The Planning Department consists of a Planning Director/Town Planner, a full-time Planning Assistant, and a six member volunteer Planning Board.
The Department reviews and endorses all Approval Not Required Plans M.G.L. Ch. 41 Sec. 81-L and 81-P, all preliminary and definitive subdivision plans as required by M.G.L. Ch. 41 Sec. 81 - K to 81 - GG and the North Andover Subdivision Rules and Regulations, and reviews the Development Schedules for all subdivisions under Section 8.7 Growth Management.
The Planning Department also reviews applications for the following eleven different special permits, as authorized by M.G.L. ch.40A and the North Andover Zoning Bylaw:
 Section 2.30.1 Common DrivewaySection 4.125 R-6 Zone
Section 4.136 Watershed Protection District
Section 7.2.1 Access Other Than Street Frontage
Section 7.2.2 Frontage Exception Lot
Section 8.3 Site Plan Review
Section 8.5 Planned Residential Development
Section 11 Planned Development District
Section 12 Large Estates Condominium Conversion
Section 13 Continuing Care Retirement Center
Section 14 Independent Elderly Housing
Section 15 Planned Commercial Development District
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