, the Glocester Town Solicitor shall ensure
that actions taken by the Town Council are based upon adequate legal foundations.
3.
The Town Solicitor shall assist in the writing of emergency executive orders.
C.
Fire Service:
Upon response to a hazardous material incident, the officer in charge shall determine the incident
category and ensure that dispatch makes the appropriate notifications.
1.
Determine or verify the type of material involved, and if possible, the nature of the hazard.
Keep up wind, up-grade, and at a safe distance.
2.
Give the fire dispatch center a situation report describing in brief terms what they see, what
information they have been given, and what action they are taking. The situation report
should be updated every 15 minutes or if the situation changes dramatically. The amount of
product involved or the department's ability to handle the situation does not alter the fact
that a hazardous material incident exits. When there is any doubt about the identity of a
product it shall be considered hazardous until it has been identified and prevent to be
otherwise.
3.
Take appropriate action to mitigate the hazards, stabilize the situation, rescue any injured
or trapped persons (without exposing first responders to hazardous chemicals) or evacuate
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the area.
4.
Ensure that the following agencies are notified: Glocester Police Department, RI
Department of Environmental Management (DEM), and the State Emergency Response
Commission (SERC). Request additional support agencies as needed.
5.
Provide incident commander to coordinate initial response and take action to stabilize the
situation. Set up unified command with Police Department, EMS, DEM, and EMA. At a
fixed site, the incident commander will coordinate the emergency services' efforts and work
jointly with the Facility Emergency Coordinator.
6.
Establish a command post, staging area, agency response area, security perimeter, hot zone.
The location of these areas will be passed on to other responding agencies.
7.
Provide a Liaison Officer (LO) to set up the agency response area.
8.
Provide a Public Information Officer (PIO) or appoint a person to coordinate the
press and electronic media at the scene.
9.
Standby scene as long as situation exists.
10.
Conduct decontamination as required upon the advice of the state Department of
Environmental Management or Health Department.
11.
When the situation is stabilized, transfer the situation over to the state department of
environmental management for clean-up operations. Fire Service personnel will standby
and assist as required.
D.
Dispatch Center:
1.
Dispatch the appropriate department based upon the information received.
2.
As soon as it has been determined that a hazardous material incident exists, contact the
State Spill Hotline at 274-7745 to initiate the appropriate state response when authorized
by the Incident Commander.
3.
Take necessary steps to warn municipalities and the public in the area effected when
directed to do so by the Incident Commander.
4.
Have on hand an up to date evacuation plan and list of shelters and special populations for
facilities with extremely hazardous substances.
E.
Police:
1.
In coordination with IC, establish perimeter around incident, allowing no unauthorized
persons into area.
2.
In coordination with IC, establish access coordination point for all to enter and exit.
3.
As necessary or as direct by the IC, conduct evacuations of the area at risk. Law
enforcement officers will not be used in areas where the atmosphere is contaminated. They
do not have the protective clothing and equipment to operate safely in these areas.
4.
Provide a person to the command post who can commit personnel to the situation and make
decisions toward mitigation of the incident.
5.
Develop traffic flows for area and provide this information to the Liaison Officer.
F.
Planning Department (Town Planner or his designee):
1.
Serve on the LEPC
2.
Collect information necessary for the development of site-specific contingency plans, such
as population demographics, sensitive environmental data, and topography.
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3.
Provide maps, aerial photographs, and demographics to the Incident Commander for use
in decision making during an actual emergency.
G.
Department of Public Works:
1.
Determine and evaluate the effects of incident on public properties and roads.
2.
When required, provide a person to represent Public Works and act as a link to the IC
during the incident.
3.
Coordinate the containment effort by damming, diking, ditching or other means necessary
to prevent spread of contamination, as directed by the I/C.
4.
Assist in the decontamination of personnel, equipment, and the environment as required.
5.
Provide barricades for traffic control.
6.
Transport fuel for emergency vehicles at the scene of a long term incident.
H.
Glocester Emergency Management Agency (Civil Defense):
1.
Identify special needs people within the community that might require special assistance
during an emergency.
2.
Staffing the emergency operations center (EOC), and ensuring staffing by other
appropriate agencies.
3.
Obtaining resources as requested by the Incident Commander.
4.
General situation reports for the Chief Executive Officer (Town Council President), or state
or federal authorities.
5.
Maintaining close coordination with the Red Cross and/or shelter managers regarding
shelter operations; assisting with the procurement of
shelter resources.
6.
Prior to an emergency, identify disabled citizens that might require special assistance during
an emergency.
7.
Ensure that the community's emergency operating plan is reviewed and updated annually.
I.
School Department:
1.
Upon request and in conjunction with the Red Cross/and/or I/C open congregate care
shelters for evacuees when required.
2.
Establish feeding for evacuees in conjunction with congregate care shelters.
3.
Establish procedures within every school to rapidly implement sheltering in place protective
actions.
J.
Bus Transportation Company:
1.
When requested by the Incident Commander, provide school bus transportation for
evacuees.
K.
Community Emergency Coordinator:
1.
SARA Title III Section 303 requires the appointment of a Emergency Coordinator.
2.
The Community Emergency Coordinator shall be notified when available of all hazardous
material emergencies within the Town, of a severe nature.
3.
Shall receive notifications from adjacent communities that a hazardous material incident has
occurred which might impact Glocester.
L.
Red Cross:
1.
Open and operate shelter (s) for evacuees should residents in the community need to be
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evacuated.
2.
Upon request, provide canteen service for on-scene working personnel should incident be
of long duration.
3.
Upon request, provide individual with radio to Incident Commander to represent and act
as a link to Red Cross during the incident.
M.
RI Department of Environmental Management:
1.
Representative of this agency is part of the unified command at Hazardous Material
incidents.
2.
Determine degree of hazard to personnel and environment; provide this information to the
IC.
3.
Determine degree and evaluate short and long term hazards to surrounding community,
personnel, and the environment.
4.
When notified by the Fire Department that the incident is stabilized, approve the clean-up,
salvage, decontamination and/or disposal operations.
5.
Ensure that the local, state, and federal law, codes, and regulations have been complied with
prior to and during the incident.
6.
Determine and evaluate the airborne hazards caused by the incident.
N.
RI Emergency Management Agency:
1.
Provide technical expertise.
2.
Provide wind speed and direction to the Incident Commander.
3.
Operate the state's mobile hazardous material response vehicle.
Provide communications and coordination among adjacent jurisdictions.
4.
Provide evacuation recommendations based upon computer air modeling programs and
chemical reference library.
5.
Coordinate response from other state and federal agencies, such as State Police, National
Weather Service, FEMA, EPA.
6.
Request assistance from the Federal Regional Response Team when incident exceeds
capabilities of state and local resources.
7.
The RI EMA can provide an extensive library of technical information from on board books
and computer databases, cellular computer modem linkages, and receipt of cellular fax from
manufacturers.
O.
Industry:
1.
Facilities storing any of the 360 extremely hazardous substances above the threshold
planning quantity must name an employee as a "facility emergency coordinator".
2.
The facility emergency coordinator must participate in the community's planning process.
3.
Under Section 311/312 of SARA TitleIII, facilities must submit chemical inventory
information annually, to the State, Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the local fire
department.
4.
Facilities that do not have any extremely hazardous substance on site as defined by SARA
Title III, but may present a risk to the community if there is a release of some other
hazardous material, are requested to participate in the community planning process.
5.
A facility that is not involved in an incident may, at the request of state or local government,
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provide assistance or advice in mitigating the effects of an actual or threatened release of
a hazardous material (i.e. equipment or technical knowledge). The hazardous waste
cleanup good Samaritan act (RI General Laws 23-19.8) provides that any person or facility
that provides such assistance shall not be subject to civil liabilities or penalties of any type.
P.
Wastewater (Glocester Public Works Dept.):
1.
Determine and evaluate the effect the incident will have on sewer and drainage systems and
best methods to prevent contamination or damage to sewer systems.
2.
Take necessary steps to ensure that sewer and drainage systems are not contaminated and,
if contamination occurs, prevent contamination or damage to sewer systems.
3.
Take necessary steps to ensure that drainage systems are not contaminated and, if
contamination occurs, to oversee decontamination and cleanup.
4.
Assist in evaluation of potential impact on public health and safety if any sewer or storm
system.
5.
Serve as a member of the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
6.
Ensure that local laws, codes, and regulations with regard to hazardous materials and
environment have been complied with prior to and during an incident.
V.
ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:
A.
Logistics is the function that acquires and maintains the necessary resources to resources to support
the overall incident management. The Town of Glocester should use those resources under their control prior to
accessing outside supplies. State agencies will provide logistical support to responding agencies within the
capabilities of their resources. For major incidents, the RI EMA may activate the state's disaster response
mechanism (ie: the state emergency operations center)
to address resource shortfalls.
VI.
AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES
A.
Authorities
1.
As outlined in the Basic Plan of the EOP,
2.
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, SARA Title III,
3.
Executive Order Number 87-6.1, Governor, State of Rhode Island.
B.
References
1.
NRT-1. National Response Team Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide, March
1987.
SAMPLE RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS
A.
Shelter in Place
"At (time) today, local authorities reported a chemical accident at __________. All persons in (names of areas)
should remain inside their homes or some other closed building until you receive further instructions that say you can
leave safely. If you are in this area, turn off heating and cooling systems and window or attic fans. Close all
windows, doors, and vents and cover cracks with tape or wet rags. Keep your pets inside.
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Again, please stay inside until the all clear is given. Do not use the telephone unless you have an emergency. Stay
tuned to this station for further information".
B.
All Clear
The chemical emergency at (location) is over. Please open your windows and doors to ventilate the building and
go outside.
C.
Evacuate
At (time) today, local authorities announced a chemical emergency at (location) in Glocester. All persons in (identify
areas) should evacuate the area in an orderly manner. (Provide general evacuation routes).
School officials have made arrangements to evacuate students to a safe location. Parents should not drive to the
school to pick up their children.
If you are disabled, please call _________ for transportation assistance.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on September 15, 1994.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-06
POLICY OF THE GLOCESTER RECREATION COMMISSION
GLOCESTER MEMORIAL PARK
Please observe the following regulations:
The Park is open between sunrise and sunset.
Posted speed limits shall be strictly enforced.
The possession of any alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
All animals shall be on a leash and under the control of the owner.
Camping, fishing, hunting and trapping are prohibited.
The possession of any type of weapon is prohibited.
All fires and grills are prohibited.
All litter shall be deposited in the marked receptacles.
Disturbance of any natural materials - whether animal, vegetable or mineral - is prohibited.
No snowmobiles or off-road vehicles are permitted.
No person shall deface any structure, sign, or other public property.
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No person shall use profane or indecent language, or in any manner annoy another person
or neighbor, or commit any disorderly or indecent act within the limits of the park.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on October 19, 1995.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-07
RULES OF PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE
The Town of Glocester adopts these Rules of Procedure to:
1.
establish procedures for the execution of the responsibilities of various Town boards,
commissions and committees, hereinafter referred to as "boards," as established and delegated by
the Glocester Town Council;
2.
facilitate processing and review of applicable permits, licenses, applications, certifications and other
documents as may be required by the various Town boards;
3.
promote a better understanding of decisions and opinions issued by the various Town boards;
4.
provide a mechanism for reviewing permits, licenses, applications, certificates and other documents
with respect to maintaining the objectives of the current Comprehensive Community Plan, as
updated and amended, and other goals and objectives ordained by the Town Council.
ARTICLE 2.
OFFICE AND MEMBER DUTIES
A.
Members of all various Town boards shall be appointed as provided for in the Town Ordinance.
B.
Chairperson of the Town board shall:
1.
preside at all meetings, hearings and workshops of the body of which she/he is Chairperson,
ensuring that all meetings are held in an orderly, efficient fashion, and that all interested parties have
the opportunity to be heard;
2.
decide all points of order and questions of procedure, subject to these Rules, unless a majority of
the members in session directs otherwise;
3.
appoint any sub-committees, from the membership of their own board, necessary to investigate any
matter before the board;
4.
be responsible for the development of a proposed budget for the board, submitted in accordance
with procedures developed by the budget committee and approved by the Town Council;
5.
be responsible for the preparation of an annual report of the activities of the board during the
preceding calendar year, including, but not limited to, a record or catalogue of all decisions and
opinions issued by the board regarding the granting or denial of all applications made, proposed and
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adopted rules of procedure and standards of review, the effect of the year's activities in the Town,
the attendance of members, any training sessions attended by any of the membership, financial
statements, and any other pertinent data. This report shall be distributed to the Town Council for
their review no later than March 1, and shall be placed on file in the Town Clerk's office for public
viewing within a reasonable time period thereafter;
6.
in the event of the absence of the Recording Clerk, arrange for a substitute to perform duties under
ARTICLE 2E; and
7.
conduct all meetings, hearings and workshops in accordance with Rhode Island Open
Meetings Laws.
C. Vice-Chairperson.
The Vice-Chairperson shall serve as the Chairperson of the Town board in the absence of the
Chairperson. At such times, the Vice-Chairperson shall have the same powers and duties as the
Chairperson.
D. Secretary (optional)
Duties as determined by the board.
E. Recording Clerk. (appointed by the Town Council)
The Recording Clerk shall:
1.
prepare, under the direction of the Chairperson, the recording of written opinions, approvals,
disapprovals, findings and conditions for each application, pre-applications or consultations;
2.
ensure that the appropriate Town board(s) and/or staff are notified in a timely manner of all opinions,
approvals, disapprovals, findings and conditions for applications, pre-applications and consultations;
3.
ensure that applicants receive written notification in advance of meeting dates and of written
opinions, approvals, disapprovals, findings and conditions for applications, pre-applications and
consultations;
4.
prepare meeting agendas in consultation with the Chairperson and appropriate staff, and ensure that
the public notice of each meeting is properly advertised and posted in accordance with RI Open
Meetings Laws;
5.
prepare and maintain records of meetings, hearings, workshops and reviews; and
6.
ensure as far as reasonably possible that records are readily available for public-viewing, in
accordance with RI Open Meetings Laws.
F. Conflict of Interest.
No member shall take part in any process, hearing, opinion or decision of any application, pre- application
or consultation in which the member has or appears to have a personal, professional or financial interest. In
a situation where a conflict of interest arises, it shall be the responsibility of that member having the conflict of
interest to disclose such conflict for the record. That member shall withdraw from proceedings during any and all
discussion of the item presenting the conflict.
G. Attendance of Meetings.
If any member fails to attend three (3) consecutive duly scheduled meetings of the board, or is
absent from one-half or more of such meetings in a calendar year, the Chairperson shall:
1.
request that the Town Council declare the position vacant; and
2.
request that the Town Council act to fill the position at the next Town Council meeting.
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ARTICLE 3. MEETINGS
A. Notification and Cancellation.
All various Town boards shall establish a schedule of regular meetings for the entire calendar year following
the month in which annual election of officers occurs. Annually, each board shall post the schedule of regular
meetings in Town Hall, in accordance with RI Open Meetings Laws. The agenda of each meeting of the board shall
be posted in the Town Hall at least 48 hours prior to such meeting. The agenda shall contain, for each item, the
owner's and applicant's names, AP and lot number(s), citation of the ordinance and a brief description of what the
board is being asked to act upon or discuss. When the board has no matters pending, the Chairperson may cancel
a regularly scheduled meeting by notifying all members not less than 48 hours prior to the time set for the meeting
and shall post a notice of cancellation in the Town Hall at least 48 hours in advance of the time of the meeting.
The Chairperson may call a special meeting of the board at any time, provided that a regular quorum of the
members so consent, not more than two weeks, nor less than one week prior to the time of such meeting. Special
meetings of the board shall be posted in the same manner as regularly scheduled meetings of the board.
Agendas shall be mailed to applicants appearing on such agendas at least seven (7) days prior to the time
of such meeting. The Recording Clerk shall mail the agendas as a courtesy and to ensure that applicants are notified
in writing of such meetings at which their attendance (or that of their representative) is required. The agenda shall
indicate that the Order of Business may be altered by a majority vote of the board.
B.
Voting.
For the purposes of decision-making, each member of the board shall have one vote. A board member may
(and must) abstain from a vote in the case of a conflict of interest.
C.
Quorum.
An affirmative vote of a simple majority of the board members shall be required to make any decision or
formally conduct any business, except where otherwise specified by law. In the event that there are not sufficient
members present to make decisions at a meeting, any member present shall announce such to the public audience
and so inform the audience that a special meeting will be called to hear the items on the agenda. No new items will
be added to the agenda for the special meeting. Such meetings will be advertised and conducted in accordance with
the provisions of ARTICLE 3A of this document.
D.
Order of Business
The board shall hold all meetings open to the general public. Regular and special meetings of the board shall
utilize the following order of business as appropriate:
1.
Call to order by the Chairperson.
2.
Roll call, or some means of introduction of members in attendance;
3.
Reading, by request of any member, and amendment, if necessary, and acceptance of the minutes
of the previous meeting(s);
4.
Committee or relevant reports (other than project review);
5.
Old Business, including continued applications;
6.
New business, including new formal applications and petitions;
7.
Informal or pre-application consultations;
8.
Open forum;
9.
Adjournment.
E.
Records.
The board shall keep written records of its meetings, deliberations and decisions. The Recording Clerk of
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the body shall have the primary responsibility for keeping the records. The board may also require a verbatim,
recorded or stenographic record.
The board shall maintain written minutes available for public inspection in Town Hall, in accordance with RI
Open Meetings Laws. Minutes shall show the vote of each member on each question, and shall indicate, as well,
abstentions and absences. At a minimum, minutes shall also contain:
1.
listing of members present and absent;
2.
listing of others present, specifically, staff, Town Solicitor public agency staff, applicants and/or their
representatives;
3.
reading and approval of minutes of the previous meeting(s);
4.
summary of the agenda items, including a general description of relevant features/considerations;
5.
summary of arguments and materials presented for each item, including supporting
documents, objections and corrections;
6.
summary of deliberations for each application, including a detailed reference to the standards or
review criteria used;
7.
findings of fact made, conclusions reached, and actions taken or motions made on each application
or item of consideration.
The board shall forward a written summary of its deliberations, opinions, motions and actions to the
applicant, the Building Official, Zoning Enforcement Officer, the Town Planner, and other applicable boards, and
shall enter necessary information into the land evidence books, within fourteen (14) days following the meeting at
which such deliberations were made, unless specifically required earlier to meet the requirements for meetings,
hearings or workshops of other boards or the Town Council.
Unofficial minutes shall be available within 35 days of that meeting or at the next regularly scheduled meeting,
whichever is earlier, unless the board, by majority vote, extends the time period for the filing of minutes and publicly
states the reasons, in accordance with the Rhode Island Open Meetings Laws.
F.
Order of Business. Formal.
The Town board's consideration of each formal application shall utilize the following order of business:
1.
Chairperson's preliminary statement concerning the application, as read from the application form.
In this statement, the Chairperson shall describe any special features to be considered;
2.
Applicant's presentation of the project, arguments and material in support of the application.
Applicant shall begin by stating his/her name and address, address of the land in question, and shall
introduce any engineer, attorney or other representative present. This presentation shall be made
to the board and public audience. Every
effort shall be made to present the material in such a way that both the board and the
public audience may hear, see and understand the verbal and graphic description of the proposed
application and the impact of that application on the community;
3.
Staff reports and comments, as applicable;
4.
Comments from interested parties, abutters, etc.;
5.
Public or private groups' comments or recommendations concerning the application;
6.
Town board members' questions of the application, staff or review subcommittee (if applicable)
concerning the application may be made throughout the process;
7.
Chairperson's summary of the application, arguments and materials presented including finding of
fact, objections and corrections of any party;
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8.
The board's deliberations over a motion to grant an application shall be based upon relevant goals
and objectives of the Comprehensive Community Plan, Town Ordinances and other standards of
review, including, but not limited to promoting the public health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the Town of Glocester. Motions to grant an application shall include a specific reference to the
standards of review under which the proposal has been judged, and may establish a reasonable time
period for project completion.
G.
Order of Business. Informal
The board shall use the following order of business when considering information or pre-application
consultations or conceptual reviews:
1.
The same order of business as in reviewing formal applications, with the exception that no motions
are made on informal applications;
2.
The applicant shall be given a clear understanding of the board's consideration of the
appropriateness of the proposal, whether or not the proposal meets the board's standards of review
that will be employed and any suggestions or modifications that the board feels appropriate.
ARTICLE 4. APPLICABILITY
These Rules shall apply to all Town boards, notwithstanding binding State legislation.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on September 14, 1989.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-08
PROCUREMENT POLICY AND REGULATIONS
I.
POLICY
A.
The procurement function for the Town of Glocester shall be conducted in accordance with
the Home Rule Charter and Rhode Island General Laws, Title 45, Chapter 55 "Award of
Municipal Contracts".
B.
The Director of Finance is designated as Purchasing Officer and shall exercise the powers and duties
as set forth in the above mentioned Charter and Law.
C.
Procurements shall be made in such a manner as to insure that the Town of Glocester obtains
supplies, services or construction at the best cost for the quantity and quality received.
D.
A Board of Contract and Purchase is established consisting of the Purchasing Officer and the Town
Clerk as permanent members, and the Head of the Department, Office or Agency initiating the
procurement as ad hoc member. The Board will be responsible for opening, evaluating and
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recommending award of contract to the Town Council for all procurements over five thousand
dollars ($5000).
E.
Incumbents of the following positions are authorized to initiate requisitions:
Town Council Members
Heads of Departments and Officers
Town Clerk
Chairpersons of Boards and Commissions with approved work allotments.
This authority may be delegated to cover emergency situations or for management efficiency.
Responsibility, however, will remain with the authorized allotment holder
AMENDED: January 19, 1995
F.
All procurements shall be made in accordance with the Rules and Regulations set forth in Section
II below and with Purchasing Procedures published by the Purchasing Officer.
II.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
A.
Small Purchases:
Procurements, not to exceed an aggregate amount of five thousand dollars ($5000) may be made
by allotment holders in accordance with the following:
1.
Estimated cost under five hundred dollars ($500) - Purchase may be made based on one
verbal quote or catalog price.
2.
Estimated cost five hundred and one dollars ($501) to one thousand dollars ($1000):
a.
Three (3) quotes (verbal or written) required prior to award whenever possible.
b.
Files shall be maintained which show vendors and prices quoted. Retain for two
(2) years.
3.
Estimated cost one thousand and one dollars ($1001) to five thousand dollars ($5000):
a.
Three (3) written quotations required prior to award whenever possible.
b.
All documentation will be retained on file for a period of two (2) years.
B.
Contracting above five thousand dollars ($5,000).
1.
Competitive Sealed Bidding:
a.
Contracts exceeding the amounts defined in Section II-A, Small Purchases, shall
be awarded by competitive sealed bidding unless it is determined in writing by the
Purchasing Officer that this method is not practicable. Factors to be considered in
making this determination shall include:
1)
Whether specifications can be prepared that permit award on the basis of
either the lowest qualified bid price or the lowest qualified evaluated bid price;
and
2)
Whether the available sources, the time and place of performance and other
relevant circumstances are appropriate for competitive sealed bidding.
b.
Invitations for bid (IFB) shall state whether award shall be made on the basis of the
lowest bid price or the lowest evaluated or responsive bid price. If the latter basis
is used, the objective measurable criteria to be utilized shall be set forth in the
invitation for bids, if available.
c.
Public notice of the IFB shall be made not less than seven (7) days nor more than
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twenty-one (21) days before the date set for the opening of the bids. The
Purchasing officer may make a written determination that the twenty-one (21) day
limitation needs to be waived. The written determination shall state the reason why
the limitation is being waived and shall state the number of days, giving a minimum
and maximum, before the date set for the opening of bids when public notice is to
be given.
Public notice may be accomplished by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in Rhode Island, by direct solicitation of potential bidders or both. The
goal is competition.
d.
Bids shall be opened publicly by the Board of Contract and Purchase at the time
and place designated in the IFB. Each bid, together with the name of the bidder,
shall be recorded and an abstract made available for public inspection. Subsequent
to the awarding of the bid all documents pertinent to the award shall be made
available, open to public inspection and retained in the bid file.
e.
The Board of Contract and Purchase in conjunction with the requisitioner shall
evaluate the bids, and determine the responsive and responsible bidder whose bid
is either the lowest qualified bid price or the lowest qualified evaluated or
responsive bid price. Based on that determination the Board shall forward to the
Town Council its recommendation for award. The contract shall be awarded with
reasonable promptness by the Council and the successful bidder notified in writing.
2.
Competitive Negotiation:
a.
When the Purchasing Officer determines in writing that the use of competitive
sealed bidding is not practicable, and except as provided in Sections II-A and II-C,
a contract may be awarded by competitive negotiation.
b.
Adequate public notice of the request for proposals (RFP) shall be given in the
same manner as provided in paragraph B.1.C. above.
c.
Contracts may also be competitively negotiated when it is determined in writing by
the Purchasing Officer that the bid prices received by competitive sealed bidding
either are unreasonable as to all or part of the requirements, or were not
independently reached in open competition, and for which;
1)
Each competitive bidder has been notified of the intention to negotiate and is
given reasonable opportunity to do so; and
2)
The negotiated price is lower than the lowest rejected bid by any competitive
bidder; and
3)
The negotiated price is the lowest negotiated price offered by a competitive
offerer.
d.
The RFP shall indicate the relative importance of price and other evaluation factors.
e.
Award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined in
writing by the Board of Contract and Purchase to be most advantageous to the
Town taking into consideration price and the evaluation factors set forth in the
Request for Proposals.
f.
Written or oral discussions shall be conducted with all responsible offerors who
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submit proposals determined in writing to be reasonably susceptible of being
selected to award. Discussions shall not disclose any information derived from
proposals submitted by competing offerors. Discussion need not be conducted;
1)
With respect to prices, where such prices are fixed by law or regulation,
except that consideration shall be given to competitive terms and conditions;
or
2)
Where time of delivery or performance will not permit discussions; or
3)
Where it can be clearly demonstrated and documented from the existence of
adequate competition or accurate prior cost experience with the particular
supply, service, or construction item, that acceptance of an initial offer without
discussion would result in fair and reasonable prices, and the request for
proposals notifies all offerors of the possibility that award may be made on the
basis of the initial offers.
3.
Negotiations After Unsuccessful Competitive Sealed Bidding:
a.
In the event that all bids submitted pursuant to competitive sealed bidding under
Section II-B.1 result in bid prices in excess of the funds available for the purchase,
and the purchasing officer determines in writing:
1)
That there are no additional funds available from any source so as to permit
an award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; and
2)
The best interest of the Town will not permit the delay attendant to a
resolicitation under revised specifications, or for revised quantities, under
competitive sealed bidding as provided in Section II-B.1, then a negotiated
award may be made as set forth in subsection b. or c. of this section.
b.
Where there is more than one bidder, competitive negotiations pursuant to section
II-B.2 shall be conducted with the three (3) [two (2) if there are only two (2)]
bidders determined in writing to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidders
to the competitive sealed bid invitation. Such competitive negotiations shall be
conducted under the following restrictions:
1)
If discussions pertaining to the revision of the specifications or quantities are
held with any potential offeror, all other potential offerors shall be afforded an
opportunity to take part in such discussions; and
2)
A request for proposals, based upon revised specifications or quantities, shall
be issued as promptly as possible, shall provide for an expeditious response
to the revised requirements, and shall be awarded upon the basis of the lowest
bid price, or lowest evaluated bid price submitted by any responsive and
responsible offeror.
c.
When after competitive sealed bidding, it is determined in writing that there is only
one responsive and responsible bidder, a noncompetitive negotiated award may be
made with such bidder in accordance with section II-c.
C.
Sole Source Procurement and Emergency Procurements:
1.
A contract may be awarded for a supply, service, or construction item without competition
when the purchasing officer determines, in writing, that there is only one source for the
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required supply, service, or construction item.
2.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the regulation, allotment holders may make
emergency procurements where there exists a threat to public health, welfare or safety, or
where the procurement will be in the best interests of the Town. Such emergency
procurements shall be made with such competition as is practical under the circumstances
and shall be documented for the file.
D.
Responsibility of Bidders and Offerors:
1.
The Board of Contract and Purchase shall make reasonable inquiry to determine the
responsibility of a bidder or offeror. The failure of a bidder or offeror to promptly supply
information in connection with such an inquiry may be grounds for a determination of non-
responsibility with respect to such bidder of offeror.
2.
Except as otherwise provided by law, information furnished pursuant to this section may not
be disclosed outside of the Board of Contract and Purchase and the Finance Department
without prior written consent of the bidder or offeror.
E.
Procurement of Goods and Services from Federal or State Contracts and Schedules:
Goods and Services which appear on Federal or State contracts have been through the competitive
process. Procurements may be made against such contracts without regard to sections II-A through
II-C.
F.
Staff Consultants:
The procurement of the services of an attorney, physician or dentist is exempt from the provisions
of these regulations.
ADOPTED by the Town Council on September 16, 1993. AMENDED January 19, 1995
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-09
ILLEGAL DWELLING UNITS
The 1992 property revaluation revealed a number of dwelling units that are in violation of the Zoning Ordinance.
Recognizing that the $100. per day fine for such violation may inhibit homeowners from coming forth and bringing
their property into compliance with the ordinance, the Town Council adopts the policy of reduced fines, for a limited
period of time, effective April 14 , 1994.
A.
Dwelling Unit of Record For the purposes of this policy and all zoning enforcement relating to the number
of legal dwelling units contained within a structure, the unit of town record shall be the number of dwelling
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units recorded on the 1982 tax assessor's file cards. All changes to the unit of record shall be recognized
only with proof, satisfactory to the Town Council, in its sole discretion, together with the Glocester zoning
official's authorization. Such authorization shall be substantiated by either of the following:
1.
Zoning official certificate of compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, or
2.
Zoning Board of Review minutes indicating a vote to increase the number of dwelling units.
B.
An Illegal dwelling unit shall be treated as having existed since one of the following dates:
1.
January 1, 1983
2.
The date of construction of such unit, but only when proof satisfactory to the Building Official exists.
Examples of proof which may be satisfactory include:
a.
a signed and dated contract for the work completed and proof of payment
b.
a dated invoice for the purchase of substantially all of the materials used in construction of
the illegal unit and proof of payment.
Determination of the number of years shall be based on existence of the unit as of December 31 of any of
the last ten (10) years.
C.
Grace Period
1.
Any property owner wishing to have an existing illegal dwelling unit(s) approved by the Town
Council as (a) legal dwelling unit(s) of town record shall pay a fine per unit as identified in "Grace
Period Fines" in Section D below within ninety (90) days after this policy takes effect in addition to
any back taxes owed, including interest and additional penalties.
2.
During the grace period, any illegal dwelling unit located in a zone in which said dwelling unit may
be allowed, may be legitimized by application of the owner of record of such unit to the Zoning
Board of Review provided that such dwelling unit(s) meet(s) all state and local health, minimum
housing, and building code standards, and further provided that all fees and back taxes, with any
accrued penalties and interest, are paid to the Town within a time period satisfactory to the Town
Council, in its sole discretion.
D.
Schedule of Fines for Units Brought Into Compliance During the Grace Period
Years
Grace Period
Illegal
Fees
1
$ 500.00
2
$1,000.00
3
$1,500.00
4
$2,000.00
5
$2,500.00
6
$3,000.00
7
$3,500.00
8
$4,000.00
9
$4,500.00
10
$5,000.00
E.
This policy does not apply to any illegal units that have been determined by the Town Council, in its sole
discretion, to have been created after December 31, 1992.
ADOPTED: by the Town Council on March 17, 1994 and EFFECTIVE April 14, 1994.
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Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-10
USE OF TOWN HALL POLICY
The Town Hall Building is a general purpose, public building used to conduct the usual and regular business of the
Town of Glocester as directed and ordered by the Administrative body of the Town of Glocester, The Town
Council.
Use by other groups than Town Departments, Boards and Commissions and other officially recognized governmental
bodies is prohibited except as follows:
The Town Council may grant permission if the following stipulations are met:
1.
The group is a non-profit, chartered group with community acceptance and applies at least 1 month in
advance of the event.
2.
The purpose of the use is related to the common welfare of the Town and/or its citizens and so stated in
writing.
3.
Use is limited to the common areas; i.e., hallways, Council Chamber, bathrooms and conference room.
4.
No food and or beverage may be sold, served, or consumed on the premises during the event.
5.
The group pays for an on duty custodian and cleanup costs.
6.
The Town Hall is a "smoke free" facility.
7.
If the event is held during Town Hall business hours, the event must not prevent the use of the Town Hall
for citizens' business.
8.
Security/Liability Insurance may be required.
9.
The Town Council may impose such additional conditions as it may deem appropriate.
ADOPTED: by the Town Council on March 18, 1993.
Barbara E. Robertson, Town Clerk
THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER, COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND HEREBY ORDAINS:
3-02-11
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
1.
Policy
1.1
It is the policy of the Town of Glocester to maintain a working environment that is entirely free of sexual
harassment in any form. Supervisors, managers and all other employees, elected officials and appointees
are absolutely prohibited from engaging in sexual harassment of Town of Glocester employees, elected
officials, appointees, visitors, and members of the general public. Sexual harassment is unlawful. Because
sexual harassment can be destructive to morale as well as to the Town of Glocester's reputation and because
it can be extremely costly to the Town of Glocester in terms of lost productivity, lost employees, and out-of-
pocket expense, no act of sexual harassment can serve the Town of Glocester or be incidental to any service
on account of which any employee has been employed. Thus, any act or pattern of sexual harassment by
any employee, elected official or appointee of the Town of Glocester is beyond the scope of his or her
authority as an employee, agent, supervisor or servant of the Town of Glocester which may include the
termination of employment or appointment. Such conduct will subject the employee, or appointee to
discipline up to termination of employment or appointment.
1.2
The Town of Glocester will administer all provisions of this policy without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, age, national origin, handicap, Vietnam-era veteran status, or disabled veteran status.
2.
Scope
2.1
This policy applies to all employees, elected officials, and appointees of the Town of Glocester.
3.
Responsibility
3.1
The Glocester Town Council has overall responsibility for this policy.
3.2
The Finance/Personnel Director is responsible for the implementation and daily administration of this policy.
3.3
Supervisory employees at all levels are responsible for implementing and enforcing this policy, and for
assisting in investigating and processing complaints with the utmost priority and consideration for the rights
of all concerned.
3.4
Every employee, elected official, and appointee is responsible for reporting to his/her supervisor or the
Finance/Personnel Director or, if appropriate, the Town Council, any incident of sexual harassment that
he/she witnesses or learns of. The Town of Glocester will maintain the highest degree of confidentiality
possible with respect to such reports, consistent with its obligation to investigate thoroughly all such reports.
4.
Definition and Examples of Sexual Harassment
4.1
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual
nature constitute sexual harassment when:
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1.
Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's
employment or appointment;
2.
Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or
appointment decisions affecting such individual;
3.
Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individuals work performance
or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
4.2 Some examples of conduct towards employees, elected officials, or appointees prohibited by this policy include:
(A)
Physical assaults of a sexual nature, such as:
1.
Assault, rape, sexual battery, molestation or threats or attempts to commit these acts; or
2.
Unwelcome intentional physical conduct, or threats of such conduct, which is sexual in nature,
such as touching, pinching, patting, grabbing, brushing against another person's body, or poking
another person's body.
(B)
Unwanted sexual advances, propositions or other sexual comments, such as:
1.
Sexually-oriented gestures, noises, remarks, jokes or comments about a person's sexuality or
sexual experience;
2.
Giving rewards or promises of rewards for submitting to sexual conduct, or reprisals or threats
of reprisal for refusal to submit to sexual conduct;
(C)
Sexual or discriminating displays in the workplace such as:
1.
Displaying or otherwise publicizing in the work environment materials that are sexually revealing,
suggestive, demeaning or pornographic; or
2.
Displaying signs or other materials purporting to segregate an employee,
elected
official, or appointee by sex in any area of the workplace (other than restrooms and similar semi-private
lockers/changing rooms).
(D)
Retaliation against an employee, elected official, or appointee for making acomplaint under this policy
or for assisting or cooperating in an investigation of a complaint under this policy;
(E) Failure to cooperate fully with investigation of harassment complaints.
5. Issuance and Circulation of Policy Statement
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5.1
The Finance/Personnel Director is responsible for publicizing this policy to all employees, elected officials, and
appointees by inclusion in the Town of Glocester's Employee Handbook.
5.2
The Finance/Personnel Director or his/her designee is responsible for developing a bulletin board notice to all
employees, elected officials, and appointees for posting at the time that this policy is adopted by the Town of
Glocester. The notice will emphasize the importance of the policy to the Town of Glocester, the obligation of
every employee, elected official, or appointee to report any incident of sexual harassment, the availability of
supervisors and administrative staff to receive such reports and the confidentiality with which these reports will
be treated.
5.3
A copy of the Policy will be given to all current employees, elected officials, and appointees and new employees,
elected officials, and appointees will be given a copy upon hire or commencement of duties. Employees, elected
officials, and appointees will provide written acknowledgment that they have received the policy and understand
its terms.
6.
Employee Report and Investigation Procedure
6.1
Employees, elected officials, and appointees may report sexual harassment to any supervisor or manager, or
directly to the Finance/Personnel Director, 1145 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, RI 02814, 401-568-3342, or, if the
Finance/Personnel Director is involved in the allegation of sexual harassment, to The Glocester Town Council,
1145 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, RI 02814, 401-568-1102.
6.2
The supervisor or manager will promptly inform either the Finance/Personnel Director or, if the
Finance/Personnel Director is involved in the allegation of sexual harassment, the Glocester Town Council of
any report of sexual harassment.
6.3
The Finance/Personnel Director or The Glocester Town Council or his/her/their designee, will thoroughly
investigate the report of sexual harassment as promptly as possible, keeping the matter as confidential as is
practicable. After investigation, he/she/they will take appropriate action in response to a proven instance of
sexual harassment and the complaining employee, elected official, or appointee will be notified of the action
taken. If, after investigation, the Finance/Personnel Director or The Glocester Town Council is unable to
conclude that any act of sexual harassment has occurred, he/she/they will meet with the complaining
employee(s), elected official(s), appointee(s) and with the complained-against employee(s), elected official(s),
or appointee(s) individually to explain both the results of the investigation and the Town of Glocester's policy
on sexual harassment.
6.4
It is the responsibility of every employee, elected official or appointee to cooperate fully with any investigation
under this policy.
7.
Statement of Range of Consequences
7.1 A.
Sexual Harassment
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1.
Employees and appointees are subject to discipline, up to and including discharge, for any act
of sexual harassment which is proven to the satisfaction of the Town of Glocester.
2.
The appropriate measure of discipline will be determined on the basis of the Town of
Glocester's assessment of the nature and severity of the misconduct, along with any other
relevant factors.
3.
For any act of sexual harrassment or retaliation by an elected official the Council may take such
remedial and other action as it considers appropriate, and within the scope of its authority. Such
action may include referral of charges of sexual harassment to other agencies.
B.
Retaliation
It is unlawful to retaliate in any way against an individual who has complained of sexual harassment or
cooperated in an investigation of a complaint of sexual harassment. An employee or appointee may be
disciplined, up to and including discharge, for any such act of retaliation. The appropriate measure of
discipline will be determined on the basis of the Town of Glocester's assessment of the nature and extent
of the retaliation and any other relevant factors brought to the attention of the Town of Glocester.
8.
Enforcement Agencies
8.1 State and federal employment discrimination agencies are: the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights,
which may be contacted at 10 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI, 02903 and the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, which may be contacted at the Boston Area Office, One Congress Street, Suite 1001,
10th Floor, Boston, MA 02114.
8.2 State and federal agencies generally expect that employees, elected officials, and appointees will have first
recourse to the procedures under an employer's sexual harassment policy in order to put a stop to sexual
harassment or retaliation. It is the purpose of this Policy that normally no employee, elected official, or appointee
should ever have to go to an outside agency in order to resolve any situation involving sexual harassment.
Barbara E. Robertson, CMC, Town Clerk
History of Policy: Adopted by the Town Council on May 16, 1996; amended October 15, 1998.