GENERAL

  1. Applications must be approved by the Permitting Authority, following the procedures outlined in this Code.
  2. Applications must include all necessary information and plan contents for the Permitting Authority to determine compliance with this Code.
  3. The applicant can obtain an application packet including all submission requirements from the Town Office.
  4. When a project requires multiple types of permit review, those applications may, at the discretion of the Permitting Authority, be processed simultaneously.

COMPLETENESS

  1. An application for development review is not considered complete until all necessary information has been supplied by the applicant, all fees have been paid, required pre-submittal meetings have been held, and until such time as the Permitting Authority determines completeness.
  2. Upon written request by an applicant, the Permitting Authority may waive any of the application requirements required for submission, provided the requirement is not needed to determine full compliance with this Code.
  3. For any application requiring a public hearing, the [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] may make initial determination of completeness and schedule the application for a public hearing.
  4. At the public hearing, the Permitting Authority may vote to determine if an application is complete and may do one of the following:
    1. Determine the application is complete and ready for review.
    2. Determine the application is incomplete and deny the application.
    3. Determine the application is incomplete and allow the applicant to withdraw the application without prejudice according to Article 7.A.9.B Withdrawal.
    4. Table the application to a date and time specific according to Article 7.A.7.C, Continuance.

FEES

  1. Upon formal submission of an application, any applicable fees must be paid in accordance with the fee schedule established by the Board of Selectmen and posted at the Town Office.

TECHNICAL REVIEW

  1. Where a Permitting Authority finds that the scale or complexity of a project necessitates third party professional or technical services to assist with project review and determination of compliance with this Code and any modules, the applicant may be required to escrow funds prior to the commencement of project review.
  2. Funds will be held by the Town Treasurer and any balance of funds remaining at the conclusion of project review will be returned to the applicant.
  3. In the instance where an applicant disagrees with the amount of funds to be escrowed, an applicant may appeal a decision of the Permitting Authority in accordance with Article 7.F.1 Administrative Appeals.

RECORDING

  1. Plans containing lots, theoretical lot lines, or building groups must be recorded in the [NAME OF COUNTY] Registry of Deeds within 90 days of the granting of an approval, variance, or a permit.
  2. Permits for uses or massing components must be recorded in the [NAME OF COUNTY] Registry of Deeds within 90 day of the granting of an approval.