STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
CHAPTER
AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 19 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 1998, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED “ZONING”

SECTION I. Division 24 entitled “Attached Single-Family Dwellings” of Article IV entitled “Supplementary Regulations” of Chapter 19 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, 1998, as amended, entitled “Zoning” is hereby amended by adding thereto the following:

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the East Providence City Council at East Providence City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, RI, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 6:30PM to amend the City Code of Ordinances – Chapter 19 Zoning Ordinance.

Proposed changes to Chapter 19 Zoning Ordinance include the following:

Consideration of proposed amendment to the City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance to clarify the prohibition of hotels in the Waterfront Special Development District’s Metacomet Subdistrict.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The City of East Providence is continuing to monitor forecasts indicating extreme heat throughout the rest of the week of June 30, 2026.

Considering this, the city has opened three cooling centers throughout East Providence and will have those open to the public through Friday, July 3rd.

Those locations include the East Providence Senior Center located at 610 Waterman Ave., Weaver Library located at 41 Grove Ave. and the Riverside Library located at 475 Bullocks Point Ave.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence Dept. of Public Works has announced that due to the July 4th Independence Day Holiday observance on Monday, July 6, 2026 there will be no rubbish or yard waste collection. Monday’s rubbish, and yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and the rest of the week will be delayed a day. Residents are asked to have containers at the curb by 6 a.m. for collection.

Bulky item collection will still be collected on Friday, July 10, 2026.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence Dept. of Public Works has announced that due to the July 4th Independence Day Holiday observance on Monday, July 6, 2026 there will be no rubbish or yard waste collection. Monday’s rubbish, and yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and the rest of the week will be delayed a day. Residents are asked to have containers at the curb by 6 a.m. for collection.

Bulky item collection will still be collected on Friday, July 10, 2026.

A meeting of the Planning Board pursuant to Article 12 ‘Unified Development Review’ of the City of East Providence ‘Land Development and Subdivision Regulations’ will be held in Room 306, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, on Monday evening, July 13, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. The following application for Unified Development Review will be heard in accordance with Article 12 and Rhode Island General Law State Law 45-23-50.1.

A meeting of the Planning Board pursuant to Article 12 ‘Unified Development Review’ of the City of East Providence ‘Land Development and Subdivision Regulations’ will be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. The following application for Unified Development Review will be heard in accordance with Article 12 and Rhode Island General Law State Law 45-23-50.1.

I. Zoning