Legal Opinion
Colello v. ZONING BD. OF CRANSTON
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 27, 1969No. 531-M.PPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
This is a petition for certiorari to review a decision of the city of Cranston’s zoning board of review granting an applicant permission for the erection of two two-family duplex units on adjoining 6,000 square-foot-tracts of vacant land located in an A-6 residential district.
Other than for the power to grant variances, the source of which is in the enabling legislation, a zoning board has only the powers conferred upon it by the local legislature. It can exercise no other. Melucci v. Zoning Board of Review, 101 R. I. 649, 226 A.2d 416; Thomson Methodist Church v. Zoning Board of Review, 99…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thomson Methodist Church v. Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1965
- Fitzgerald v. ZONING BD. OF NEWPORTSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1965
- Melucci v. Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
- McNalley v. Zoning Bd. of Review of City of CranstonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
3Cited by2 opinions
- May-Day Realty Corp. v. PAWT. APPEALS BD.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
- Scottish Rite Cathedral v. Zoning Board of Review, Cranston, 96-6535 (1997)Superior Court of Rhode Island · 1997