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Mission Statement:
The broad mission of the Planning Board is to further the welfare of the citizens of Lincoln by helping to create in increasingly better, more healthful, convenient, efficient and attractive community environment. The physical as well as the social and economic community is a single organism, all features and activities of which are related and interdependent. These facts must be supplemented by the application of intelligent foresight and planned administrative and legal coordination, if balance, harmony, and order are to be insured. It is the task of planning to supply this foresight and this all over coordination.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Town Office, 16 Lincoln Road, 2nd Floor
Directions: click here for directions to Lincoln Town Office
Phone: 781-259-2610
Fax: 781-259-1677

Board Members:
Bryce Wolf - Chair, Robert Domnitz - Vice-Chair, Dan Boynton, James Craig, Ken Hurd

Planning Board Administrative Assistant: Catherine Perry

Service Description:
The Planning Board regulates land development according to the provisions of the Massachusetts General Law, the Town of Lincoln Zoning Bylaw, and the Rules and Regulations governing the subdivision of land and laying out of ways. The Planning Board is responsible for land planning, the subdivision of land and recommendation for changes to the Zoning Bylaw and the Zoning Map. The Board reviews both commercial and residential site plans as well as changes involving a scenic road. The Board grants special permits for certain land uses including wireless communication facilities, and permits for certain signs and fences. The Board is also required to review and make recommendations to the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding accessory apartments and uses in the business district.

The Planning Office staff acts as a central point of contact for land use projects that may need review by more than one board and can advise project proponents on the applicable rules, procedures and scheduling. The Land Use Permitting Guide (see link below) outlines the responsibilities of several town boards and departments.

Planning Board Meeting Schedule
Lincoln Land Use Permitting Guide - February 2010

Bylaws - Click here for Bylaws Page which includes both General and Zoning Bylaws

Forms
The following forms are all editable in Microsoft Word:
Form A, Endorsement of “Approval Not Required” plans application
Application Cover Form
Residential Site Plan Application
Non-Residential or Multi-Family Site Plan Application
Special Permit Cluster Subdivision Application
Definitive Subdivision Application
Legal Notice Authorization
Sign Permit Form
Fence Permit Form

At Risk Properties:
To view the At Risk Properties Analysis Report 2005, and the further report on the Arshad property 2008, check out the At Risk Properties Committee Page.

Comprehensive Long Range Plan Committee (formerly Master Planning Committee)
This link will take you to the CLRP web page.

Freedom's Way Landscape Inventory 30 page report
November 16, 2005 - the History of Lincoln Planning - a Comprehensive Report