§ 185-57
Powers and duties
The Zoning Board of Review shall have the powers and duties as described below:
- A. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is error in any order, requirement or determination of the Building Official/Zoning Enforcement Officer in the enforcement of this chapter, with the exception of modifications denials, which shall be reviewed as dimensional variance requests. In exercising this power, the Board may affirm, reverse or modify the order, requirement or determination appealed from, and may make such order, requirement or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall have all of the powers of the Building Official/Zoning Enforcement Officer from whom the appeal was taken.
[Amended 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
- B. To hear and decide applications for variances under the provisions of Article XIII of this chapter, to provide relief from the following:
- (1) The use requirements of Article IV.
- (2) The dimensional requirements of Article VI relating to lot area, frontage, building coverage, setback and building height, including that for nonconforming structures under the provisions of Article IX. This includes requests for modifications (outlined in § 185-40) that receive written objection.
[Amended 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
Editor's Note: The Dimensional Regulations Table is now located at the end of this chapter.
- (3) The merger requirements for substandard lots of record under the provisions of Article VIII.
- C. To hear and decide applications for special use permits, under the provisions of Article XIV of this chapter, upon which the Board is authorized to pass in Article IV and other articles of this chapter.
- D. To refer matters to the Planning Board, or to other boards and commissions of the Town, as the Zoning Board of Review may deem appropriate, for findings and recommendations.
- E. To provide for issuance of conditional zoning approvals where a proposed application would otherwise be approved except that one or more state or federal agency approvals which are necessary are pending. A conditional zoning approval shall be revoked in the instance where any necessary state or federal agency approvals are not received within a specified time period.
- F. To hear and decide other matters, according to the terms of this chapter or other statutes, and upon which the Board may be authorized to pass under the ordinance or other statutes.
- G. All members, including alternate members, of the Zoning Board of Review shall be required to participate in continuing education courses promulgated pursuant to R.I.G.L. Title 45, Chapter 70 , as amended, entitled "Continuing education for Local Planning and Zoning Boards and Historic District Commissions."
[Added 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]