Most Applications and Rules and Regulations can be downloaded from this website or are available at the Town Hall.
Bylaws can be purchased from the Town Clerk for $10.00 per copy and the Subdivision Rules and Regulations for $15.00 per copy. Copies of the Master Plan are also available for $20.00. These documents can also be downloaded from this website.
Planning Board Summer and early fall schedule 2010:
Wed., July 28, 2010 at 7:30pm Town Hall Wed., August 25, 2010 at 7:30pm Town Hal
Wed., Sept 8, 2010 at 7:30pm Town Hall Wed., September 22, 2010 at 7:30pm Town Hall
The Planning Department is currently working on various initiatives.
1) SHARED SERVICES: The Metropolitan Area Planning Council is working with the 13 Magic Towns (subregion) in complling an inventory of municipal services that could be investigated for shared services collaboration in the interest of finding cost savings, creating efficiencies and enhancing services to residents. Time Frame: This program will begin in mid 2010 and end in the fall of 2010.
2) MAGIC SUBURBAN MOBILITY STUDY: Each community has varying forms of transit or shuttle buses, with different levels of services and different operating structures. This study is being done by MAGIC and will focus on coordinating and maximizing the use of existing transit service in the MAGIC sub-region, and developing strategies to enhance new transit. Time Frame: June 2010-April 2011
3) MASS CENTRAL BRANCH BIKE TRAIL WITH BUS RAPID TRANSIT ANALYSIS: This project will examine the feasibility of supporting a shared bicycle/pedestrian and bus rapid transit (BRT) path along the Mass Central Railroad right-of-way, extending west from Waltham. Time frame: February 2010 - November 2010
4) MIXED USE AND DESIGN GUIDELINES: The Planning Board is working on a scope of work with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to assist in preparing and/or zoning bylaw amendment to allow for mixed use, determining the appropriate boundaries of the district and/or sub districts, and the creation of design review guidelines. This work will most likely begin in the summer of 2010. Funding for this project is a combination of District Local Technical Assistance Funds and remaining Master Plan funds from the Town of Bolton. Examples of design guidelines can be found in the "Sustainable Village Center" folder on the Planning Board website.
5) WEB-BASED MUNICIPAL SOFTWARE: The Planning Department will soon have web-based municipal software that will be used by various town departments to improve efficiency and streamline processes. This program will allow the town to provide online permit application and informational sharing both internally and with the public. This program should be implemented in July or August of 2010.
6) GREEN COMMUNITIES ACT: The Town of Bolton was awarded a grant by the Executive Office of Energy and Enviromental Affairs to provide technical assistance to help the town with exploring becoming a green community. Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) has been working with the town since the fall of 2009 and will present the Town in the next few weeks (June/July) with an action plan to become a Green Community
For further details on the above stated initiatives, please refer to the folder on the Planning Board webpage entitled "current studies and initiatives" and to find out more about current subdivisions, 40B projects and other projects refer to the folder entitled "current subdivisions and other town projects".
Be sure to check out "Links".
Your questions and comments are always welcome.
Telephone: 978-779-3308 Jennifer Burney, Bolton Town Planner
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