Every application for action by the Board shall be submitted
on the official form adopted by the Board for that purpose. Forms
and instructions shall be furnished by the Town Clerk upon request.
Any communication purporting to be an application shall be treated
as mere notice of intention to seek relief, until such time as it
is made on the approved form and filed with the Town Clerk.
Any appeal under MGL c. 40A, § 8, shall be filed with
the Town Clerk within 30 days from the date of refusal of a permit
or the date of the order, ruling, decision or determination that is
being appealed.
A.
The application and accompanying plans, maps and documentation shall
be filed with the Town Clerk during that office's regular business
hours. The Town Clerk shall indicate the date the application was
received and shall transmit the application and other materials to
the Zoning Board of Appeals. It shall be the responsibility of the
applicant to furnish all supportive documentation with the application;
the dated copy sent from the Town Clerk does not absolve the applicant
from this responsibility.
B.
The original application form shall be filed, as well as the requisite
number of copies indicated in the form and/or instructions. The original
shall bear the signature of the applicant(s) or agent; if the applicant
is not the property owner, he/she must attach a letter of authorization
from the owner. All pertinent sections of the form must be completed,
and all information required shall be concisely stated. Applications
shall indicate the section of the Town Zoning Bylaw or the General
Laws that the hearing is to consider.
A list of abutters shall be attached to the application form.
The names and addresses of abutters, owners of land directly opposite
the property on any public or private street or way and the owners
of land within 300 feet of the property line shall be provided. All
names and addresses shall be obtained from the most recent applicable
tax list maintained by the Board of Assessors; the Assessors shall
certify the list accompanying the application.
A.
Each application form shall be accompanied by any plans, maps or
documentation required by the applicable section of the Town bylaw
and in compliance with the instructions provided with the application
form. The site plan(s) shall be described as follows:
(1)
The plan shall be drawn to scale and show the dimensions of the lot;
area; existing and proposed structures, including their respective
dimensions and distance from lot lines; scale; North arrow; names
of all bordering streets; names of all abutters of the property; and
the name of the individual or firm that prepared the plan.
(2)
As pertinent to the application, the plan or additional plans shall
show the percentage of the lot covered by the principal and accessory
buildings; entrances, exits, driveways, walkways and parking areas;
the required parking spaces [10 feet by 18 feet each]; wells and septic
systems; drainage patterns and the destination of all runoff from
the property; landscaping; and wetlands.
(3)
If proposed construction is to be more than one story, front and
side elevations shall be submitted.
B.
At least one copy of the site plan and other plans and maps submitted
with the application shall be no larger than 11 inches by 14 inches.
C.
Additional documents may be submitted at the public hearing.
A filing fee of $100 shall accompany each application. If paid
by check, said check shall be made payable to the Town of Great Barrington.
