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Planning board keeps site-plan recording, routes appeals to ZBA; floodplain bylaw sent for DCR review
Summary
The board decided to retain recording requirements for site-plan approvals, accepted legal counsel's revision to allow zoning board of appeals review before Land Court, and will forward floodplain bylaw edits to the Department of Conservation and Recreation for confirmation.
At its May 22, 2025 meeting, the Hubbardston Planning Board reviewed Article 29 (site plan review) and related floodplain bylaw comments from legal counsel and state reviewers. The board agreed to keep its recording requirement for site-plan decisions, accepted a change to preserve administrative appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals before Land Court, and directed staff to forward revised floodplain language to the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) for further review.
The recording issue matters because legal counsel recommended removing mandatory registry-of-deeds…
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