Zoning Articles for Fall Town Meeting- Public Hearing

On Monday, October 15, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room in the Academy Building, the Planning Board will be conducting a public hearing on the following proposed zoning articles that will appear on the Fall Town Meeting Warrant:

• Establish East Gateway Business District along Plymouth St. from Hayward St. to the CBD and extend 200’ to the north side of the roadway layout line;
• Waterford Village Smart Growth Overlay District;
• Design Review Bylaw, Design Review Guidelines;
• Amendment to 9.60 Planned Development District;
• Amendment to 7.0 Signs;
• Amendment to 6.30 Table of Use Regulations and amendment to 9.631 Planned Development   District and
• To authorize modification of the zoning map to reflect changes.

 All interested persons are encouraged to attend.
 

Meeting
Schedule

1st & 3rd Mondays of each month

Location:  Meeting Room - Academy Building, 66 Central Square

7:30 p.m.

Additional meetings posted at Town Hall 48 hours prior to the meeting

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Board
Members
& Professional Staff

Office Administrator

Leslie Dorr
LDorr@Bridgewaterma.org

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About the Board

About the Board

Establishment:

The Planning Board consists of five members elected each for a term of five years.  The terms are staggered in such a manner that there is one position available annually for election unless when a vacancy occurs there may be more than one.  Should a vacancy occur the remaining Planning Board members along with the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a member until the next annual election. (M.G.L. Sec. 81A)

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Planning Board is governed by the statutes of the Massachusetts General Laws. Their primary powers and duties fall within the Chap 41 (Subdivision Control Law), however, earlier statutes are also applicable. The Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards has established a listing of all functional areas that the Planning Board may become involved in within their community:

• Annual Report (Chapter 41, Sec 81C)

• Conflict of Interest (Chapter 268A)

• Establishment of the Planning Board (Chapter 41, Section 81A)

• Master Plan (Chapter 41, Section 81D)

• Official Map (Chapter 41, Section 81E-81H)

• Park Commissioners, Planning Boards Acting as the same (Chap 41, Section 81C)

• Planning in General (Chapter 41, Section 81A-81J)

• Public Records (Chapter 4, Section 7 (26c) & Chapter 66, Section 10)

• Public Shade Trees, Consolidated Hearing (Chapter 87, Section 3)

• Public Ways, Report on the same (Chapter 41 Section 81-l and J)

• Scenic Roads (Chapter 40, Section 15C)

• Special Permits under zoning (Chapter 40A)

• Street names (Chapter 85, Sections 3, 3-A and 3-B)

• Subdivision Control (Chapter 41)

• Subdivision Rules and Regulations (Chapter 41, Section 81Q)

• Urban Redevelopment Corporations (Chapter 121-A)

• Wetlands Protection (Chapter 131)

• Zoning (Chapter 40A)

* Excerpt from the Massachusetts Federation of Planning and Appeals Board - Planner’s Handbook

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Links

Planning Department Web Page

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