Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-58-4 (2026)

Pascoag utility district established

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There is hereby created a quasi-municipal corporation, district and political subdivision of the state, to be known as the Pascoag utility district, the boundaries of which shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the utility service area of the Pascoag fire district, as established under the act passed at the May session 1887, entitled “An Act to Incorporate the Pascoag Fire District” as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time and such other areas as provided for by this chapter. The utility district shall, upon April 4, 2001, have and succeed to the utility powers and functions heretofore held and exercised by the Pascoag fire district, and shall further have and be entitled to exercise the additional powers, rights and functions set forth in this chapter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2006 · leading case: Kaveny v. Town of Cumberland Zoning Bd. of Review, 875 A.2d 1 (R.I. 2005).

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Kaveny v. Town of Cumberland Zoning Bd. of Review, 875 A.2d 1 (R.I. 2005). · cites it 2× “” Section 45-58-4. The act provides for two appeal routes.”

East Bay Cmty. Dev. Corp. v. Zoning Bd. of Review of the Town of Barrington, 901 A.2d 1136 (R.I. 2006). “Fire Safety The zoning board bifurcated its findings related to fire safety under two grounds provided in § 45-58-4, similar to its concerns over traffic discussed above.”

JCM, LLC v. Town of Cumberland Zoning Bd. of Review, 889 A.2d 169 (R.I. 2005). “For support, it points to § 45-58-4: because the statute merely requires a local zoning board to “review” a comprehensive permit request, and then deny said application “if the community has met or has plans to meet the standard of ten percent (10%) of the units[,]” § 45-53-4,…”

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