Avakian Funeral Home, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Review

This petition for certiorari was brought to review a decision of the zoning board of review of the city of Providence wherein the board held that it was without jurisdiction to hear and determine an application for permission to use a vacant church as a funeral home. The writ issued, and pursuant thereto the respondent board returned to this court a certified copy of the proceedings in the cause.

Applications for permission to use this property as a funeral home have been considered by the board on three occasions, and decisions thereon have twice been reviewed by this court. The first hearing…