Property maintenance — Woonsocket, Rhode Island

What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?

City of Woonsocket has 1 adopted ordinance on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

Woonsocket Zoning Ordinance — Section 5.3-1 (Inoperable Vehicles in Residential Districts) adopted ordinance
standards No more than one operative unregistered or one inoperative/disabled vehicle in any residential district; no wrecked, dismantled, or debris/rust/weed-covered vehicle; no vehicle painting except in approved spray-booth 5.3-1
enforcement Zoning officer may authorize temporary relief (written permission, not exceeding 60 days), revocable upon violation 5.3-2.1
scout note

No more than one inoperable or unregistered vehicle may be stored in residential districts. No wrecked, disassembled, or stripped vehicles. Vehicle painting prohibited except in approved spray-booth.

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