How do Planning Board Meetings work?

Hearing Procedure – The Chair shall open the meeting, explain the procedures of the Board and open the evidentiary part of the hearing. All hearings proceed in the following order, with the Chair in charge of all portions of the hearing:
1. Applicant’s presentation
2. Notation for the record of all submitted materials and observations of the site visit, if applicable
3. Questions from the Board
4. Comments and questions from the abutters and general public in attendance, if applicable.
5. Applicant’s response
6. Final comments and questions from the abutters, applicant and Board, in that order
7. Close of evidentiary part of the hearing or, if necessary, continuation of the hearing to a date and time certain.