Land Use & Zoning
A Rhode Island property owner who believes the local zoning board's decision was incorrect may appeal to:
AThe Rhode Island DoBR
BThe Rhode Island Superior Court✓ Correct
CThe Rhode Island General Assembly
DThe U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Explanation
Appeals of local zoning board decisions in Rhode Island are taken to the Rhode Island Superior Court under RIGL Chapter 45-24.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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