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Planning staff briefs board on process to propose zoning amendments, fees and joint hearings
Summary
City planning staff reviewed the process under the Malden zoning ordinance for proposing zoning amendments, who may file amendments, fee requirements for private petitioners, and the joint hearing process with the City Council and planning board.
Planning Department staff provided the Malden Planning Board a refresher Feb. 12 on how zoning amendments are initiated, processed and heard under the city zoning ordinance and state law.
Michelle, Planning Department staff, reviewed ordinance section 12.3205 o and explained that petitions may originate with the City Council, the Zoning Board of Appeal, an individual landowner whose property would be affected, a group of 10 registered voters, the planning board, or a regional planning agency. She explained that the council has 14 days to submit a proposed amendment to the planning board, and that the planning board and city council…
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