| Invitation to
Join the Planning Board: |
The Charlemont Planning Board is looking for a few residents interested to
serve on this Board. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday evening of each
month and review applications for businesses and land use changes and
conduct hearings according to the State Zoning Laws. If you care about how
the town develops and have sufficient time to be an involved Board member
and like to work with really nice people, please get in touch with Carlene
Millet at the town hall at 339-8586 ext. 2.
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Trevor Mackie - Vice-Chair |
Term ends 2013
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Gisela Walker - Chair |
Term ends 2014 |
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Stephen Ferguson
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Term ends 2015
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Dan Girard
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Term ends 2017
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Tom Cashin, Jr.
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Term ends 2016
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Mike Kane (Associate)
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Term ends 2014
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| Secretary to the Town Boards: |
Carlene Millett |
| Meeting Schedule: |
The Planning Board meets regularly every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. and as needed for hearings and other work. |
| Contact Information:

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Phone: 413-339-4335,
option 6, 1 Fax: 413-339-0320
Email: sectobds@bcn.net
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Mailing Address
Charlemont Planning Board
P.O. Box 455
Charlemont, MA 01339
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Purpose:
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The Planning Board grants special permits for residence new construction, renovations and additions, if required by the Building Inspector. Special permits are also required for all new businesses, change of use or any new commercial construction. |
Special Permit Process:
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The Planning Board has made available in PDF format a flowchart of the Special Permit Process.
Special Permit Process Flow Chart (8KB),
as well as a Special
Permit Application only (5KB) and a full
Special
Permit Application Package (30KB) made available as a PDF file.
Form A: Application for Endorsement of Plan Believed Not To Require Approval (PDF 3KB)
Land Use Performance Standards (PDF
71KB)
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Subdivision Regulations and Forms:
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Rules and Regulations Governing Subdivision of Land (PDF
32KB)
Form B: Application for Approval of Preliminary Plan (PDF 3KB)
Form C: Application for Approval of Definitive Plan (PDF 3KB)
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Zoning Bylaw
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The final zoning bylaw: Final Zoning Bylaw
[PDF 86]
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Rules & Regulations Changes
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Public Hearing (Notice
available as a PDF[4KB])
The Charlemont Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March
15, 2012, at 8:00 P.M. in the Charlemont Town Hall Meeting Room, located at
157 Main Street, Charlemont to present proposed revisions to the Planning
Board's Rules & Regulations. The proposed revisions can be viewed at the
Town Hall during regular business hours or can be viewed below. All residents
are welcome to offer their comments or ideas.
Draft Proposal Revision: Rules
and Regulations Revision Draft [37KB]
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Economic Development Initiative
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Members of the Planning Board recently have talked about how to rouse up
energy in the community for revitalizing the economy in town. There are some
positive developments to explore and exploit, and new ideas are buzzing
around.
The result is the Charlemont
Economic Roundtable.
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Minutes:
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These minutes are available in both PDF and MS Word format for your convenience. For more information about viewing and/or downloading these file types see Help: Download.
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| Mar 9, 2013 |
3/9/2013
PDF (6KB) |
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| Feb 7, 2013 |
2/7/2013
PDF (8KB) |
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| Jan 24, 2013 |
1/24/2013
PDF (8KB) |
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| Jan 3, 2013 |
1/3/2013
PDF (22KB) |
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| May 17, 2012 |
5/17/2012
PDF (45KB) |
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| April 5, 2012 |
4/5/2012
PDF (22KB) |
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| March 29, 2012 |
3/29/2012
PDF (21KB) |
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| March 1, 2012 |
3/1/2012
PDF (30KB) |
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| February 16, 2012 |
2/16/2012
PDF (23KB) |
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| January 19, 2012 |
1/19/2012
PDF (24KB) |
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| January 5, 2012 |
1/5/2012
PDF (3KB) |
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Additional minutes are available online in the archives.
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