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Planning Board
The broad mission of the Planning Board is to further the
welfare of the citizens of Lincoln by helping to create and preserve a 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.
There is a need for 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 overall
coordination.
Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Town Office, 16
Lincoln Road, 2nd Floor
781-259-2610 781-259-1677
Bryce
Wolf - Chair, Robert Domnitz - Vice-Chair, Dan Boynton, James Craig, Ken Hurd
Catherine Perry
The Planning Board's activities range from coordination of broad forward looking plans for the town or for particular parts of it, to regulation of individual development projects.
The Planning Board takes the lead on major land use planning exercises but takes care to ensure involvement by a wide range of town boards and residents. The town-wide Comprehensive Plan was finalized in 2009 following three years work with the assistance of a consultant and staff support. The Plan was accepted by both the Planning Board and Town Meeting, as a guide to future decision making across a range of topics. Going forward, the Planning Board will lead the Implementation Committee and also a Committee to carry out a more detailed study of future development in the Lincoln Station area.
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 recommendations 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.
From time to time the Planning Board and its staff are involved in providing a town response to major projects or land use changes which are not directly under the Town's control. Examples are liaison and advocacy in relation to Route 2 upgrades, especially the Crosby's Corner project, and changes at the Hanscom Air Force Base and Civil Air Terminal.
 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
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