Noyes v. ZONING BOARD OF PROVIDENCE

This is a petition for certiorari to review a decision of the zoning board of review of the city of Providence denying the petitioner’s application for a variance. Pursuant to the writ the board has returned to this court a certified copy of the records of the proceedings before it.

It appears therefrom that petitioner is the owner of a parcel of land designated as lot 188 on assessor’s plat 13 and located at 149 Waterman street in Providence. This lot is now occupied by a large single-family dwelling house and zoned for residential uses. On May 31, 1961 petitioner applied to the respondent…