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Planning Board Resources
State Laws
- Open Meeting Law (Several documents distributed by the Town Clerk on OML/FAQs)
- ANR Handbook from Mass Department of Housing and Community Development, Rev. Sept 2010
Permitting Process
Planning Document/Plans
- Town of Boxborough Open Space and Recreation Plan, July 2015
- Town of Boxborough Master Plan 2030
- Town of Boxborough Zoning Bylaw Diagnostic 2020
Mixed Use Zoning
- Planner’s Toolkit (same sources as above)
-Metropolitan Area Planning Council's Climate Resilient Land Use Strategies webpage
- Town of Bolton Mixed Use Development District 2014 (Funded by MAPC DLTA Grant)
- Common Sounds – Noise Decibel Level chart
Roles & Responsibilities of Planning & Zoning Boards Part I, Citizens Planner Training Collaborative
- Municipal Net-Zero Playbook (Metropolitan Area Planning Council or MAPC; 2021)
- Green Zoning: Using Local Zoning to Achieve Community Energy Efficiency and Resiliency (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc. or NEEP; 2019)
Planning Board Rules and Regulations from other Towns:
- Town of Harvard Planning Board Rules and Regulations, Rev. March 2017
- Planning Board Resource Book, 2015 – Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
- Town of Stow Planning Board Rules and Regulations for Special Permits, 1990, Rev 2017
- Town of Stow Planning Board Handbook, Rev 2013
Making /Writing Decisions
- Writing Reasonable and Defensible Decisions – Citizens Planner Training Collaborative