New Harbor Village, LLC v. Town of New Shoreham Zoning Board of Review

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

Does a for-profit developer have a right of appeal to the Supreme Court, pursuant to the Rhode Island Low and Moderate Income Housing Act, from a State Housing Appeals Board (SHAB) substantial completeness ruling? Despite a four to three vote finding that an application for a comprehensive building permit submitted to the Town of New Shoreham Zoning Board of Review (town or defendant) by the plaintiff, New Harbor Village, LLC (New Harbor or plaintiff), met the test of substantial completeness, SHAB refused to remand the application to the town for further…