Town of Groton, MA
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2023-04-29
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Division 4: Miscellaneous Regulations
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Chapter 338 Board of Appeals
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Part 1 Organization; Rules and Regulations
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Article I General Provisions
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter (2022)
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Aging, Council on
- Ch 5 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 10 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 13 Finance Committee
- Ch 16 Finances
- Ch 18 (Reserved)
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Housing Authority
- Ch 27 Inspector of Wires
- Ch 32 Legal Affairs
- Ch 44 Park Commission
- Ch 48 Personnel
- Ch 52 Planning Board
- Ch 65 (Reserved)
- Ch 69 Regional School District
- Ch 71 Revolving Funds
- Ch 77 (Reserved)
- Ch 81 Town Meetings
- Ch 84 Town Property, Sale of
- Ch 86 (Reserved)
- Ch 90 Water
- Ch 91 Water Use Restrictions
- Ch 93 Water Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 105 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 111 Beano
- Ch 116 Boats
- Ch 119 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 125 Demolition Delay
- Ch 127 Discharge of Water Onto a Public Way
- Ch 128 Dogs
- Ch 134 Earth Removal
- Ch 137 Farming
- Ch 139 Fees
- Ch 141 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 145 Forest Lands
- Ch 153 Historic Districts and Commission
- Ch 154 Illicit Discharges to Municipal Separate Storm Drain System
- Ch 157 (Reserved)
- Ch 161 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 168 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 175 Retail Sales, Hours of
- Ch 180 Roads and Ways
- Ch 181 Litter and Snow in Public Ways
- Ch 184 Scenic Roads
- Ch 190 Sewers
- Ch 196 Signs
- Ch 198 Stormwater Management — Low-Impact Development
- Ch 199 Polystyrene Container Restriction for Food Service Establishments
- Ch 200 Single-Use Plastic Bags
- Ch 201 Vehicles, Operation of
- Ch 205 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 210 Water Supply
- Ch 215 Wetlands
- Ch 218 Zoning
- Division 2: Select Board Regulations
- Ch 222 Avenue of Flags
- Ch 223 (Reserved)
- Ch 235 Driveways
- Ch 239 Earth Removal
- Ch 242 Flags, Display of
- Ch 244 Garage and Yard Sales
- Ch 245 Standards of Conduct Policy
- Ch 246 Highway Department
- Ch 247 Road Acceptance Policy
- Ch 248 Road Openings
- Ch 249 Salaries and Wages
- Ch 251 Sanitary Landfill
- Ch 253 (Reserved)
- Ch 257 Smoking
- Ch 258 Street Naming and Building Numbering
- Ch 261 Town Buildings, Use of
- Ch 264 Town Property, Sale of
- Ch 266 Traffic Rules and Regulations
- Ch 268 Vacancies
- Ch 273 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Division 3: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 276 Body Art Establishments and Practitioners
- Ch 277 Energy-Producing Facilities
- Ch 278 Fees
- Ch 279 Floor Drains
- Ch 280 Fuel and Chemicals, Underground Storage of
- Ch 286 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 295 Milk
- Ch 299 Outdoor Wood Burning
- Ch 307 Solid Waste
- Ch 315 Subsurface Sewage Disposal Regulations
- Ch 319 Swimming Pools
- Ch 322 Tobacco Regulations
- Ch 323 Transfer Station
- Ch 325 Water Supply
- Ch 330 Wells
- Ch 332 Wood Waste, Disposal of
- Division 4: Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 338 Board of Appeals
- Ch 338 Pt 1 Art I General Provisions
- § 338-1 Purpose.
- § 338-2 Petitioner or applicant.
- Ch 344 Conservation Commission
- Ch 352 Earth Removal Stormwater Advisory Committee
- Ch 360 Historic District Commission
- Ch 381 Planning Board
- Ch 396 Groton Center Sewer District
- Ch 397 Four Corners Sewer District
- Ch 407 Water Department
- Appendix
- Ch A415 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
These rules are adopted by the Groton Board
of Appeals as authorized by MGL C. 40A, § 14, for the purpose
of establishing uniform procedures for conducting the business of
the Board, which, in general, but without limitation, shall consist
of hearing all appeals, petitions and applications coming under its
jurisdiction by virtue of the applicable provisions of Massachusetts
General Laws and the Groton Zoning Bylaw and other bylaws. Such appeals
and matters of original jurisdiction, subject to conformance with
these rules will, in general, consist of the following:
A.
Receive and act upon all appeals from the action of
the Building Inspector in performing the duties and responsibilities
contemplated by the Massachusetts General Laws, the Groton Zoning
Bylaw and the Massachusetts Building Code within the Town of Groton.
B.
Receive and act upon all applications for special
permits as authorized by the Groton Zoning Bylaw.
C.
Receive and act upon all application for variances
from compliance with the applicable provisions of the Groton Zoning
Bylaw.
D.
Receive and act upon all applications seeking a comprehensive permit to build low- and moderate-income housing contemplated by MGL C. 40B, § 21. (Matters relating to MGL C. 40B, § 21 below can be found in Part 2 of this chapter.)
E.
Receive and act upon all matters otherwise legally
coming under the jurisdiction of the Board of Appeals.
A petition or application may be brought by any partner in interest, except that an application under MGL C. 40B, § 21, may be made only by a public agency or by a limited dividend nonprofit organization (see Part 2 below). A "party in interest" is considered to be a property owner, a tenant, a licensee, a prospective purchaser or other applicant, provided that documentation certifying the petitioner's legal interest and right to file accompanies the petition or application.
