...to preserve, protect, develop, and restore coastal resources for all Rhode Islanders
AGENDA
Semi-Monthly Meeting – Full Council
Tuesday, October 23, 2018; 6:00 p.m.
Administration Building; Conference Room A
One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908
Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting – August 28, 2018 and October 9, 2018
Subcommittee Reports
Staff Reports
ENFORCEMENT CASE BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR ORDER TO RESTORE:
2017-047 BUZ & CYNTHIA GARDINER – Restoration of unauthorized alteration of the buffer zone and wetland on your property located at Plat N-R, Lots 1229,1230, 120 Allagash Trail, Narragansett without benefit of a CRMC assent.
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM:
650-RICR-20-00-7: Aquidneck Island SAMP
Summary of Rulemaking Action:
In 2016, the legislature passed an amendment to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42355(0000000000000000b)741 that required the Secretary of State to oversee the publication of an updated uniform code of state regulations. The purpose of this proposed rule is to reformat the Aquidneck Island (SAMP) Coastal Development Regulations and codify the rules in accordance with the new uniform code of state regulations, called the Rhode Island Code of Regulations ("RICR"). Figures 5, 6 and 7 showing CRMC and DEM freshwater wetlands jurisdiction are being deleted, as DEM has established a user friendly online map service for determining freshwater wetlands jurisdiction. Part 7.11 Appendix A is being added to provide habitat maps currently available on the CRMC website here:
http://www.crmc.ri.gov/samp_ai/AI_SAMP_Habitat_Linkage_Map.pdf.
Otherwise, there are no substantive changes to the rule.
650-RICR-20-00-5: Metro Bay Region SAMP
Summary of Rulemaking Action:
The purpose of these regulations is to provide a concise set of coastal development regulations for properties located within the Metro Bay Region SAMP boundary that are predictable and provide developers with several options for coastal buffers to promote economic development and coastal resource protection. In 2016, the legislature passed an amendment to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42355(b) that required the Secretary of State to oversee the publication of an updated uniform code of state regulations. The purpose of this amendment is to reformat the Metro Bay Region SAMP in accordance with the new uniform code of state regulations, called the Rhode Island Code of Regulations ("RICR"), consolidate and integrate desirable elements of the Providence Harbor SAMP, and to make other nontechnical changes. There are no substantive changes to the existing regulations. Reformatting of the regulation in accordance with RICR includes, but is not limited to, re-numbering, moving of definitions, movement of text, and elimination of duplicative or on regulatory text, among other format changes. A summary of changes between current and proposed regulation by section is as follows:
EXECUTIVE SESSION § 42-46-5(2) – Potential Litigation, Ocean SAMP