Manville

1. Confirm Manville parcel under Lincoln Chapter 260 (no separate village government) (~3d)
   Manville is a mill village within the Town of Lincoln. All zoning, permits, and inspections flow through Lincoln. Pull the parcel card from the Lincoln Tax Assessor and confirm R-zone designation under the post-Ord. 2023-12 use table.
2. Check Manville Historic District / NPS Heritage Corridor mapping BEFORE design (~21d)
   Manville is within the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Contributing mill-village structures (typically pre-1930) trigger Lincoln Historic Commission review for visible exterior changes including ADU additions. Adds 2-4 weeks if your parcel has a contributing structure or sits in a contributing streetscape.
3. Pre-application meeting with Lincoln Building Official Russell Hervieux (~5d)
   rhervieux@lincolnri.org / 401-333-8430 at 100 Old River Road. Manville-specific considerations: confirm Lincoln Water Commission lateral capacity (Manville Tank serves the village area; many mill-era homes have undersized service lines), verify Bucklin Point sewer connection or RIDEM ISDS septic if not on municipal sewer, and review Blackstone River SFHA flood-zone status.
4. Submit building permit via RI statewide e-permitting (permits.ri.gov) (~1d)
   Select 'Town of Lincoln' on the portal. Lincoln onboarded 2017-10-23. Upload Historic Commission letter of approval if parcel is in the Manville Historic District, plus IRC plans, site plan, and septic/well documentation as needed.
5. Lincoln Building Department plan review (IRC 2018 with RI amendments) (~14d)
   Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical disciplines reviewed in parallel. R313 sprinkler mandate removed by RI amendments. Manville mill-era structures often need supplemental structural drawings showing how the new ADU loads tie into existing 18th/19th-century framing.
6. Lincoln Water Commission lateral / capacity verification (Manville Tank service area) (~14d)
   Many Manville mill-era homes have 1/2-inch undersized service from the Manville Tank distribution system; ADU bedroom add may require lateral upgrade to 3/4-inch or 1-inch. Lincoln Water Commission (96 Old River Road, 401-333-8425) coordinates upgrade.
7. Pay state-formula fees plus Lincoln local surcharges (~1d)
   Fees per RI 510-RICR-00-00-21 (~$19-23 per $1,000 valuation) plus Lincoln $30 zoning certificate at issuance. Historic Commission review fee separately if applicable.
8. Six-stage construction inspections (footing, foundation, framing, MEP rough, insulation, final)
   Scheduled via Lincoln Building Department. Albion-Manville Fire District (within Lincoln Fire) coordinates fire-marshal aspects. Flood-elevation certificate also required at framing inspection if parcel is in Blackstone River SFHA.
9. Certificate of Occupancy issued by Lincoln Building Official (~5d)
   $75 CO fee. CO triggers Lincoln tax-assessor parcel update and Lincoln Water Commission separate-meter activation if requested.

• Long-term rental: yes Long-term rental of ADU explicitly permitted; RIGL 45-24-73 preempts owner-occupancy requirements.
• Short-term rental: with-restrictions STR rules vary by city. Manville parcels follow Lincoln STR rules; check Lincoln STR ordinance and HOA covenants.
• Office rental: with-restrictions Detached office rental requires home occupation permit or rezoning.
• Home office: yes Home occupation permitted with restrictions on signage and customer traffic.
• Studio / workshop: yes Personal artist studio is a permitted accessory use; Manville mill-village character makes carriage-house studio conversions popular.
• Agriculture: with-restrictions Limited urban agriculture permitted in residential zones; livestock varies by district.
• Relative support: yes Family-occupancy ADU explicitly permitted in single-family zones.

Staff: Russell Hervieux (Lincoln Building Official (governs Manville)) rhervieux@lincolnri.org, Lincoln Planning Department (Planning intake including Manville Historic District / NPS Heritage Corridor coordination), Lincoln Water Commission (Water service for Manville (Manville Tank))

• Water: Lincoln Water Commission - Manville Tank distribution (NOT Pawtucket Water Supply Board) · 21d connect · $4,500
• Sewer: Narragansett Bay Commission - Bucklin Point treatment for sewered Manville parcels; private septic on outlying parcels under RIDEM ISDS · 21d connect · $5,500
• Electric: Rhode Island Energy (formerly National Grid RI) · 14d connect · $1,800
• Gas: Rhode Island Energy (gas) · 21d connect · $1,500

Realistic total: best 7mo · typical 12mo · worst 18mo

Modular pathway inspectors are occasional with modular

State ADU loans:

• RIHousing ADU 203(k) financing
• Rhode Island Executive Office of Housing

RIGL 45-24-73 voids conflicting HOA ADU restrictions. Manville's mill-village character means almost no HOA presence (legacy mill-housing rather than planned subdivisions); Lincoln Historic Commission rules functionally substitute for HOA design control on contributing structures.

• flood-zone
  Manville sits along the Blackstone River with extensive FEMA SFHA mapping; elevation certificates and flood-resistant construction required for many village parcels.
• historic-district
  Manville Historic District (mill-village contributing structures) plus the federally-designated Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (NPS-administered) trigger Lincoln Historic Commission review for visible exterior modifications including ADU additions.