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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-3 > Chapter-3-7 > 3-7-16-4SECTION 3-7-16.4
§ 3-7-16.4 Class ED license. – (a) The holder of a retail Class ED license must be situated within a definedeconomic development zone within the city of Providence. The city may designateby ordinance an ED zone for the purpose of encouraging commercial andindustrial investment. These zones or zone must consist of one or morecontiguous census tract or tracts, or any portion thereof, and must representsubstantial commercial or industrial activities within the tract or tracts. Atleast twenty-five percent (25%) of the developable land area must be zoned forcommercial or industrial purposes within the designated zone. Plans for therevitalization of the area shall be adopted by the city council. Prior to anypublic body acting to create an ED zone, a public hearing must be held.
(b) Class ED licenses are nontransferable and are sitespecific. The application for ED licenses shall consider the type of facility,location within the designated zone, and economic impact of the commercialactivities. The local licensing authority may specifically restrict the levelof retail alcoholic beverages sold as well as the hours of sale. The issuingauthority shall not grant a Class ED license which would provide longeroperating hours for the licensee than that which is provided through any otherlicense the authority is empowered to grant.
(c) The number of Class ED licenses the local licensingauthority may grant shall be equal to an additional twenty percent (20%) of itstotal licensing authority for Class B and Class C licenses.
