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Rhode Island General Laws Title 24. Highways § 24-14-4. Junkyards prohibited

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

No person, firm, corporation or association shall establish, operate or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet (1000′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, except the following:

(1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the system, or otherwise removed from sight.

(2) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law.

(3) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations to be promulgated by the director of transportation.

(4) Those which are not visible from the main traveled way of the system.

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