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ZBA allows Charles Griffin to withdraw short-term rental application without prejudice
Summary
The Newburyport Zoning Board of Appeals approved an applicant request to withdraw a short-term rental variance for Charles Griffin without prejudice, so Griffin can refile later; the vote was unanimous.
The Newburyport Zoning Board of Appeals voted March 10 to allow the withdrawal without prejudice of a short-term rental variance application for Charles Griffin.
At the hearing, counsel Jeff Prowell told the board that Griffin had uploaded a written withdrawal request and asked the ZBA to approve withdrawing the application "without prejudice," which would allow Griffin to return with a new filing once preservation restrictions and related zoning enforcement matters were resolved. "Mister Griffin has decided to request a withdrawal without prejudice," Prowell said.
Board members discussed the procedural difference between a withdrawal with and without prejudice; Prowell and members said a withdrawal without prejudice avoids a two-year waiting period that would apply to a withdrawal with prejudice. Committee members moved and seconded the request; the roll call returned affirmative votes and the chair declared the motion carried.
The board recorded the action so Griffin may refile after resolving outstanding preservation and enforcement issues. No public comment was recorded on this item. The board then moved on to the next agenda matter.
