(A)

The application procedures for the filing of appeals, requests for variances, special-use permits, and such other applications as may be specified herein, with the zoning board, consistent with the provisions of R.I.G.L., chapter 45-24-58, shall be those adopted and appearing in appendices A, B, C, and F Town of Hopkinton Applications and Checklists.

(B)

A time period of one (1) year shall be required to pass before a successive similar application may be filed.

(C)

Preapplication conference. At the request of either the town or the applicant, a preapplication conference shall be held to:

(1)

Acquaint the applicant with the comprehensive plan, as it may apply to the parcel, as well as the zoning and other ordinances that affect the proposed development;

(2)

Suggest improvements to the proposed design on the basis of a review of the sketch plan;

(3)

Advise the applicant to consult appropriate authorities on the character and placement of public utility services; and

(4)

Help the applicant to understand the steps to be taken to receive approval.

(D)

An application fee as set forth in appendices A, B, C, and F shall be paid together with those actual costs incurred for mailing, legal advertising and professional services as determined by the zoning board to conduct adequate review and hearing of applications, including the costs of a competent stenographer, shall be paid by the appellant or applicant. Also, fees shall be charged for the issuance of zoning certificates, and for the recording of the decisions thereon. No application shall be deemed complete until all fees have been paid to the town.

(Ch. 134, § 21, 12-19-94)