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These are the rules and regulations for scenic road hearings of the Townsend Planning Board.
[Amended 4-28-2014; 9-22-2014]
B. 
These rules are adopted under the authority of MGL c. 40, § 15C. The Town voted at the Annual Town Meeting of April 23, 1974, to designate all roads of the Town of Townsend other than numbered routes or State Highways as "scenic roads." Any repair, maintenance, reconstruction, or paving work done along a scenic road within the Town's right-of-way shall not involve or include the cutting or removal of trees, or the tearing down or destruction of stone walls, or portions thereof, except with the prior written consent of the Planning Board, after a public hearing duly advertised, pursuant to MGL c. 40 § 15C. A violation of this regulation shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $300 per violation, with the amount to be determined by the Planning Board.
[Amended 4-28-2014; 9-22-2014]
C. 
Those appendices identified as "auxiliary" are not part of these rules but are published together with these rules for the convenience of applicants, the general public, the Town and the Planning Board. For editorial convenience, these are numbered consistently with these rules and regulations.
These regulations are adopted for all purposes provided for in the Scenic Roads Act and related provisions of the Townsend General and Zoning Bylaws.
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These rules may be amended only through the applicable provisions of the Townsend Charter or General Bylaws.
B. 
Normally this requires a simple majority vote and filing with the Town Clerk.
C. 
The auxiliary appendices may be amended through a simple majority vote at any properly posted meeting of the Planning Board.
A. 
All expenses incurred by the Town for processing an application shall be borne by the applicant. Whenever any extraordinary expense occurs that is not covered by the fee structure, such items may be billed directly to the applicant.
B. 
The base fee for hearings under MGL c. 40, § 15C is $150. This fee will normally be waived by the Board when the applicant is the Town (excluding the Water Department, School District or other distinct entities) or the project is at the request of the Town or directly benefits the Town as a whole (including benefiting specific Town-owned real estate).