Zoning Board of Appeals Application Forms & Information

WARNING: FRAUD ALERT REGARDING FAKE APPLICATION FEE REQUESTS

The Town of Concord is aware of fraudulent emails and texts targeting applicants that have current applications with the Planning Board, Board of Appeals and Historic Districts Commission requesting additional application fee payments. The Town of Concord Planning Division does not send invoices for application fees. All legitimate application fees are received in person at the time the application is submitted. Town staff does not correspond with applicants via text. Any correspondence from town staff will be sent from an email address ending with @concordma.gov.

If you have received a suspicious email or text or have any questions about application fees, please contact the Town of Concord Planning Division directly at (978) 318-3290 or planningdivision@concordma.gov.


EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST 2026

New application fees for Planning Board, Board of Appeals, Historic Districts Commission and Historical Commission. Click HERE to review fee changes.

Zoning Board of Appeals Special Permit Application Process

Step 1: Application review: 

Building Division - Applications and supporting documentation must be submitted to the Building Commissioner 15 days before the application filing deadline. See submission deadline schedule here.

  • The Building Commissioner will review the application for completeness. The Building Commissioner will sign the application when a determination is made that it is complete and notify you that the application package is ready to be picked up from the Building Division. You can then proceed to Step 2 to prepare the application package for filing with the Town Clerk and submit it to the Planning Division Office.

Step 2: Prepare the following documentation:

  • 2 copies of the application and supporting documentation (1 original and 2 copies)
  • 2 11 x 17 reduced copies of architectural and site plans
  • 1 full size set of architectural and site plans
  • 1 copy of the Legal Ad Form
  • 1 copy of the Abutters List Request form
  • Application Fee - checks should be made out to the Town of Concord
  • Electronic copy of application and all supporting documentation saved as separate pdf files. Files can be emailed to planningdivision@concordma.gov if attachments are less than 10MB in total, or you can submit a flash drive.

Step 3: Filing the Application: 

See submission deadline schedule here.

Assessor's Office - Email the abutters list request form to assessing@concordma.gov.

  • Assessing will send the abutters list directly to the Planning Division Office and notify the applicant of the fee. A separate check should be dropped off or mailed to the Assessor's Office at 24 Court Lane.

Town Clerk's Office - Bring 3 copies of the application and supporting documentation to the Town Clerk's Office at 22 Monument Square to be date stamped.

  • The Town Clerk will return the original and 1 copy and supporting documentation to you for submission at the Planning Division Office. The town Clerk will keep 1 copy of everything for their records.

Planning Division Office - Bring the following to be submitted in the Planning Division Office at 141 Keyes Road.

  • 2 copies of the application and supporting documentation (1 original and 1 copy)
  • 2 copies of 11 x 17 reduced architectural and site plans
  • 1 full size set of architectural and site plans
  • 1 copy of the Legal Ad Form
  • Application Fee - checks should be made out to the Town of Concord
  • Electronic copy of application and all supporting documentation if not already emailed to planningdivision@concordma.gov.

Application Forms and Checklists

  1. ZBA Special Permit Application Procedures
  2. ZBA General Application with Checklist
  3. ZBA Special Permit and Site Plan Application
  4. ZBA Non-conforming Special Permit Application with Checklist
  5. ZBA Non-conforming Special Permit FAR and GFA Calculation Worksheet
  6. ZBA 4.2.2.1 Application with checklist
  7. ZBA 4.2.2.2 Application with checklist
  8. ZBA Flood Plain Application
  9. ZBA Special Home Occupation Application with checklist
  10. Abutters List Request Form Dec21
  11. Legal Ad Form
  12. ZBA Fee Schedule Effective 1-1-26

Planned Residential Development Moderate Income Eligibility Criteria

In Zoning Bylaw (ZBL) Section 10 Planned Residential Development (PRD), moderate income households are defined as households earning over 80% to 150% of the Area Median Income (AMI).  The Zoning Board of Appeals has adopted PRD Moderate Income Eligibility Criteria for moderate income units for Planned Residential Developments based on input from the Regional Housing Services Office, the Concord Housing Development Corporation, the Concord Housing Foundation, and the Planning Board. Adoption of these criteria provides prospective developers with information on the Town’s expectations for a PRD project.  It allows the developer to factor these guidelines into their project proposal from the beginning, thereby reducing the potential for issues during the public hearing process.