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Town of Groton, MA
Middlesex County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Groton 9-15-1986, as amended through 8-10-1987. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Unregistered vehicles — See Ch. 205.
Applicants for special permits under Chapter 205, Vehicles, Unregistered, in the Code of the Town of Groton shall be subject to the following rules and regulations:
A. 
An application for a special permit shall not be considered complete unless the following items are submitted to the Select Board at least 10 days prior to the scheduled special permit hearing:
[Amended 9-26-2005; 10-1-2018 ATM by Art. 14]
(1) 
A completed application form, available in the Select Board's office.
(2) 
An informal sketch of the property on which the motor vehicle will be stored which includes the approximate locations of roads, driveways, buildings and the location of the vehicle to be stored.
(3) 
A recent photograph of the vehicle.
(4) 
A list of abutters within 300 feet of the property that has been certified as complete by the Board of Assessors.
(5) 
A nonrefundable application fee of $25 for each special permit application.
B. 
Abutters, as provided in Subsection A(4), shall be notified by the Select Board's office, by first-class mail, of the special permit application and public hearing at least five days prior to the hearing.
[Amended 10-1-2018 ATM by Art. 14]
C. 
A special permit shall be granted only to the owner of the property upon which the vehicle is proposed to be stored; however, a person other than the property owner may apply for the permit with the written notarized consent of the property owner, provided that the consent is provided to the Select Board. The consent must include the property owner's current address if he/she is not a resident of the property.
[Amended 10-1-2018 ATM by Art. 14]
D. 
The fee of $25 for a special permit shall be paid to the Town upon the granting of the permit by the Select Board.
[Amended 9-26-2005; 10-1-2018 ATM by Art. 14]
E. 
A special permit shall apply to a maximum of one vehicle; however, an applicant may apply for more than one special permit, with a fee of $25 for each approved special permit.
[Amended 9-26-2005]