Appeals to Zoning Board of Review

A. Time for appeal. An appeal to the Zoning Board of Review shall be taken within 30 days of the date of public notice of the decision by the administrative official or agency or board.
[Amended 10-26-2020 by Ch. No. 1997]
B. Filing of appeal. An appeal shall be commenced by filing with the administrative official or agency or board from whom the appeal is taken and with the Zoning Board of Review a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof, together with payment of the pertinent fee.
[Amended 5-15-2000 by Ch. No. 1300; 10-26-2020 by Ch. No. 1997]
- (1) Each application for an appeal shall, at a minimum, require the following items be submitted:
  - (a) Copies of all documents filed with the local official or local agency from which the appeal is taken;
  - (b) Copies of all decisions of the official or agency from which the appeal is taken;
  - (c) The record of any proceeding from which the appeal is taken; and
  - (d) List of names and addresses of all property owners within 200 feet of the subject property and 10 copies of a map indicating all property owners within 200 feet of the subject property and/or all those property owners and entities which require notice under R.I.G.L. § 45-24-53 and § 260-41B of the Zoning Ordinance. Said map shall also depict any zoning district boundaries.
- (2) Each application form for an appeal shall, at a minimum, require the following:
  - (a) Name and address of applicant, property owner, and lessee;
  - (b) Location of the lot given as the street address, tax assessor's plat and lot number, and 911 address;
  - (c) Zoning district the lot is located in;
  - (d) Dimensions of the lot, in feet, to include frontage, depth, and area;
  - (e) Present and proposed use of the lot;
  - (f) Identification of all structures on the lot, including their size in feet;
  - (g) How long the current owner has owned the lot;
  - (h) The year that the lot was platted and recorded;
  - (i) Whether the owner or applicant has received a Notice of Violation for this or any property in the Town of Westerly and the status of that alleged violation. If a Notice of Violation was issued, a copy is to be attached to the application;
  - (j) Identification of the section of the Zoning Ordinance under which this application is filed;
  - (k) A description of the proposed alterations;
  - (l) A specific identification of the relief sought by this appeal;
  - (m) A specific statement of the grounds for which the appeal is filed; and
  - (n) The application is to be signed by the applicant or owner.
C. Transmission of record. The administrative official or agency or board from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Zoning Board of Review all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.