Zoning Board of Appeals
Mission Statement
The Board of Appeals is statutorily authorized to:
- Hear and decide appeals by any person aggrieved by any order or decision of the Building Commissioner or other administrative official in violation of MGL c.40A.
- Hear and decide certain applications for Special Permits.
- Hear and decide applications for Findings of Fact concerning the extension of alteration of certain nonconforming uses or structures.
- Hear and decide certain petitions for use and dimensional variances.
- Issue comprehensive permits for construction of low- or moderate-income housing, upon determination that such construction would be consistent with local needs.
Bylaw & Subdivision Rules
Merrimac Zoning Bylaws
Copies of the Merrimac Zoning Bylaws are available here or for sale for $35 at the office of the Town Clerk during regular business hours.
Rules & Regulations
Copies of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land are for sale for $35 at the office of the Town Clerk during regular business hours.
General Documents
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes4.9.2018 File extension: pdf File size: 73 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppeals5.14.2018 File extension: pdf File size: 56 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppeals8.6.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 33 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes8.13.2018 File extension: pdf File size: 97 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes9.10.2018 File extension: pdf File size: 20 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes9.17.2018 File extension: pdf File size: 216 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes10.22.2018 File extension: pdf File size: 22 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppeals10.29.2018 File extension: pdf File size: 291 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes12.10.2018 File extension: pdf File size: 349 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes1.14.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 350 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes1.28.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 16 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppeals2.27.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 24 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes3.11.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 287 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes4.22.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 22 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes5.29.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 49 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes8.12.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 301 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes12.13.2019 File extension: pdf File size: 13 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppeals1.13.2020 File extension: pdf File size: 10 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes2.10.2020 File extension: pdf File size: 13 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes8.10.2020 File extension: pdf File size: 45 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes9.14.2020 File extension: pdf File size: 40 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes10.22.2020 File extension: pdf File size: 104 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppeals12.14.2020 File extension: pdf File size: 35 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes12.9.2021 File extension: pdf File size: 20 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppeals11.9.2021 File extension: pdf File size: 16 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes11.29.2022 File extension: pdf File size: 82 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes5.17.2022 File extension: pdf File size: 48 kB
- ZoningBoardOgAppeals05.10.2022 File extension: pdf File size: 60 kB
- ZoningBoardOfApplealsMinutes4.12.2022 File extension: pdf File size: 37 kB
- ZoningBoardOfAppealsMinutes3.16.2022 File extension: pdf File size: 48 kB
- ZBAMinutes2.9.2021 File extension: pdf File size: 28 kB
- ZBAMinutes8.8.2023 File extension: pdf File size: 35 kB
- ZBAMinutes1.9.2024 File extension: pdf File size: 41 kB
- ZBAMinutes7.9.2024 File extension: pdf File size: 50 kB
- ZBAminutes 8.12.24-9.23.24 File extension: pdf File size: 30 kB
- 2023-04-19 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Agenda File extension: pdf File size: 68 kB
- ZBA 1-10-2023 (1) File extension: pdf File size: 121 kB
- ZBA 3-14-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 119 kB
- ZBA 3-23-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 112 kB
- ZBA 5-30-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 126 kB
- ZBA 5-31-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 134 kB
- ZBA 6-13-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 100 kB
- ZBA 8-8-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 124 kB
- ZBA 9-12-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 120 kB
- ZBA 10-10-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 112 kB
- ZBA 10-24-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 89 kB
- ZBA 11-8-2023 File extension: pdf File size: 91 kB
- ZBA 12.5.2023 File extension: pdf File size: 42 kB
- Updated Zoning By-Law 3-2024 File extension: pdf File size: 1 MB
- ZBA Application File extension: pdf File size: 1 MB
- Complaint Form- Zoning Fillable File extension: pdf File size: 15 kB
- Merrimac Zoning Map File extension: pdf File size: 2 MB
- ZBA Special Permit 3 File extension: pdf File size: 113 kB
- ZBA Special Permit 2 File extension: pdf File size: 103 kB
- ZBA Special Permit 1 File extension: pdf File size: 142 kB