§ 23-27.3-127.2 - Local board of appeals. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-27.3-127.2

   § 23-27.3-127.2  Local board of appeals.– (a) A board of appeals shall be appointed by each municipality. The board shallconsist of the following five (5) members: one shall be an architect; two (2)shall be professional engineers; one shall be a builder or superintendent ofconstruction; and one shall be a member of the general public. A member of aboard of appeals of one municipality may also be a member of a board of appealsof another municipality. An aggrieved party as defined in §23-27.3-127.1(b)(2)(i) – (b)(2)(vi) may appeal an interpretation, order,requirement, direction, or failure to act under this code by a local officialof a city or town charged with the administration or enforcement of this codeof any of its rules and regulations, to the local board in that city or town.

   (b) If there is no local board and an appeal is filed withthe state board of appeals in accordance with § 23-27.3-127.1, allstenographic costs of the appeal shall be reimbursed to the budget account ofthe board by the municipality.