(a) A zoning ordinance provides protection for the consideration of applications for development
that are substantially complete and have been submitted for approval to the appropriate
review agency in the city or town prior to enactment of the new zoning ordinance or
amendment.
(b) Zoning ordinances or other land development ordinances or regulations specify the
minimum requirements for a development application to be substantially complete for
the purposes of this section.
(c) Any application considered by a city or town under the protection of this section
shall be reviewed according to the regulations applicable in the zoning ordinance
in force at the time the application was submitted.
(d) If an application for development under the provisions of this section is approved,
reasonable time limits shall be set within which development of the property must
begin and within which development must be substantially completed.
Notes of Decisions
Lischio v. Zoning Bd. of Review of North Kingstown, 818 A.2d 685 (R.I. 2003).
· cites it 2× “The petitioners also allege that the town solicitor advised the town council that such action would not have any effect on the vested interest of petitioners in this case according to G.L.1956 § 45-24-44. The petitioners challenged the zoning change in Superior Court and the…”
Green Dev., LLC a/k/a Wind Energy Dev., LLC v. Town of Exeter (R.I. 2023).
· cites it 13× “the Superior Court’s denial of its request (1) to enjoin the town’s enforcement of an emergency moratorium ordinance that prevented review of plaintiff’s solar-field projects; (2) to declare as ultra vires the enactment of the moratorium ordinance, and that the moratorium…”
29 Sylvan LLC v. Town of Narragansett (D.R.I. 2023).
· cites it 2× “General Laws § 45-24-44, which vests an applicant’s right to a building permit when an application for development is “substantially complete and [has] been submitted for approval to the appropriate review agency in the city or town prior to enactment of the new zoning ordinance…”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-44(a): 2 cases
Green Dev., LLC a/k/a Wind Energy Dev., LLC v. Town of Exeter (R.I. 2023).
“the Superior Court’s denial of its request (1) to enjoin the town’s enforcement of an emergency moratorium ordinance that prevented review of plaintiff’s solar-field projects; (2) to declare as ultra vires the enactment of the moratorium ordinance, and that the moratorium…”
29 Sylvan LLC v. Town of Narragansett (D.R.I. 2023).
“General Laws § 45-24-44, which vests an applicant’s right to a building permit when an application for development is “substantially complete and [has] been submitted for approval to the appropriate review agency in the city or town prior to enactment of the new zoning ordinance…”
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