Appeals to superior court

An aggrieved party may appeal a decision of the board to the superior court for Kent County by filing a complaint setting forth the reasons of appeal within 20 days after such decision has been filed and posted with the city clerk. The decision shall be posted in a location visible to the public in the city hall for a period of 20 days following the recording of the decision. The board shall file the original documents acted upon by it and constituting the record of the case appealed from, or certified copies thereof, together with such other facts as may be pertinent, with the clerk of the court within 30 days after being served with a copy of the complaint. Further, the board shall cause to be placed a notice of such appealed decision in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Warwick. Such notice shall include the original date the board heard the petition, the name(s) of the petitioner(s), the court to which the board's decision was appealed, including the court's address and telephone number, and any other information the board deems necessary to inform the general public of such appeal. Said notice shall be submitted to the member of the Warwick city council in a timely manner. When the complaint is filed by someone other than the original applicant or appellant, such original applicant or appellant and the members of the board shall be made parties to such proceedings. The appeal shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from, but the court may, at its discretion, grant a stay on appropriate terms and make such other orders as it deems necessary for an equitable disposition of the appeal.

(Ord. No. O-95-36, § I, 10-16-95)