Town of Greenfield, MA
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2023-02-15
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Division 2: Rules and Regulations of Other Bodies
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Chapter 550 Planning Board
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Article VI Zone Changes
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 1: Town Council Orders
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 13 Civil Defense
- Ch 18 Emergency Services
- Ch 22 Eminent Domain
- Ch 27 Finances
- Ch 45 Maintenance Department
- Ch 49 Meetings
- Ch 56 Officers and Employees
- Ch 58 Precinct Meetings
- Ch 60 Procurement
- Ch 68 Town Council Parking Permits
- Ch 71 Town Property
- Ch 75 Veterans' Assistance Fund
- Part II: Boards, Commissions, Committees and Other Governing Bodies
- Ch 103 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 110 Capital Improvement Planning Committee
- Ch 114 Cemetery Commission
- Ch 117 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 118 Council on Aging
- Ch 123 Disability Access, Commission on
- Ch 132 Historical Commission
- Ch 136 Human Rights Commission
- Ch 160 Parking and Traffic Commission
- Ch 164 Planning Board
- Ch 173 Recreation Commission
- Ch 177 Redevelopment Authority
- Ch 182 School Committee
- Ch 186 Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee
- Ch 193 Ways and Means Committee
- Part III: General Legislation
- Ch 200 Zoning
- Ch 205 Alarms
- Ch 209 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 213 Animals
- Ch 217 Assemblies, Public
- Ch 224 Building Construction
- Ch 230 Contractors
- Ch 235 Curfew
- Ch 241 Demolition Delay
- Ch 244 Development Review
- Ch 248 Drainage
- Ch 252 Electioneering
- Ch 254 Electrical Standards
- Ch 256 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 259 Excavations
- Ch 265 Farming
- Ch 270 Firearms
- Ch 274 Food Establishments
- Ch 282 Junk Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 288 Licensing
- Ch 293 Littering
- Ch 300 Mercury Thermometers
- Ch 307 Native American Burial Grounds
- Ch 315 Nuclear-Free Zone
- Ch 322 Parks and Recreation Facilities
- Ch 328 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 333 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 337 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 346 Public Lands
- Ch 353 Safe City
- Ch 355 Sewer Use
- Ch 359 Signs
- Ch 364 Smoking
- Ch 368 Soil Removal
- Ch 372 Solid Waste
- Ch 377 Storage Tanks, Underground
- Ch 381 Stormwater Management
- Ch 385 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 389 Surveillance and Trespassing
- Ch 394 Tag Sales
- Ch 400 Trees
- Ch 408 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 410 Vendors
- Ch 412 Wages
- Ch 415 Water
- Ch 419 Wells
- Ch 423 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 431 Vacant and Foreclosing Property
- Division 2: Rules and Regulations of Other Bodies
- Ch 507 Board of Health
- Ch 515 Conservation Commission
- Ch 520 Council on Aging
- Ch 538 License Commissioners
- Ch 550 Planning Board
- Ch 550 Art VI Zone Changes
- § 550-47 Petition to be made on official form.
- § 550-48 Submissions with petition.
- § 550-49 Costs to be borne by petitioner.
- § 550-50 Adoption procedure.
- § 550-51 Waiver of fee.
- Ch 555 Police Commissioners
- Ch 565 Rules of Procedure, City Council
- Ch 590 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Appendix
- Ch A600 General Law Acceptances and Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted as Ch. 896 of the 2002 Bylaws]
Every petition for a zone change requested by a landowner shall
be made on the official form, which shall be filed with the Town Clerk,
with a copy to the Planning Board and the Town Council, showing the
date and time the filing was received by the Town Clerk.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended during codification.
A.
Every petition shall include the following:
(1)
Filing fee of $100.
(2)
A copy of the Greenfield Property Map showing the lots to be included
in the zone change.
(3)
If the request for a zone change is to permit a new use of the property,
seven copies of a site plans shall be submitted showing:
(4)
The Planning Board or the Town Council may require the submission
of additional information to justify the zone change.
B.
All other costs and reasonable expenses incurred by the Town in connection
with the review and processing of a zone change request shall be borne
by the applicant. Such costs may include but are not limited to staff
time, consultant and attorney's fees, research, data collection, tests,
boring, and information meetings. The Town shall notify the applicant
of the estimated costs and request payment. Such review costs shall
be paid by the applicant within 10 days of receipt of the payment
request. The Town may from time to time request additional payment
as costs are incurred. Failure to make timely payments shall be adequate
reason to deny the request.
C.
One copy of the site plan shall be submitted to the Town Clerk and
to the Town Council. Five copies shall be submitted to the Planning
Board, which shall forward copies to the Inspector of Buildings, the
Department of Public Works, and the Town Counsel.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended during codification.
The petitioner shall be responsible for the cost of advertising
both the Planning Board and the Town Council public hearings.
The process for adopting a zone change shall be in accordance
with MGL c. 40A, § 5, the Zoning Act, and with the Town
Charter.
The application fee may be waived if deemed appropriate.
