TOWN OF GROTON Zoning Board of Appeals - PERMIT APPLICATION PROCEDURES
[Pursuant to Chapter 53 of Acts of 2020]
On Friday, April 3, 2020, Governor Baker
signed into law Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020, An Act to Address Challenges
Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID -.
Section 17 of the Act modifies state and local laws governing the submission
and process of permit applications for the duration of the State of Emergency
declared by Governor Baker on March 10, 2020.
The Town of Groton is implementing
Chapter 53, Section 17 as follows. Portions of the Act are summarized below.
Please see referenced sections for complete text.
§17(a) Definitions
"Permit": a permit, variance,
special permit, license, amendment, extension, or other approval issued by a
permit granting authority pursuant to a statute, ordinance, bylaw, rule or regulation,
whether ministerial or discretionary.
''Permit granting authority'' (or
“PGA”), a local, district, county or regional official or a local, district, county
or regional multi-member body that is authorized to issue a permit.
PERMIT APPLICATIONS §17(b)(i) –
For so long as the State of Emergency remains in effect, the Act governs the
submission of permit applications. Permit applications may be filed as set
forth below (if the applicable permit granting authority is not listed in the
chart below, please submit to the Town Clerk and it will be forwarded):
“An application for a permit shall be
deemed duly filed and accepted as of the date of the filing by the applicant if
filed with and certified as received by the town clerk.” Applications to Permit
Granting Authorities may be filed either:
1.
By
first class mail: Application to the Town of Groton Town Clerk, 173 Main St.,
Groton, MA 01450, and copy of Application and all submission materials,
including application fee, to the appropriate permit granting authority. Please
send an email alerting the PGA that an application has been mailed to both the
Town Clerk and the Zoning Assistant.
2.
Electronically:
Attachment of the requisite application form and supplemental materials by
email to the Town Clerk with “cc” to the appropriate permit granting
authority and receipt by first class mail of a check for the applicable
application fee. Online payment is not available at this time.
BOARD ELECTRONIC FILING:
townclerk@grotonma.gov
with cc to: kcruikshank@grotonma.gov
HARD COPIES:
Town of Groton Town Clerk
173 Main St.
Groton, MA 01450
About
The Board (often called the ZBA) acts in a quasi-judicial capacity on:
- the issuance of certain special permit applications
- petitions for variances from the requirements of the Groton Zoning Bylaw
- appeals from the acts of the Building Inspector, or from the failure of the Building Inspector to act in response to a complaint from a citizen
The Board also has jurisdiction to act on applications for comprehensive permits for subsidized housing, in which it coordinates review of all other local boards except the Conservation Commission. The Board has power to receive testimony under oath. Most decisions of the ZBA may be appealed by an aggrieved to the District, Superior, or Land Court.
The first members to the ZBA were appointed in 1950.
Contact Information
Selection: Appointed
Term In Years: 3
Remuneration: None
Members
Bruce Easom
Term Start: 2022-07-01
Term End: 2025-06-30
Daniel McLaughlin
Clerk
Term Start: 2021-07-01
Term End: 2023-06-30
Jay Prager
Term Start: 2022-07-01
Term End: 2025-06-30
Jenepher Spencer
Term Start: 2021-07-15
Term End: 2023-06-30
John, “Jack” G. Petropoulos
Vice Chair
Term Start: 2021-07-01
Term End: 2024-06-30
Krzysztof Jezak
Term Start: 2022-07-01
Term End: 2025-06-30
Michael McCoy
Term Start: 2022-07-01
Term End: 2025-06-30
Tom Peisel
Term Start: 2022-07-01
Term End: 2025-06-30
Zoning Board of Appeals Documents
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- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2022-03-16_id-12804.docx
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2022-03-02_id-12740.docx
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2021-11-03_id-12432.docx
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2021-08-18_id-12315.pdf
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2021-07-14_id-12126.pdf
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2021-05-26_id-12042.pdf
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2021-05-12_id-12022.pdf
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2021-01-27_id-11816.pdf
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2021-01-13_id-11793.pdf
- Zoning_Board_of_Appeals_approved_minutes_2020-12-02_id-11717.pdf
- Access additional meeting minutes and agendas at the Meeting Center
- Application_Packet_2016.pdf