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Meetings
- 7:30 pm
- Twice monthly
- Check the Town Calendar for meeting dates and times.
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes
Frequently Asked Questions
Please review our FAQs here as they provide answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding planning, property lines, zoning and more.
Members
- Carol Chirico, Chair
Term Expires: 2022
Email Carol Chirico - Carol Lisbon, Member
Term Expires: 2024
Email Carol Lisbon - George Sidgwick, Member
Term Expires: 2025
- Mark Sarro, Member
Term Expires: 2021
Email Mark Sarro - Jody B. Shue, Member
Term Expires: 2023
Email Jody Shue - Bill Motley, Associate Member
Term Expires: 2022
Overview
The Planning Board is charged with broad statutory responsibilities under M.G.L. c. 41 s. 81- A/D to guide the physical growth and development of Dover in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. More specifically, the Board is legally mandated to carry out certain provisions of the Subdivision Control Law (M.G.L., c. 41, s. 81K-81GG) and of the Zoning Act (M.G.L., c. 40A).
The legal responsibilities of the Planning Board are found at the local level in the subdivision regulations of the Planning Board and in the town’s zoning by-laws.
Responsibilities
The Planning Board’s primary responsibilities include:
- Administering subdivision regulations - A subdivision is a parcel of land that is divided into 2 or more lots and generally requires the construction of a new road.
- Reviewing and endorsing Approval Not Required plans (PDF) that do not show a subdivision
- Serving as the Site Plan review board for development proposals in the business, manufacturing and medical/professional zones
- Serving as the special permit granting authority for personal wireless communications facilities, and multifamily residence developments
- Administering the Scenic Road Act regulations and issuing permits for removing or altering stone walls and trees along designated Scenic Road roads
- Administering the sign bylaw and regulations issuing permits for signs
- Reviewing and proposing amendments to the Town Zoning Bylaws
- Writing and updating the Dover Master Plan (PDF)
Dover Town Code Description of Responsibilities
A. There shall be a 5-member Planning Board elected on a rotating basis of 1 member each year for a 5-year term. The Planning Board’s duties and authority shall include, but shall not be limited to, those specified in Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 41, Section 81A et seq.
B. An associate member of the Planning Board shall be elected at the Annual Town Election for a two-year term. Any vacancy in the position shall be filled in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Chapter 41, Section 81A, of the Massachusetts General Laws. The Chairman of the Planning Board, when acting as special permit granting authority, may designate the associate member to sit on this Board for the purposes of acting on a Special Permit application in the case of the absence, inability to act, or conflict of interest on the part of any member of the Planning Board or in the event of a vacancy on this board.
View the full Dover Town Code.
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Sue Hall
Planning Assistant
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Courtney Starling
Land Use Director
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Planning
Physical Address
5 Springdale Avenue
1st Floor
Dover, MA 02030
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 250
Dover, MA 02030
Phone: 508-785-0032, ext. 238Fax: 508-785-8114
Temporary COVID19 Hours
Office Hours (by appointment only): Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
10 am to 3 pm
Phone messages and emails are monitored daily.
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