<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Betsy; The language is in Section 11 of Chapter 40A. See the excerpts below.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">''Parties in interest'' (<i>for notice requirements and other purposes</i>). 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, </span><span style="font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><font color="#ff0000">the planning board of the city or town,</font></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> and the planning board of every abutting city or town.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">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:\u2014the board of health, </span><span style="font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><font color="#ff0000">the planning board or department,</font><font color="#000000"> t</font></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">he city or town engineer, the conservation commission or any other town agency or board. </span><span style="font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><font color="#ff0000">Any such board or agency to which petitions are referred for review shall make such recommendations as they deem appropriate </font></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">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.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Raleway,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Bob</span></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font color="#000099" size="4" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000099" size="4" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Bob Mitchell FAICP</font></div><div>Planning Consultant</div><div>Land Use, Planning, Zoning, & Training Programs</div><div>151 Tremont Street Suite 23A</div><div>Boston, MA 02111</div><div>617-512-9751 (c)<span></span><span></span></div><div><a href="mailto:MitchellFAICP@gmail.com" target="_blank">MitchellFAICP@gmail.com</a></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 3:09\u202fPM Elizabeth Ware via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">All,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">There's a section of MGL that references the Planning Board's ability review and comment on ZBA cases.</div><div dir="auto">I couldn't find the citation.</div><div dir="auto">Does anyone know the citation?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Betsy Ware</div><div dir="auto">Consulting Planner </div><div dir="auto">Town of Rockport</div></div>
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