Appeals

A decision of the permitting authority under this article may be appealed by the applicant or an aggrieved party, as defined in § 185-5, to the superior court for the county in which the property is situated. The appeal shall be taken within 20 days after the date of the recording and posting of the decision by the permitting authority by filing with the superior court, a complaint which contains a statement of the prior proceedings and the reasons upon which the appeal is based. The complaint shall name the local review board as the appellee and serve the local review board within 20 days of filing of the appeal. If an aggrieved party who is not the applicant files an appeal, the original applicant shall be named as a party and shall also be served within 20 days of filing of the appeal. The appeal shall proceed under the terms of RIGL § 45-53-5.1.