Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rhode Island Ready Program › Section 880-RICR-00-00-5.6 - Program Enrollment

Current through June 14, 2024
5.6.1
Enrollment Overview
The activation of Sites for uses consistent with the Enactment, the Program and these Rules requires that such sites receive all of the engineering, permitting and other pre-development approvals and activities that are necessary to prepare the site for development activity in accordance with the Enactment, the Program and these Rules. Activated sites also need to have the utility, transportation, and other infrastructure necessary to support the proposed use. The Program is intended to provide technical and/or financial assistance to aid in preparing Enrolled Sites for development activity, as described in the Program Guidance.
5.6.2
Eligibility for Enrollment
A. For a Site to be eligible for enrollment in the Program, an Enrollment Application for the Site must be submitted to the Corporation and the Site must meet the Enrollment Requirements outlined herein and further described in the Program Guidance. The Program Guidance shall contain the required forms and/or template for the Enrollment Application.
B. The Managing Director shall announce via the Corporation's website or other publicly available means the availability of the Enrollment Application and the time periods for receipt of Enrollment Applications, which may include one (1) or more deadlines. Such announcement will include the method via which Enrollment Applications shall be delivered to the Corporation, along with any relevant Enrollment Application deadlines.
C. Two (2) types of Sites shall be eligible for enrollment. For both types of Sites, the municipality in which the Site is located must support the Enrollment Application, as evidenced by a Letter of Support from the Chief Executive of the municipality, meaning the City Mayor, Town Manager or equivalent. To apply for enrollment in the Program a Site must either:
1. Accommodate upgraded, enhanced or otherwise improved infrastructure within an area of a community in support of the uses outlined in the Enactment; or
2. At a minimum, meet the following requirements, as may be further detailed in the Program Guidance:
a. The zoning district in which the Site is located allows one (1) or more of the uses described in the Enactment as by-right permitted uses, as evidenced by a statement from the municipal Zoning Enforcement Officer, as designated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Law §45-24-54.
b. The Site is a minimum of approximately ten (10) acres in size and/or is anticipated to yield a building of approximately one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet. Alternatively, the Site accommodates expansion of an existing industrial use or facility.
c. The Site is within one (1) mile of a designated Arterial roadway, Highway, Freeway, or Expressway as depicted on the "Existing Highway Functional Classification" map, prepared by the R.I. Division of Planning and dated March 11, 2019, as may be updated by the R.I. Division of Planning from time to time (collectively, the "State Highways").
D. Each Enrollment Application will be reviewed by the Corporation as described in §5.6.4 of this Part. For sites to be enrolled in the Program, development of the Site for one (1) or more of the uses described in the Enactment must be reasonably feasible, as determined by the Board as outlined herein and outlined in the Program Guidance.