Land Use Attorneys

Lewis & Sullivan, P.C. represents clients before local planning boards, zoning boards, and conservation commissions and work hand in hand with builders, developers, contractors and their professional staff of architects, engineers, and land surveyors to ensure permitting matters are addressed in a diligent, thorough, and timely manner.

 
 
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Reviewing

Any project takes a team of individuals advising you on the myriad of laws, ordinances, and regulations governing your proposal. To begin, Lewis & Sullivan will meet with you and your team of professional advisers to review your plans,

Consulting 

Lewis & Sullivan's experienced attorneys are well acquainted with and can consult with their clients on matters related to:

  • Zoning By-Laws and Ordinances

  • Approval Not Required or Form "A" plans

  • Site Plan Review

  • Special Permits

  • Variances

  • Nonconforming Uses and Structures; “Grandfather” Protection; Zoning Freezes

  • Subdivision Control Law

 

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Representation 

Permitting matters before local boards can be a complex maze of regulations and paperwork. Lewis & Sullivan assists parties in permitting matters by providing representation at public hearings before Planning Boards, Zoning Boards of Appeals, Conservation Commissions, and Municipal Councils.