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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-101

Application process and unified review

  • (a) A petition for a floating zone district shall be filed with the city clerk in accordance with the requirements and procedures of article II, division 4, to amend the zoning map, including those for fees, notification and application requirements.

  • (b) The city council may consider a petition for a floating zone district map amendment simultaneously with rezoning to the underlying district, as one rezoning petition.

  • (c) All projects requiring floating zone district amendments must also be reviewed according to the land development project process of article V of this chapter. The applicant shall first obtain an advisory recommendation on the zoning change from the planning board, as well as, conditional planning board approval for the first approval stage for the proposed project, which may be simultaneous, then obtain a conditional zoning change from the council and then return to the planning board for subsequent required approval.

  • (d) The petition for a floating zone district amendment shall be filed concurrently with the application requirements of article V of this chapter for land development project review. The key map of the land development project application may be used as the map required under section 19-72. Notification requirements shall be in accordance with the requirements of each action as specified in section 19-74 and article V of this chapter.

  • (e) All floating zone district map amendments shall be approved as conditional upon land development project approval of a site plan. The floating zone district map amendment shall not become finalized until final land development project approval is received.

  • (f) Conditional approval of a floating zoning district map amendment shall not bind the planning board to approving a land development project.

  • (g) The filing of a floating zone district map amendment petition does not imply its acceptance in whole or part by the city council. The approval of a floating zone district map amendment including any modifications, conditions or restrictions thereto, represents a legally binding commitment by an applicant to carry out the development as approved.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 19-101)