[Amended 4-16-1996 ATM by Art. 11, approved
7-29-1996; 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-009]
A. The Building Commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this chapter
and exercise the powers and duties as provided in MGL c. 40A, § 7.
The Building Commissioner, when refusing to act on a written complaint
of a zoning violation, must give the reason, in writing, to the complainant
within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the complaint.
B. All applications for permits shall be in writing and shall be accompanied
by a plan, drawn to scale, showing the size and dimensions of the
lot or lots to be built upon, the streets and other premises upon
which it abuts and the size and location of the building to be erected
or altered. The application shall set forth the use or uses proposed
or intended and such other information as requested by the Building
Commissioner.
C. No building or structure shall be erected or altered and no land,
building or structure shall be used for a new, different, changed
or enlarged use without a building permit therefor first having been
obtained from the Building Commissioner, or, in case no building permit
is required, unless a certificate of occupancy is issued by said Building
Commissioner certifying that the use proposed is in conformity with
the provisions of this chapter.
D. The Building Commissioner, in conjunction with the Planning Board
or its designee(s), shall enforce the site plan and design review
process as outlined in this chapter. No building permit shall be issued
without prior approval of the site plan and architectural design by
both the Building Commissioner and the Planning Board or its designee(s).
A foundation permit may be issued at the discretion of the Building
Commissioner.
[Amended 4-16-1996 ATM by Art. 11, approved
7-29-1996; 5-22-2006 ATM by Arts. 45 and 50, approved 10-17-2006]
An application for a permit for construction of multifamily apartment houses shall be accompanied by an additional copy of the plot plan required by §
200-38C and the floor plans and elevations and site plan as required by the State Building Code and two (2) copies of a site plan showing also off-street automobile parking spaces, loading and unloading areas, driveways, yards and landscaped areas and other lot use sufficient to determine compliance with all requirements of this chapter applicable to multifamily dwellings and the lot upon which they are to be constructed. The Building Commissioner shall promptly submit such additional copies and one (1) copy of such site plan to the Planning Board for review and the Planning Board's report. Site plan review and the amount of performance guarantee, which performance guarantee shall be one (1) of the methods stated in MGL c. 41, § 81U, shall be done by the Planning Board and transmitted to the Building Commissioner within sixty (60) days of application for a building permit.