05/11/1987 Special Town Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

mixed-use or commercial developments or projects which will involve a variance request, a copy shall be provided for review _ by the Board of Appeals. The Planning Board shall consider any comments received from the above-named officials and boards in making its decision, provided that such comments are rec i ed at or prior to the required public hearing. Special Permits shall only be- issued following a public hearing - held within sixty-five days, but not less than -forty-five . (45) days after the filing f an -application with the Planning Board r Boar.,of��Appeai s at a regr�lar r or spec1-al-_ eeting,,, a Co y y of which shall forthwith be given to the Town Clerk by the applicant after having been signed and dated b the Board, chairman. An application for a Special Pewit may be approved, approved with conditions, or denied. Conditions .may include, but are not . limited to,, requirements for traffic or pedestrian improvements required to mitigate or accomodate the impacts of the proposed use, housing for persons of low or moderate income, open space buffers or screening to mitigate off-site impacts, reduced lawn or paving areas and other measures to prevent water quality impacts, water or sewer lines in anticipation of connection to public systems within a reasonable period of time, landscaping, development phasing requirements, requirements for surety bonding to insure compliance and completion of proposed improvements and other items deemed necessary to protect the public health and safety or minimize impacts on community facilities, services and character or on neighboring properties and their occupants* Any special permit hereinafter granted shall lapse within two years from the grant thereof, or within a shorter period of time e if specified in the decision of the approval-granting authority, which shall not include such time required to pursue or await the determination of an appeal under Chapter 40A. Section 17 o the General Laws,, i f a substantial use thereof has not sooner commenced except for good cause or, in the case of a permit for construction, if construction has not begun by such date except for good cause." Also, by adding. the following new Subsections 6,2.4 and .2f : 6.2A Plan Review approvals issued under section 6.2,1 shall not ex- - pine until such time as the project is altered or, if zoningis- changed before a building permit is issued, for one ,year from the date of the -zoning change. 6,2.5 changes in p Tans approved under 6.2. 1 may be authorized by the Building Inspector without ref i l i rig provided they do not include a change of use and provided deviations do not i nc Iude bu l d-i n r: footprint increases or increases in impervious cover of more than _