Final plan approval

A. The applicant shall submit the following material for final plan approval:

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

1. All required state and federal permits; provided, however, that the administrative officer shall have the authority to require submission of state and federal permits before the first building permit is issued rather than at final plan submission.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

2. A draft agreement with a monitoring agent appointed by the R. I. housing resources commission that will ensure that each low or moderate income dwelling unit is sold, leased, owned or occupied in compliance with the recorded affordability restrictions.

(Ord dated 5-21-24)

3. A draft land lease or deed restriction with affordability liens that restricts the use of the property to low or moderate income housing in conformance with R.I. housing and mortgage finance corporation guidelines for at least 30 years.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

4. The final plan checklist in Article 15 of the land development and subdivision regulations and all the items required by the checklist.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

5. Arrangements for completion of the required public improvements, including financial guarantees.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

B. The administrative officer shall certify the application as complete or incomplete within 25 days of submission. If the application is incomplete, the administrative officer shall inform the applicant of the specific information that is missing. The running of the time period for certification shall stop when an application is incomplete. The administrative officer shall have at least 10 days to recertify a revised application.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

C. The administrative officer shall approve the final plan within 45 days of the date it was certified as complete; provided, however, that the applicant may be required to return to the planning board for final plan approval if the planning board has waived submission at preliminary plan review of any required information, if the application does not satisfy conditions of the preliminary plan approval; if the application does not include all the required material; or the applicant has proposed a major change to the approved preliminary plan. A public hearing is required for approval of a major change to an approved preliminary plan. The administrative officer shall have the authority to approve minor changes in the approved preliminary plan.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

D. If a timely decision is not rendered, the application will be considered approved and the administrative officer shall issue a final plan approval at the request of the applicant.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

E. The approved final plan expires 2 years after the date of approval. The applicant may request a one-year extension, and must appear before the planning board to request the extension. The planning board may approve further extensions for good cause. Requests for extensions must be in writing. The provisions of the applicable ordinances and regulations in effect at the time of Final Plan approval are vested until the final plan expires.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)