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Braintree Planning Board discusses fee increases, schedules follow-up for February
Summary
Planning staff presented proposed increases for commercial development and use special permits and recommended new fees for minor modifications and as‑built approvals; board asked for additional review and agreed to discuss the schedule and related rules at its February meeting.
The Braintree Planning Board on Jan. 14 heard a staff presentation on proposed revisions to several application fees and directed staff to return with additional information at the board’s February meeting.
Assistant Director Murphy told the board the town’s last systematic fee changes dated to about 2015 and that the department recommends modest increases aimed at recouping staff and board time for complex or long-running applications. "Those notable areas would be the commercial and business development along with the use special permit and some of the minor applications that the board sees," Murphy said.
The proposal presented to the board would raise commercial and…
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