{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-24.7-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24.7-4","heading":"Municipal regulation of outdoor dining.","body":"(a) A city or town may adopt ordinances that:\n(1) Limit outdoor dining on public property;\n(2) Limit capacity for outdoor dining; and\n(3) Require barriers for outdoor dining that border parking lots or roadways.\n(b) A city or town shall not:\n(1) Adopt an ordinance prohibiting outdoor dining;\n(2) Adopt an ordinance limiting the time of year when outdoor dining may be offered;\n(3) Restrict the hours of outdoor dining operations inconsistent with the food service establishment’s existing licensure, except between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; or\n(4) Require new parking capacity standards on a food service establishment for an outdoor dining area built in compliance with § 45-24-46.5, in excess of any in existence prior to March 1, 2020.\n(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:\n(1) Restrict municipal enforcement of noise ordinances; or\n(2) Authorize or entitle a food service establishment to conduct outdoor dining on areas for which they do not have legal ownership or possession unless explicitly authorized by such landowner or their authorized representative.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 24.7 Outdoor Dining Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-24.7/45-24.7-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:50Z","sha256":"83a181fde602e945d6b574f846862e76a791f513235a5847683b36bd0d326ea7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-24.7-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-24.7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}