§ 340-127
Decisions and records of Zoning Board of Review
- A. Following a public hearing, the Zoning Board shall render a decision within a reasonable period of time. The Zoning Board 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 or her failure to vote. Decisions shall be recorded and filed in the office of the Zoning Board within 30 working days from the date when the decision was rendered, and shall be a public record. The Zoning Board shall keep written minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations, findings of fact, and other official actions, all of which shall be recorded and filed in the office of the Zoning Board in an expeditious manner upon completion of the proceeding. For any proceeding in which the right of appeal lies to the superior or supreme court, the Zoning Board shall have the minutes taken either by a competent stenographer or recorded by a sound-recording device.
- B. Any decision by the Zoning Board, including any special conditions attached thereto, shall be posted in the office of the Town Clerk, mailed to the applicant, to the Zoning Enforcement Officer, and to the Associate Director of the Division of Planning of the Rhode Island Department of Administration. Any decision evidencing the granting of a variance or special use shall also be recorded in the land evidence records of the Town of Johnston.