Our Mission
The general mission of the Division of Planning and Improvement is to facilitate change throughout the imaginative and prescient of the neighborhood; to help the neighborhood in growing its imaginative and prescient; and to insure the safety and steadiness of private rights and high quality of life.
The Division of Planning and Improvement is the City’s major heart for lengthy and brief vary planning. The Division supplies workers assist to the:
- Planning Fee
- Zoning Board of Overview
- Historic District Fee
- Neighborhood Improvement Program Advisory Committee
- Financial Improvement Advisory Committee
- Wickford Advisory Committee
- Conservation Fee
For these teams we aide within the type of agendas, workers stories, recommendation on and processing of functions, file retaining and minutes. As well as, the Division supplies planning and technical help to different City boards such because the Harbor Administration Fee. Throughout Fiscal 12 months 1999, the Division offered technical workers to the Wickford Village Committee as effectively. The itemizing of every of those fee’s membership is on the market on the City Clerk’s net web page.
Tasks
The Division prepares the annual Capital Enchancment Program report for the Asset Administration Fee and is helping the Planning Fee with the 5-year replace to the Complete Plan. The City Council and the City Supervisor are additionally supplied with direct workers help on chosen issues. The Planning and Improvement Division has an necessary function in offering data to the general public about land use, zoning and different City rules, flood hazard areas, demographics, and open house. The North Kingstown Zoning Ordinance in addition to the Subdivision and Land Improvement Laws can be found right here via the Municipal Code Company.
