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DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Jamestown, RI.

Local law · Updated April 21, 2025 · 1,225 sections

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Sec. 34-66. - Definitions.#

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Tent and trailer mean any tent, temporary structure or automobile trailer used for or adaptable for use as living quarters.

Tourist camp and parking site mean any place where two or more tents or trailers are located or any premises designated or intended for the purpose of supplying the public with locations for two or more tents or trailers.

Unit means any section of ground in any tourist camp or parking site, used or designated for use as the location of a single tent or trailer.

(Code 1982, § 11-20; Code 2003, § 34-66)

Sec. 34-67. - Location.#

No trailer parking site or tourist camp shall be permitted to be located upon any land, park or beach owned or controlled by the town, except on such portion of land, park or beach as shall be especially provided for such site or camp.

(Code 1982, § 11-21; Code 2003, § 34-67)

Sec. 34-68. - Unit size and capacity.#

No unit in any tourist camp or trailer parking site shall contain less than 750 square feet of land, and no such unit shall be permitted to be occupied by more than one tent or trailer. This shall not be construed as to prohibit any property owner from accommodating the automobile trailers of nonpaying guests; nor to prevent any property owner from erecting, subject to any applicable ordinance of the town, overnight cabins.

(Code 1982, § 11-22; Code 2003, § 34-68)

Sec. 34-69. - Declaration of nuisance.#

Failure to comply with this article shall be deemed sufficient cause for declaring the premises a nuisance under the provision of the law.

(Code 1982, § 11-30; Code 2003, § 34-69)

Secs. 34-70—34-85. - Reserved.#