Providence
City of Providence Zoning Board of Review
In short
City of Providence Zoning Board of Review issues 1 permit we publish for Providence, last verified 2026-09-12. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning Board of Review Application (Variance, Special Use Permit, Appeal)only if it applies to you | City of Providence Zoning Board of Review | A $115.00 advertising fee per application, plus a processing fee scaled by use: $175.00 (one-family dwelling), $345.00 (two-family), $430.00 (three-family), $520.00 for a multi-family building's first four units plus $80.00 for each additional unit, or $870.00 for all other uses (the category covering most commercial applications). Where mixed use codes apply, the higher fee governs. In no case does the combined advertisement-plus-processing fee exceed $2,600.00. | one-time, per application | 2026-09-12 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Zoning Board of Review Application (Variance, Special Use Permit, Appeal)
The Zoning Ordinance's own text states this fee 'is set by the City Council under a separate ordinance' rather than printing a dollar figure directly — the City's own 2024-updated Zoning Board of Review application instructions publish that schedule's current figures. Triggered when a proposed use, structure, or dimensional standard does not conform outright to the Zoning Ordinance and requires a variance, special use permit, or appeal decided by the five-member Zoning Board of Review.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Providence
- Phone
- (401) 680-5375
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of Providence Official Zoning Ordinance, Article 18 §1801.G (Fees — $25.00 Zoning Certificate) and Article 16 (Signs)City of Providence, Department of Planning and Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
- Zoning Board of Review — Application for Variance and/or Special Use Permit, Instructions and Fee Schedule (2024 update)City of Providence Zoning Board of Review / Department of Inspection and Standards · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
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