(A)

The zoning board of review shall render a decision on each application within fifteen (15) days of the day the public hearing was closed.

(B)

The board's written decision shall be posted in the town clerk's office with thirty (30) days of the day the decision was rendered. A decision granting a variance or special use permit shall be recorded in the land evidence records.

(C)

The written decision shall include findings of fact, conclusions of law, and any conditions placed on approval of an application, as well as the name and vote of each member who voted and the names of members who did not vote or who were not present.

(D)

A copy of the decision shall be mailed within one (1) day of the day it was recorded or posted, by any method that provides confirmation of receipt, to the applicant and to any person who submitted a written request to receive it.

(E)

The zoning board of review shall keep written minutes of its meetings that record the names of the members present, the names of the members absent, and the vote of each board member on each motion.

(F)

The zoning board of review shall keep records of its examinations, findings of fact, and other official actions, all of which shall be recorded and filed in the office of the zoning board in an expeditious manner upon completion of the proceeding. For any proceeding in which the right of appeal lies to the superior or supreme court, the zoning board shall have the minutes taken either by a competent stenographer or recorded by a sound-recording device.

(Ch. 134, § 23, 12-19-94; Ch. 292, §(Exh. Q), 12-4-23)