The Planning Board recommends that an applicant seeking to establish
a new PD district or to modify to an existing PD district follow the
sequence set forth below:
8.2.1 Sketch Plan (Recommended): an initial and informal way to present
a proposal to the Planning Board to see what it may find acceptable
prior to filing a petition for change of zoning district. This is
the first step in a dialogue between the applicant and the Planning
Board in developing a proposal that the Planning Board might be able
to recommend favorably to the Town Meeting. The submission includes
the material described in Subsection 8.7.1 below.
8.2.2 Petition For Change Of Zoning District (Required): a petition with
a description of the land proposed to be rezoned submitted to the
Select Board to place an article on the warrant for the Town Meeting.
The submission includes the material described in Subsection 8.4.1
below.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
8.2.3 Preliminary Site Development And Use Plan (Required): submitted with the petition for change of zoning district; includes the material described in Section
8.5 below.
8.2.4 Public Hearing (Required): submitted to the Planning Board for the public hearing on the zoning change; includes the material in Section
8.6 below.
8.2.5 Site Plan Review: required, but only after Town Meeting approval
of rezoning petition. Submitted to Planning Board; includes construction
details and other detailed information necessary to comply with the
preliminary site development and use plan approved by Town Meeting.
Nothing in these Regulations should be interpreted to prevent
a property owner from petitioning the Town Meeting for the rezoning
of land. These Regulations set forth procedures and guidelines for
how the Planning Board will carry out its responsibilities in making
an advisory recommendation to the Town Meeting on a rezoning petition.