Zoning Board
Regular Meetings
- Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.
- Municipal Offices Court/Meeting Room
100 Fairway Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
OVERVIEW
The Zoning Board of Review has the power and duty to:
- Hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative officer or agency.
- Hear and decide appeals from a party aggrieved by a decision of the Historic District Commission, pursuant to section 21-338.
- Hear and decide appeals where the Zoning Board of Review is appointed as the board of appeals for airport zoning regulation pursuant to R.I.G.L. 1956, § 1-3-19.
- Authorize, upon application, in specific cases of hardship, variances in the application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance pursuant to Section 21-14.
- Authorize, upon application, in specific cases, special use permits, pursuant to Section 21-15, where the Zoning Board of Review is designated as a permit authority for special use permits.
- Refer matters to the Planning Commission, or other boards or agencies in the Town, as the Zoning Board of Review may deem appropriate, for findings and recommendations.
- Provide for issuance of conditional zoning approvals where a proposed application would otherwise be approved except when one or more state or federal agency approvals, which are necessary, are pending. A conditional zoning approval shall be revoked when any necessary state or federal agency approvals are not received within a specified period of time.
- Hear and decide such other matters, according to the terms of the Zoning Ordinance or other statutes, and upon which the board may be authorized to pass under the Zoning Ordinance or other statutes.
Members
John V Gibbons Jr, Vice-Chairperson 3 Stone Gate Drive North Kingstown RI 02852 295-1448 jvgibbonsjr@gmail.com Term Expires: 7/1/2021 | David McCue, David 31 Chimney Rock Road North Kingstown, RI 02852 Concretegirl3458@aol.com Term Expires: 7/1/2022 |
Maura Harrington, Principal Planner - Staff Liaison 100 Fairway Drive North Kingstown RI 02852 294-3331, ext. 312 mharrington@northkingstown.org | Patricia O’Connor-Siegmund 10 Kent Street North Kingstown RI 02852 294-4688 patricia.siegmund@usnwc.edu Term Expires: 7/2/2020 |
Elaine Lemieux, Second Alternate 37 Buena Vista Dr North Kingstown RI 02852 255-3814 caseylemieux@gmail.com Term Expires: 7/1/2021 | Robert O’Neill 22 Stillman Road Saunderstown RI 02874 743-9046 lrae13@aol.com Term Expires: 7/1/2021 |
John Marth, First Alternate 270 Austin Road North Kingstown RI 02852 886-0720 Jmarth08@gmail.com Term Expires: 7/1/2019 | Randy Wietman, Chairperson 40 Sanford Avenue North Kingstown RI 02852 439-6389 erawtm@yahoo.com Term Expires: 7/1/2022 |