ZBA Waiver Request

Name of Applicant:

Address:

Telephone: Fax:

Email Address:

Owner of Property:

Location of Property:

Map: Lot:

You are requesting an equitable waiver of dimensional requirements because your existing structure or physical layout of your property is currently in violation of the Zoning Ordinance. Waivers are only for physical layout, mathematical or dimensional requirements, and not from use restrictions.

Did you, the former owner, owner's agent or municipal official discover the violation after your structure was substantially completed or when it was conveyed to a bona fide purchaser?

1. Yes No
2. Please state why this violation occurred:
   
3. Please state why this violation does not cause a nuisance, why it does not diminish surrounding property values, and why it does not interfere with or adversely affect any present or permissible future uses of the property:
   
4. Please state why the costs of correcting this violation outweigh the benefit of compliance with the dimensional requirements.
   
5. Has this violation existed for ten (10) or more years? Yes No
   If YES, has there been any enforcement action taken against the violation during that time by the Town or by any person directly affected? Yes No
   

Abutter List

• An abutter is defined as any person whose property adjoins or is directly across the street or stream from the land under consideration by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
• Abutter information can be obtained from the Planning Department located upstairs in the Town Hall.
• Enter the names, mailing address and map and lot numbers for all abutters:
  
  

Fee Schedule

• Application $100
• Newspaper Legal Ad $90
• Certified Notices $10/abutter

All fees must be paid at the time the application is submitted or the application will not be accepted.

Notes

• Please provide a copy of the relevant section of the Zoning Ordinance that is in violation, a copy of the tax card, and a copy of the plot plan.
• Submissions must be made in accordance with the adopted Zoning Board of Adjustment submission deadline, which is posted at the Town Hall.
• All applicants are encouraged to meet with the Code Enforcement Officer prior to submitting an application to avoid delays due to incomplete information.

Authorization

Clicking on the submit button below constitutes my permission to send these documents to the Code Enforcement Officer. By submitting this application, I verify that I am the legal property owner or have a notorized letter from the property owner allowing me act on their behalf. This form and payment must be submitted to the Town prior to being placed on the agenda.