Requirement and purpose
(a) Every applicant for a variance or a special use permit under this ordinance or for subdivision approval under the town subdivision regulations must submit a site plan for review. The planning division of the department of community development shall coordinate and manage the site plan review process, evaluate the environmental impact of proposed projects, and otherwise assist the planning board and zoning board of review with respect to site plan review. Site plan review and approval of subdivisions is governed by the Narragansett land subdivision regulations.
The purpose of the site plan review process is to ensure that the zoning board of review has before it sufficient information to determine whether a variance or special use permit use will promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community and will conform to the intent and requirements of this ordinance.
(b) Every applicant for a variance or a special use permit under this ordinance shall submit contemporaneously with a site plan, evidence, in the form of a Municipal Lien Certificate, that all property taxes are current on the subject parcel.
(Ch. 1099, § 1, 10-17-2022)