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Welcome to Northfield, Massachusetts
Town Hall - 69 Main Street - Northfield, MA 01360
Telephone (413) 498-2901
TOWN OF NORTHFIELD
www.town.northfield.ma.us
69 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360
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APPLICATION TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS FOR SPECIAL PERMIT, VARIANCE, OR APPEAL
 
Applicant - please fill in all necessary information. Bold sections must be filled in.
 

  

Application is hereby made for a ______Special Permit, ______Variance or ______Appeal
in accordance with Section ______________ of the Northfield Protective Regulations By-laws.
Applicant Name:_________________________________________________________
Are you the owner or tenant of the property? _______________
 
If not the owner please name the owner:____________________________________________
Name of Record Owner (According to the Registry of Deeds):__________________________
Applicant Address:______________________________________________________________

Phone Number(s):________________________ Email Address:___________________________

Premises Affected Address: _______________________________________________________

Map & Lot Number:_____________________________________________________________
Description of Proposed Building or Business

1. Size of building: ________ feet front ________ feet deep Height:________ story ________ feet
Map & scale drawing of premises must be attached to application (see #7 on Application Guide).
 
2. Occupancy Use (of each floor): __________________________________________

3. Zoning District: ________________________________________________________

4. Type of Building: _______________________________________________________

5. Has there been a previous appeal, under zoning, on these premises? _______________
 
6. Description of proposed work or use: ________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
7. The principal reasons upon which I base my application are as follows: ____________________
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_______________________________________ _______________________
Signature of Owner/Authorized Agent                 Date
(Please review and become familiar with attached instructions.)
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Filing Fee: $75.00 Date Paid:____________ Payment Received by:_________Updated 12/05/05
 
 
TOWN OF NORTHFIELD
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
www.town.northfield.ma.us
69 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360
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ZBA Application Guide
This guide is intended to help you through the application process only.
For additional information please see our web site www.town.northfield.ma.us
  1. The applicant shall meet with the Building Inspector (498-2901 Ext. 22). He will determine if you need a special permit or variance. The applicant should provide a sketch of the plan with distances to abutting property lines and street boundaries (if building construction is planned). The applicant should provide a description of the business if it is to be conducted in an existing building.
  2. If the applicant is not the owner, the applicant must provide a notarized letter of approval/consent signed by the owner or authorized agent. 
  3. Applications are available at the Northfield Town Hall, in the main hallway. 
  4. For assistance the applicant may contact the Chair (Ed Shearer 498-2730), a member of the ZBA or the Administrative Assistant (Vivien 863-2916) to answer questions and verify the application is properly filled out. 
  5. The Applicant shall return the completed application to the Town Clerk. Upon its return, the application will be date stamped by the Town Clerk, and no further changes or adjustments can be made. A filing fee of $75.00 is required. 
  6. The Assessor's Office, 498-2901 Ext. 18, can assist the applicant with information to fill out the application. They can provide you with the "Map and Lot" number, lot size/frontage information, Deed Information and an abutter's list (The abutter's list is to be used for the Certified/Return Receipt Mail. An Information Form Request Form is attached) 
  7. The applicant shall include the following with the application: a.) a scale drawing of the premises showing distances from any buildings, or proposed buildings, to all property lines, b.) a scale drawing of any changes to the building interiors and c.) if the applicant is not the owner, the applicant must provide a copy of a lease or rental agreement with the owner of the property.  
  8. The applicant will be contacted by the Chairman or Administrative Assistant for the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to set up the public hearing date and time. The Administrative Assistant will prepare the legal notice to be posted and published twice in a local newspaper and will a furnish copy of the notice to the applicant. The applicant is responsible for mailing to the abutters the date and time of the Public Hearing (including a copy of the public hearing notice) by Certified/Return Receipt Mail.  
  9. The Applicant must bring the Return Receipt Cards to the public hearing. (The hearing cannot go forward without them.) The Chair will ask for them during the meeting.
  10. To grant a VARIANCE an applicant/petitioner must establish that special conditions exist affecting the parcel of land or building.
  11. If the applicant would like to view a copy of the Northfield Zoning Bylaws, they are available at the Dickinson Memorial Library, the Town Clerk's Office and the Selectmen's Secretary's Office. If you wish to purchase a copy, the cost is $15.00 and is available at the Secretary's Office. 
  12. If a Special Permit or Variance is granted to the property, the property owner must file final paperwork with the Registry of Deeds for the Decision to be legal. Updated 12/05/05
TOWN OF NORTHFIELD
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
www.town.northfield.ma.us
69 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360
 
Assessor's Abutters List Request Form
Information for a Northfield Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing
Abutters List and Registry of Deed Request Information
 
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Please fill out and bring to the Board of Assessors Office
(498-2901 Ext. 18)
69 Main Street, Northfield, MA 01360
(Please allow 10 days for final list)
 
Parcel Requested: ________________________________________________________
 
Record Owner: __________________________________________________________
 
Contact Person: __________________________________________________________
 
Phone Number: __________________________________________________________
 
Email Address: __________________________________________________________
 
Signature: ______________________________                Date: ___________________
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To be filled in by the Assessor's Office -
 
Owner of Parcel - as listed in the Franklin County Registry of Deeds:
_______________________________________________________________________
Franklin County Registry of Deeds Book and Page Number or Franklin County Registry District of the land Court Certificate Number:
_______________________________________________________________________
 
 
 
Please put a copy of the completed document and the abutter's list into the Zoning Board of Appeals mailbox. Thank you.
Created 12/05/05
 
 
 
 
TOWN OF NORTHFIELD
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
www.town.northfield.ma.us
69 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360
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PETITION FOR A VARIANCE
Please consider that your proposal must not be a substantial detriment to the public good and it must not nullify or substantially derogate from the intent and purpose of the zoning ordinance bylaw.
Why/how does your petition qualify for a variance in relation to the following criteria? - a. A hardship relative to soil conditions, b. lot shape, c. topography? ____________________________________________________________________________________
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In your opinion, is it physically possible to accomplish your proposal on any other location on the property where it would comply with the zoning bylaw? (Please explain your answer.) ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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Although each case should be analyzed on it's own merits, the Courts rarely uphold the granting of a variance. The Courts have found most arguments related to hardship do not support the granting of a variance.
 
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Signature of Owner/Authorized Agent                                 Date

 

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