The information listed below must accompany the application at the time of filing. This information is requested in order to help both you and the Board of Appeals in processing your application. Applicants are urged to review plans with the Building Inspector prior to filing the application.
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A. Application for Special Permits, Variances or Appeals
l. A plot plan drawn to scale by a Registered Engineer or Land Surveyor indicating all setbacks of the existing and proposed structure measured from furthermost protrusions of the structure. Please note that steps, bay windows, decks and porches, cantilevers and the like are considered part of the structure for the purpose of determining setbacks. (5 copies)
2. Photographs of the property showing the existing structure.
3. Floor plans of the existing and proposed structures. (4 copies)
4. Elevations to scale of the proposed structure, including a designation of overall height. (4 copies)
5. Assessors Map (available from Board of Assessors). (4 copies)
6. Assessors Field Card (available from Board of Assessors). (4 copies)
7. Board of Health and Conservation Commission approvals, if necessary.
B. Additional requirements for Special Permits under Section III of the Zoning By-Law relating to nonconforming uses and structures.
In addition to the information required in Paragraph A above the following additional information must be submitted with the
application at the time of filing:
l. A certified engineers' report certifying the adequacy of the existing or proposed septic system. Applicants are advised to
review Section III.3 of the Zoning By-Law with their engineer.
2. If the proposed septic system is a new "Title V" system, the applicant should submit a plan of the system stamped by a
registered or certified engineer and Board of Health Approval.
C. Additional requirements for applications relating to property located in the Mattapoisett River Aquifer Protection District.
l. The plot plan described in paragraph A of these instructions must also include the dimensions of all existing and proposed structures and improvements that render the land impervious to water, including but not limited to dwellings, business buildings, garages, sheds'greenhouses, gazebos, barns, pumphouses and other out-buildings, walkways and paths that are not gravel, driveways, patios, basketball courts, tennis courts and swimming pools. (5 copies)
Mattapoisett Board of Appeals voted unanimously on Wednesday, March 4, l992 to amend its "Procedural Rules" as follows:
By deleting paragraph 3 in its entirety and substituting therefore the following:
3. All petitions for variances or applications for special permits shall be submitted on the form entitled "Application for Special Permit or Variance". Such petition or application shall not be considered complete unless accompanied by all the information designated in the form entitled "Instructions for Filing Applications for Special Permits, Variances or Appeals". In addition,
the Board may require a report of a percolation test by the Board of Health, a transcript of actions or denials of other boards or State agencies, or any other pertinent material necessary to consider the petition or application.
By deleting paragraph 7 in its entirety and substituting therefore the following:
7. All petitions for appeal shall be submitted on the form entitled "Application for Appeal". Such petition shall
not be considered complete unless accompanied by all the information designated in the form entitled "Instructions for Filing Applications for Special Permits, Variances or Appeals". In addition, the Board may require a report of a percolation test by the Board of Health, a transcript of actions or denials of building permits, or actions of other boards or state agencies, or any other pertinent material necessary to consider the appeal.
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