Application types and review stages.
The administrative officer shall review and grant, grant with conditions or deny all other applications under this section and may grant waivers of design standards as set forth in the local regulations and zoning ordinance. The administrative officer may utilize the technical review committee for initial review and recommendation. The local regulations shall specifically list what limited waivers an administrative officer is authorized to grant as part of their review.
Minor plan review consists of two (2) stages, preliminary and final; provided, that unless otherwise set forth in this section, if a street creation or extension is involved, or a request for variances and/or special-use permits are submitted, pursuant to the regulation's unified development review provisions, a public hearing is required before the planning board. The administrative officer may combine the approval stages, providing requirements for both stages are met by the applicant to the satisfaction of the administrative officer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-23-38