Does the Burrillville Ordinance prohibit siting a power plant in an F-5 district?
According to Oleg Nikolyszyn, Esq., Burrillville Town Solicitor:
The Town’s zoning ordinance permits the siting of an electric generating facility in an F-5 zone, but only if a “special use permit” is granted by the Town’s Zoning Board of Review.
See, Town Ordinances, Zoning, Article III. Zoning District Use Regulations, Sec. 30-71, Principal Uses, Section 4 (13). Electric generating facility.
The proposed Clear River Energy Center power plant is located in an F-5 zone, and with the granting of a special use permit by the Zoning Board of Review, its’ location would be permitted. This ordinance was passed by the Town in 1988.