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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-45 > Chapter-45-23-1 > 45-23-1-1SECTION 45-23.1-1
§ 45-23.1-1 Establishment of officialmaps. – The city or town council of any city or town having a plan commissionestablished pursuant to chapters 22 and 23 of this title or pursuant to anyspecial act applicable to certain cities or towns, is authorized and empoweredto establish an official map of the city or town identifying and showing thelocation of the streets of the city or town existing and established by law aspublic streets and the exterior lines of other streets deemed necessary by thecity or town council for sound physical development. A public hearing inrelation to the map shall precede the adoption, at which parties in interestand citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least ten (10) days'notice of a public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of generalcirculation in the city or town. Before adoption of the ordinance, the city ortown council shall refer the matter to the plan commission for a report on themap, but if the plan commission does not make its report within forty-five (45)days of the reference, the necessity for the report may be deemed to be waived.The city or town council shall certify the fact of the establishment of anofficial map to the city or town recorder.
