FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/03/2024
For further information, contact:
Susan Scully Petroni
City of Framingham Public Information Officer
spetroni@framinghamma.gov
508-782-8629
City of Framingham Advertising To Fill Associate Seat on Zoning Board of Appeals
FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham is advertising for an individual to fill an associate son Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals.
The seat is open as Mayor Charlie Sisitsky appointed associate member Lap Yan to fill a full-time seat on the Board of Appeals, earlier this year.
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is a quasi-judicial board whose role is to interpret the Framingham Zoning Bylaw in appeals of denied building permits or other determinations of the Building Commissioner and hear petitions for Special Permits and variances subject to the requirements of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A.
The Board acts as the Sign Appeals Board, authorized under Article VII of the local bylaws, empowered to decide appeals and petitions for variances for signs that do not comply.
Members with a background in law or regulatory compliance, land use planning, real estate, and/or urban development policy are encouraged to apply.
ZBA cases involve sometimes complex questions of legal interpretation, property rights, and policy in defense of the law and public interest.
Interested individual should fill out the application at this link: Form Center • Boards, Committees, Commission, Officers Appli (framinghamma.gov)
The deadline to apply is Sunday, November 17 at 11:59 p.m.
Applicants must be Framingham residents.
Women and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
The associate seat is for one-year for a term ending on June 30, 2025.
The Mayor’s nominee will need to then go before the City Council appointment subcommittee, and then the full City Council for review.
Questions can be directed to the Citizen Participation Officer Nicole Horton-Stimpson at NHS@Framinghamma.gov
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