The council’s Economic Development Committee will examine the various special permit criteria and report its findings.
Such a permit is needed when certain aspects of a project do not meet the requirements of a zoning district. It gives the town granting authorities – the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals – oversight on projects not allowed by right.
"Right now I’ve counted a little more than 106 special permit uses in our zoning tables," said councilor Andrew Bissanti. "I find that a little excessive, that’s all."
In the case of the Starbucks proposal, the planned drive-thru would sit about 120 feet away from a residential property, which allowed the Planning Board to impose restrictions on the hours of operation.Continue reading the article online here (subscription maybe required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140905/NEWS/140908124/1994/NEWS
The posted agenda for the meeting Wednesday can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/08/franklin-ma-town-council-agenda-sep-3.html
The video of the meeting when posted will be found here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Webdocs/videoarchive
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