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DEMOLITION DELAY (161.5)
NORTHA MPTON PERMITS April 30, 2017
Days Buildi n g Department
ZONING PERMIT (Z 350-4.4)
Historic Commi ssion
Building permit submitted with
additional information:
- location
- photo
- purpose for demolition permit
- proposed new use/construction
Building Commissioner fowards
application to Historical Commission
Public Hearing held w/in 45 days of
application
If positive, 12 month delay of
building permit issuance
Historic Com m ission
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ZBA Central Business Archi t ecture
Comm ittee
ELM ST/ROUND HILL (CH. 195)
DETERMINATION of non-applicability by
Commission or Planning Director
conducted administratively, certificate
issued within 14 days if exempt
APPLICATION submitted for certificate
of appropriateness or non-applicability:
- photos
- project description/information
- plans (as applicable)
Commission determines
non-applicability or need for public
hearing
Public Hearing (if needed)
DPW
STORMWATER PERMIT
APPLICATION submitted including:
- Stormwater report
- Zoning and land use
- Existing and proposed easements and
utilities
- Existing and proposed topo (2')
- Soils
- Seasonal groundwater elevation
- Existing stormwater flows/storage
- Surfaces with runoff coefficient
- Stormwater structural details
- Excavation plans & erosion control
Administrative review
Planni n g B oard
SUBDIVISION A PPROVAL (CH. 290)
PRELIMINARY Plan Submitted (for
non-residential subdivisions) w/:
- boundaries
- owners and abutters
- roads/ easements/ common areas
- topo & features
- storm drainage, sewer/water
(proposed or existing)
Multiple city boards
review within 21 days
DEFINITIVE Plan Submitted w/:
- boundaries and lot lines
- owners and abutters
- roads/easements/common areas
- topo & special features
- tree inventory
- survey of streets and ways
- grading contours
- storm, sewer, water, LID
- infrastructure construction details
(catch basins, access roads, etc.)
- boring logs
- hydro study
- sewer, water, traffic studies
- septic plans, if applicable
- flood elevations, if applicable
Preliminary
Subdivision
decision
issued within 45
days
BOH
comments 45
days after
filing
Cons. Comm. comments
30 days after filing, if
able
Public Hearing w/in
65 days of
application filing
Approval issued 90
days after filing for
non-residential
Plan ning Board
SITE PLAN APPROVAL (Z 350.11)
Application submitted with:
- Zoning / abutters
- Setbacks
- Wetlands / contours
- Parking / driveways / access
- SW drainage
- Utilities (water/sewer)
- Landscaping / screening
- Signs
- Erosion control
- Traffic/ped circulation
Site Plan Approval issued within 90
days of closing of hearing process
Site Plan Public Hearing within 65
days (can be continued over
multiple meetings)
Decision filed with city clerk within
14 days
Planning Board
SPECIAL PERMIT (Z 350.10)
Decision filed with city clerk within
14 days
Application submitted
WITH SITE PLANS showing
- setbacks/buffers
- parking
- stormwater/drainage
- traffic (on & off site)
- wetlands/waterways
- water/sewer connections
- pedestrian flow
- zoning conformance
-fire/safety impact
- conformance with city plans
Special Permit decision issued
w/in 90 days of close of hearing
Planning Board Public Hearing (can
be continued over multiple
meetings)
ZBA
COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT
APPLICATION filed with
ZBA including:
- full site plan
- number of units
- Site Approval by MAC
- parking & traffic
- wetlands, stormwater
- utilities
ZBA Public Hearing w/in 30 days
of application
ZBA distributes application to
local boards/committees
ZBA can deny based on statutory
minima/safe harbor (45 days);
otherwise, negotiations
ZBA Public Hearing closes after
180 days
ZBA files decision w/in 40 days
after close of public hearing
ZBA
FINDINGS (Z 350.9)
APPLICATION filed with
city clerk including:
- project or site plan showing setbacks,
parking, open space, new use
Decision filed with city clerk
w/ithn 20 days
Finding issued w/in 90 days from end
of hearing process (can be
continued)
ZBA Public Hearing w/in 65 days
ZBA
VARIANCE (Z 350.4-10)
APPLICATION filed with
city clerk including:
- cicumstances unique to property
- non-self-imposed hardship from literal
zoning enforcement due to soil, shape,
or topography
- no reasonable use of property
- no detriment to public good
- aligns with intent of zoning
- minimum variance afforded
Public Hearing
Multiple city boards review
Decision filed with city clerk
SPECIAL PERMIT (Z 350.10 & 10.12)
Application submitted
WITH FLOOR PLANS showing:
- setbacks/buffers
- elevations showing new entrances
- parking
- # of occupants
- # of employees/clients (if relevant)
- zoning conformance
-delivery, hours, products on-site
Public Hearing within 65 days (can
be continued over multiple
meetings)
Applicant submits all necessary
materials at least 30 days prior to
public hearing
Applicant submits all necessary
materials at least 30 days prior to
public hearing
Applicant submits all necessary
materials at least 30 days prior to
public hearing
AL L
A PPLICA NTS
SUBMIT
FIRST
Application submitted with:
- lot size
- frontage
- height
-setbacks
- square footage
- open space
- parking spaces
- status of/need for other permits
Historic
Commission
determines significance,
notifies Building
Commissioner in
writing
Zoning permit issued
Wi th in 30 d ays, b ut
most often withi n 2-7
day s
Does project involve demolition of
structure built before 1900, on
city's Form B Historic Inventory,
and/or located in historic district
other than Central Business
Architecture?
Is project located in Elm St. or
Round Hill Historic District, and in
need of a certificate of
nonapplicability or appropriateness
per Chapter 195.5?
withi n 30 days
within 14 days
Determination
if building should be
preferably
preserved
w i t hin 30 days
Certificate of
Appropriateness, or
Hardship, or
Disapproval
issued
Does project disturb more than one
acre of land?
Wi th in 7 days
Is the project not able to meet
zoning requirements due to lot
soils, shape, or topography or
unique physical, non-self-imposed
circumstances?
Does the project involve a
pre-existing non-conforming
building, lot, or use?
Withi n 30 days
Wi t h in 35 d ays
Has a site approval application
been approved by a state housing
subsidizing agency, and has the
municipal CEO commented on the
application? (Zoning permit does
not apply at this stage.)
Within 90 days
Within 20 days
ZBA
Decision
40 days
Is the project a detached accessory
dwelling unit, sign not meeting
by-right standards, or home
occupation?
Does the project type or use require
a special permit based on the zoning
code?
Does the project type or use
require site plan approval based on
the zoning code?
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Within 8 d ays
THEN
within 20 days
Applicant may file an appeal for
additional review
w ithin 45 days
Appeal decision
wi th in 7 days
within 14 days
Permits manager
coordinates with SW
manager
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Wi th in 35 d ays
Permits manager
reviews and provides
recommendations
within 18 days
Appeals filed
Withi n
14 days
Within 20 days
Permits manager
reviews within 2
weeks; legal ad
placed within 18 days
of public hearing
Public hearing
usually resolved
in one night
15 days
180 days
Permits manager
reviews within 2
weeks
Permits manager
reviews within 2
weeks
Special Permit decision issued
w/in 90 days of close of hearing
Decision filed with city clerk within
14 days
Appeals must be made within 20
days of decision filing
Appeals must be made within 20
days of decision filing
90 day s
14 days
20 days
90 days
14 days
20 d ays
Permits manager
reviews within 2
weeks
Appeals must be made within 20
days of decision filing
90 d ays
14 day s
20 day s
Permits manager
distributes
application
OR
Public Hearing
usually held w/in
45 days
Certificate of action
issued 135 days for
residential with no
prelimary plan
Appeals filed
within 21 days of
certificate of
action
Does the project involve the
division of land into two or more
lots, and the construction of new
ways and/or municipal services?
14
14 day s
Certificate of
non-applicability
usually issued within
1-2 days
14-30 days
Meeting publicly
posted minimum 2
weeks before date
Public hearing usually
held within 30-40 days;
permit usually issued
concurrently
Within 65 day s
CBA Comm. public
hearing and
decision usually
completed within
30 days
DPW SW Permit
issued within 21 days
of complete
application
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DPW
WATER/SEWER/STORM AVAIL.
Applicants Notified of Availability
w/in 2-3 days
"AVAILS" APPLIED FOR
- applicant provides project location and
plans
Water/Sewer/Storm Superintendents
review and assign pipe size, etc.
Applicants may now apply for entry,
trench, and building permits
Has the project been assigned an
address and received the first
signature for a driveway location
(for new development)?
Conservation Com mission
NOI (CH. 337)
WPA Form 3 for NOI submitted,
including:
- boundaries of resource areas
- proposed project and location in relation
to resource areas
- stormwater report
- abutters notified
File Notification Number issued
Missing submittal
information requested, if
any, and site visit
Public hearing held (may continue
over successive hearings)
Appeals filed for DEP
decisions
Will the project alter or take place in
a protected resource area or buffer
zone?
Within
21 day s
OR
Within 21 days
Order of Conditions
Within 21 days
Public hearing
usually held within
14 days (unless
delayed by winter
season)
Within 21 days Usually 1 day
Within 10 days
Appeals filed for Con
Com decisions
Within 21 day s
Conserv ation Commis sion
RDA (CH. 337)
WPA Form 1 for RDA submitted,
including:
- boundaries of resource areas
- proposed project and location in
relation to resource areas
Site visit by conservation agent
Public Hearing scheduled to occur
within 21 days of application
Is it known whether project will take
place within 100 feet of a protected
resource area (wetland, stream,
vernal pool, bank, etc.), or is the
work within 100 feet on a
developed lot?
Within 30 days
Determination (may
require NOI)
Withi n 21 days
Public hearing
usually held within
14 days (unless
delayed by winter
season)
Abutters Notified
Planning Board
WEST ST. ARCH (S. 156-9)
APPLICATION submitted including:
- photos of existing conditions
- scale plans of
renovations/alterations/new constr.
- renderings or simulations
- existing and proposed materials
- any financial hardships
Planning Board meeting and
decision within 65 days
Is the project a non-exempt
construction, alteration, or
demolition project in the West
Street Architecture District?
Appeals filed within 21 days
Permits manager
reviews and
provides
recommendations
to Planning Board
Planning board
meeting and
decision usually
within 30 days
Plann ing Board
ANR (SUBD IV.290-13)
Application submitted with
- Roadway alignment
- Roadway designation/use
- Utility and ROW easements
- Lot numbers/lines
- Abutters
ANR Permit decision issued within
21 days
ANR applicaton discussed as part of
Planning Board Meeting Agenda
Does the project involve the division
of land into two or more lots with
vital access to an existing way and
adequate road frontage?
Permits
manager
reviews
CBA PERMIT (156-6)
APPLICATION submitted including:
- photos of existing conditions
- scale plans of renovations/alterations/new
constr.
- renderings or simulations
- existing and proposed materials
- any financial hardships
OR
APPLICATION for non-applicability
Permits manager reviews, determines
applicability, and provides
recommendations to CBA committee
(if applicable) within 14 days
CBA public hearing within 65 days
CBA decision issued within 90 days
after close of hearing
Appeals filed within 21 days
Is the project a non-exempt
construction, alteration, or
demolition project in the Central
Business District?
Appeals filed
within 21 days
after decision