Planning Board
Description of Services
The Planning Board is responsible for administration of Subdivision Regulations in
accordance with the state subdivision control law, review of residential special
permit applications, site plan review, and making decisions and recommendations
required by the zoning by-law and the state zoning act in regard to zoning
amendments and rezoning petitions. The Planning Board also assists other town
departments and committees.
Contact Information
- Office Hours:
- Mon - Fri, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm,
- Postal Address:
- Townsend Planning Board, 272 Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469
- Office Location:
- Memorial Hall, Upper Level
- Telephone:
- 978-597-1700 x 1722
- Fax:
- 978-597-1722
- Contact:
- Jeanne Hollows, Adminstrative Assistant
- Email:
- jhollows@townsend.ma.us
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Additional Information
Number of Members and
Terms:
Five Members, elected for five year terms each, arranged so that the terms of
one member expires each year. One Associate Member by Annual Appointment.
Members can be
re-elected. Vacancies are filled by the Board, with Board Of Selectmen approval.
For a current listing of Planning Board Members, please follow this link for
Elected Officials.
The Planning Board typically meets at
7:00 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd
Mondays of every month - the Schedule is adjusted on Holiday weeks. Meetings are usually held in the Selectmen's
Chambers, upstairs in Memorial Hall. All meetings are posted and open to
the public. Hearings on the agenda are by appointment only.
For a copy of current
Subdivision Regulations, please
go to
Bylaws,
Planning Board Rules and Regulations, or visit the
Town Clerk's
office.
PLANNING BOARD FILING FEES as of October 15, 2010
Approval Not Required (ANR) Plans:
$75 - Application Fee
$75 - per Lot
$75 - per Parcel
$75 per Parcel to be conveyed (conveyance fee) to an abutting property
$75 per Parcel to be received (recipient fee) by an abutting property
Preliminary Plan:
$ 700 - Application Fee and $100 per Lot
$ 2,500 - Consulting Fee, made payable to the Town of Townsend for “53G”
account deposit
Definitive Plan:
$ 1,500 - Application Fee and $300 per Lot
$ 10,000 - Consulting Fee, made payable to the Town of Townsend for “53G”
account deposit
Open Space Preservation Development (OSPD) Special Permit
or
Open Space Multifamily Development (OSMD) Special Permit
$ 1,000 - Application Fee
$ 600 - Application Fee if filed simultaneously with a Definitive
Subdivision application
Site Plan Review:
$ 350 – Application Fee for Existing Construction
$ 1,200 – Application Fee for New Construction
$ 200 - Application for Special Permit Modification or
Extension
$ 750 – Application for Telecommunications/Cellular Tower – New Construction
$ 300 – Application for Renewal of Telecommunications/Cellular Tower Special Permit
$ 2,000 – Adult Use Site Plan
Consultant Fees payable upon request for “53G” account deposit
Scenic Roads Act – Application for Removal of Trees:
$ 150 – Application Fee for Tree Hearing
Scenic Roads Act Tree Removal Application
Forms are
now on line for your convenience:
For a copy of current
Subdivision Regulations, please
go to
Bylaws,
Planning Board Rules and Regulations, or visit the
Town Clerk's
office.
Click to open documents
in .pdf:
All Applications Cover Sheet
Approval Not Required ANR
Application
ANR Instructions
Authorization to Represent
Owner
Preliminary
Subdivision Plan Application
Definitive Subdivision
Plan Application
For OSPD and OSMD Plans, complete a Site Plan
Review Special Permit Application, along with a Definitive Subdivision Plan
Application, as applicable.
Site Plan Review & Special Permit Process & Timelines
Site
Plan Review and Special Permit Application
Scenic Roads Act
Tree Removal Application
Certified List of Abutters Form
Request for Extension of Statutory Deadline
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