[Massplanners] what is a minor change to a Special Permit

[Star Atkeson]

Hello Planners,

We have a wedding venue in town who wants the Planning Board to amend their special permit to limit the number of events, as a (previously agreed) way to satisfy the Board of Health, that they do not need to be a public water supply. The change would be a sentence limiting the number of events to 60 per year, they currently only do about 20 anyways. There would be a second minor change to the specific public water supply condition in the permit.

Would you consider this a minor change, since nothing would tangibly be changing at the venue except they wouldn't need to use bottled water? Or is it a significant change, since it is stipulated by another board who seems to be looking for a legal document.

The applicant does not want to do the hearing process. In other recent Planning Board business we have held hearings for similar minor changes on more controversial situations, so on one hand we want to be consistent, on the other, if it is legal to go for it without the hearing, that is what the applicant would like.

Thank you for your advice,
Star



Star Atkeson

Secretary to The Boards

Town of Charlemont

(413) 339-4335 ex.8


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