Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-128.2 - Expedited Permitting for Affordable Housing

• Associate director: means the associate director of the department of administration for planning. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Chairperson: means the chairperson of the housing resources commission. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Comprehensive plan: means a comprehensive plan adopted and approved by a city or town pursuant to chapters 22. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Determination of probable consistency: means a determination by the associate director that an eligible affordable housing project appears to be consistent with applicable provisions of state plans pertaining to affordable housing development; a determination of probable consistency shall not be deemed to be a conclusive, final, or biding determination of conformity with such plans or with any specific requirements adopted pursuant to such plans. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Eligible affordable housing project: means low or moderate income housing or housing development in which at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the dwelling units are low or moderate income housing whether built or operated by any public agency or any nonprofit organization or by any limited equity housing cooperative or any private developer, that is subsidized by a federal, state, or municipal government subsidy under any program to assist the construction or rehabilitation of housing affordable to low or moderate income households, as defined in the applicable federal or state statute, or local ordinance and that will remain affordable through a land lease and/or deed restriction for ninety-nine (99) years or such other period that is either agreed to by the applicant and town or prescribed by the federal, state, or municipal government subsidy program but that is not less than thirty (30) years from initial occupancy. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Housing project of critical concern: means an eligible affordable housing project designated by the housing resources commission to be significant, in its operational stage, by its ability to advance affordable goals set forth in duly approved plans for affordable housing and to help alleviate affordable housing shortages in Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Housing resources commission: means the housing resources commission established by chapter 128 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any natural person, company, corporation, partnership, or any type of business entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• State agency: means any office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, authority, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of the state; the term "state agency" shall not be deemed to include any department, office, or agency of a city or town. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Statewide planning: means the statewide planning program established by § 42-11-10. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-128.2-3
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9