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Town of Bristol Zoning Ordinance
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§ 28-413

Unified development review

  • (a) Unified development review established. There shall be unified development review for the issuance of variances and special use permits for properties undergoing review by development plan review and/or land development or subdivision review.

  • (b) Public hearing. All land development and subdivision applications, and development plan review applications that include requests for variances and/or special-use permits submitted pursuant to this section, shall require a public hearing.

  • (c) In granting requests for dimensional and use variances, the planning board shall be bound to the requirements of section 28-409(c)(1) relative to entering evidence into the record in satisfaction of the applicable standards.

  • (d) In reviewing requests for special use permits the planning board shall be bound to the conditions and procedures under which a special use permit may be issued and the criteria for the issuance of such permits, as found within the zoning ordinance at section 28-409(c)(2), and shall be required to provide for the recording of findings of fact and written decisions as described in the zoning ordinance pursuant to section 28-408(i).

  • (e) Appeals. An appeal from any decision made pursuant to this section may be taken pursuant to RIGL 45-23-71.

(Ord. No. 2023-23, 12-6-23)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2023-23, adopted Dec. 6, 2023, set out provisions intended for use as 28-414. For purposes of clarity and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as 28-413.