R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14.2-8: Requirements.

No new license shall be granted under the provisions of this chapter unless:

(1) The applicant shall have complied with and obtained a license under the licensing ordinances enacted pursuant to the provisions of § 5-21-1 entitled “second-hand dealers.”

(2) If the applicant proposes to establish an automobile wrecking yard in a municipality not issuing licenses under the provisions of chapter 21 of title 5, the location must be:

(i) More than one thousand feet (1,000′) from the nearest edge of any highway on the interstate or primary system;

(ii) More than six hundred feet (600′) from any other state highway;

(iii) More than three hundred feet (300′) from any park, bathing beach, playground, school, church, or cemetery and not within view therefrom;

(iv) Screened from view and enclosed by a properly maintained fence at least six feet (6′) high except where a natural barrier provides appropriate screening; and

(v) In size amounting to at least two (2) acres of land and shall be one contiguous lot.

(3) A description of the land upon which the location intended to be licensed in accordance with subsection (2) shall be made available to the department by a surveyor’s survey plan, a city or town assessor’s map, or an aerial cartographic chart reflecting the area.