[Massplanners] Planning Board review of Z A applications

[Bob Mitchell]

Betsy; The language is in Section 11 of Chapter 40A. See the excerpts below.

''Parties in interest'' (*for notice requirements and other purposes*). as
used in this chapter shall mean the petitioner, abutters, owners of land
directly opposite on any public or private street or way, and abutters to
the abutters within three hundred feet of the property line of the
petitioner as they appear on the most recent applicable tax list,
notwithstanding that the land of any such owner is located in another city
or town, the planning board of the city or town, and the planning board of
every abutting city or town.

Zoning ordinances or by-laws may provide that petitions for special permits
shall be submitted to and reviewed by one or more of the following and may
further provide that such reviews may be held jointly:—the board of health, the
planning board or department, the city or town engineer, the conservation
commission or any other town agency or board. Any such board or agency to
which petitions are referred for review shall make such recommendations as
they deem appropriate and shall send copies thereof to the special permit
granting authority and to the applicant; provided, however, that failure of
any such board or agency to make recommendations within thirty-five days of
receipt by such board or agency of the petition shall be deemed lack of
opposition thereto.

Bob

Bob Mitchell FAICP
Planning Consultant
Land Use, Planning, Zoning, & Training Programs
151 Tremont Street Suite 23A
Boston, MA 02111
617-512-9751 (c)
MitchellFAICP at gmail.com



On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM Elizabeth Ware via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> There's a section of MGL that references the Planning Board's ability
> review and comment on ZBA cases.
> I couldn't find the citation.
> Does anyone know the citation?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Betsy Ware
> Consulting Planner
> Town of Rockport
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