Weandthirdpartiessuchasourcustomers,partners,andserviceprovidersusecookiesandsimilartechnologies("cookies")toprovideandsecureourServices,tounderstandandimprovetheirperformance,andtoserverelevantads(includingjobads)onandoffLinkedIn.Formoreinformation,seeourCookiePolicy.SelectAcceptcookiestoconsenttothisuseorManagepreferencestomakeyourcookiechoices.Youcanchangeyourcookiechoicesandwithdrawyourconsentinyoursettingsatanytime.ManagepreferencesAcceptcookiesLanduseplanning iscriticaltointelligentdevelopmentand/ormanagementofthelandscapearoundus.Therearefivemaindifferenttypesoflanduse:residential,agricultural,recreation,transportation,andcommercial.Managingthevarioususesoflandoccursthroughpartnershipsbetweenstate,federal,andmunicipalentities,butmanydecisionsaffectinglocalprojectsoccuratthemunicipallevel.PlanningandZoningBoardsMunicipalplanningforthedifferenttypesoflanduseisconductedprimarilybyzoningandplanningboards.Zoningboardsregulatetheuse,placementofstructures,andothersuchrequirementsforeveryparcelofland,aswellasgrantvariances.Planningboardsareresponsibleforstudyingwaterresources,openspace,andfarmlandtoprovideadviceonregulations.Theyalsocreateandimplementcomprehensiveplansincorporatingthedifferenttypesoflanduse,andreviewingandmakingdecisionsonapplicationsfordevelopment.Planningboardsreviewsubdivisionapplications,siteplans,specialusepermits,etc.Ifthereareappealsfromdecisionsmadebytheplanningboard,theyareheardbythezoningboardofappeals,andthenbytheSuperiorCourtifthereisanappealfromthatdecision.ComprehensivePlanningComprehensiveplansaredevelopedbymunicipalities’planningboardsunderthe RhodeIslandComprehensivePlanningandLandUseAct.TheActsetsoutprovisionsforallcomprehensiveplans,whichareadopted“forthepurposeofconformingmunicipalland-usedecisionsandforthepurposeofbeingtransmittedtothechiefforstatereview.”Theplanningboardscategorizethedifferenttypesoflanduseandcreatecomprehensiveplansthatstatethegoalsandobjectivesfordevelopment.Also,theyhelpguidethecreationandamendmentofregulatio