[Amended 7-9-2018 by Order No. 18-029(2)]
There shall be a Planning Board of the Town which shall consist
of five members and one associate member appointed by the Mayor, pursuant
to MGL c. 41, § 81A, and c. 40A, § 9, who shall
serve without pay. The Mayor shall designate one of the Board members
to serve as Chair, and the members shall choose one of its members
as Vice Chair, Clerk, and/or Secretary. The associate member shall
be eligible to participate solely on matters in which the Planning
Board is acting as the special permit granting authority under the
Town' s Zoning Ordinances.
The Planning Board shall exercise the powers and perform the
duties provided by the Town's Zoning Ordinances, the commonwealth's
Zoning Act, the Subdivision Control Law, and any other relevant legislative acts and regulations,
as may be amended. The Planning Board shall also serve as the special
permit granting authority, as provided in the Town's Zoning Ordinances.
All performance bonds, deposits of money or security required
to be filed with the Town to insure compliance with the Subdivision
Control Law, and/or any requirement made by a Town department relating
to same, shall be deposited with the Town Treasurer/Collector. No
such security, moneys or bond shall be released or returned, in whole
or in part, to the depositor until such time as the Planning Board
files, in writing, with the Town Treasurer/Collector a statement that
all work within the purview of the Planning Board has been completed
in a manner satisfactory to the Planning Board and that the subdivision
conforms with the ordinances of the Town and the General Laws of the
Commonwealth as they pertain to subdivisions.