§ 45-53-11. Annual comprehensive permit report.
(a) The division of statewide planning (the “division”) established pursuant to chapter 11 of title 42 shall maintain records and shall prepare a report (“report”) on an annual basis to be submitted to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the housing resources commission, and the secretary of housing. The report shall also be made available on the division’s website for a period of at least three (3) years, and shall also be deemed to be a public record. The report shall be due on or before March 15, of each year, commencing in calendar year 2023.
(b) The report required by this section shall contain the following for the preceding twelve-month (12) calendar period covered by the report:
(1) The number of letters of eligibility issued for low- and moderate-income housing for applications made pursuant to this chapter and § 42-55-5.3, the federal, state, and municipal subsidy programs under which they were eligible, and the number of proposed subsidized units involved, by city and town, during the preceding calendar year, as provided by the Rhode Island housing corporation.
(2) The status of each comprehensive permit application for which a letter of eligibility was issued disaggregated by municipality.
(3) The number of comprehensive permit applications that have had building permits issued, including the number of market rate housing units, the number of low- and moderate-income housing units, and the AMI restrictions associated both pursuant to § 45-53-4, aggregated by the total number of such applications in the state and disaggregated by each municipality in the state.
(4) The number of comprehensive permit applications that have had certificates of occupancy issued, aggregated by the total number of such applications in the state and disaggregated by each municipality in the state.
(c) Each municipality shall annually provide to the division the information on comprehensive permit activity described in subsection (b) of this section by February 1.
History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 407, § 1, effective June 30, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 408, § 1, effective June 30, 2022.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 45-53 - Low and Moderate Income Housing
Section 45-53-1. - Short title.
Section 45-53-2. - Legislative findings and intent.
Section 45-53-3. - Definitions.
Section 45-53-3.2. - Approved monitoring agent program.
Section 45-53-4. - Procedure for approval of construction of low- or moderate-income housing.
Section 45-53-6. - Powers of state housing appeals board.
Section 45-53-7. - Housing appeals board.
Section 45-53-8. - Severability.
Section 45-53-9. - Oversight commission.
Section 45-53-10. - Repurposing of vacant schools for affordable housing program.
Section 45-53-11. - Annual comprehensive permit report.
Section 45-53-12. - Annual report.
Section 45-53-13. - Annual status report on appeals.