R.I. Gen. Laws § 1-3-17
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§ 1-3-17. Delegation of administration and enforcement duties.
Official statutory text
The legislative body of any political subdivision adopting airport zoning regulations under this chapter may delegate the duty of administering and enforcing those regulations to any administrative agency under its jurisdiction or may create a new administrative agency to perform the duty, but the administrative agency shall not be, or include any member of, the board of appeals. The duties of the administrative agency shall include that of hearing and deciding all permits under § 1-3-14 but the agency shall not have or exercise any of the powers delegated to the board of appeals.
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