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The Board of Appeals
is a quasi-judicial administrative board that
hears and decides zoning related matters
pursuant to MGL
c. 40A, and applications for
Comprehensive Permits pursuant to
MGL c.
40B. The Board of Appeals generally schedules
public hearings on the second and fourth Wednesday
of each month at 7:30 P.M. at Town Hall, 18 Main
Street - Selectmen's Hearing Room. However, public
hearings may be scheduled on other dates. For
specific hearings, verify date and time contained
in the Agenda of
Public Hearings and Notice
of Public Hearing posted at Town Hall.
This Board has been established
in accordance with MGL c. 40A, s. 12 and the Town’s
Zoning By-Laws. It consists of five (5) regularly
voting Members and four (4) Associate Members. An
Associate Member may be designated to vote on a
matter pending before the Board in the absence,
inability to act or conflict of interest on the
part of any Regular Member, or in the event of a
vacancy on the Board, until said vacancy has been
filled. Terms of Regular Members and of Associate
Members are staggered five (5) year terms.
Duties of Board members include hearing and
deciding relief for applications for special
permits, petitions for variances, and for various
types of appeals related to zoning matters in
accordance with authority granted under MGL c. 40A
s. 14.
Application of sound and equitable judgment and a
willingness to learn and be guided by the state
Zoning Act, Hopkinton’s Zoning By-Laws, and
judicial decisions are important qualifications
for work on the Board.
Full
Members:
Thomas
J. Garabedian, Chairman
Robert W. Foster, Vice Chairman
Wayne R. Davies, Esq.
Michael DiMascio
Henry R. Kunicki
Associate
Members:
Rory
Warren, Clerk
Peter Ficarri, III
William H. McCarthy, Jr., Esq.
Tina M. Rose
Administrative
Assistant:
Adina Wright
Board of Appeals
Town Hall – 3rd Floor
18 Main Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748-3209
508-497-0012
Comprehensive
Permit Rules Committee:
Robert W. Foster, Chairman
Committee Mission Statement
(PDF)
Zoning
Reform Committee:
Tina M.
Rose, Chairman
Committee Mission Statement (PDF)
Useful Links...
State Zoning Act - MGL c. 40A
Comprehensive
Permit Law c 40B
American
Planning Association
Citizens'
Housing and Planning Association
Coalition
for Zoning Reform
Handbook
of Massachusetts Land Use and
Planning Law by Mark Bobrowski, 2002
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Governor
Massachusetts
Legislature
Massachusetts
Courts of Law
Zoning Reform Under Consideration
The Zoning
Reform Working Group (ZRWG) is made up of
state legislators, municipal officials, planners,
environmental and housing advocates, and
interested citizens who have joined together to
sponsor legislation to update state statutes
regarding zoning and subdivisions. This
proposed legislation is called the Massachusetts
Land Use Reform Act (MLURA). For
updated news and information on zoning reform,
click the following links:
Massachusetts
Zoning Reform – Updated General Information
MLURA
House Bill 3544
MLURA
Senate Bill 168
The Board of Appeals takes no position on the
proposed legislation, and neither endorses or
opposes the same.
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