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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-478

Issuance of permits

  • (a) Upon making a decision, the commission shall file with the building inspector, or such other duly delegated authority, a certificate of approval or certificate of rejection of all plans submitted to it for review. No construction and/or demolition shall begin until a certificate of approval has been filed. In the event the commission issues a certificate of rejection, such certificate of rejection shall be binding upon the building inspector or other duly delegated authority, and no permit shall be issued in such case.

  • (b) In the event that a certificate of approval is issued, the applicant must then file the certificate of approval with the building inspector when requesting a permit. The applicant shall make no changes to the plans after issuance of a certificate of approval without the written consent of the commission or a duly authorized commission official, in accordance with written procedures established by the commission and applicable in a uniform and non-discriminatory manner to all applicants who have received certificate of approval for plans.

  • (c) No permit shall be granted by the city building inspector until the commission has acted thereon and is hereinafter provided, and no construction or alteration of a structure may be undertaken without such permit.

  • (d) Follow-up review. At the completion of design development and at other times as the commission may deem appropriate, the developer shall submit additional design materials to the commission for the purpose of determining whether the developer is proceeding in accordance with the certificate of approval. The developer shall notify the commission of any design changes subsequent to the date of the certificate of approval on a follow-up review form provided by the commission.

  • (e) Time limit on approval. The approval of a plan, or modification or amendment thereof, shall remain effective for a period of two years from the date of the recorded notice of decision. Vesting may be extended for a subsequent one-year period, for good cause shown, if requested in writing by the applicant prior to the expiration of the initial two-year period, and approved by the East Providence Waterfront special development district commission. Vesting shall include all general and specific conditions as shown on the recorded notice of decision and/or plan. No more than three one-year extensions shall be considered. At the termination of the extension period, submission and approval of a new application shall be required. Requests for extension of time shall be made to the executive director and accompanied by a check payable to the East Providence Waterfront Commission in the amount of $500.00.

(Ch. 317, § I, 3-2-04; Ch. 738, § VI, 5-21-19)