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PLANNING BOARD
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015
Approvals Not Required
The ANR process allows for all lots with sufficient frontage on existing roads and which meet
other conditions under the Zoning Bylaws to be approved without having to go through the
subdivision approval process.
The Board reviewed three applications under the process of “Approval Not Required” (ANR).
One of these was withdrawn by the applicant after an inconsistency with the Zoning Bylaw was
identified. The other applications were approved.
Subdivision Activity
Construction work continued on the Weathered Walls Subdivision (Sagamore Lane) and
Pineridge Subdivision (Deer Run Road) throughout 2015. There were no new subdivision
applications received in 2015.
The Board voted to return the remaining funds held as surety for the construction of the
Meadowood subdivision to the developer.
Zoning Board of Appeals
The Town’s Zoning Bylaw requires that the Planning Board make a recommendation to the
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for each appeal, application, or petition that comes before them.
The Planning Board appointed Pat Canonica to act as a liaison between the Planning Board and
the ZBA. In this capacity, Mr. Canonica attends ZBA hearings and facilitates communication
between the ZBA and the Planning Board.
The Planning Board reviewed a total of eighteen ZBA cases in 2015. A favorable
recommendation was issued in all but one case. A recommendation of denial was issued in the
case of a proposed cell tower on Mortimer Road due to a failure of the applicant to present
adequate evidence of hardship.
A ZBA Special Permit application for garage space in excess of three vehicles was withdrawn
from further Planning Board review by the applicant. The ZBA subsequently approved this
application notwithstanding the absence of a Planning Board recommendation.
The remaining ZBA cases included a Variance for a ground mounted solar array, a Special
Permit for a ground mounted solar array, six separate special permit requests for garage space in
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