Accessory use, by right in GBA
Chargers for the lot's own customers and tenants are accessory to the existing use and need no zoning relief. A public, branded, pay-per-use DC fast site can be read as a stand-alone 'vehicle station', which is a special use here; ask for a written determination before design.
Permits: Written zoning determination, Building permit, Electrical permit
Middletown, RI: General Business, traffic-sensitive (A (traffic-sensitive)), citations
- App. A §703(A) Accessory uses and structures: an accessory use clearly incidental and secondary to the principal permitted use on the same lot is allowed
- App. A §602 Schedule of district regulations: 'Gasoline or electric vehicle service station (minor repairs only)' and '... station with convenience store' are S (special use) in GB and LB, N elsewhere (S in ABD for the convenience-store row)
- App. A §602(B) A use not listed is prohibited unless the Zoning Officer interprets it into a listed sub-classification
- App. A §306(A) Development plan review triggers: new principal building; >1,000 sq ft added floor area; >5,000 sq ft new parking surface; facade change visible from a street
- App. A §703(D) No accessory structure in a required front yard (exceptions: certain antennas, solar carports per §725)
- App. A §720 Traffic-sensitive ('A') districts: 300 ft minimum frontage; driveway/access control
- App. A §725 / §602 Ground-mounted solar (incl. solar carports/canopies) is a special use in every district
- App. A §902 Special use permit standards (Zoning Board of Review, public hearing)
- Art. 27B Outdoor lighting
- Art. 12 Signs
Development plan review: Chargers in an existing lot with no new pavement fall below every trigger; a new pad-mounted cabinet is not a principal building.
Read from the code text; Claude, read from the code text 2026-09-24; confirm with the Zoning Officer