The Planning Board is authorized
under Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter
41 to regulate the subdivision of land, the
laying out and construction of roadways and
installation of municipal services in subdivisions,
and the improvement and sale of lots within
a subdivision.
Under MGL 41, the Planning
Board is also responsible for preparing plans
and studies related to the City’s resources,
possibilities and needs as well as advising
the City Council on the layout, alteration,
relocation or discontinuance of public ways.
Pursuant to MGL 40A and under
the provisions of the City’s Zoning
Ordinance, the Planning Board is responsible
for Site Plan Review (Section 1010) and is
designated the Special Permit Granting Authority
in limited instances, see Section 1181. The
Planning Board reviews plans for uses and
structures which may have significant impacts
on traffic; municipal buildings and public
services and utilities; the environment; community
economics; and the City’s visual and
historic character and development goals.
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Planning
Board
MICHAEL BONO
TONY MEDEIROS
FREDERICK E. CAFASSO
NANCY KOURY
LEO PIZZANO, JR. |
