ZONING BYLAW - Town of Charlton

7.1.8.1 Requirements. No building, use or occupancy permits for any construction,
alteration, relocation or improvement as to real property or the structures thereon shall be
issued for any industrial use or project as listed in Section 3.2.2 Use Regulation Schedule
and which is designated "SP" (Special Permit) under I-G and BEP Districts, except in
accordance with the terms of a special permit for such projects as set forth herein. The
special permit granting authority for all permits is necessary for the construction or use of
a project in an Business Enterprise Park or Industrial-General District (designated "SP" in
Section 3.2.2) shall be the Planning Board which, for such purposes, shall have all of the
powers conferred upon such special permit granting authorities by General Laws Chapter
40A, and which shall conduct its business in accordance with the notice, hearing and
decisional requirements therein set forth, and in accordance with the requirements of this
Bylaw.
7.1.8.2. Industrial Use Special Permit Procedure
(a) A pre-application meeting with the Planning Board and its Technical Advisory
Committee for informal discussion and review of preliminary materials is strongly
suggested prior to formal submission of an application for a special permit.
(b) No application shall be deemed complete, nor shall any action be taken, until all
required materials have been submitted. Plans and other application materials
conforming to the Planning Board's adopted "Procedures for Applications for
Industrial Use Special Permits", as filed with the Town Clerk, shall be submitted to
the Planning Board and Town Clerk as required by such Procedures. (See
subsections 7.1.4.1, 7.1.4.2 and 7.1.4.3 for site plan contents as required in special
permit applications.
(c) The Planning Board shall, within fifteen (15) days of submission, distribute one (1)
copy of the application materials each to the Conservation Commission, Board of
Health, Sewer Commission, Building Inspector, Technical Advisory Committee,
Highway Superintendent and Board of Selectmen for review and comment. The
failure of any commission, board, committee, inspector, superintendent or department
to make recommendations within thirty-five (35) days of receipt by such agency of
the application materials shall be deemed lack of opposition thereto.
(d) The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing and make its decision in accordance
with applicable provisions of General Laws Chapter 40A; the Board shall hold a
public hearing within sixty-five (65) days of the filing of the application with the
Town Clerk; the Board shall render a decision within ninety (90)days following the
date of the public hearing and shall file a copy of its decision with the Town Clerk
within 14 days; thereafter; the granting of a special permit shall require a four-fifths
(4/5ths) vote of the Planning Board. The cost of advertising the hearing and
notification of abutters shall be born solely by the applicant. The time limits
hereunder may be extended by written agreement between the petitioner and the
Planning Board, by majority of the Board, and any such agreement shall be filed with
the Town Clerk.
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