{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-59-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-59-4","heading":"Creation of district or subdistrict.","body":"A management district may be created by an ordinance or resolution enacted by the city or town council of any municipality (as defined in § 45-59-3(5)) upon the written petition of persons owning real property located within the proposed district as provided in this chapter. A management district may contain one or more subdistricts. A subdistrict may be created within an existing district by compliance with the provisions of §§ 45-59-5 and 45-59-6, but excluding § 45-59-5(a)(8), solely with respect to the proposed subdistrict. Any subdistrict will be managed by the district management authority having management authority over the district in which the subdistrict is located.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 59 District Management Authorities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-59/45-59-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:59Z","sha256":"0221ea82e110b6cdcf2989ceb9d30cfae31a104809a7fe4d5e4a271c8387f122","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-59-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-59-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}