Robert H. Miller
Phone: 603.627.8145
Fax: 603.641.2380
rmiller@sheehan.com
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What is the functional difference between the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment?
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
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| The Board of Selectmen is the group of municipal officers, possessing certain executive powers, elected by a Town to transact general public business including the issuance of licenses and permits, policy initiation, and appointments to Town Boards and Commissions. The Planning Board is the arm of local government charged with evaluating and recommending the approval or disapproval of proposed building and development projects. The Zoning Board of Adjustment is the quasi-judicial arm of local government charged with hearing requests for variances and special exemptions from the Town's zoning ordinance, as well as appeals of most grievances arising from the decisions of other Town officials. Because land use issues are often complicated and time-sensitive, potential concerns should be immediately raised with a lawyer well versed in this area of law.
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