TOWN OF MOUNT WASHINGTON
Mount Washington, Massachusetts 01258
WARRANT
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, January 10, 2019
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Berkshire, ss.
To: David Whitbeck, Constable of the Town of Mount Washington, in said County.
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town on Thursday, the 10th day of January, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., then and there to act upon the following articles:
Article 1: To see if the Town will substitute the current applicable portions of the current bylaws and zoning bylaws with the following in lieu thereof: The Planning Board shall consist of five (5) elected members and may have one (1) appointed associate member. The Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board by a majority of each board, acting pursuant to G.L. c. 40A §9, may appoint the associate member for a three (3) year term. The Chairman of the Planning Board may designate the associate member to sit on the Planning Board for the purposes of acting on a special permit or site plan review application, or any other matter for which a quorum is required, in case of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part of any member of the Board or in the event of a vacancy on the Board.
Article 2: To see if the Town will substitute the current applicable portions of the current bylaws and zoning bylaws with the following in lieu thereof: The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five (5) members and may have one (1) associate member, to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen as provided in G.L. c. 40A, § 12. The Board shall act within its statutory powers as provided in G.L. c. 40A, § 14, and on matters within its jurisdiction under this chapter in a manner prescribed in G.L. c. 40A, § 15. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall serve also as the Board of Appeals under the Subdivision Control Law as provided in G.L. c. 41, § 81Z. The Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals may designate any such associate member to sit on the Board in case of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part of any member thereof, or in the event of a vacancy on the Board until said vacancy is filled in the manner provided in G.L. c. 40A, § 12.
These Articles require a two-thirds vote.