Rhode Island General Laws > Title 45 Rhode Island General Laws > Title 45 – Towns and Cities Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Chapter 45-1 Boundaries Chapter 45-2 General Powers Chapter 45-3 Town Meetings Chapter 45-4 Election and Qualification of Officers Chapter 45-5 Councils and Governing Bodies Chapter 45-6 Ordinances Chapter 45-6.1 Non-Moving Traffic Violations Chapter 45-7 Town Clerk Chapter 45-8 Town Treasurer Chapter 45-9 Budget Commissions Chapter 45-10 Audit of Accounts and Installation of Systems Chapter 45-11 Reserve Funds Chapter 45-12 Indebtedness of Towns and Cities Chapter 45-13 State Aid Chapter 45-13.1 State-Local Relations Commission Chapter 45-13.2 Municipal Incentive Aid Chapter 45-14 Sewage Charges Chapter 45-15 Actions by and Against Towns Chapter 45-16 Sergeants and Constables Chapter 45-18 Payments to Fire Companies Chapter 45-19 Relief of Injured and Deceased Fire Fighters and Police Officers Chapter 45-19.1 Cancer Benefits for Fire Fighters Chapter 45-20 Appeals from Police and Fire Departments Chapter 45-21 Retirement of Municipal Employees Chapter 45-21.1 Municipal Fire Fighters’ Pensions Chapter 45-21.2 Optional Retirement for Members of Police Force and Firefighters Chapter 45-21.3 Death of Other Retired Police Officers and Fire Fighters Chapter 45-21.4 Relating to Central Falls Pension Plan Chapter 45-21.5 West Warwick Pension Plan Chapter 45-22 Local Planning Board or Commission Chapter 45-22.1 Joint Municipal Planning Commissions Chapter 45-22.2 Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Act Chapter 45-22.4 Rhode Island Development Impact Fee Act Chapter 45-23 Subdivision of Land Chapter 45-23.1 Mapped Streets Chapter 45-24 Zoning Ordinances Chapter 45-24.1 Historical Area Zoning Chapter 45-24.2 Minimum Housing Standards Chapter 45-24.3 Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code Chapter 45-24.4 Special Development Districts Chapter 45-24.5 Waste Water Management Districts Chapter 45-24.6 Special Economic Development Districts Chapter 45-25 City Housing Authorities Chapter 45-26 Town Housing Authorities Chapter 45-27 Housing Authority Bonds and Obligations Chapter 45-28 Extraterritorial Powers of Housing Authorities Chapter 45-29 Eminent Domain for Housing Authority Projects Chapter 45-30 National Defense Housing Projects Chapter 45-31 Redevelopment Agencies Chapter 45-31.1 Redevelopment Code Enforcement Chapter 45-31.2 Uniform Relocation Payments Chapter 45-32 Redevelopment Projects Chapter 45-32.1 Redevelopment Aid for Hospital and Educational Purposes Chapter 45-33 Redevelopment Financing Chapter 45-33.1 Rehabilitation Loans Chapter 45-33.2 Municipal Tax Increment Financing Act Chapter 45-33.3 Housing Project Loans Chapter 45-33.4 City of Pawtucket Downtown Redevelopment Project Chapter 45-34 Health and Safety Authorities Chapter 45-35 Conservation Commissions Chapter 45-36 Conservation of Open Spaces Chapter 45-36.1 Municipal Public Trust Dedication Chapter 45-37 Gifts of Industrial Facilities Chapter 45-37.1 Industrial Facilities Corporation Chapter 45-38 Gifts of Educational Facilities Chapter 45-38.1 Health and Educational Building Corporation Chapter 45-38.2 School Building Authority Capital Fund Chapter 45-39 Sale of Water Chapter 45-39.1 Municipal Water Supplies Chapter 45-40 Interlocal Cooperation Commissions Chapter 45-40.1 Interlocal Contracting and Joint Enterprises Chapter 45-41 Self Insuring Fund Chapter 45-42 Emergency Police Power Chapter 45-43 Regional Councils of Local Government Chapter 45-44 Homestead Program Chapter 45-45 Cost of Living Adjustments Chapter 45-46 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Chapter 45-47 Municipal Liens on Fire Insurance Proceeds Chapter 45-48 Nasonville Water District Chapter 45-48.1 West Greenwich Water District Chapter 45-49 School Age Child Care Chapter 45-49.1 Early Childhood Foundation Chapter 45-50 Municipal Public Buildings Authorities Chapter 45-51 Environmental Advocacy Act Chapter 45-52 The Quonochontaug East Beach Water District Chapter 45-53 Low and Moderate Income Housing Chapter 45-54 Municipal Detention Facility Corporations Chapter 45-55 Award of Municipal Contracts Chapter 45-56 Westerly Downtown Center Special Services District Chapter 45-57 Winnisimet Farm Road District Chapter 45-58 Pascoag Utility District Chapter 45-59 District Management Authorities Chapter 45-59.1 Tourism Improvement Districts Chapter 45-60 Block Island Housing Board Chapter 45-61 Stormwater Management Districts Chapter 45-61.1 Storm Drainage System Maintenance Chapter 45-61.2 The Smart Development for a Cleaner Bay Act of 2007 Chapter 45-62 Dam Management Districts Chapter 45-63 Middletown Stormwater Control System Chapter 45-64 Master Fire Alarm Box Charges Chapter 45-65 Retirement Security Act for Locally Administered Pension Funds Chapter 45-67 Block Island Utility District Act of 2017 Chapter 45-68 Statewide Municipal Solar Permit Chapter 45-69 Coastal Hazards Chapter 45-70 Continuing Education for Local 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