PLANNING BOARD APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

• Subdivision & Land Development Application Portal
• Minor Land Development/Subdivision Checklist
• Major Land Development/Subdivision Checklist
• 2025 Application Closing Dates and Monthly Meeting Dates for the Planning Board
• 2026 Application Closing Dates and Monthly Meeting Dates for the Planning Board

PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS AND MINUTES

• Planning Board Agendas & Minutes

• Town of Smithfield - Public Meetings Recordings

LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

• Zoning Ordinance

•  Comprehensive Plan

• Land Development and Subdivision Review Regulations

 

STATE LAWS & GUIDANCE

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-23 – Subdivision of Land

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24 – Zoning

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-53 – Low and Moderate Income Housing

• RI Division of Statewide Planning

HOUSING & FAIR HOUSING RESOURCES

The Town of Smithfield is committed to observing local and federal Fair Housing Laws. For further information on eliminating housing discrimination and promoting open communities throughout the region, please visit the following websites:

• Fair Housing Rhode Island
• The Housing Network of RI
• The Rhode Island Housing Resources Commission
• The Rhode Island Housing Commission for Human Rights
• Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston
• United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)

MAPS & PUBLIC DATA

• Town GIS / Property Records

• RI Statewide GIS Portal

• FEMA Flood Map Service Center

• RIDEM Environmental Resource Maps

RELATED BOARDS & COMMISSIONS

• Economic Development Commission Webpage

• Zoning Board of Review

• Historic Preservation Commission

• Conservation Commission

• Smithfield Land Trust

PLANNING & LAND USE EDUCATION

• American Planning Association (APA) – Planning Basics

• RI APA (Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning Association) 

• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy 
• Urban Land Institute (ULI) – Land Use & Development Topics 
• Planetizen – Planning Education & Glossary
• Strong Towns – Articles on land use, infrastructure, and fiscal impacts
• Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) – Street design & land use patterns

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