The concurring vote of four members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order or decision of the Building Inspector or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter legally coming under the jurisdiction of the Board or to effect any variance in the application of the Groton Zoning Bylaw (See Chapter
218, Zoning). The record shall show the vote of each member upon each question. The Board shall, in addition, set forth clearly the reason(s) for its decisions.
Any application or petition may be withdrawn
without prejudice by the applicant or petitioner prior to the publication
of the first public hearing notice. Once the notice has been published,
a withdrawal without prejudice may only be with the approval of the
Board.
When a petition or application has been voted
upon and the meeting adjourned, there shall be no reconsideration
of a decision of the Board.
To have a petition which has been unfavorably
acted upon by the Board reconsidered within two years, the petitioner
should refer to the Groton Zoning Chapter, § 218-34B.
The petitioner/applicant should refer to the
Groton Zoning Chapter, § 218-33B, regarding lapse of authorization
if not exercised within a specified time.
A. The Board will send copies of the decision of the
Board to the applicant, the Select Board, the Planning Board, the
Board of Assessors, the Town Clerk, the Building Inspector and, where
applicable, to the Board of Health, the Conservation Commission and
other Town boards or departments.
[Amended 10-1-2018 ATM
by Art. 14]
B. The Board's decision becomes final when the decision is filed with the Town Clerk and is duly recorded as provided in Subsection
C below.
C. No variance or special permit approved by the Board
shall take effect until a notice of such approval signed by the Board
is recorded in the Middlesex County Registry of Deeds. The recording
of such notice is a responsibility of the petitioner receiving the
variance or special permit and proof of the recording, citing book
and page, must be submitted to the Board.