[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 9-29-1993]
It shall be the policy of the Orleans Board of Selectmen that:
A.
Articles seeking the layout of a private way as a town way will be
considered only at the Annual Town Meeting.
B.
To be considered for taking as a town way, a road must intersect
or connect with an existing town way.
C.
The petitioner(s) seeking the taking must submit an application packet
to the Board of Selectmen through the Town Executive's office on or
before November 30 in order for the application to be considered at
the annual town meeting the following May, in accordance with the
administrative Road Layout Procedure.
D.
All costs of the taking, including bringing the road up to the town
standards, if required, are to be paid by the petitioner(s).
E.
A public hearing will be held to consider the request for the taking
and the Board of Selectmen will file their report with the Town Clerk
within thirty (30) days of the hearing.
F.
The Board of Selectmen shall refer the application to the Planning
Board under MGL Chapter 41, S 81i, and their recommendations and report
shall be presented at the public hearing.
G.
If the Board of Selectmen is authorized by Town Meeting to take the
road or an easement over the road, any work required by the Board
in their report must be completed before the order of taking is adopted.
