Providence County municipalities require STR hosts to provide one off-street parking space per bedroom. Dense urban triple-decker neighborhoods in Providence, Pawtucket, and Central Falls face strict on-street parking constraints and winter parking bans.
Providence Code of Ordinances Ch. 14 Art. X (short-term rentals) requires hosts to demonstrate one off-street parking space per bedroom in the STR license application. Pawtucket and Central Falls have similar parking plan requirements given their dense triple-decker housing stock. Cranston (Code Ch. 17.92) and Warwick zoning require designated guest parking off the public way. Providence's winter parking ban (Code §17-189) prohibits overnight on-street parking Dec 1 to Mar 31 in declared snow emergencies, impacting guest parking. Woonsocket and East Providence require parking plans as part of the zoning review for tourist home/B&B uses. RI has no statewide on-street time limit, but all listed cities enforce alternate-side and snow-emergency bans.
Providence STR license revocation for parking plan non-compliance. Snow-emergency parking violations: $50 ticket plus tow/storage $100 to $200. Central Falls and Pawtucket overnight parking fines: $25 to $75 per occurrence.
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