Procedure for Determination of Application

Upon receipt of an application considered complete by the Department, the Department shall transmit a copy of the application to the mayor of a city or selectmen of a town, except in the case of the City of Springfield where the application shall be transmitted to the planning board. The procedure in the city or town following transmittal of an application is set out in M.G.L. c. 121A, § 6. The notice requirements for the public hearing by the planning board are set out in M.G.L. c. 121B, § 6B. In addition to the matters otherwise required to be covered in its written report following the public hearing on the application, the planningboard shallalso make a written report on any application for an extended period of tax exemption on account of amenities to be provided. The procedure for the Department’s determination whether to approve or disapprove an application is set out in M.G.L. c. 121A, § 6.