[Massplanners] Zoning Bylaw Amendment submitted the Select Board

[Liz Allard]

Thanks Richard

Liz Allard
Land Use Administrator/
Conservation Agent
Town of Harvard
13 Ayer Road
Harvard, MA 01451
978-456-4100 ext. 321

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From: Richard Harris <rhplanner01075 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 10:57 PM
To: Liz Allard <lallard at harvard-ma.gov>
Cc: Massachusetts Planners <MassPlanners at masscptc.org>
Subject: Re: [Massplanners] Zoning Bylaw Amendment submitted the Select Board

Good Morning Liz

The amendment should be treated as any other - by citizens, residents, etc. I would suggest that a representative of the Selectboard should be at the public hearing to explain the proposal and the Board's reasoning.

The Planning Board does not make changes in the amendment but makes a report to Town Meeting which may contain recommendations for revisions.

Thank you

Richard Harris, AICP
PDR, LLC
Planning Consultant
413-335-5012


On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 9:25 AM Liz Allard via MassPlanners <massplanners at masscptc.org<mailto:massplanners at masscptc.org>> wrote:
Good morning,

The Harvard Select Board recently submitted a Zoning Bylaw amendment to the Planning Board, which is a first for me.

As I understand the process this would be similar to a citizen petition in which the PB holds the public hearings; at which the PB can decide to support or not support the article at town meeting.

What I am getting conflicting information about is the actual hearing process.

If the PB makes changes to the amendment does it need to go back to the SB for approval?

Should a representative of the SB be in attendance at the public hearings?

Any advice or process another community may follow would be much appreciated.

Thank you

Liz Allard
Land Use Administrator/
Conservation Agent
Town of Harvard
13 Ayer Road
Harvard, MA 01451
978-456-4100 ext. 321

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