| Chapter 118 |
| 2016 -- H 7215 Enacted 06/22/2016 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - SUBDIVISION OF LAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Ackerman, McEntee, Kennedy, and |
| Date Introduced: January 15, 2016 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 45-23-63.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-23 entitled |
| "Subdivision of Land" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 45-23-63.1. Procedure -- Tolling of expiration periods. -- (a) Notwithstanding any |
| other provision set forth in this chapter, all periods pertaining to the expiration of any approval |
| issued pursuant to the local regulations promulgated under this chapter shall be tolled until June |
| 30, 2016 June 30, 2017. For the purposes of this section, "tolling" shall mean the suspension or |
| temporary stopping of the running of the applicable permit or approval period. |
| (b) Said tolling need not be recorded in the land evidence records to be valid; however, a |
| notice of the tolling must be posted in the municipal planning department and near the land |
| evidence records. |
| (c) The tolling shall apply only to approvals or permits in effect on November 9, 2009, |
| and those issued between November 9, 2009, and June 30, 2016 June 30, 2017, and shall not |
| revive expired approvals. |
| (d) The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued before the tolling period |
| began will be recalculated as of July 1, 2016 July 1, 2017, by adding thereto the number of days |
| between November 9, 2009, and the day on which the permit or approval would otherwise have |
| expired. The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued during the tolling period will be |
| recalculated as of July 1, 2016 July 1, 2017, by adding thereto the number of days between the |
| day the permit or approval was issued and the day the permit or approval otherwise would have |
| expired. |
| SECTION 2. Section 45-24-61.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-24 entitled "Zoning |
| Ordinances" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 45-24-61.1. Procedure -- Tolling of expiration periods. -- (a) Notwithstanding any |
| other provision set forth in this chapter, all periods pertaining to the expiration of any approval |
| issued pursuant to the local ordinances promulgated under this chapter shall be tolled until June |
| 30, 2016 June 30, 2017. For the purposes of this section, "tolling" shall mean the suspension or |
| temporary stopping of the running of the applicable permit or approval period. |
| (b) Said tolling need not be recorded in the land evidence records to be valid; however, a |
| notice of the tolling must be posted in the municipal planning department, and near the land |
| evidence records. |
| (c) The tolling shall apply only to approvals or permits in effect on November 9, 2009, |
| and those issued between November 9, 2009, and June 30, 2016 June 30, 2017, and shall not |
| revive expired approvals. |
| (d) The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued before the tolling period |
| began will be recalculated as of July 1, 2016 July 1, 2017, by adding thereto the number of days |
| between November 9, 2009, and the day on which the permit or approval would otherwise have |
| expired. The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued during the tolling period will be |
| recalculated as of July 1, 2016 July 1, 2017, by adding thereto the number of days between the |
| day the permit or approval was issued and the day the permit or approval otherwise would have |
| expired. |
| SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage and shall apply to approvals and |
| permits in effect on November 9, 2009 and those issued between November 9, 2009 and June 30, |
| 2017, but shall not revive any expired approval or permit. |
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