<div dir="auto">Ryan is correct. If your Zoning Bylaw allows it, it is legal.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 8:25 AM Eric Rumsey via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal">Here’s one for you:  Our current zoning bylaw allows for Minor Site Plan Review applications to be discussed and approved by a Development Review Team made up of town staff; myself, Building Commissioner, DPW Director, Police, Fire, BOH,
 etc.  A member or two of my Planning Board has questioned the legality of this.  I have not seen anywhere where this is not legal.  Does your town/city allow for the approval of minor site plan reviews by town staff, or are they all done by your Planning Board? 
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Eric Rumsey<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Town+of+Southbridge+%0D%0A+41+Elm+Street+%7C+Southbridge,+MA+01550?entry=gmail&source=g">41 Elm Street | Southbridge, MA 01550</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</blockquote></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Thank you<div><br></div><div>Richard Harris, AICP</div><div>PDR, LLC</div><div>Planning Consultant</div><div>413-335-5012</div></div></div>