Notice of Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to New Shoreham Zoning Ordinance 10/5

Notice of Public Hearing

Proposed Amendments to New Shoreham Zoning Ordinance
Appendix B Use Categories Allowed by Zoning District

Monday, October 5, 2026

at Town Hall, Old Town Road, Block Island, RI

7:00 PM

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The New Shoreham Town Council will consider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. Language proposed to be deleted is shown in strikeout ~~strikeout~~. New proposed language is underlined. The proposed language may be altered or amended prior to the close of the public hearing without further advertising, as a result of further study or because of the views expressed at the public hearing. Any alteration or amendment must be presented for comment in the course of the hearing.

Key:

“P” = permitted in that zoning district

“S” = permitted with a special use permit in that zoning district

“A” = permitted as accessory to a permitted principal use

blank cell = not permitted in that zoning district

Use Category	Zoning District
Use Category	RA	RB	RC	RC/M	M	OHC	NHC	SC	PD	PU	MC	PE	C
~~AccessoryApartment~~	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
1. Accessory Dwelling Units(S under § 513 (E))	SA*	SA*	SA	SA	SA	SA	SA	SA	A		A
2. Accessory Residential Structure under § 511 (S under § 406)	PA*	PA*	PA	PA	PA	PA	PA	PA	A		A
3. Accessory Structure (S under § 406)	A*	A*	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
4. Accessory Use/-Home Occupationunder § 510	PA	PA	PA	PA	PA	PA	PA	PA	A		A
5. Adaptive Reuse under § 520	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P
6. Affordable Housing under (§ 405)	S*	S*	S	S	S	S	S	S	P
7. Assembly Halls						S	S	S
8. Auto Sales-Service-Repair								S
9. Bicycle Rental					S	S	S	S
10. Cellular Antenna Tower								S
11. Day Care Center				S	S	S	S	S			P
12. Commercial Fishing					P	P	P
13. Commercial Radio / TV						S	S	S
14. Commercial/ Residential Mixed Use				S	S	P	P	P
15. Community Center									P
16. Community Residences	P*	P*	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P
17. Day Care Center				S	S	S	S	S	P		P
18. Disc Golf	S
19. Earth Removal	S	S	S		S
20. Elder Care Facility											P
21. Family Day Care Homes	PA*	PA*	PA	PA	PA	PA	PA	PA	A		A
22. Farming	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P
~~Flexible Design Residential Development~~	~~LDP~~	~~LDP~~	~~LDP~~	~~LDP~~	~~LDP~~	~~LDP~~	~~LDP~~	~~LDP~~
23. Gaming Device / Table Game under § 516						A	A	A
24. Game Room						P
25. Government Facility	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S			S
26. Hotel			S	S		S	S		P
27. Inn			S	S	S	S	S	S	P
28. Light Assembly				S		S	S	S
29.Manufactured Home under § 521	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P
30. Medical Facility											P
31. Mobile Food Establishments	P			P	P	P	P	P
32. ~~Attached~~Multi-family						S	S	S
33. Parking Lot			S	S	S	S	S	S		A	A
34. Power Generator under § 426 (S if over 20 kW)	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
35. Professional &~~amp;~~ Business Service(including Physical Fitness / Yoga Classes)				P	P	P	P	P
36. Public Works Facility	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S		S
37. Recreational Facility under § 410	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	A
38. Religious Facility	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S			S
39. Rental Rooms under § 509	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P			P
40. Restaurant (S when accessory to hotel / inn)				S	S	P	P	P
41. Retail Trade						P	P	P	P
42. School												P
43. Secondary Dwelling Development	S*	S*	S	S	S	S	S	S
44. Single Family Dwelling Unit (S under § 406)	P*	P*	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P
45. Solar Energy System (S under § 517 (D) (2))	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	P	A	A	A
46. Solid Waste Transfer Facility										P
47. Stables	S	S
48. Theaters						S	S
49. Tour Business		P			P	P	P	P
50. Utility Facility	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S		S	S
51. Warehouse/& Storage						S	S	S
52. Waterfront Uses	S	S			S	S	S	S		S
53. Wind Energy ConversionSystem (S under § 508 (F))	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		PS	P		**
~~WECS, Utility~~										S

Notes:

* Residential structures in the RA and RB zones must comply with § 514. Dimensions in excess of the sizes listed in § 111 (A) (5) are prohibited. ~~Under Section 508, WECS are a permitted use provided all applicable location and general standards can be met; otherwise a Special Use Permit is required.~~

**Permitted on some lots. See § 508 (B).

Uses permitted in the Waterfront Overlay District are listed in § 318.

Uses prohibited throughout the town are listed in § 111.

Posted: September 3, 2026

Hearing: October 5, 2026

Adopted:

Effective:

Posted:

Attest: Millicent M. Highet, MMC

Town Clerk

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