Unless specifically designated otherwise, the Board of Appeals
shall act as the Special Permit Granting Authority.
Special permits shall only be issued following public hearings
held within 65 days after filing with the special permit granting
authority an application, a copy of which shall forthwith be given
to the Town Clerk by the applicant.
Special permits shall be granted by the special permit granting
authority only upon its written determination that the proposed use
will not have adverse effects which over-balance its beneficial effects
on either the neighborhood or the Town, in view of the particular
characteristics of the site and of the proposal in relation to that
site. The determination shall indicate consideration of each of the
following:
A. Social,
economic or community needs which are served by the proposal;
C. Adequacy
of utilities and other public services;
D. Neighborhood
character and social structures;
E. Qualities
of the natural environment;
Special permits shall not take effect until the board which
acted on the permit has received documentation from the applicant
that a copy of the decision, certified by the Town Clerk, has been
recorded in the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, as required at M.G.L.
ch. 40A, § 11.
Special permits shall lapse within 12 months of special permit
approval (plus time required to pursue or await the determination
of an appeal referred to in M.G.L. ch. 40A, § 17, from the
grant thereof) if a substantial use thereof or construction has not
begun, except for good cause.