ARTICLE II. - WARWICK STATION REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Footnotes:

--- (1) --- Editor's note— Ord. No. 98-42, § 1, adopted Dec. 12, 1998, enacted provisions which pertained to the Warwick Station Redevelopment District and the agency therefor. Such provisions, designated as §§ 6-401—6-410, have been redesignated by the editors, with the concurrence of the city, as §§ 51-21—51-30 for purposes of classification.

Cross reference— Boards and commissions, § 6-1, et. seq.

Sec. 51-21. - Purpose.#

The purpose of the Warwick Station Redevelopment District (WSRD) and Warwick Station Redevelopment Agency (WSRA) is to encourage, guide and direct development in the district, to ensure that the character prescribed in the Warwick Station Redevelopment District Master Plan is maintained, that new development is compatible with the projected scale and building fabric, that architectural quality is maintained and that mixed uses provide for the health and growth of the district. The construction and design of buildings and open spaces shall be regulated and approved in accordance with the provisions of this article.

Specific components of this purpose include: (1)

To ensure that the district capitalizes on the recent $200 million public investment in the new terminal at T.F. Green Airport.

(2)

To ensure that the district capitalizes on the recent $25 million dollar authorization of Federal Funds for a new rail station and connection to the T. F. Green Airport in the Transportation Equity Act of 1988 (TEA-21).

(3)

To expand economic development opportunity within the district by encouraging private-sector investment based on extensive public improvements and capital investment in the district.

(4)

To encourage institutional cooperation between the major stakeholders in the district to facilitate the short and long term implementation of The Warwick Station Redevelopment District.

(5)

To provide for an orderly development process which places a premium on quality of design, function and in mitigating traffic impacts.

(Ord. No. O-98-42, § 1(Exh. A), 12-14-98)

Sec. 51-22. - District boundries.#

The Warwick Station Redevelopment District is established as depicted on the "zoning plat" and labeled as the Warwick Station Intermodal and Gateway Districts as provided in section 303 of the City of Warwick Zoning Ordinance, and includes those areas established by the City Council through the enactment of amendments to the "zoning plat."

(Ord. No. O-98-42, § 1(Exh. A), 12-14-98)

Sec. 51-23. - Warwick Station Redevelopment Agency (WSRA).#

(a)

Establishment. This article shall constitute the determination by the city council that a need no longer exists for a redevelopment agency pursuant to the requirements of G.L. § 45-31-10 and that the Warwick Station Redevelopment Agency is hereby abolished. This article also constitutes a determination and finding by the city council that the Warwick Station Redevelopment District is no longer an "arrested blighted area" as defined in G.L. § 45-31-8 and that the Warwick Station Redevelopment District is hereby abolished.

(Ord. No. O-98-42, § 1(Exh. A), 12-14-98; Ord. No. O-12-5, § I, 1-19-12)

Secs. 51-24—51-50. - Reserved.#

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-12-5, § I, adopted January 19, 2012, repealed §§ 51-24—51-30, which pertained to powers, duties and application procedures of the WSRA; conduct of business; procedures for design approval; general regulations; design regulations for alterations or enlargements of existing buildings, parking areas and/or landscaping; design regulations for new construction, parking, landscaping, stormwater control, and signage; demotion and derived from Ord. No. O-98-42, § 1(Exh. A), 12-14-98.