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Alec told the board the attorney general’s office has agreed to offer preliminary reviews of ADU bylaws and that the state CMR (building code regulations) providing guidance on ADUs has been released, which will help the board align local language with state code. \"The attorney general's office has agreed to offer preliminary reviews of accessory dwelling unit bylaws,\" Alec said, and staff are preparing draft language with plans to send it for review in advance of the March 20 public hearing.

Alec also said the board will aim to limit one zoning bylaw public hearing per evening to keep meetings manageable. He described the April 2 meeting as focused on battery energy storage systems and April 17 on rules and regulations for site plan review. The planner proposed hosting an informational session within the usual meeting schedule — a half-hour to 45-minute public info session before a planning board meeting — and the board discussed coordinating that with the town’s larger informational events.

Alec reported the town’s District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) grant requests were filed earlier in the week and award letters are expected in the coming weeks; one award will activate additional state grant funding for a select board project, and another DLTA-supported task will help with public engagement on commercial district revisions. Alec also said a procurement (RFP) for a Sandpeth partner is out and consultant responses have already arrived; that project will include an overlay-district study and is likely to begin with a kickoff in March or April. He noted the overlay study has local sensitivity after social media discussion and will be heavily publicized.

Board members and staff agreed to coordinate calendar dates and to consider using the town’s existing public outreach events rather than scheduling duplicate sessions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Hubbardston: Planning Board 2.5.25","oneSentenceSummary","Town planner Alec presented a schedule Feb. 5 for zoning and regulatory work ahead of spring town meeting, including ADU and battery storage hearings and site-plan rule changes.","taxTitle","Town of Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts","taxId",61645,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6350526,"Planning Board endorses ANR map to enlarge farmhouse parcel on 14 Cruiser; chair authorized to sign",398,619000,1017000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232638-9da4fd41560931900327e473d7d2f3d3&start=619&end=1017","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232638-9da4fd41560931900327e473d7d2f3d3/thumbnail_619000.jpg","/articles/6350526/Massachusetts/Planning-Board-endorses-ANR-map-to-enlarge-farmhouse-parcel-on-14-Cruiser-chair-authorized-to-sign","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350526-f87f55026517a3085cbe8fd309d3c151/orig.mp4?Expires=1771142382&Signature=Td22GGJrtiaPJP~Ksf2n5ano3DJLoFRFZLk8ljd-YA5XGGV07gruTEDCxbu5mFQ10BpcP0X9kZVGlaiyRtdXDGjBTqU0eamlpcxIlmSqJ4yIl5TJbbpevO4Mz6kjPWTF6aIUf4yZzhad5UK8jnF9KQCZ9-d7c6xTljPQEEMHdgWkDgRbtKY~XGRSlOWtJr5j6FyAV5aobs25hPrXw5zXDdwQ-RHr3fijGxtLzOQBK9D3PVWQkE0Q-FDgygeepGXISkpk7L~J-EEU6fm2fPCeSBtajZePMj7P7QZGZgOFODhVS2GLteVeJBsuZNOILtExxlzhIwvb3OzK~FdlWc5OPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hubbardston Planning Board unanimously endorsed an Approval Not Required (ANR) plan Thursday to enlarge the parcel containing a farmhouse on a parcel identified in the filing as Parcel 102A and authorized the chair to sign the plan for registry purposes.

The applicant, listed in the record as Client Tappan, explained they wanted to enlarge the small parcel that contains the farmhouse, noting the change would allow the parcel to remain in agricultural classification under Chapter 61A. Planning staff Alec reviewed the submittal and reported the ANR plan showed appropriate delineation and would not create any new nonconforming lots. Alec described the lot form as effectively a flag lot that does not increase nonconformity and said he found the plan acceptable for endorsement.

The board first voted to endorse the ANR plan; the roll-call vote recorded Dack, aye; DeMalia, aye; Chair, aye. The board then voted to authorize the chair to sign the endorsed plan for the registry of deeds; the roll-call vote recorded Dack, aye; DeMalia, aye; Chair, aye. The applicant was advised that the registry requires the minutes showing the vote and the authorized signature when filing, and the planning office said it would prepare a letter attesting to the board’s vote to accompany the filing.

No conditions or engineering review were required for the ANR endorsement recorded at Thursday’s meeting; the board’s endorsement preserves the lot configuration as shown on the endorsed plan.","On Feb. 5 the Hubbardston Planning Board endorsed an Approval Not Required plan to enlarge a parcel containing a farmhouse (Parcel 102A) for an applicant identified as Client Tappan and authorized the chair to sign documents for recording with the registry.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6350530,"Hubbardston Planning Board continues public hearing on proposed commercial marijuana expansion to March 20",286,296000,582000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232638-9da4fd41560931900327e473d7d2f3d3&start=296&end=582","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232638-9da4fd41560931900327e473d7d2f3d3/thumbnail_296000.jpg","/articles/6350530/Massachusetts/Hubbardston-Planning-Board-continues-public-hearing-on-proposed-commercial-marijuana-expansion-to-March-20","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350530-c9c12492b5755abc7582945d3dd50925/orig.mp4?Expires=1771142382&Signature=FDXP5a~eRCrq~NC0KkyuRJOsiQWqUpRlSfxcKC26y5FtRD1OSGRQIeqh~s-zTnPlt4mSthQp3QSLUFcvm~t-LirxsiymkVRLiexQdjFMcJOAR90SNyh1EMfoNM3V7FnSZl5yCMJd4YfTzo2Tb56v4NUD6JyJJUlZhd2xRh7u-llBjlExZlS1gInHbg53ECwEEQS9RB7VuFLDOmHvjUbZNh9Zi3BtRarKS61bYQUrE1EhBvvR~SO0ZS8L9z0RRQkcusY~Qpv~7d8zecIRFipn-YpVE7wEDx3A~iMf0xaS0lKtmRW0yLSQMX8r7BpnRnZQmWapkFabGMu3-wsXPMWlxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hubbardston Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday to continue its public hearing on a special permit and site plan review application from Bowie Bertold Paper Crane Provisions LLC for a proposed expansion of a commercial marijuana facility at 56 Gardner Road.

Alec, the town planner, told the board the application carries a statutory 90-day decision deadline that begins when the board opens the public hearing. He said the applicant asked to pause substantive review while it finishes revisions to a host community agreement with the town administrator and the select board. \"The applicant is working on revisions to a host community agreement with the town administrator and select board,\" Alec said, and asked the board to postpone engineering review until that process is complete to avoid unnecessary engineering costs.

The planner recommended the board continue the hearing to the March 20 meeting and agreed with the applicant’s engineer on a written arrangement: the applicant will provide written notice (an email to the planning office) at least 14 days before the March 20 meeting if it chooses to proceed, at which point engineering review and a deposit would be triggered and the statutory review clock would reset from that written notice date. Alec also told the board that if the matter extended beyond about 60 days from Feb. 5 the board might consider a withdrawal without prejudice and refile later, but his primary recommendation was a continuance to March 20.

Chair Chris of the Hubbardston Planning Board asked for two motions: authorization for the chair to sign an extension on the board’s behalf and a motion to continue the hearing to March 20 at 6:30 p.m. Both motions passed on roll-call votes with the recorded votes: Russell, aye; Dack, aye; DeMalia, aye; Chair, aye. The board noted the applicant would provide written notice by email to the planning office at least 14 days before the March 20 meeting if it intends to resume and provide the required engineering deposit.

The board did not take up engineering review or any substantive conditions at Thursday’s meeting; those steps will occur only if and when the applicant provides the written notice required under the arrangement. The public hearing will remain open and officially continued to March 20, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Slade Building and virtually.","The Planning Board voted unanimously to continue the public hearing on Bowie Bertold Paper Crane Provisions LLC’s special permit and site plan review for a proposed expansion at 56 Gardner Road to March 20, allowing the applicant time to finalize a host community agreement and trigger engineering review later.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6350516,"DPW director to serve as alternate tree warden for Williamsville Road National Grid trees; board advised of process",61,1698000,1759000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232638-9da4fd41560931900327e473d7d2f3d3&start=1698&end=1759","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232638-9da4fd41560931900327e473d7d2f3d3/thumbnail_1698000.jpg","/articles/6350516/Massachusetts/DPW-director-to-serve-as-alternate-tree-warden-for-Williamsville-Road-National-Grid-trees-board-advised-of-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350516-67a3c6dfba773fc95e1cce2960957a2b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771142382&Signature=lR0NkZFFK0IINzYHFRv8tBhOmGBxD-cR25oXu7zw8mlP-ZBmbofxRo0M-CBNGKrYxJf4yLdu6X1mQcpbNEkVa~RnR0c3OXpcuXle00Z8aDxj3jaAFPjrlyJVBaa6C8g7WWKfyWQ~8BbpeQ6YNfVfEOazNavQKR2JPX74v5jwx~IEf14ZgbYscB96PiT~Lq~I38Svy0IgLcN7ZKMAPPtPIjHsWkjycIHiL~Z1lgbXqSjW7uT5-Zox8pn6KdNftX3xhcVzUYRoJc14mdW6Q7tdIXXW~w-cPbRu6QbG1o4fhvEIxQLOpq0~NAUMQGpyXTgfsO8KEjZ69uLxic0-0cadBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hubbardston Planning Board received an update Feb. 5 on tree health and potential removals along Williamsville Road related to National Grid activities. The planning office reported Travis, the town’s Department of Public Works director, has been appointed alternate tree warden and will verify tree health and consult an arborist if necessary to determine eligibility for emergency removal.

The planner reminded the board that under Massachusetts practice, towns with fewer than 5,000 residents do not need specified qualifications for a tree warden or alternate tree warden, but that professional arborist consultation remains an option when needed. Board members asked only to confirm that Travis may consult a certified arborist; the planning office and DPW confirmed he would do so when appropriate.

No formal vote or additional action was taken; the item was informational and the board moved on to other business.","The Planning Board heard an update that Travis, the Department of Public Works director, was appointed alternate tree warden to assess tree health and consult an arborist as needed for potential emergency removals related to National Grid work on Williamsville Road.","actionData","errors"]

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