The zoning ordinance establishes the various application procedures necessary for the filing of appeals, requests for variances, special-use permits, development plan reviews, and other applications that may be specified in the zoning ordinance as allowed by this chapter, with the zoning board of review, consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The zoning ordinance provides for the creation of appropriate forms, and for the submission and resubmission requirements, for each type of application required. A zoning ordinance may establish that a time period of a certain number of months is required to pass before a successive similar application may be filed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-58