Land Use

  • Zoning Certificates in Rhode Island – Useful or No?

    A zoning certificate is a determination issued by the local zoning officer as guidance or clarification on local zoning matters. Zoning certificates are requested for various purposes, for example: to legitimize the current use of a property; to determine the permissibility of an intended use; or to obtain a zoning interpretation on actions that do not require a building permit.…

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    Environmentally Speaking 045: Making Agriculture Fun For The Youth

    Making Agriculture Fun For The Youth This week we are talking with some special guests, Sarah and Monica from Eastern RI Conservation! We are going to discuss the  Portsmouth AgInnovation.  The Portsmouth AgInnovation has put together a student driven farm project. The program has been a huge success with the youth.  Find out how this came together and what they are doing today.…

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    Environmentally Speaking 043: Conservation Restrictions vs. Conservation Easement

    Conservation Restrictions vs. Conservation Easement On this episode, we had a request from one of our listeners to discuss conservation restrictions.  So, we must first understand what are the basics for conservation easement versus conservation restriction.  First, it is a very legally nuanced. It’s important to understand because when you are looking to develop land or if you’re working for government if…

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    Environmentally Speaking 033: Animal Crossing

    Animal Crossing We start the show off by recapping the last episode on Earth Day. Did you know Earth Day is our second favorite day, next to our birthdays?! There has been talk of building an overpass for animal crossings over a huge highway in California. Take a listen as we discuss what this project will look like and how…

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    Environmentally Speaking 027: Smart Growth

    This week we are talking about Smart Growth. Sounds like something you add to your plants at home. No, not what we’re talking about. Recently Clarice went to Ohio, and a few months ago Marisa took a trip to Montana. Both states are pretty wide open compared to what we see around Rhode Island. What happens when all the land…

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    Environmentally Speaking 021: Land Use

       In this episode, we discuss land use in residential and commercial developments, and why it’s so important for local government leaders to have a longterm plan in mind as smaller areas rapidly grow.       EP 21: Land Use CLARICE:  All righty.  Good morning, everybody, or at least snowy morning on our end.  We’re enjoying a nice…

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    Environmentally Speaking Episode 004: Superfund Sites

    LISTEN NOW:     EP 004 – Superfund Sites Full Transcript MARISA: Welcome to Environmentally Speaking. I am Marisa Desautel an environmental attorney with a few decades of experience. CLARICE: Hi, everybody. I’m Clarice a paralegal here to bring your topics and questions to the table. So today’s topic I’m very excited about is actually a listener request. MARISA: Our…

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    Public Hearing Scheduled in Exeter: CEA Submitted for Industrial Greenhouses, Utility Scale Solar Development in Residential Zones

    Public Hearing August 11 @ 6:30 p.m. Metcalf School 30 Nooseneck Hill Rd, Exeter, RI 02822   What’s being proposed? A new Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) zoning ordinance has been written by a developer (RI Grows LLC) to allow industrial greenhouses and utility scale solar development in residential zones. If the zone change is approved, there will be no ability…

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    DEM Denies Permit Application of Proposed Medical Waste Treatment Facility

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Healey P:401-258-0787 E: Michael.Healey@dem.ri.gov Tuesday, July 13, 2021 PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that it has denied the permit application of Medrecycler-RI Inc. to build a medical waste-to-energy plant at 1600  Division Road in West Warwick. DEM cited the following factors in denying the application:   The proposal did…

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