Public Hearing – April 14, 2022 – Zoning Board

Legal Notice
Town of Blandford
Zoning Board of Appeals
Notice of Public Hearing

The Town of Blandford will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 14th at 7:00 pm, at the Blandford Town Hall, 1 Russell Stage Road, Blandford, MA.

The public hearing is for all those interested in an application by Joseph Paul, for a special permit to operate a trucking business at 1 Huntington Road, Blandford.

The applicable section of the Zoning By-law is 4.1.1.6
The property identification is map102-0-14.2

Public Hearing – January 28, 2021 – Zoning Board

Legal Notice
Town of Blandford
Zoning Board of Appeals
Notice of Public Hearing

A public hearing will be held for all persons interested in the application for two special permits by Lise Lawrence. The hearing will take place at the Blandford Town Hall, One Russell Stage Road, on Thursday, January 28th, 2021, at 7:00 pm.

The first request for a special permit is for a retail residential kitchen.

The second request is for a mail order board game to be manufactured and shipped from the residence of Lise Lawrence.

Both permits are for the property on 42 Gore Road, Blandford.

The applicable section of the Zoning by-law is 4.1.1.6 and can be found on page 10 (ten) of the 2020 Zoning By-laws on the Town of Blandford MA Website.

Due to the current pandemic caused by covid-19, there has been a suspension of certain provisions of the open meeting law G.L.C. 30A 18, as well as a limitation on the size of gatherings placed into effect by the Governor on March 15th, 2020. Any participation by interested parties may be done remotely. The phone number is 425-436-6311. And the access number is 248-324#. This will connect the caller to a chat room that has the hearing.

Submitted by Donald Brainerd
Chairman Blandford ZBA

For any questions, please call Don Brainerd at (413) 848-2332.

Public Hearing – September 3, 2020 – Zoning Board

Legal Notice
Town of Blandford
Zoning Board of Appeals
Notice of Public Hearing

A public hearing will be held on September 3rd at 7:00 pm at the Blandford Town Hall, 1 Russell Stage Road, for all parties interested in the application by Robin Parker. The application is for a special permit to operate a commercial kitchen at 109 Otis Stage Road, Blandford.

The special permit is required under section 4.3.1.4 of the Blandford Zoning By-­laws. The By-Law states in part that a special permit may be granted…” for uses which are not specifically prohibited or already require a special permit from another board…”. The property at 109 Otis Stage Road contains 7.2 acres of land and can be found on the assessors map parcel number 110-0-26.

Due to the current pandemic caused by COVID-19, there has been a suspension of certain provisions of the open meeting law G.L.C. 30A 18, as well as a limitation on the size of gatherings placed into effect by the Governor on March 15th, 2020. Any participation by interested parties may be done remotely. The phone number is (425) 436-6311. And the access number is 248-324#. This will connect the caller to a chat room that has the hearing.

For any questions, especially about remote access, please call Don Brainerd at (413) 848-2332.

Zoning Board Meeting – January 16, 2019

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a meeting on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 3 p.m. at the Blandford Town Hall.

The agenda will be as follows:
• Look at proposed changes to the zoning by-laws created by the Pioneer Valle Planning commission
• Look into expanding the size of the business district as well as the residential district
• Make changes to the zoning by-laws that can be acted on at the May 2019 Town Meeting.

Any questions please call Don Brainerd at (413) 848-2332.