A.
Every petition or application for action by the Board
under MGL C. 40A shall be made on an official application form entitled
"Board of Appeals — Application for Hearing," which shall be
furnished by the Town Clerk upon request. Each request for a special
permit or variance shall be submitted on separate application forms.
Any communication purporting to be an appeal, a petition, or an application
shall be treated as mere notice of intention to seek Board action
until such time as it is made on the official application form. To
constitute official application, petition, or appeal, all information
called for in the form shall be furnished by the applicant in the
manner therein prescribed and further specified in these rules and
in precise language identifying the applicable provision of the bylaws
and the specific nature of the appeal, petition or application. The
form(s) to be used (see Addendum, which is on file with the Board
of Appeals and may be examined during regular business hours) is hereby
made a part of these rules.
B.
An application found to be incomplete upon receipt
by the Board shall be returned to the applicant for completion and
refiling. The date of refiling shall be the date of the applications.
For applications made under MGL C. 40B see Part 2 below.
In the case only of an appeal from the action
or failure to take action by the Building Inspector, a petition or
application shall be filed with the Town Clerk within 30 days from
the date of issuance of a permit or refusal of a permit by or on order,
ruling, decision or determination of the Building Inspector. For appeals
under MGL C. 40B, see Part 2.
A.
Under Article I, § 338-1A, B, C, and E, eight copies of the application form shall be submitted and shall be accompanied by eight copies of plans, sketches or diagrams sufficient to show clearly the nature of the specific request being made by the petitioner. The document shall have a North point, names of streets, zoning districts, property lines, dimensions of the subject lot, locations of buildings on and use of the lot, names of owners and locations of buildings on abutting properties, parking areas, driveways and all other information pertinent to the petition or application as required by the Zoning Bylaw (See Chapter 218, Zoning.), other bylaws or rules and these rules. All changes requested by the petitioner shall be clearly identified.
B.
See Part 2 below for submissions required under MGL
C. 40B.
Appeals, petitions and applications, except those filed under MGL C. 40B, § 21, shall be accompanied by a check payable to the Town of Groton in the amount of $150. A permit renewal fee is $110. For applications under MGL C. 40B, § 21, see Part 2 below.
When filed, each appeal, petition and/or application
shall be accompanied by a list of all names and addresses of all parties
in interest, including abutters and the owners of land next adjoining
the land of the abutters within 300 feet of the property line as defined
by MGL C. 40A, § 11. The owner of land on the opposite side
of the street or way is considered to be an abutter.
