Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 510 - Building Code Commission
Chapter 00 - N/A
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 21 - Process for Establishing Statewide Building Permit Fees
Section 510-RICR-00-00-21.9 - Request for Extended Transition Period

A. A municipality may request an extended transition period which, if approved, means that the municipality's fee schedule in effect on July 1, 2017, will remain its fee schedule through June 30, 2020.

B. Requests for the extended transition period must be made in writing by the municipality's chief executive or town council and received by the commissioner by June 1, 2018. Timely requests received by the commissioner will be forwarded to the commission for consideration.

C. No request shall be granted unless approved by the commission.

D. Any municipality whose request for an extended transition period is granted must submit a written status report to the commissioner by January 1, 2019. The status report must include updated data inputs in a format (i.e., Excel spreadsheet) that is satisfactory to the commissioner and provide an update regarding the municipality's approach for implementing a fee schedule that applies the statewide permit formula.

E. In the event that a municipality fails to submit a satisfactory status report, the commission may rescind its approval of an extended transition period which means that a fee schedule that applies the statewide permit formula will become effective for that municipality beginning on July 1, 2019, rather than July 1, 2020.