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Narragansett City Zoning Code

SECTION 14

- VESTED RIGHTS

An applicant shall be vested and an application shall be deemed substantially complete for the purposes of this section as follows:


14.1.- Development not requiring planning board or zoning board approval.

Where no planning board approval or zoning board approval is required, an applicant is vested when the building inspection division certifies that the application (for a building permit) is complete. The applicant is vested under the zoning ordinance and regulations in effect at the time of certification, not on the date of application.

14.2. - Development requiring planning board approval.

Where planning board approval only is required, an applicant is vested on the date that the planning board certifies the application is complete. The applicant is vested under the zoning ordinances and regulations in effect at the time of certification not the date of application.

14.3. - Development requiring zoning board approval.

Where zoning board approval only is required, an applicant is vested when the planning board certifies that the application is complete pursuant to section 18 of this ordinance. The applicant is vested under the zoning ordinances and regulations in effect at the time of certification, not the date of application.

14.4. - Development requiring both planning board and zoning board approval.

Where both planning board and zoning board approvals are required for development, an applicant is vested when the planning board certifies that the plans are complete under the respective guidelines and regulations of the subdivision and zoning ordinances including section 18 of this ordinance. The applicant is vested under the zoning ordinances and regulations is [in] effect at the time of the certification, not the date of application.