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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-54

Appeals—Review and determination

  • (a) The zoning board of review shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give public notice thereof as well as due notice to the parties of interest. Notification including the date, time, place, purpose of the hearing, and street address of the subject property shall be sent by first-class mail to all owners of real property whose property is located in or within 200 feet of the perimeter of the subject area, whether within the city or an adjacent city or town. Such notice shall be sent to the last known address of such owners as shown on the current real estate tax assessment records of the city or town in which the property is located.

  • (b) The zoning board of review shall make a decision within 65 days of the date the appeal was filed. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney.

  • (c) In exercising its powers, the zoning board of review may, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, reverse or affirm wholly or partly and may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall have the powers of the officer or agency from whom the appeal was taken; and may apply special conditions as provided for in section 19-13 of this chapter.

  • (d) The zoning board of review shall include in its decision all findings of fact and conditions showing the vote of each member participating thereon, and the absence of a member or his failure to vote. Decisions shall be recorded and filed in the office of the zoning board of review within 30 days from the date the decision was rendered, and shall be a public record. The decision shall also be posted in a location visible to the public in the city hall for a period of 20 days following the recording of the decision.

  • (e) When an appeal results in a decision by the zoning board of review which overturns a decision of another zoning enforcement agency or the zoning officer, recorded in the city land evidence records, the zoning officer as clerk for the board shall record notice of the board's decision in the city land evidence records.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 19-54; Ch. 914, § I(Att.), 12-19-23; Ch. 944, § I(Att.), 9-2-25)