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Mission Statement
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. This permitting process is controlled by the Board’s Rules And Regulations Governing The Subdivision Of Land, last revised October 18, 2005.
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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