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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-490

Historic district commission

  • (a) The commission shall consist of seven members who are residents of the city who shall be appointed by the mayor, provided that the initial members serve staggered terms. Members should have a demonstrated interest in historic preservation, architectural history, planning, archaeology, historic construction, architecture, or local history. The mayor shall have the right to name a council member as an auxiliary member of the commission, to sit as a non-voting eighth member of the commission and the right to designate two ex-officio non-voting members that have a demonstrated interest in historic preservation, architectural history, planning, archaeology, historic construction, architecture, or local history.

  • (b) Appointed members shall serve a period of three years and be eligible for reappointment. If a vacancy occurs on the commission, interim appointments of appointed members shall be made by the original appointing authority to complete the unexpired term of such position.

  • (c) The commission shall organize annually by electing from its membership a chair, vice-chair, and secretary and may adopt rules of procedure deemed necessary in discharging its duties.

(Ch. 413, § I, 1-16-07; Ch. 674, § I, 8-15-17; Ch. 729, § III, 11-7-18; Ch. 877, § XXII, 6-6-23)