Town of Swansea · Planning Board

Special Permit — Hammerhead Lot

A special permit is required to create, modify, or bring into compliance a flag or hammerhead-shaped lot in Swansea. A public hearing is required. After submitting, you will be contacted regarding the legal advertising check, certified abutters list, and plan sets.

Property

Where is the lot you are seeking a special permit for?

Project name *

Site address *

Assessor’s Map

Lot(s)

Start typing the site address — we will suggest matches from the town parcel list and fill Map / Lot for you. You can also enter Map and Lot directly, or leave them blank and staff will look them up.

Existing frontage (ft)

Existing area (sq ft)

Zoning district

What are you proposing?

Describe the hammerhead lot configuration you are seeking a permit for.

Type of application *

New hammerhead lot

Creating a new hammerhead / flag lot from an existing parcel.

Modification

Modifying an existing hammerhead lot — access strip width, reconfiguration, etc.

Bring existing condition into compliance

An existing hammerhead condition that was not previously permitted.

Brief description (optional)

Applicant

The person filing this application.

Full name *

Mailing address *

Phone (optional)

Email *

Type your full legal name to sign *

Property owner

Who legally owns the parcel?

Are you the property owner? *

Yes — I am the owner

The applicant and property owner are the same person.

No — different owner

Provide the owner's contact information below.

Engineering / surveying firm

If a firm prepared the plans or survey, list them here so reviewers can reach out directly. Leave blank if not applicable.

Firm name

Address

Telephone number

Contact person

Plans & supporting documents

Drag in your survey plan, deed, photos — anything that helps reviewers understand the proposal.

Drop files here or browse

PDF, images, CAD (.dwg / .dxf), Word, Excel, ZIP — up to 500 MB

You do not need everything today — you can email additional drawings to the Planning Office once your project number is assigned.

Anything else?

Optional — context the planner should know up front.

Notes for the planner

Certify & submit

Read carefully. This is a sworn submission to the Planning Board.

I certify the information above is accurate. I acknowledge that the administrative fee, legal advertising check, certified abutters list with self-sticking labels, plan sets, and PDF / AutoCAD files must be delivered to the Planning Department to complete this filing.

Once submitted you will get a project number and a status link by email.

Personal information is used only by the Planning Board and never published on the public site.