To: Members of the Planning Board, Housing Board of Trustees, Technical Review Committee
Subject: Attached Case: Smithfield
v. Bickey Development, Inc., and State Housing Appeals Board,
Superior Court of Rhode Island, Providence, September 19, 2012.
Date: April
18, 2013
Attached is
a copy of the above subject case wherein the Superior Court vacated a decision
of the State Housing Appeals Board (SHAB) favoring the contractor in a project
seeking to construct 31 residential units in the town of Smithfield. (Suggestion,- read the first and last
paragraphs first)
In a
methodical and comprehensive analysis of the facts and law, the court made these
significant findings:
- That the Smithfield Zoning Board “did have sufficient evidence to support its concern with regard to the health and safety of the local residents” wherein the capacity and condition of a sewer were at issue. (p. 13)
- That principles concerning completeness of an application apply to adequate information on drainage, stormwater runoff, elevation plans, soil etc. (see p. 13)
- That the deciding board’s authority to approve or deny an application is fully applicable and enforceable at the Master Plan stage of the application process. (p. 15)
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