Green Development, LLC a/k/a Wind Energy Development, LLC v. Town of Exeter

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the Superior Court’s judgment, holding that Green Development’s October submissions were pre‑applications and therefore did not vest under the Zoning Enabling Act, and that Exeter’s emergency moratorium ordinance was validly enacted under the town charter’s emergency powers. The decision resolves the plaintiff’s claims on vesting, the moratorium’s legality, and related due‑process arguments.