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Section Vill <br /> EMPLOYMENT of OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS <br /> A. .Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 44, Section 53G of the General Laws, the Planning <br /> Board may impose reasonable fees for the employment of outside consultants to review special <br /> permit project applications and supporting materials and -studies submitted for approval by the <br /> Board . The Board also considers the use of such consultants for inspections of facilities <br /> permitted or required under a .Special Permit Decision or .Special Permit Modification Decision) <br /> document, to determine compliance with the terms and conditions of said decision or <br /> modification document, other than those inspections covered by the -Board's standard <br /> inspection fees as listed in Section VII, or of buildings inspected by the. Ton's Building <br /> Inspector, to be an appropriate use of such outside consultants and fees. <br /> The decision to seek consultant assistance, the selection of a consultant, the establishment of a <br /> consultant fee or fee schedule and -any request to the applicant for payment shall be made by <br /> majority vote of the Board a -a public meeting. <br /> Said funds shall be paid by the applicant within seven days of a request by the Board for <br /> payment and shall be deposited in special account established by the Torn Treasurer and be <br /> kept separate and apart from other monies, Failure to pay the required fees may be <br /> considered grounds for disapproval of the ap plication. <br /> Any excess amount in the account attributable to a specific project, including any accrued <br /> interest, at the completion of said project shall be repaid to the applicant.or to the applicant's <br /> successor in interest and a final report of said account shall be made available to the applicant <br /> or to the applicant's successor,in interest. Standard Town accounting and reporting procedures <br /> relative to special accounts and consistent with the provisions of ch. 44 §53G of the General <br /> Laws shall be followed. <br /> B. The special account, including any accrued interest, shall be expended -at the direction of <br /> the Planning Board without further appropriation; provided, however, that such funds are to be <br /> expended by it only in.connedfion with carrying out its responsibilities under the laver. <br /> Subjects for which consultant assistance may be sought may include, but are not limited to, <br /> water- quality impacts of a project, stormwater management systems, wastewater collection and <br /> treatment systems, traffic and transportation impacts, mitigation and facilities, including bicycle <br /> and pedestrian facilities, fiscal impact of a project, solid and hazardous waste, public safety, <br /> landscaping, site design, architecture, wildlife habitat and endangered or threatened species, <br /> wetlands delineation, historic or archaeologic preservation, noise levels, lighting or light levels, <br /> personal communications service and other v ireless communications facilities and their <br /> potential impacts, electromagnetic or radiofrequenc -radiation, r+adiofrequency engineering, or <br /> other subjects relevant to the proposed project and its impacts on neighboring properties, the <br /> town or adjacent towns. such assistance may be sought either to develop original information <br /> and reports to the Board, or to review plans, reports and other information submitted on behalf <br /> of an applicant. <br /> 19 <br />