Unified development review

[Added 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-15; amended 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2019-23]

• A. Purpose. This section authorizes unified development review for any development in B Zones and/or any municipal or public school project. The Board may review and approve dimensional variances, use variances and/or special use permits for properties undergoing review as a land development or a subdivision.

  [Amended 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-7]

• B. Adoption of regulations and rules. In accordance with R.I.G.L. § 45-24-46.4 the planner shall draft, and the Board shall adopt, regulations which implement unified development review.
• C. Eligibility and relief. Any person, group, agency, or corporation that files an application for a land development project or a subdivision project in a B Zone and/or any municipal or public school project may also file requests for relief from the literal requirements of a zoning ordinance on the subject property, pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 45-24-41, and/or for the issuance of special use permits for the subject property, pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 45-24-42, by including such within the application to the administrative officer of the Board with the other required application materials, pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 45-23-50.1(b).

  [Amended 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-7]