Zoning Board of Appeals

Meetings


  • 7 p.m.
  • 1st Wednesday of every month
  • Community Meeting Room
    Douglas Municipal Center
    29 Depot Street
    Douglas, MA 01516

Members


  • Daniel Heney, Chair
    Term expired 2014
  • Sean Holland, Vice Chair
    Term expires 2016
  • John Bombara
    Term expires 2016

  • Leonard Demers
    Term expired 2014
  • Pamela Holmes
    Term expired 2015

Duties


The Zoning Board of Appeals has the following three duties here in Douglas:
  1. Hear appeals taken from decisions of any administrative official or board of the town acting under the provisions of the law
  2. Grant variances from terms of the zoning bylaw
  3. Grant Special Permits as provided by the zoning bylaw and review Comprehensive Permit applications

Zoning Board of Appeals Documents

Maps

  1. Flood Map (PDF)
  2. WRPD Map (PDF)
  3. Zoning Map (PDF)

Permits

  1. Comprehensive Permit Application
  2. Comprehensive Permit Regulations (PDF)
  3. Special Permit Application (PDF)
  4. Special Permit Process (PDF)

Regulations

  1. Zoning Board of Appeals Fee and Fee Schedule Regulations (PDF)
  2. Zoning Board of Appeals Regulations (PDF)
  3. Zoning Bylaws (05/07/2018)

Zoning Documents

  1. The Zoning Act Handbook (PDF)
  2. Zoning Variance Appeal Form (PDF)

Zoning Board of Appeals Video Playlist

Click on the Playlist icon in the upper left corner of the video file below to access the complete playlist of available Zoning Board of Appeals videos. The Playlist icon is three small lines with a tiny triangle, next to the DCAC logo.