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Planning Board reviews Special Permit expiration language (Bylaw 6.5.4) and clarifies lapse conditions
Summary
Chair Liz Massa presented proposed language for Special Permit expiration (Bylaw 6.5.4). The board reviewed conditions under which a permit lapses after two years versus when substantial use preserves permit status.
The Planning Board reviewed draft language for Special Permit expiration under proposed Chester Bylaw 6.5.4. Chair Liz Massa presented the text that permits without time restrictions 'shall lapse within two (2) years from the date the permit was granted unless substantial use or construction has commenced and continues regularly.'
Members discussed the interpretation of 'substantial use' and how ongoing activity should affect a permit's renewal requirement. The language presented clarifies that a special permit without an express time restriction will lapse after two years absent substantial use or construction; conversely, the permit remains ongoing when such activity has begun and continues.
