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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-36

Zoning board of review membership

  • (a) There shall be a zoning board of review which shall consist of five members, who shall be qualified electors of the city, each to hold office for a term of five years. Members shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to city council approval, with at least one standing member to be a resident of each ward in the city.

Each member shall continue in office until his successor has been duly appointed and qualified. In case any vacancy shall occur in the board for any cause, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided above, and the appointee shall serve for and during the unexpired term of his predecessor.

  • (b) Any member of the board may be removed by the city council for due cause including malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance generally and in particular:

    • (1) Failure to maintain reasonable familiarity with state statutes and local ordinances and rules affecting the board;

    • (2) Failure to disclose conflict of interest for purposes of disqualification when a member has personal or monetary interest in the matter involved or will be affected by a decision of the board.

  • (c) In addition to the five standing members, the mayor shall appoint two alternates to be designated as the first and second alternate members. Alternates shall not reside in the same ward. The first alternate shall serve for a term of five years and the second alternate for a term of four years. These alternate members shall sit and may actively participate in hearings. The first alternate shall vote if a member of the board is unable to serve at a hearing and the second shall vote if two members of the board are unable to serve at a hearing. In the absence of the first alternate member, the second alternate member shall serve in the position of the first alternate. The alternate members shall exercise the same duties and functions of a regular member when serving on the board and may be removed from office by the city council in the same manner as a regular member.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 19-36; Ch. 877, § III, 6-6-23; Ch. 914, § I(Att.), 12-19-23)