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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Casey, Speakman, Casimiro, Morales, Cotter, and
Baginski

     Date Introduced: February 28, 2025

     Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 45-23 of the General Laws entitled "Subdivision of Land" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following section:

     45-23-37.1. Subdivision of oversized lots for residential use.

     (a) For the purpose of a land development project involving residential or mixed use, an

applicant may utilize the administrative subdivision process established under § 45-23-37 to request

approval of a proposed subdivision of a lot that is oversized compared to the surrounding

neighborhood. The applicant shall be entitled to subdivide the lot based on the median lot area,

width, depth, and frontage of direct abutters or the median dimensions of all parcels on a contiguous

block, whichever is less for each individual dimension. The applicant may rely on the map of a

local tax assessor to determine these dimensions.

     (b) Each city or town shall amend its local regulations to conform to this section by

December 31, 2025.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND

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     This act would allow the applicant for a land development project to utilize the

administrative subdivision process established under 45-23-37 to request approval of a proposed

subdivision of an oversized lot.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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