Land Use & Zoning
In Rhode Island, zoning authority is delegated to:
AThe state government exclusively
BIndividual cities and towns through home rule authority✓ Correct
CThe Rhode Island DEM
DThe CRMC for all municipalities
Explanation
In Rhode Island, zoning authority is delegated to individual cities and towns through home rule authority under the Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act (RIGL Chapter 45-24).
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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