Contact:                  Joe Laydon           Town Planner

                                   Natalia Alward       Secretary

Address:                   Longfellow Municipal Center

8 Central Street

                                    Millville, MA 01529

Phone:                      508-883-1750

Fax:                            508-883-2994

E-mail:                     planning@millvillema.org

Office Hours:          Monday morning by appointment , Wednesday evenings 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Meetings:                  2^nd and 4^th Mondays at 7:00 PM – subject to change as posted in the Town Hall. A complete list of scheduled meetings for the calendar year is available by “clicking here”.

Planning Board Members:

Steven Furno , Chair

Richard Hurteau,

Catherine Robinson, Clerk

James Hull . Vice Chair

Natalia Alward, Secretary

Responsibilities:

The Planning Board is responsible for administering the Town’s Zoning Bylaws, Subdivision Rules and Regulations, and Stormwater Management Regulations. Included here is the review and acceptance of “Approval Not Required” ANR lots, the approval of land subdivision plans, the granting of special permits for specific uses of residentially zoned property, and the granting of stormwater management permits for projects that will disturb more than one acre of land. In addition, the Planning Board conducts studies and when necessary, prepares plans for the long term growth of the Town,

Documents (all underlined documents are available as PDF files which require Adobe Reader}

• Subdivision Plan Believed Not To Require Approval

            ANR or Approval Not Required are plans for new lots that may be created provided they have the required frontage on a public way or a way shown  on a plan as stipulated in the zoning bylaw for that district. The ANR plan must be submitted to the Planning Board for review along with Form A and  an  ANR Fee , which is based on the number of new lots created.

• Subdivision Rules and Regulations

            Where new road access is required for interior lots, applicants are   encouraged to begin the process with the submittal of a Preliminary  subdivision of land as defined under the Town's Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land ( adopted Sept 14, 2009 ) . Form B and the required Fee must  also be filed at the same time with the Planning Board.

            Assuming all development issues have been satisfied, this process is  followed by the submission of a Definitive Plan. Form C, an Administrative Fee and a  Technical Review Fee are also due at that time.

            Running parallel to this process is the requirement to secure a Storm-water  Management Permit for developments that will disturb more than one acre of land. An SMP-Application must be filed with the Planning Board. Note – a  fee has not yet been established.

            Prior to approval of the plan, a performance guarantee, either in the form of a Bond, Pass-book savings account or a Covenant, Form F  will be  required to assure compliance with the approved plan.

            And, as development progresses, lots may be released – see the Lot Release Form and the Fee  for this consideration. In addition, the aforementioned action usually requires that a Bond to secure full completion of the remaining road and utility requirements be requested in  writing. A reduction in the bond amount may also be requested by letter accompanied with a Bond Reduction Fee as development nears  completion.

• Zoning Bylaw

            The Zoning By-Law regulates the uses that are permitted within each of  Millville’s three zoning districts. For special cases, some uses not  permitted by-right, may be available in each district through approval of a  Special Permit by the Planning Board. A Special Permit Application and Public Hearing Fee must be delivered to the Board for initiation of this review process.