§ 350-57.1
Unified development review
[Added 11-21-2024, effective 11-21-2024]
- A. Unified development review established. There shall be unified development review for the issuance of variances and special use permits for properties undergoing review by development plan review and/or land development or subdivision review.
- B. Public hearing. All land development and subdivision applications, and development plan review applications that include requests for variances and/or special-use permits submitted pursuant to this section, shall require a public hearing that meets the requirements of the Subdivision Regulations and [R.I.G.L. § 45-23-42(b)].
- C. In granting requests for dimensional and use variances, the Planning Board shall be bound to the requirements of § 350-8E(3) relative to entering evidence into the record in satisfaction of the applicable standards.
- D. In reviewing requests for special use permits the Planning Board shall be bound to the conditions and procedures under which a special use permit may be issued and the criteria for the issuance of such permits, as found within the zoning ordinance in § 350-8F, and shall be required to provide for the recording of findings of fact and written decisions as described in the zoning ordinance pursuant to § 350-8F.
- E. Appeals. An appeal from any decision made pursuant to this section may be taken pursuant to Article III. Section 3.07 of the Subdivision Regulations (R.I.G.L. § 45-23-71).