Planning Board backs taking over site plan review
The Planning Board voted 4-0 to pursue becoming Hanson's site plan approval authority, now held by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Planning Board · Meeting of August 24, 2026
HANSON — The Planning Board voted 4-0 to pursue becoming Hanson's site plan approval authority, now held by the Zoning Board of Appeals. Planner & Director of Land Use Antonio De Frias said 16 of 20 surrounding communities use planning boards, and that the five-member board needs only a majority, versus all three votes at the zoning board. The change needs a bylaw amendment at the May 2027 Town Meeting.
The board also voted 4-0 to re-endorse a lost plan for First Baptist Church of Hanson at 204 and 214 Main Street, signed by Chair Kevin Cohen.
In the full story:
- Opening and minutes
- First Baptist Church plan, 204 and 214 Main Street
- Site plan approval authority
- Board business and updates
- Planner update
- Good of the order
- Maquan Street
- Adjournment
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,021 words
Source: the Planning Board meeting of August 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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