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Filing Fees & Deadline Dates
Petition Application
The meetings are conducted on the 3rd Thursday of the month, unless otherwise noted below. Applications are due in the Town Clerk office one hour before closing.
Please make sure to plan your projects with enough time for waiting out any subsequent appeal periods once a variance or special permit is granted.
Appeal
If no one appeals the decision (in court) it must be filed with the property deed at the Salem Registry of Deeds. It does not become a legal instrument until it is filed and must be filed within 1 year.
Any person aggrieved by the Board’s final decision, including the Petitioner, the owner, or any owner of land abutting the land subject to this decision, may file an appeal in the Superior Court or the Land Court within 20 days of the date stamped in by the Town Clerk. See Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 17.
Note: Dates are subject to change.
*Indicates subject to change.
Instructions-for-Filing
Please make sure to plan your projects with enough time for waiting out any subsequent appeal periods once a variance or special permit is granted.
Board Decision
The Zoning Board usually makes their decision the night of the hearing. There is nothing that prevents the board from continuing the hearing and voting at a later time. Once the decision is made by vote of the board, the written decision is filed in the Town Clerks’ Office. There is then a 20 day appeal period after the decision is filed.Appeal
If no one appeals the decision (in court) it must be filed with the property deed at the Salem Registry of Deeds. It does not become a legal instrument until it is filed and must be filed within 1 year.Any person aggrieved by the Board’s final decision, including the Petitioner, the owner, or any owner of land abutting the land subject to this decision, may file an appeal in the Superior Court or the Land Court within 20 days of the date stamped in by the Town Clerk. See Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 17.
Before the Project Starts
No building permit or use/occupancy certificate can be issued (if required) until the special permit or variance is recorded at the registry.Bylaws
The Ipswich Zoning Bylaw (PDF) is available on this website and may be purchased with the zoning map at the Town Clerks’ office.Meeting Dates & Filing Deadlines
| Meeting Date |
Deadline to File With Town Clerk |
|---|---|
| January 20, 2022 |
December 14, 2021 |
*February 17, 2022 |
January 25, 2022 |
March 17, 2022 |
February 22, 2022 |
| *April 21, 2022 | March 22, 2022 |
| May 19, 2022 |
April 26,2022 |
| June 16,2022 |
May 24, 2022 |
| July 21, 2022 |
June 21, 2022 |
| August 18, 2022 |
July 26, 2022 |
| September 15, 2022 |
August 23 ,2022 |
| October 20, 2022 |
September 20, 2022 |
| November 17, 2022 |
October 25, 2022 |
| December |
No Meeting |
| January 19, 2023 |
December 21, 2022 |
Note: Dates are subject to change.
*Indicates subject to change.