§ 260-75
Unified development review
[Added 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-11]
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.
- A. 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 Article XVII and (R.I.G.L. § 45-24-53).
- B. In granting requests for dimensional and use variances, the planning board shall be bound to the requirements as set forth in Article X, §§ 260-64 and 260-65 relative to entering evidence into the record in satisfaction of the applicable standards.
- C. 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 Article XI, § 260-67, and shall be required to provide for the recording of findings of fact and written decisions as described in the zoning ordinance pursuant to § 260-66D.
- D. Appeal. The permitting authority's decision shall be appealable pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 45-23-71.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former §§ 260-75 through 260-93 as §§ 260-76 through 260-94, respectively.