[Massplanners] Planning Board Questions

[Rick Collins]

Interested in the responses to both these questions

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:22 PM Kathy Joubert via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Hello All - On behalf of the Northborough Planning Board, the Board has
> requested I pose the following questions:
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>    1. If your Board requires applicants to send materials in advance of
>    the next meeting, how many days in advance do you require the information?
>    If the material is not sent in advance of the meeting, does your board
>    automatically continue the hearing to the next meeting and if so, do you
>    notify abutters in advance of the date change?  Is this requirement
>    regarding submission of additional information contained in your Planning
>    Board Rules and Regulations? Do you find requiring a deadline effective in
>    that once a firm’s project is continued for not submitting the additional
>    information in a timely manner they are more compliant on the next
>    project?  (This is for material after the initial public hearing.)
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>    1. Regarding the adherence of site plan and/or special permit
>    conditions, I’m assuming you find applicants generally comply with the
>    conditions found in the decision.  If an applicant does not comply, do you
>    utilize Chapter 40 Section 21D and enforce your bylaws and conditions
>    through non-criminal disposition?  If so, have you found this to be
>    effective or do you find the applicant paying the fine as opposed to
>    complying with the decision?  I assume most communities have the staff meet
>    with the offender on site, explain the situation, and generally the
>    situation is resolved.  But for situations of non-compliance do you find
>    the non-criminal disposition effective?
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> Thank you in advance for your responses.
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> Kathy
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> Kathryn A. Joubert
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> Town Planner
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> Northborough Town Hall
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> Planning Department
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> 63 Main Street
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> Northborough MA 01532
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> 508-393-5019
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