Zoning & land use — Woonsocket, Rhode Island

What can I build? Do I need a development permit?

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

Woonsocket Zoning Ordinance (Appendix C) adopted ordinance

Zoning districts: R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, C-1, C-2, MU-1, MU-2, I-1, I-2, PR-1, PR-2 plus overlay districts. Use regulations, parking/loading (Sec. 5), performance standards, fencing, live/work units, and adaptive reuse.

Woonsocket Zoning Ordinance PDF (November 2019 version)

Complete 145-page PDF of the Woonsocket Zoning Ordinance (adopted December 1994, amended through November 11, 2019) with all districts, use tables, parking, and overlay districts.

Machine-readable: zoning.json · Official website: none on record · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Zoning & land use across Canada