1-8-1.1. Definitions.

     When used in this chapter:

     (124) "Unpiloted aircraft systems" or "UAS" means an unpiloted aerial vehicle and

associated elements and support equipment required for the safe and efficient operation of the

UAV.

     (213) "Unpiloted aerial vehicle" or "UAV" means a powered aerial vehicle that:

     (i) Does not carry a human operator and is operated without the possibility of direct human

intervention from within or on the aircraft;

     (ii) Uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift;

     (iii) Can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely;

     (iv) Weighs less than fifty-five pounds (55 lbs.).

     (31) "Municipality" means any city., Town town, or incorporated village within the state.

     (42) "Operate" or "operation" means to fly, pilot, control, direct, or program the flight of

an unpiloted aircraft system.

1-8-1.2. Regulation of unpiloted aircraft systems.

     (a) Any operation of a UAV or UAS in the state shall comply with all applicable Federal

Aviation Administration ("FAA") requirements. Any UAV or UAS operating under the authority

of the Armed Forces of the United States, Department of Homeland Services Security or any other

federal agency having authority shall be exempt from this law.

     (b) Any person who operates a UAV or UAS in violation of this chapter shall be subject to

penalty in accordance with § 1-4-19.

     (c) No municipality shall enact or enforce any ordinance regulating the operation of UAVs

or UASs except as otherwise authorized by regulation or guideline promulgated by the Federal

Aviation Administration or the Rhode Island general laws.

2-1-10.1. Assent to food safety modernization act.

     The state of Rhode Island assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled “FDA

Food Safety Modernization Act,” 21 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., and the director of environmental

management is authorized, empowered, and directed to perform:

     (i1) Perform those acts relating to produce on the farm that may be necessary for the

modernization of the safety of the food supply, as defined in that act of Congress, in compliance

with that act and with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration

that are consistent with that act.; and

     (ii2) Perform those acts relating to the Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCAF)

regulation in compliance with that act and with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Food

and Drug Administration that are consistent with that act.

2-7-4. Registration.

     (a) Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer shall be registered by the manufacturer

or by that person whose name appears upon the label before being distributed in this state. The

application for registration shall be submitted to the director on a form furnished by the director,

and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) per brand or grade registered.

     (1) All revenues received from registration fees shall be deposited as general revenues.

     (2) All applications for registration shall be accompanied by a label or true copy of the

label.

     (3) Upon approval by the director, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the

applicant.

     (4) All registrations expire on December 31 of each year.

     (5) The application shall include the following information:

     (i) The brand and grade;

     (ii) The guaranteed analysis; and

     (iii) The name and address of the registrant.

     (b) A distributor is not required to register any commercial fertilizer that is already

registered under this chapter by another person, providing the label does not differ in any respect.

     (c) A distributor is not required to register each grade of commercial fertilizer formulated

according to specifications that are furnished by a consumer prior to mixing.

     (d) The plant nutrient content of each and every brand and grade of commercial fertilizer

must remain uniform for the period of registration.

     (e) The director may require that the registration and fees required by this section be paid

electronically.

     (f) In addition to the registration fees, the director may charge a processing fee. The

department shall set the amount of such fees through rules and regulations, with processing fees

not to exceed five percent (5%) of the registration surcharge per application.

2-7-6. Tonnage reports, tonnage fees.

     (a) There shall be paid to the department of environmental management for all commercial

fertilizers distributed in this state a tonnage fee at the rate of fifteen cents (15¢) per ton: provided,

that sales or exchanges between manufacturers are exempted. Tonnage fees of less than one dollar

($1.00) are waived. All registration and tonnage fees received by the director under the provisions

of this chapter shall be deposited into the general fund as general revenue.

     (b) Every person who distributes a commercial fertilizer in this state shall file with the

director, on forms furnished by the director, an annual tonnage report, under oath, for the twelve-

12)month (12) period ending June 30th. The report shall set forth the net tons of each grade of

commercial fertilizer distributed in this state during the twelve-(12)month (12) period.

     (c) The tonnage report and tonnage fee are due on or before July 15th following the close

of the annual period. The tonnage fee is at the rate stated in subsection (a).

     (d) If the tonnage report is not filed and/or the tonnage fee not made on or before August

1st, following the close of the annual period, a collection fee amounting to ten percent (10%) (ten

dollars ($10.00) minimum) of the amount shall be assessed against the registrant, and the amount

of fees due shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the registrant. The

director, however, in his or her the director’s discretion, may grant a reasonable extension of time.

No information furnished the director under this section shall be disclosed in a way as to divulge

the operation of any person.

     (e) When more than one person is involved in the distribution of a commercial fertilizer,

the last person who has the fertilizer registered and who distributes to a non-registrant (dealer or

consumer) is responsible for reporting and paying the tonnage fee, unless the report and payment

is made by a prior distributor of a fertilizer.

     (f) All moneys for the commercial fertilizer program shall be made available to the director

for the following purposes:

     (1) To support the feed and fertilizer testing laboratory for the testing and analysis of

commercial fertilizers distributed within this state for the expressed purpose of detection of

deficiency; and

     (2) For payment of ancillary services, personnel, and equipment incurred in order to carry

out the purposes of quality assurance defined by this chapter.

     (g) The director may require that all reports and fees required by this section be submitted

electronically.

     (h) In addition to the tonnage fees, the director may charge a processing fee. The

department shall set the amount of such fees through rules and regulations, with processing fees

not to exceed five percent (5%) of the registration fee per report.

2-21-6. Registration.

     (a) Each separately identified product shall be registered before being distributed in this

state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the director on forms furnished by the

director and shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per product. Upon approval

by the director, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire

on December 31st of each year.

     (b) A distributor is not required to register any brand of agricultural liming material which

that is already registered under this chapter by another person, providing the label does not differ

in any respect.

     (c) The director may require that the registration and fees required by this section be paid

electronically.

     (d) In addition to the registration fees, the director may charge a processing fee. The

department shall set the amount of such fees through rules and regulations, with processing fees

not to exceed five percent (5%) of the registration surcharge per application.

2-21-7. Reporting of tonnage.

     (a) Within thirty (30) days following the expiration of registration, each registrant shall

submit on forms furnished by the director an annual statement under oath for the twelve-(12)month

(12) period ending the calendar year, setting forth the number of net tons of each agricultural liming

material sold by him the registrant for use in the state during that calendar year. No tonnage fee

is required on agricultural liming materials being offered for sale in this state.

     (b) The director shall publish and distribute annually, to each agricultural liming material

registrant or other interested persons a composite report showing the tons of agricultural liming

material sold in the state. This report shall in no way divulge the operation of any registrant.

     (c) The director may require that the report required by this section be submitted

electronically.

2-22-5. Registration — Tonnage report and fee.

     (a) Each separately identified product shall be registered before being distributed in this

state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the director of environmental

management on forms furnished or approved by the director and be accompanied by a fee of fifty

dollars ($50.00) per product. Upon approval by the director, a certified copy of the registration shall

be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire on December 31st of each year. Each

manufacturer shall submit to the director a copy of labels and advertising literature with the

registration request for each soil amendment.

     (b) A distributor is not required to register any brand of soil amendment which that is

already registered under this chapter by another person, providing that the label does not differ in

any respect.

     (c) Before registering any soil amendment, the director may require evidence to

substantiate the claims made for the soil amendment and proof of the value and usefulness of the

soil amendment and of any process step during composting deemed essential to the safety of the

soil amendment as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of § 2-22-4.

     (d) The director may by regulation set the minimum amount of a soil amending ingredient

and soil amending ingredients that must be present before a soil amendment can be registered and

sold.

     (e) The director may through promulgation of regulations require a tonnage fee and/or

tonnage report annually. If required, the tonnage fee and tonnage report may be made on a

calculated equivalent of volume to tons on brands labeled by volume rather than weight.

     (f) The composter is required to register the operation with the director and shall identify

their organic and any inorganic inputs and processes used in the making of their compost. The

director shall set forth rules and regulations delineating the organic inputs allowed under the

following compost designations and shall collect the appropriate registration fee for the compost

operation. Compost classes are:

     (1) Horticultural grade, general use, one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year;

     (2) Horticultural grade, mixed source general use, three hundred dollars ($300) per year;

     (3) Non-food crop use, one thousand dollars ($1,000) per year; and

     (4) Limited landscape use, two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year.

     (g) The director may require that all fees and registrations required by this section be

submitted electronically.

     (h) In addition to the registration fees, the director may charge a processing fee. The

department shall set the amount of such fees through rules and regulations, with processing fees

not to exceed five percent (5%) of the registration surcharge per application.

3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and

churches.

     (a) Retailers’ Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8, shall

not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part

of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of any point of the building files with the body or official

having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any

building within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school

or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer’s Class A licenses shall not be

issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred feet (500′) of the

premises of any public, private, or parochial school, or a place of public worship.

     (b) As used in this section, “private school” means any nonpublic institution of elementary

or secondary (K-12th grade) education, accredited or recognized as a private school by the

department of elementary and secondary education or the school committee of the city or town

having jurisdiction over private schools.

     (c) This section shall not apply to any Class B or C license holder whose license was issued

prior to January 1, 1978, nor shall this section apply to, or constitute the basis of, an objection to,

or disapproval of, the transfer of a Class B or C license where the location of the licensed

establishment predates the location of the public, private, or parochial school, or place of public

worship.

     (d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area(s) in the city of Providence:

     (A) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Smith

Street and the easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence running in a general southwesterly direction along the easterly taking line of

Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Kingsley Avenue;

     Thence turning and running northwesterly in part along the southerly line of Kingsley

Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Harris Avenue;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Harris Avenue to its

intersection with the southerly line of Atwells Avenue;

     Thence turning and running easterly along the southerly line of Atwells Avenue to the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Pine Street;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the northerly taking line of I-195;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the westerly shore line of the Providence River;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly shore line of the Providence River

to its intersection with the southerly line of Crawford Street;

     Thence running northwesterly across Dyer Street to the intersection of the westerly line of

Dyer Street to the southerly line of Custom House Street;

     Thence running northerly in part along the southerly line of Dyer Street and in part along

the westerly line of Market Square to its intersection with the westerly line of Canal Street;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly line of Canal Street to its

intersection with the southerly line of Smith Street;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Smith Street to the point

and place of beginning.

     (B) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the westerly line of Brook

Street and the northerly line of Wickenden Street;

     Thence running in a general westerly direction along the northerly line of Wickenden Street

to the intersection of Wickenden Street and Benefit Street;

     Thence running in a general northerly direction along the easterly line of Benefit Street to

the intersection of Benefit Street and Sheldon Street;

     Thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Sheldon

Street to the intersection of Sheldon Street and Brook Street;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly line to the intersection of Brook Street

and Wickenden Street that being the point of beginning.

     (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Newport shall, after application, have authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located within the following described area in the

city of Newport:

     Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Broadway

and the easterly line of Courthouse Square;

     Thence running in a general northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Broadway

a distance of one hundred and two feet (102′) to a point at the southeasterly corner of land now or

formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet

(98.9′) along the southwesterly border of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical

Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction one hundred and twelve feet (112′)

to Courthouse Street; and

     Thence turning and running in a generally northwesterly direction along Courthouse Street

for a distance of ninety feet (90′) to the point and place of beginning.

     (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within any zoning district in the

town of Warren which is designated as a limited business district or as a general business district

pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town of Warren.

     (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 34 of tax assessors plat 10 of the

Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, including that portion of the public sidewalk

contiguous to said lot.

     (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses for the city of

Newport shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section as

to places of public worship any proposed sidewalk cafe as defined in the Codified Ordinance of the

city of Newport, provided that the applicant be an existing holder of a Retailers’ Class B license.

     (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 131 of tax assessors plat 68 of

the Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, and any proposed retailer Class B

license intended to be located on lot 21 of the tax assessors map plat 49 and any proposed retailer

class BV license intended to be located on lots 3 and 5 of tax assessors map plat 35 of the

Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 2003.

     (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on either lot 160 of tax assessor’s plat

9, and/or on lot 152 of tax assessor’s plat 9, of the Cranston tax assessor’s map as of December 31,

2002; provided, however, as to the subsequent transfer of said Class B license issued by the city of

Cranston under this exemption, whether said transfer is attributable to the holder’s death or

otherwise, any person desiring to become the potential transferee of said Class B license shall

comply with those restrictions as to its use (and shall refrain from those activities which result in

its reversion) set forth in the city of Cranston Memorandum of Understanding dated May 13, 2003,

and, in addition, those requirements applicable to anyone who desires to become a transferee of a

validly issued and outstanding Class B license designated for use in any location in the state of

Rhode Island. Neither the exemption granted herein nor any future exemption granted hereafter

shall be effective until the proposed Class B license and the underlying property owner is certified

to be current in the payment of any and all local and state taxes.

     (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area in the city of Pawtucket:

     Beginning at the point of intersection of Dexter Street and the Central Falls line, then east

along the Central Falls line to the Blackstone River, then north along the city boundary on the

Blackstone River to the Cumberland line, then west along the Pawtucket city boundary line to I-

95, then south along I-95 to Pine Street, then north on Pine Street to AMTRAK Right of Way, then

northwest along the AMTRAK Right of Way to Dexter Street, then north on Dexter Street to the

Central Falls line.

     (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of Little

Compton, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section relating to

places of worship any class B license limited to malt and vinous beverages intended to be located

on Plat 30, Lot 33 of the town of Little Compton tax assessment map existing as of December 31,

2004.

     (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on lots 3, 18, and 19 of tax assessors plat

10 of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 2007.

     (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any class

B, C, or I license intended to be located on Plat 45, Lot 042 of the town of Smithfield, tax

assessment map existing as of December 31, 2007; provided, however, said exemption shall apply

only to any renewal of any class B, C, or I license issued for use at the said premises located on

plat 45, lot 042 as of December 31, 2011. In the event said license is not renewed, then this

exemption is hereby repealed in its entirety.

     (12) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on plat 13, lots 31 and 32 of the

applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Tiverton shall, after the application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

a proposed retailer’s Class BV license for a restaurant located on tax assessor’s plat 181, lot 1A.

     (14) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 68, lot 732.

     (15) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 105, lot 489, plat 105, lot 12

and plat 32, lot 232 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (16) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls, shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 5, lot 188 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (17) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Portsmouth shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 37, lot 69 of the applicable

town of Portsmouth tax assessment map.

     (18) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 23A, lot 98 of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (19) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 11, lot 3558 of the applicable

city of Cranston tax assessment map.

     (20) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any Class

B or C license intended to be located on Plat 6, Lot 54 of the town of Smithfield tax assessors map

as of December 31, 2012.

     (21) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers class B license intended to be located on tax assessors plat 1, lot 2170 of the

applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map as of December 31, 2012.

     (22) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 43, lot 211.

     (23) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 22A, Lot 336, of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (24) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 1, lot 164 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (25) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 1948-1950 Westminster Street on

plat 35, lot 359 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (26) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Middletown, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located on Plat 107 NW, Lot 55 of the town of

Middletown’s tax assessor’s maps as of December 31, 2014.

     (27) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any retailer Class B, C or I license intended to be located on Plat 109, Lot 289, of the applicable

city of Providence tax assessor’s map.

     (28) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located at 226 and 230 Dean Street on plat

25, lot 44 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (29) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 219 Main Street on map/lot

085 001 212 0000 of the applicable town of East Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (30) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 137 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-412; 59 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-236; 555 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-084;

74 Cliff Street on map/lot 075-003-040; 609 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-080; 241 Main Street

on map/lot 085-001-208; 155 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-222; 149 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-223; and 2 Academy Court on map/lot 085-001-211 of the applicable Town of East

Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (31) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Lincoln shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 10, lot 108, of the

Lincoln tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2015.

     (32) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class C license intended to be located at 215 Dean Street on plat 28, lot 961

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (33) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 100-102 Hope Street on plat 16,

lot 263 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (34) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Cumberland shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 88 Broad Street on Lots 32, 51,

and 52 of Plat 2 Cumberland tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2016.

     (35) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 11 Lowell Avenue, 191 Pocasset

Avenue and 187 Pocasset Avenue on Lots 22, 23, and 24 of Plat 108 Providence tax assessor’s map

as of December 31, 2017.

     (36) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 1, of Lot 171 of the applicable

city of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (37) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV and Class BX license intended to be located at 161 Douglas

Avenue on plat 68, lot 201 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (38) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 1007 Broad Street, Plat 53, Lot

192 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map and 1017 Broad Street Plat 53, Lot

582 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (39) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 122 North Main Street, Map/Lot

130-125-005 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (40) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of

Woonsocket, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailers’ class BV and class BM license intended to be located between 2 Main Street

(tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 284) and 194 Main Street (tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 139).

     (41) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 375 Smith Street, Plat 68, Lot 132

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (42) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 671 Broadway Street, Plat 35, Lot

566 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (43) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 464-468 Wickenden Street, also

identified as 8 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 179 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment

map.

     (44) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 114 Granite Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Plat 67, Lot 278 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (45) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 43 Railroad Street, Plat 14R, Lot

205 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (46) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license or Class BV license intended to be located at 601 Hartford

Avenue, Plat 113, Lot 50 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (47) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 169 and 177 Main Street, Westerly,

RI 02891, Map 66, Lots 8 and 9 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (48) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 332 Bullock Point Avenue, East

Providence, RI 02915, Map 312, Block 12, Parcel 018.00 of the applicable city of East Providence

tax assessment map.

     (49) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of license commissioners of

the city of Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of

this section any proposed retailers Class B, C, or N license intended to be located on Plat 54B, Lots

826 and 827; Plat 65B, Lot 662; and Plat 23A, Lots 599, 672, and 673 of the city of Pawtucket tax

assessment map existing as of March 1, 2021.

     (50) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Jamestown, after application, has the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class BVL license intended to be located at 53 Narragansett Avenue, Plat 9, Lot

207 of the applicable town of Jamestown tax assessment map.

     (51) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence, shall after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BV and Class P license intended to be located at 203-209 Douglas

Avenue, Plat 68, Lots 83 and 646 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (52) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 130 Taunton Avenue, Map 106,

Block 6, Parcel 15 of the applicable city of East Providence tax assessment map.

     (53) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Barrington shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 305 Sowams Road, Barrington,

R.I. 02806, Plat 30, Lot 141 of the applicable town of Barrington tax assessment map.

     (54) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 737 Hope Street, Plat 6, Lot 595 of

the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (55) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 4 Market Street, Plat 3, Lot 74 of the

applicable town of Warren tax assessment map.

     (56) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 163 Main Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Map 66, Lot 11 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (57) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license intended to be located at 777 Elmwood Avenue, Plat 60,

Lot 1 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (58) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section, any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s Plat 19, Lot

617.

     (59) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 12 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 180

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (60) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 371 Smith Street, Plat

68, Lot 2 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (61) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 499 Hope Street, Map 9,

Lot 75 of the applicable town of Bristol tax assessment map.

3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and

churches.

     (a) Retailers’ Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8, shall

not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part

of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of any point of the building files with the body or official

having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any

building within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school

or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer’s Class A licenses shall not be

issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred feet (500′) of the

premises of any public, private, or parochial school, or a place of public worship.

     (b) As used in this section, “private school” means any nonpublic institution of elementary

or secondary (K-12th grade) education, accredited or recognized as a private school by the

department of elementary and secondary education or the school committee of the city or town

having jurisdiction over private schools.

     (c) This section shall not apply to any Class B or C license holder whose license was issued

prior to January 1, 1978, nor shall this section apply to, or constitute the basis of, an objection to,

or disapproval of, the transfer of a Class B or C license where the location of the licensed

establishment predates the location of the public, private, or parochial school, or place of public

worship.

     (d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area(s) in the city of Providence:

     (A) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Smith

Street and the easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence running in a general southwesterly direction along the easterly taking line of

Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Kingsley Avenue;

     Thence turning and running northwesterly in part along the southerly line of Kingsley

Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Harris Avenue;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Harris Avenue to its

intersection with the southerly line of Atwells Avenue;

     Thence turning and running easterly along the southerly line of Atwells Avenue to the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Pine Street;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the northerly taking line of I-195;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the westerly shore line of the Providence River;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly shore line of the Providence River

to its intersection with the southerly line of Crawford Street;

     Thence running northwesterly across Dyer Street to the intersection of the westerly line of

Dyer Street to the southerly line of Custom House Street;

     Thence running northerly in part along the southerly line of Dyer Street and in part along

the westerly line of Market Square to its intersection with the westerly line of Canal Street;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly line of Canal Street to its

intersection with the southerly line of Smith Street;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Smith Street to the point

and place of beginning.

     (B) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the westerly line of Brook

Street and the northerly line of Wickenden Street;

     Thence running in a general westerly direction along the northerly line of Wickenden Street

to the intersection of Wickenden Street and Benefit Street;

     Thence running in a general northerly direction along the easterly line of Benefit Street to

the intersection of Benefit Street and Sheldon Street;

     Thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Sheldon

Street to the intersection of Sheldon Street and Brook Street;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly line to the intersection of Brook Street

and Wickenden Street that being the point of beginning.

     (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Newport shall, after application, have authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located within the following described area in the

city of Newport:

     Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Broadway

and the easterly line of Courthouse Square;

     Thence running in a general northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Broadway

a distance of one hundred and two feet (102′) to a point at the southeasterly corner of land now or

formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet

(98.9′) along the southwesterly border of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical

Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction one hundred and twelve feet (112′)

to Courthouse Street; and

     Thence turning and running in a generally northwesterly direction along Courthouse Street

for a distance of ninety feet (90′) to the point and place of beginning.

     (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within any zoning district in the

town of Warren which is designated as a limited business district or as a general business district

pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town of Warren.

     (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 34 of tax assessors plat 10 of the

Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, including that portion of the public sidewalk

contiguous to said lot.

     (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses for the city of

Newport shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section as

to places of public worship any proposed sidewalk cafe as defined in the Codified Ordinance of the

city of Newport, provided that the applicant be an existing holder of a Retailers’ Class B license.

     (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 131 of tax assessors plat 68 of

the Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, and any proposed retailer Class B

license intended to be located on lot 21 of the tax assessors map plat 49 and any proposed retailer

class BV license intended to be located on lots 3 and 5 of tax assessors map plat 35 of the

Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 2003.

     (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on either lot 160 of tax assessor’s plat

9, and/or on lot 152 of tax assessor’s plat 9, of the Cranston tax assessor’s map as of December 31,

2002; provided, however, as to the subsequent transfer of said Class B license issued by the city of

Cranston under this exemption, whether said transfer is attributable to the holder’s death or

otherwise, any person desiring to become the potential transferee of said Class B license shall

comply with those restrictions as to its use (and shall refrain from those activities which result in

its reversion) set forth in the city of Cranston Memorandum of Understanding dated May 13, 2003,

and, in addition, those requirements applicable to anyone who desires to become a transferee of a

validly issued and outstanding Class B license designated for use in any location in the state of

Rhode Island. Neither the exemption granted herein nor any future exemption granted hereafter

shall be effective until the proposed Class B license and the underlying property owner is certified

to be current in the payment of any and all local and state taxes.

     (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area in the city of Pawtucket:

     Beginning at the point of intersection of Dexter Street and the Central Falls line, then east

along the Central Falls line to the Blackstone River, then north along the city boundary on the

Blackstone River to the Cumberland line, then west along the Pawtucket city boundary line to I-

95, then south along I-95 to Pine Street, then north on Pine Street to AMTRAK Right of Way, then

northwest along the AMTRAK Right of Way to Dexter Street, then north on Dexter Street to the

Central Falls line.

     (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of Little

Compton, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section relating to

places of worship any class B license limited to malt and vinous beverages intended to be located

on Plat 30, Lot 33 of the town of Little Compton tax assessment map existing as of December 31,

2004.

     (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on lots 3, 18, and 19 of tax assessors plat

10 of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 2007.

     (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any class

B, C, or I license intended to be located on Plat 45, Lot 042 of the town of Smithfield, tax

assessment map existing as of December 31, 2007; provided, however, said exemption shall apply

only to any renewal of any class B, C, or I license issued for use at the said premises located on

plat 45, lot 042 as of December 31, 2011. In the event said license is not renewed, then this

exemption is hereby repealed in its entirety.

     (12) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on plat 13, lots 31 and 32 of the

applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Tiverton shall, after the application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

a proposed retailer’s Class BV license for a restaurant located on tax assessor’s plat 181, lot 1A.

     (14) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 68, lot 732.

     (15) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 105, lot 489, plat 105, lot 12

and plat 32, lot 232 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (16) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls, shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 5, lot 188 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (17) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Portsmouth shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 37, lot 69 of the applicable

town of Portsmouth tax assessment map.

     (18) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 23A, lot 98 of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (19) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 11, lot 3558 of the applicable

city of Cranston tax assessment map.

     (20) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any Class

B or C license intended to be located on Plat 6, Lot 54 of the town of Smithfield tax assessors map

as of December 31, 2012.

     (21) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers class B license intended to be located on tax assessors plat 1, lot 2170 of the

applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map as of December 31, 2012.

     (22) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 43, lot 211.

     (23) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 22A, Lot 336, of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (24) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 1, lot 164 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (25) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 1948-1950 Westminster Street on

plat 35, lot 359 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (26) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Middletown, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located on Plat 107 NW, Lot 55 of the town of

Middletown’s tax assessor’s maps as of December 31, 2014.

     (27) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any retailer Class B, C or I license intended to be located on Plat 109, Lot 289, of the applicable

city of Providence tax assessor’s map.

     (28) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located at 226 and 230 Dean Street on plat

25, lot 44 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (29) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 219 Main Street on map/lot

085 001 212 0000 of the applicable town of East Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (30) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 137 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-412; 59 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-236; 555 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-084;

74 Cliff Street on map/lot 075-003-040; 609 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-080; 241 Main Street

on map/lot 085-001-208; 155 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-222; 149 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-223; and 2 Academy Court on map/lot 085-001-211 of the applicable Town of East

Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (31) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Lincoln shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 10, lot 108, of the

Lincoln tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2015.

     (32) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class C license intended to be located at 215 Dean Street on plat 28, lot 961

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (33) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 100-102 Hope Street on plat 16,

lot 263 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (34) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Cumberland shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 88 Broad Street on Lots 32, 51,

and 52 of Plat 2 Cumberland tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2016.

     (35) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 11 Lowell Avenue, 191 Pocasset

Avenue and 187 Pocasset Avenue on Lots 22, 23, and 24 of Plat 108 Providence tax assessor’s map

as of December 31, 2017.

     (36) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 1, of Lot 171 of the applicable

city of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (37) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV and Class BX license intended to be located at 161 Douglas

Avenue on plat 68, lot 201 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (38) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 1007 Broad Street, Plat 53, Lot

192 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map and 1017 Broad Street Plat 53, Lot

582 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (39) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 122 North Main Street, Map/Lot

130-125-005 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (40) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of

Woonsocket, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailers’ class BV and class BM license intended to be located between 2 Main Street

(tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 284) and 194 Main Street (tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 139).

     (41) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 375 Smith Street, Plat 68, Lot 132

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (42) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 671 Broadway Street, Plat 35, Lot

566 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (43) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 464-468 Wickenden Street, also

identified as 8 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 179 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment

map.

     (44) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 114 Granite Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Plat 67, Lot 278 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (45) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 43 Railroad Street, Plat 14R, Lot

205 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (46) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license or Class BV license intended to be located at 601 Hartford

Avenue, Plat 113, Lot 50 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (47) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 169 and 177 Main Street, Westerly,

RI 02891, Map 66, Lots 8 and 9 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (48) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 332 Bullock Point Avenue, East

Providence, RI 02915, Map 312, Block 12, Parcel 018.00 of the applicable city of East Providence

tax assessment map.

     (49) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of license commissioners of

the city of Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of

this section any proposed retailers Class B, C, or N license intended to be located on Plat 54B, Lots

826 and 827; Plat 65B, Lot 662; and Plat 23A, Lots 599, 672, and 673 of the city of Pawtucket tax

assessment map existing as of March 1, 2021.

     (50) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Jamestown, after application, has the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class BVL license intended to be located at 53 Narragansett Avenue, Plat 9, Lot

207 of the applicable town of Jamestown tax assessment map.

     (51) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence, shall after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BV and Class P license intended to be located at 203-209 Douglas

Avenue, Plat 68, Lots 83 and 646 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (52) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 130 Taunton Avenue, Map 106,

Block 6, Parcel 15 of the applicable city of East Providence tax assessment map.

     (53) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Barrington shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 305 Sowams Road, Barrington,

R.I. 02806, Plat 30, Lot 141 of the applicable town of Barrington tax assessment map.

     (54) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 737 Hope Street, Plat 6, Lot 595 of

the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (55) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 4 Market Street, Plat 3, Lot 74 of the

applicable town of Warren tax assessment map.

     (56) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 163 Main Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Map 66, Lot 11 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (57) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license intended to be located at 777 Elmwood Avenue, Plat 60,

Lot 1 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (58) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section, any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s Plat 19, Lot

617.

     (59) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 12 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 180

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (60) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 371 Smith Street, Plat

68, Lot 2 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (61) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

South Kingstown shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer's Class BV license intended to be located at 357 Main Street, a/k/a

359 Main Street, Plat 56-3, Lot 50, of the applicable town of South Kingstown tax assessment map.

3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and

churches.

     (a) Retailers’ Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8, shall

not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part

of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of any point of the building files with the body or official

having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any

building within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school

or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer’s Class A licenses shall not be

issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred feet (500′) of the

premises of any public, private, or parochial school, or a place of public worship.

     (b) As used in this section, “private school” means any nonpublic institution of elementary

or secondary (K-12th grade) education, accredited or recognized as a private school by the

department of elementary and secondary education or the school committee of the city or town

having jurisdiction over private schools.

     (c) This section shall not apply to any Class B or C license holder whose license was issued

prior to January 1, 1978, nor shall this section apply to, or constitute the basis of, an objection to,

or disapproval of, the transfer of a Class B or C license where the location of the licensed

establishment predates the location of the public, private, or parochial school, or place of public

worship.

     (d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area(s) in the city of Providence:

     (A) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Smith

Street and the easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence running in a general southwesterly direction along the easterly taking line of

Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Kingsley Avenue;

     Thence turning and running northwesterly in part along the southerly line of Kingsley

Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Harris Avenue;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Harris Avenue to its

intersection with the southerly line of Atwells Avenue;

     Thence turning and running easterly along the southerly line of Atwells Avenue to the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Pine Street;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the northerly taking line of I-195;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the westerly shore line of the Providence River;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly shore line of the Providence River

to its intersection with the southerly line of Crawford Street;

     Thence running northwesterly across Dyer Street to the intersection of the westerly line of

Dyer Street to the southerly line of Custom House Street;

     Thence running northerly in part along the southerly line of Dyer Street and in part along

the westerly line of Market Square to its intersection with the westerly line of Canal Street;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly line of Canal Street to its

intersection with the southerly line of Smith Street;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Smith Street to the point

and place of beginning.

     (B) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the westerly line of Brook

Street and the northerly line of Wickenden Street;

     Thence running in a general westerly direction along the northerly line of Wickenden Street

to the intersection of Wickenden Street and Benefit Street;

     Thence running in a general northerly direction along the easterly line of Benefit Street to

the intersection of Benefit Street and Sheldon Street;

     Thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Sheldon

Street to the intersection of Sheldon Street and Brook Street;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly line to the intersection of Brook Street

and Wickenden Street that being the point of beginning.

     (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Newport shall, after application, have authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located within the following described area in the

city of Newport:

     Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Broadway

and the easterly line of Courthouse Square;

     Thence running in a general northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Broadway

a distance of one hundred and two feet (102′) to a point at the southeasterly corner of land now or

formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet

(98.9′) along the southwesterly border of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical

Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction one hundred and twelve feet (112′)

to Courthouse Street; and

     Thence turning and running in a generally northwesterly direction along Courthouse Street

for a distance of ninety feet (90′) to the point and place of beginning.

     (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within any zoning district in the

town of Warren which is designated as a limited business district or as a general business district

pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town of Warren.

     (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 34 of tax assessors plat 10 of the

Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, including that portion of the public sidewalk

contiguous to said lot.

     (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses for the city of

Newport shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section as

to places of public worship any proposed sidewalk cafe as defined in the Codified Ordinance of the

city of Newport, provided that the applicant be an existing holder of a Retailers’ Class B license.

     (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 131 of tax assessors plat 68 of

the Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, and any proposed retailer Class B

license intended to be located on lot 21 of the tax assessors map plat 49 and any proposed retailer

class BV license intended to be located on lots 3 and 5 of tax assessors map plat 35 of the

Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 2003.

     (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on either lot 160 of tax assessor’s plat

9, and/or on lot 152 of tax assessor’s plat 9, of the Cranston tax assessor’s map as of December 31,

2002; provided, however, as to the subsequent transfer of said Class B license issued by the city of

Cranston under this exemption, whether said transfer is attributable to the holder’s death or

otherwise, any person desiring to become the potential transferee of said Class B license shall

comply with those restrictions as to its use (and shall refrain from those activities which result in

its reversion) set forth in the city of Cranston Memorandum of Understanding dated May 13, 2003,

and, in addition, those requirements applicable to anyone who desires to become a transferee of a

validly issued and outstanding Class B license designated for use in any location in the state of

Rhode Island. Neither the exemption granted herein nor any future exemption granted hereafter

shall be effective until the proposed Class B license and the underlying property owner is certified

to be current in the payment of any and all local and state taxes.

     (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area in the city of Pawtucket:

     Beginning at the point of intersection of Dexter Street and the Central Falls line, then east

along the Central Falls line to the Blackstone River, then north along the city boundary on the

Blackstone River to the Cumberland line, then west along the Pawtucket city boundary line to I-

95, then south along I-95 to Pine Street, then north on Pine Street to AMTRAK Right of Way, then

northwest along the AMTRAK Right of Way to Dexter Street, then north on Dexter Street to the

Central Falls line.

     (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of Little

Compton, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section relating to

places of worship any class B license limited to malt and vinous beverages intended to be located

on Plat 30, Lot 33 of the town of Little Compton tax assessment map existing as of December 31,

2004.

     (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on lots 3, 18, and 19 of tax assessors plat

10 of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 2007.

     (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any class

B, C, or I license intended to be located on Plat 45, Lot 042 of the town of Smithfield, tax

assessment map existing as of December 31, 2007; provided, however, said exemption shall apply

only to any renewal of any class B, C, or I license issued for use at the said premises located on

plat 45, lot 042 as of December 31, 2011. In the event said license is not renewed, then this

exemption is hereby repealed in its entirety.

     (12) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on plat 13, lots 31 and 32 of the

applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Tiverton shall, after the application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

a proposed retailer’s Class BV license for a restaurant located on tax assessor’s plat 181, lot 1A.

     (14) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 68, lot 732.

     (15) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 105, lot 489, plat 105, lot 12

and plat 32, lot 232 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (16) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls, shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 5, lot 188 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (17) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Portsmouth shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 37, lot 69 of the applicable

town of Portsmouth tax assessment map.

     (18) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 23A, lot 98 of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (19) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 11, lot 3558 of the applicable

city of Cranston tax assessment map.

     (20) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any Class

B or C license intended to be located on Plat 6, Lot 54 of the town of Smithfield tax assessors map

as of December 31, 2012.

     (21) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers class B license intended to be located on tax assessors plat 1, lot 2170 of the

applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map as of December 31, 2012.

     (22) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 43, lot 211.

     (23) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 22A, Lot 336, of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (24) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 1, lot 164 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (25) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 1948-1950 Westminster Street on

plat 35, lot 359 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (26) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Middletown, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located on Plat 107 NW, Lot 55 of the town of

Middletown’s tax assessor’s maps as of December 31, 2014.

     (27) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any retailer Class B, C or I license intended to be located on Plat 109, Lot 289, of the applicable

city of Providence tax assessor’s map.

     (28) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located at 226 and 230 Dean Street on plat

25, lot 44 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (29) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 219 Main Street on map/lot

085 001 212 0000 of the applicable town of East Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (30) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 137 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-412; 59 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-236; 555 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-084;

74 Cliff Street on map/lot 075-003-040; 609 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-080; 241 Main Street

on map/lot 085-001-208; 155 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-222; 149 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-223; and 2 Academy Court on map/lot 085-001-211 of the applicable Town of East

Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (31) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Lincoln shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 10, lot 108, of the

Lincoln tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2015.

     (32) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class C license intended to be located at 215 Dean Street on plat 28, lot 961

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (33) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 100-102 Hope Street on plat 16,

lot 263 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (34) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Cumberland shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 88 Broad Street on Lots 32, 51,

and 52 of Plat 2 Cumberland tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2016.

     (35) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 11 Lowell Avenue, 191 Pocasset

Avenue and 187 Pocasset Avenue on Lots 22, 23, and 24 of Plat 108 Providence tax assessor’s map

as of December 31, 2017.

     (36) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 1, of Lot 171 of the applicable

city of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (37) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV and Class BX license intended to be located at 161 Douglas

Avenue on plat 68, lot 201 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (38) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 1007 Broad Street, Plat 53, Lot

192 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map and 1017 Broad Street Plat 53, Lot

582 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (39) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 122 North Main Street, Map/Lot

130-125-005 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (40) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of

Woonsocket, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailers’ class BV and class BM license intended to be located between 2 Main Street

(tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 284) and 194 Main Street (tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 139).

     (41) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 375 Smith Street, Plat 68, Lot 132

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (42) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 671 Broadway Street, Plat 35, Lot

566 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (43) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 464-468 Wickenden Street, also

identified as 8 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 179 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment

map.

     (44) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 114 Granite Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Plat 67, Lot 278 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (45) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 43 Railroad Street, Plat 14R, Lot

205 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (46) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license or Class BV license intended to be located at 601 Hartford

Avenue, Plat 113, Lot 50 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (47) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 169 and 177 Main Street, Westerly,

RI 02891, Map 66, Lots 8 and 9 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (48) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 332 Bullock Point Avenue, East

Providence, RI 02915, Map 312, Block 12, Parcel 018.00 of the applicable city of East Providence

tax assessment map.

     (49) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of license commissioners of

the city of Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of

this section any proposed retailers Class B, C, or N license intended to be located on Plat 54B, Lots

826 and 827; Plat 65B, Lot 662; and Plat 23A, Lots 599, 672, and 673 of the city of Pawtucket tax

assessment map existing as of March 1, 2021.

     (50) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Jamestown, after application, has the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class BVL license intended to be located at 53 Narragansett Avenue, Plat 9, Lot

207 of the applicable town of Jamestown tax assessment map.

     (51) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence, shall after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BV and Class P license intended to be located at 203-209 Douglas

Avenue, Plat 68, Lots 83 and 646 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (52) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 130 Taunton Avenue, Map 106,

Block 6, Parcel 15 of the applicable city of East Providence tax assessment map.

     (53) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Barrington shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 305 Sowams Road, Barrington,

R.I. 02806, Plat 30, Lot 141 of the applicable town of Barrington tax assessment map.

     (54) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 737 Hope Street, Plat 6, Lot 595 of

the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (55) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 4 Market Street, Plat 3, Lot 74 of the

applicable town of Warren tax assessment map.

     (56) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 163 Main Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Map 66, Lot 11 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (57) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license intended to be located at 777 Elmwood Avenue, Plat 60,

Lot 1 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (58) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section, any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s Plat 19, Lot

617.

     (59) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 12 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 180

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (60) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 371 Smith Street, Plat

68, Lot 2 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (61) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 225 Waterman Street,

Plat 14, Lot 508 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and

churches.

     (a) Retailers’ Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8, shall

not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part

of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of any point of the building files with the body or official

having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any

building within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school

or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer’s Class A licenses shall not be

issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred feet (500′) of the

premises of any public, private, or parochial school, or a place of public worship.

     (b) As used in this section, “private school” means any nonpublic institution of elementary

or secondary (K-12th grade) education, accredited or recognized as a private school by the

department of elementary and secondary education or the school committee of the city or town

having jurisdiction over private schools.

     (c) This section shall not apply to any Class B or C license holder whose license was issued

prior to January 1, 1978, nor shall this section apply to, or constitute the basis of, an objection to,

or disapproval of, the transfer of a Class B or C license where the location of the licensed

establishment predates the location of the public, private, or parochial school, or place of public

worship.

     (d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area(s) in the city of Providence:

     (A) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Smith

Street and the easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence running in a general southwesterly direction along the easterly taking line of

Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Kingsley Avenue;

     Thence turning and running northwesterly in part along the southerly line of Kingsley

Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Harris Avenue;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Harris Avenue to its

intersection with the southerly line of Atwells Avenue;

     Thence turning and running easterly along the southerly line of Atwells Avenue to the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Pine Street;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the northerly taking line of I-195;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the westerly shore line of the Providence River;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly shore line of the Providence River

to its intersection with the southerly line of Crawford Street;

     Thence running northwesterly across Dyer Street to the intersection of the westerly line of

Dyer Street to the southerly line of Custom House Street;

     Thence running northerly in part along the southerly line of Dyer Street and in part along

the westerly line of Market Square to its intersection with the westerly line of Canal Street;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly line of Canal Street to its

intersection with the southerly line of Smith Street;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Smith Street to the point

and place of beginning.

     (B) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the westerly line of Brook

Street and the northerly line of Wickenden Street;

     Thence running in a general westerly direction along the northerly line of Wickenden Street

to the intersection of Wickenden Street and Benefit Street;

     Thence running in a general northerly direction along the easterly line of Benefit Street to

the intersection of Benefit Street and Sheldon Street;

     Thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Sheldon

Street to the intersection of Sheldon Street and Brook Street;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly line to the intersection of Brook Street

and Wickenden Street that being the point of beginning.

     (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Newport shall, after application, have authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located within the following described area in the

city of Newport:

     Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Broadway

and the easterly line of Courthouse Square;

     Thence running in a general northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Broadway

a distance of one hundred and two feet (102′) to a point at the southeasterly corner of land now or

formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet

(98.9′) along the southwesterly border of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical

Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction one hundred and twelve feet (112′)

to Courthouse Street; and

     Thence turning and running in a generally northwesterly direction along Courthouse Street

for a distance of ninety feet (90′) to the point and place of beginning.

     (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within any zoning district in the

town of Warren which is designated as a limited business district or as a general business district

pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town of Warren.

     (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 34 of tax assessors plat 10 of the

Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, including that portion of the public sidewalk

contiguous to said lot.

     (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses for the city of

Newport shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section as

to places of public worship any proposed sidewalk cafe as defined in the Codified Ordinance of the

city of Newport, provided that the applicant be an existing holder of a Retailers’ Class B license.

     (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 131 of tax assessors plat 68 of

the Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, and any proposed retailer Class B

license intended to be located on lot 21 of the tax assessors map plat 49 and any proposed retailer

class BV license intended to be located on lots 3 and 5 of tax assessors map plat 35 of the

Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 2003.

     (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on either lot 160 of tax assessor’s plat

9, and/or on lot 152 of tax assessor’s plat 9, of the Cranston tax assessor’s map as of December 31,

2002; provided, however, as to the subsequent transfer of said Class B license issued by the city of

Cranston under this exemption, whether said transfer is attributable to the holder’s death or

otherwise, any person desiring to become the potential transferee of said Class B license shall

comply with those restrictions as to its use (and shall refrain from those activities which result in

its reversion) set forth in the city of Cranston Memorandum of Understanding dated May 13, 2003,

and, in addition, those requirements applicable to anyone who desires to become a transferee of a

validly issued and outstanding Class B license designated for use in any location in the state of

Rhode Island. Neither the exemption granted herein nor any future exemption granted hereafter

shall be effective until the proposed Class B license and the underlying property owner is certified

to be current in the payment of any and all local and state taxes.

     (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area in the city of Pawtucket:

     Beginning at the point of intersection of Dexter Street and the Central Falls line, then east

along the Central Falls line to the Blackstone River, then north along the city boundary on the

Blackstone River to the Cumberland line, then west along the Pawtucket city boundary line to I-

95, then south along I-95 to Pine Street, then north on Pine Street to AMTRAK Right of Way, then

northwest along the AMTRAK Right of Way to Dexter Street, then north on Dexter Street to the

Central Falls line.

     (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of Little

Compton, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section relating to

places of worship any class B license limited to malt and vinous beverages intended to be located

on Plat 30, Lot 33 of the town of Little Compton tax assessment map existing as of December 31,

2004.

     (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on lots 3, 18, and 19 of tax assessors plat

10 of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 2007.

     (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any class

B, C, or I license intended to be located on Plat 45, Lot 042 of the town of Smithfield, tax

assessment map existing as of December 31, 2007; provided, however, said exemption shall apply

only to any renewal of any class B, C, or I license issued for use at the said premises located on

plat 45, lot 042 as of December 31, 2011. In the event said license is not renewed, then this

exemption is hereby repealed in its entirety.

     (12) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on plat 13, lots 31 and 32 of the

applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Tiverton shall, after the application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

a proposed retailer’s Class BV license for a restaurant located on tax assessor’s plat 181, lot 1A.

     (14) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 68, lot 732.

     (15) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 105, lot 489, plat 105, lot 12

and plat 32, lot 232 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (16) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls, shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 5, lot 188 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (17) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Portsmouth shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 37, lot 69 of the applicable

town of Portsmouth tax assessment map.

     (18) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 23A, lot 98 of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (19) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 11, lot 3558 of the applicable

city of Cranston tax assessment map.

     (20) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any Class

B or C license intended to be located on Plat 6, Lot 54 of the town of Smithfield tax assessors map

as of December 31, 2012.

     (21) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers class B license intended to be located on tax assessors plat 1, lot 2170 of the

applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map as of December 31, 2012.

     (22) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 43, lot 211.

     (23) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 22A, Lot 336, of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (24) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 1, lot 164 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (25) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 1948-1950 Westminster Street on

plat 35, lot 359 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (26) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Middletown, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located on Plat 107 NW, Lot 55 of the town of

Middletown’s tax assessor’s maps as of December 31, 2014.

     (27) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any retailer Class B, C or I license intended to be located on Plat 109, Lot 289, of the applicable

city of Providence tax assessor’s map.

     (28) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located at 226 and 230 Dean Street on plat

25, lot 44 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (29) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 219 Main Street on map/lot

085 001 212 0000 of the applicable town of East Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (30) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 137 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-412; 59 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-236; 555 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-084;

74 Cliff Street on map/lot 075-003-040; 609 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-080; 241 Main Street

on map/lot 085-001-208; 155 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-222; 149 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-223; and 2 Academy Court on map/lot 085-001-211 of the applicable Town of East

Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (31) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Lincoln shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 10, lot 108, of the

Lincoln tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2015.

     (32) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class C license intended to be located at 215 Dean Street on plat 28, lot 961

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (33) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 100-102 Hope Street on plat 16,

lot 263 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (34) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Cumberland shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 88 Broad Street on Lots 32, 51,

and 52 of Plat 2 Cumberland tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2016.

     (35) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 11 Lowell Avenue, 191 Pocasset

Avenue and 187 Pocasset Avenue on Lots 22, 23, and 24 of Plat 108 Providence tax assessor’s map

as of December 31, 2017.

     (36) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 1, of Lot 171 of the applicable

city of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (37) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV and Class BX license intended to be located at 161 Douglas

Avenue on plat 68, lot 201 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (38) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 1007 Broad Street, Plat 53, Lot

192 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map and 1017 Broad Street Plat 53, Lot

582 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (39) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 122 North Main Street, Map/Lot

130-125-005 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (40) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of

Woonsocket, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailers’ class BV and class BM license intended to be located between 2 Main Street

(tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 284) and 194 Main Street (tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 139).

     (41) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 375 Smith Street, Plat 68, Lot 132

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (42) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 671 Broadway Street, Plat 35, Lot

566 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (43) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 464-468 Wickenden Street, also

identified as 8 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 179 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment

map.

     (44) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 114 Granite Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Plat 67, Lot 278 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (45) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 43 Railroad Street, Plat 14R, Lot

205 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (46) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license or Class BV license intended to be located at 601 Hartford

Avenue, Plat 113, Lot 50 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (47) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 169 and 177 Main Street, Westerly,

RI 02891, Map 66, Lots 8 and 9 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (48) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 332 Bullock Point Avenue, East

Providence, RI 02915, Map 312, Block 12, Parcel 018.00 of the applicable city of East Providence

tax assessment map.

     (49) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of license commissioners of

the city of Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of

this section any proposed retailers Class B, C, or N license intended to be located on Plat 54B, Lots

826 and 827; Plat 65B, Lot 662; and Plat 23A, Lots 599, 672, and 673 of the city of Pawtucket tax

assessment map existing as of March 1, 2021.

     (50) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Jamestown, after application, has the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class BVL license intended to be located at 53 Narragansett Avenue, Plat 9, Lot

207 of the applicable town of Jamestown tax assessment map.

     (51) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence, shall after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BV and Class P license intended to be located at 203-209 Douglas

Avenue, Plat 68, Lots 83 and 646 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (52) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 130 Taunton Avenue, Map 106,

Block 6, Parcel 15 of the applicable city of East Providence tax assessment map.

     (53) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Barrington shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 305 Sowams Road, Barrington,

R.I. 02806, Plat 30, Lot 141 of the applicable town of Barrington tax assessment map.

     (54) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 737 Hope Street, Plat 6, Lot 595 of

the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (55) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 4 Market Street, Plat 3, Lot 74 of the

applicable town of Warren tax assessment map.

     (56) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 163 Main Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Map 66, Lot 11 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (57) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license intended to be located at 777 Elmwood Avenue, Plat 60,

Lot 1 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (58) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section, any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s Plat 19, Lot

617.

     (59) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 12 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 180

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (60) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 371 Smith Street, Plat

68, Lot 2 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (61) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 136 Taunton Avenue, Map 106,

Block 6, Parcel 15 of the applicable city of East Providence tax assessment map.

3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and

churches.

     (a) Retailers’ Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8, shall

not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part

of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of any point of the building files with the body or official

having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any

building within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school

or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer’s Class A licenses shall not be

issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred feet (500′) of the

premises of any public, private, or parochial school, or a place of public worship.

     (b) As used in this section, “private school” means any nonpublic institution of elementary

or secondary (K-12th grade) education, accredited or recognized as a private school by the

department of elementary and secondary education or the school committee of the city or town

having jurisdiction over private schools.

     (c) This section shall not apply to any Class B or C license holder whose license was issued

prior to January 1, 1978, nor shall this section apply to, or constitute the basis of, an objection to,

or disapproval of, the transfer of a Class B or C license where the location of the licensed

establishment predates the location of the public, private, or parochial school, or place of public

worship.

     (d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area(s) in the city of Providence:

     (A) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Smith

Street and the easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence running in a general southwesterly direction along the easterly taking line of

Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Kingsley Avenue;

     Thence turning and running northwesterly in part along the southerly line of Kingsley

Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Harris Avenue;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Harris Avenue to its

intersection with the southerly line of Atwells Avenue;

     Thence turning and running easterly along the southerly line of Atwells Avenue to the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Pine Street;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the northerly taking line of I-195;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the westerly shore line of the Providence River;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly shore line of the Providence River

to its intersection with the southerly line of Crawford Street;

     Thence running northwesterly across Dyer Street to the intersection of the westerly line of

Dyer Street to the southerly line of Custom House Street;

     Thence running northerly in part along the southerly line of Dyer Street and in part along

the westerly line of Market Square to its intersection with the westerly line of Canal Street;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly line of Canal Street to its

intersection with the southerly line of Smith Street;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Smith Street to the point

and place of beginning.

     (B) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the westerly line of Brook

Street and the northerly line of Wickenden Street;

     Thence running in a general westerly direction along the northerly line of Wickenden Street

to the intersection of Wickenden Street and Benefit Street;

     Thence running in a general northerly direction along the easterly line of Benefit Street to

the intersection of Benefit Street and Sheldon Street;

     Thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Sheldon

Street to the intersection of Sheldon Street and Brook Street;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly line to the intersection of Brook Street

and Wickenden Street that being the point of beginning.

     (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Newport shall, after application, have authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located within the following described area in the

city of Newport:

     Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Broadway

and the easterly line of Courthouse Square;

     Thence running in a general northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Broadway

a distance of one hundred and two feet (102′) to a point at the southeasterly corner of land now or

formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet

(98.9′) along the southwesterly border of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical

Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction one hundred and twelve feet (112′)

to Courthouse Street; and

     Thence turning and running in a generally northwesterly direction along Courthouse Street

for a distance of ninety feet (90′) to the point and place of beginning.

     (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within any zoning district in the

town of Warren which is designated as a limited business district or as a general business district

pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town of Warren.

     (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 34 of tax assessors plat 10 of the

Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, including that portion of the public sidewalk

contiguous to said lot.

     (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses for the city of

Newport shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section as

to places of public worship any proposed sidewalk cafe as defined in the Codified Ordinance of the

city of Newport, provided that the applicant be an existing holder of a Retailers’ Class B license.

     (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 131 of tax assessors plat 68 of

the Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, and any proposed retailer Class B

license intended to be located on lot 21 of the tax assessors map plat 49 and any proposed retailer

class BV license intended to be located on lots 3 and 5 of tax assessors map plat 35 of the

Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 2003.

     (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on either lot 160 of tax assessor’s plat

9, and/or on lot 152 of tax assessor’s plat 9, of the Cranston tax assessor’s map as of December 31,

2002; provided, however, as to the subsequent transfer of said Class B license issued by the city of

Cranston under this exemption, whether said transfer is attributable to the holder’s death or

otherwise, any person desiring to become the potential transferee of said Class B license shall

comply with those restrictions as to its use (and shall refrain from those activities which result in

its reversion) set forth in the city of Cranston Memorandum of Understanding dated May 13, 2003,

and, in addition, those requirements applicable to anyone who desires to become a transferee of a

validly issued and outstanding Class B license designated for use in any location in the state of

Rhode Island. Neither the exemption granted herein nor any future exemption granted hereafter

shall be effective until the proposed Class B license and the underlying property owner is certified

to be current in the payment of any and all local and state taxes.

     (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area in the city of Pawtucket:

     Beginning at the point of intersection of Dexter Street and the Central Falls line, then east

along the Central Falls line to the Blackstone River, then north along the city boundary on the

Blackstone River to the Cumberland line, then west along the Pawtucket city boundary line to I-

95, then south along I-95 to Pine Street, then north on Pine Street to AMTRAK Right of Way, then

northwest along the AMTRAK Right of Way to Dexter Street, then north on Dexter Street to the

Central Falls line.

     (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of Little

Compton, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section relating to

places of worship any class B license limited to malt and vinous beverages intended to be located

on Plat 30, Lot 33 of the town of Little Compton tax assessment map existing as of December 31,

2004.

     (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on lots 3, 18, and 19 of tax assessors plat

10 of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 2007.

     (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any class

B, C, or I license intended to be located on Plat 45, Lot 042 of the town of Smithfield, tax

assessment map existing as of December 31, 2007; provided, however, said exemption shall apply

only to any renewal of any class B, C, or I license issued for use at the said premises located on

plat 45, lot 042 as of December 31, 2011. In the event said license is not renewed, then this

exemption is hereby repealed in its entirety.

     (12) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on plat 13, lots 31 and 32 of the

applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Tiverton shall, after the application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

a proposed retailer’s Class BV license for a restaurant located on tax assessor’s plat 181, lot 1A.

     (14) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 68, lot 732.

     (15) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 105, lot 489, plat 105, lot 12

and plat 32, lot 232 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (16) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls, shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 5, lot 188 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (17) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Portsmouth shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 37, lot 69 of the applicable

town of Portsmouth tax assessment map.

     (18) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 23A, lot 98 of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (19) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 11, lot 3558 of the applicable

city of Cranston tax assessment map.

     (20) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any Class

B or C license intended to be located on Plat 6, Lot 54 of the town of Smithfield tax assessors map

as of December 31, 2012.

     (21) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers class B license intended to be located on tax assessors plat 1, lot 2170 of the

applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map as of December 31, 2012.

     (22) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 43, lot 211.

     (23) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 22A, Lot 336, of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (24) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 1, lot 164 of the applicable city

of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (25) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 1948-1950 Westminster Street on

plat 35, lot 359 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (26) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Middletown, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located on Plat 107 NW, Lot 55 of the town of

Middletown’s tax assessor’s maps as of December 31, 2014.

     (27) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any retailer Class B, C or I license intended to be located on Plat 109, Lot 289, of the applicable

city of Providence tax assessor’s map.

     (28) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located at 226 and 230 Dean Street on plat

25, lot 44 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (29) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 219 Main Street on map/lot

085 001 212 0000 of the applicable town of East Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (30) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 137 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-412; 59 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-236; 555 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-084;

74 Cliff Street on map/lot 075-003-040; 609 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-080; 241 Main Street

on map/lot 085-001-208; 155 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-222; 149 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-223; and 2 Academy Court on map/lot 085-001-211 of the applicable Town of East

Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (31) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Lincoln shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 10, lot 108, of the

Lincoln tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2015.

     (32) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class C license intended to be located at 215 Dean Street on plat 28, lot 961

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (33) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 100-102 Hope Street on plat 16,

lot 263 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (34) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Cumberland shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 88 Broad Street on Lots 32, 51,

and 52 of Plat 2 Cumberland tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2016.

     (35) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 11 Lowell Avenue, 191 Pocasset

Avenue and 187 Pocasset Avenue on Lots 22, 23, and 24 of Plat 108 Providence tax assessor’s map

as of December 31, 2017.

     (36) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 1, of Lot 171 of the applicable

city of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (37) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class BV and Class BX license intended to be located at 161 Douglas

Avenue on plat 68, lot 201 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (38) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 1007 Broad Street, Plat 53, Lot

192 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map and 1017 Broad Street Plat 53, Lot

582 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (39) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 122 North Main Street, Map/Lot

130-125-005 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (40) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of

Woonsocket, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailers’ class BV and class BM license intended to be located between 2 Main Street

(tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 284) and 194 Main Street (tax assessor’s plat 14, lot 139).

     (41) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 375 Smith Street, Plat 68, Lot 132

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (42) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 671 Broadway Street, Plat 35, Lot

566 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (43) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 464-468 Wickenden Street, also

identified as 8 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 179 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment

map.

     (44) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 114 Granite Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Plat 67, Lot 278 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (45) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 43 Railroad Street, Plat 14R, Lot

205 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (46) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license or Class BV license intended to be located at 601 Hartford

Avenue, Plat 113, Lot 50 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (47) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 169 and 177 Main Street, Westerly,

RI 02891, Map 66, Lots 8 and 9 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (48) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 332 Bullock Point Avenue, East

Providence, RI 02915, Map 312, Block 12, Parcel 018.00 of the applicable city of East Providence

tax assessment map.

     (49) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of license commissioners of

the city of Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of

this section any proposed retailers Class B, C, or N license intended to be located on Plat 54B, Lots

826 and 827; Plat 65B, Lot 662; and Plat 23A, Lots 599, 672, and 673 of the city of Pawtucket tax

assessment map existing as of March 1, 2021.

     (50) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Jamestown, after application, has the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class BVL license intended to be located at 53 Narragansett Avenue, Plat 9, Lot

207 of the applicable town of Jamestown tax assessment map.

     (51) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of