ABUTTERS
The owners of land located directly adjacent to a property for which an application has been filed, including owners of land directly opposite on any public or private street or way, as well as any owners of land not located directly adjacent to a property, but within 300 feet of the property line of the applicant as they appear on the most recent applicable tax list, notwithstanding that the land of any such owner is located in another city or town. The Lynnfield Assessor's Office shall certify the names and addresses of abutters, and such certification shall be conclusive for all purposes. For purposes of special permit public hearing and decision notices, an abutter is a "party in interest" as defined below.
APPLICANT
An application for a special permit may be filed by a property owner, a prospective purchaser, or other applicant, provided that the documentation from the owner certifying the applicant's legal interest in the property and right to file accompanies the application.
DRAINAGE
The control of surface water within the tract of land to be developed by any means of collecting, diverting, handling, dispersing, or disposal of surface runoff. Such control shall be designed by a registered professional engineer.
ENGINEER
A registered professional engineer licensed to practice civil engineering in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
GROUNDWATER PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT
The special zoning district of the same name as described in § 260-9.3 of the Lynnfield Zoning Bylaw.
LOT
A continuous parcel of land with legally definable boundaries.
PARCEL
An area of land in one ownership, with definite boundaries, which may or may not constitute a lot or group of lots available for use as the site of one or more buildings.
PARTIES IN INTEREST
The applicant, the owner of record, and abutters as defined above, the Planning Board, and the planning board of every abutting city or town. Parties in interest are legally entitled to notice of special permit public hearings and decisions under MGL c. 40A, § 11.
PERSON
An individual, two or more individuals or a group or association of individuals, a trust, a partnership, limited liability company, or a corporation.
PROJECT
The proposed buildings, parking, roads, and so forth that are the subject of the special permit application.
SCENIC ROAD
Any one of the public rights-of-way specifically enumerated in the Lynnfield Scenic Roads Bylaw.[1]
SITE
The entire tract on which a proposed use or development is located.
SURVEYOR
A registered land surveyor licensed to practice surveying in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
TRACT
A continuous area of land, which may be subdivided or unsubdivided, may be crossed by roadways or streams and may be in single or multiple ownership, which is proposed for development under these rules and regulations.
TREE PRESERVATION BYLAW
Town bylaw enacted to protect trees within designated setbacks on new construction or raze and rebuild residential and commercial properties, and within proposed new subdivisions, as outlined in the Town of Lynnfield General Bylaws, Chapter 225.
WETLAND
Land subject to the provisions of MGL c. 131, § 40, and/or the Lynnfield Wetlands Bylaw (General Bylaws Chapter 240).
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 217, Streets and Sidewalks, Art. VI, Scenic Roads.