Powers and duties

The zoning board of review shall have the following powers and duties:

• • (1) To hear and decide appeals within 65 days of the filing of the appeal where it is alleged there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative officer or agency in the enforcement or interpretation of this chapter or of any ordinance adopted pursuant hereto.

  • (2) To authorize, upon application, in specific cases, special use permits pursuant to G.L. § 45-24-42, where the zoning board of review is designated as the permitting authority.

  • (3) To authorize, upon application, in specific cases of hardship, variances in the application of the terms of the zoning ordinance pursuant to G.L. § 45-24-41.

  • (4) To refer matters to the planning board or to other boards or agencies of the town, as the zoning board of review may deem appropriate, for findings and recommendations.

  • (5) To provide for the issuance of conditional zoning approvals where a proposed application would otherwise be approved except that one or more state or federal agency approvals that are necessary are pending. A conditional zoning approval shall be revoked in the instance where any necessary state or federal agency approvals are not received within a specified time period.

  • (6) To hear and decide other matters, according to the terms of the ordinance or other statutes, and upon which the board may be authorized to pass under the ordinance or other statutes.

(Ord. of 6-23-1994, art. XI, § 3C.; Ord. of 2-22-2024(27); Ord. of 9-26-2024(4))