Rhode Island Transit-Area Parking Maximum (2026 package, provisional) (RI)
Tracked preemption from the Rhode Island overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2026-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:RI
Other Rhode Island preemptions
Rhode Island Village / Mixed-Use Mandate (2025 Craven/Bissaillon)Rhode Island Manufactured Housing By-Right (2024 HB 7980)Rhode Island Statewide ADU Mandate (§45-24-73, 2023 H 6082)Rhode Island Objective-Design-Standards Requirement (2023 H 6090)Rhode Island I-195 Redevelopment District (§42-64.19, Providence)Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act of 1991 (§45-24)Rhode Island Low and Moderate Income Housing Act — §45-53 (RI's 40B)Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act (§45-22.2)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
project.use_category∈ {residential,mixed_use_residential}parcel.frequent_transit_within_one_eighth_mile==True
Preempted fields
1 field on the base district schema is rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].parking.min_spaces_per_unit | cap | 1 | 1 space per unit maximum within ⅛ mile of frequent transit |
Citation
Authority source
2026 Shekarchi housing package (9-bill, announced Feb 26 2026)
§ 2026 RI housing package — transit parking maximum
Research notes
Provisional as of 2026-05-20 — the 9-bill 2026 package is announced but not yet signed; Public Laws of 2026 chapter assignments pending. Tightens the initial 2025 transit-parking-max preemption. The ⅛-mile envelope is deliberately narrow (compare CA AB 2097's ½-mile) and targets the MBTA Providence Line, RIPTA frequent-service corridors, and the Pawtucket–Central Falls station area. Effective date is the conventional July 1 RI session-bill commencement; revise on signing.