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The board of review may, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, make special exceptions to the rules and regulations of the planning board in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the rules and regulations referred to in this chapter, or where such exception is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public.
(Code 1967, § 29-8)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, G.L. 1956, § 45-23-15.