Decision of the board

The board shall render a decision on any matter before it within a reasonable time after the public hearing. The concurring vote of three (3) members of the board shall be required to decide in favor of the applicant in a matter involving an appeal and the concurring vote of four (4) members of the board shall be required to decide in favor of an applicant in a matter involving a variance or special use permit, upon which it is authorized to pass under the terms of this ordinance.

The board shall make a record of its proceedings and actions, precisely showing its reasons for its decision, the vote of each member participating therein, and the absence of a member or his failure to vote. Decisions shall be recorded and filed in the office of the zoning board of review within thirty (30) working days from the date when the decision was rendered, and shall be a public record. The decision shall be posted in a location visible to the public in the town hall for a period of twenty (20) days following the recording of the decision. In addition, notice of the decision of the board shall be transmitted to the applicant, the zoning officer, the Warren Planning Board and to the Associate Director of the Division of Planning of the Rhode Island Department of Administration.

For any proceeding in which the right of appeal lies to the superior or supreme court, the zoning board of review shall have the minutes either taken by a competent stenographer, the cost of which shall be borne by the applicant, or recorded by a sound-recording device. Any decision evidencing the granting of a special use permit or variance shall also be recorded in the land evidence records of the Town of Warren.