Planning Board Contact: Thomas Bott, AICP,Town Planner Location: Kingston Town House Address: 26 Evergreen Street Kingston, MA 02364 Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday (Closed on legal holidays) Phone: 781 585-0549 Fax: 781 585-0543 E-Mail: tbott@kingstonmass.org Planning Board meets every 2nd and 4th Monday at 7:00pm at the Kingston Town House in Room 200 Board Members: Name Term Thomas Bouchard - Chairman 2012 Ronald Gleason - Vice Chairman 2014 Michael Ruprecht 2011 David Gavigan, Jr. 2013 Robert F. Gosselin, Jr., Clerk 2015 Susan Boyer - Associate for Special Permits 2012 Additional Links: Meeting Minutes and Agendas  Master Plan Implementation Committee Master Plan Affordable Housing Plan Old Colony Planning Council Regional Transportation Plan Update  New 7-1-10 Proposed Town of Kingston Wind Turbine Site Location Site Plan   Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4  Photo5 Photo 6 Assessors Map South  Assessors Map North Sound Study   Proposed Zoning By-Law Changes for 2010 Annual Town Meeting Proposed Green Communities Wind Turbine By-Law strike thru copy Proposed Green Communities Zoning By-Law clean copy Proposed Zoning Amendments   Green Communities Wind Turbine Green Communities Wind Turbine By-Law Solar PV Overlay District Solar PV By-Law Smart Growth - Chapter 40R Application, Petitions & Plan Fees  Duties and Responsibilities: Reference MGL Chapter 959, Acts of 1977   Planning, Zoning, Master Plan: To make careful studies;        To prepare plans of the resources, possibilities and needs of the city or town;  To report annually to the town meeting regarding the condition of the town;      To make a master or study plan;  To review and submit a report regarding the layout, alteration. relocation or discontinuance of public ways. The Town of Kingston adopted Zoning Bylaws in Dec 6, 1954 and created a Planning Board on March 19, 1955. In 1995 Town Meeting created the Master Plan Committee to update the 1970 Master Plan. Upon adoption of the updated Plan in 1998 the Planning Board created the Master Plan Implementation Committee (MPIC) to implement the recommendations of the Plan. The Kingston Planning Board reviews and approves site plans and subdivisions and acts as the Special Permit Granting Authority for particular uses in the Town of Kingston Zoning Bylaws. The Planning Board comprises five elected members each serving five-year terms and one appointed alternate member who serves a three-year term. The Planning Board meetings are held the second and fourth Mondays at the Kingston Town House - Room 200 and begin at 7:00 p.m. Appointments before the Planning Board are made through the Planning Office. The Planning Office staffs the Planning Board and the MPIC and assists the Zoning Board of Appeals, Economic Development Commission and the Historic Commission. The Planning Office strives to provide timely and accurate information and guidance to constituents and decision makers regarding Land Use, Housing, Economic Development, Natural and Cultural Resources, Open Space and Recreation, Public Services and Facilities, and Circulation and Transportation.