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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-39

Special use permit—Findings required

  • (a) In granting a special use permit, the zoning board of review, or planning board under the unified development review process, shall require that evidence to the satisfaction of the following standards be entered into the record of the proceedings. The special use permit shall conform to the specific criteria established in this ordinance for each type of use category, which criteria shall be in conformance with the purposes and intent of the comprehensive plan and this ordinance.

  • (b) In granting a special use permit, the zoning board of review, or planning board under the unified development review process, may apply such special conditions as provided for in section 19-13.

  • (c) An applicant may apply for, and be issued, a dimensional variance in conjunction with a special-use permit. If the special use could not exist without the dimensional variance the zoning board of review, or planning board under the unified development review process, shall consider the special-use permit and the dimensional variance together to determine if granting the special use is appropriate based on both the special use criteria and the dimensional variance evidentiary standard.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 19-39; Ch. 867, § I, 12-20-22; Ch. 914, § I(Att.), 12-19-23)