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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND | |
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Introduced By: Senator Melissa A. Murray | |
Date Introduced: May 02, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 45-23 of the General Laws entitled "Subdivision of Land" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 45-23-36.1. Electronic permitting. |
4 | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state, shall adopt and |
5 | implement electronic permitting for all development applications filed under this chapter. For |
6 | purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” means use of computer-based tools and services |
7 | that automate and streamline the application process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific |
8 | tools for: applications; submission of plans; completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; |
9 | plan review; permitting; scheduling; certificates of completeness and incompleteness; |
10 | supplemental submissions; project tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; fee |
11 | calculation and collection. |
12 | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform |
13 | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 shall |
14 | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. |
15 | (c) On or before October 1, 2025, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the |
16 | state building commissioner, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, |
17 | all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application process |
18 | shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. |
19 | SECTION 2. Chapter 45-24 of the General Laws entitled "Zoning Ordinances" is hereby |
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1 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
2 | 45-24-58.1. Electronic permitting. |
3 | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state, shall adopt and |
4 | implement electronic permitting for all development applications under this chapter. For purposes |
5 | of this section, “electronic permitting” means use of computer-based tools and services that |
6 | automate and streamline the application process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools |
7 | for: applications; submission of plans; completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan |
8 | review; permitting; scheduling; project tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; |
9 | fee calculation and collection. |
10 | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform |
11 | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 shall |
12 | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. |
13 | (c) On or before October 1, 2025, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the |
14 | state building commissioner, and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the |
15 | contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application |
16 | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. |
17 | SECTION 3. Chapter 45-53 of the General Laws entitled "Low and Moderate Income |
18 | Housing" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
19 | 45-53-16. Electronic Permitting. |
20 | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state, shall adopt and implement |
21 | electronic permitting for all development applications under this chapter. For purposes of this |
22 | section, “electronic permitting” means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and |
23 | streamline the application process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: |
24 | applications; submission of plans; completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan |
25 | review; permitting; scheduling; project tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; |
26 | fee calculation and collection. |
27 | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform |
28 | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 shall |
29 | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. |
30 | (c) On or before October 1, 2025, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the |
31 | state building commissioner, and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the |
32 | contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application |
33 | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. |
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1 | SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND | |
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1 | This act would require that municipalities implement electronic permitting for all |
2 | development applications pursuant to zoning and the subdivision of land. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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