Zoning Board of Review

Board Description
The Zoning Board of Review in each of Rhode Island’s 39 municipalities exists for two (2) basic purposes:
  1. To grant relief from zoning restrictions; that is, to authorize the Owner of a particular piece of property to do something on it that is not permitted by-right. Generally, this is done by granting a special-use permit, a dimensional variance, or (much less frequently) a use variance.
  2. To act, (sitting as the Board of Appeal) as a reviewing court to hear appeals from decisions of other agencies and officials involved in land use regulation, such as the Planning Board, Building Official, or Zoning Official.

 

Staff Contacts

NameTitlePhone

Zoning Official / A.D.A. Compliance Officer

(401) 597-5359

Peter Carnevale

Asst. Zoning Official

(401) 767-9239

Zoning Clerk

(401) 597-5398

Board Members

NameTitleTerm Expires
Dennis Losardo

Chair

2028

Steven Laramee

Vice-Chair

2025

Brian Kane

Member

2027

Richard Masse

Member

2026

Rufus Bailey

Member

2028

Vacancy One

First Alternate

-

Mackenzie Chartier

Second Alternate

2026

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