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The Westerly Downtown Historic District is a historic district encompassing most of the commercial and civic district of Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. It extends from Broad and Union Streets eastward along High Street, and north along Canal Street to Railroad Avenue, where it extends to include the historic railroad station.
A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission , usually from a local council.
The Main Street Historic District of Westerly, Rhode Island, encompasses a predominantly residential section of Main Street and adjoining Maple Avenue and School Street.. The district includes nineteen houses, which are predominantly Greek Revival, Italianate, and Second Empire in style, as well as the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church, a Greek Revival structure built 1847
Also, the city has enacted development regulations that specify how lots are subdivided, standard setbacks, and parking requirements. [61] The regulations have contributed to the city's automobile-dependent sprawl, by requiring the existence of large minimum residential lot sizes and large commercial parking lots. [62]
Town Council Meeting Room inside of the Westerly Town Hall, with the town seal present on the conference table. [39] Since 1969, the Town of Westerly has held a charter approved by Rhode Island, structuring the towns government, and allowing autonomy. The town has to abide by state law, but by the town charter can enforce its own laws and policies.
The Brown Building at 16-26 High Street in Westerly, Rhode Island was built in 1896 in the late Victorian style, and rebuilt in 1903 after a fire. It is one of the best-preserved parts of the Westerly Downtown Historic District. [1] [2] [3] View of west side of High Street showing the Brown Building (1984).
The International Code Council (ICC), also known as the Code Council, is an American nonprofit standards organization sponsored by the building trades, which was founded in 1994 through the merger of three regional model code organizations in the American construction industry. [1]
The North End Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in northwestern Westerly, Rhode Island.The area traces the industrial development of Westerly, with proximity to both its central business district as well as water-based textile mills, and stone quarries further inland.