Information for Meeting of Planning Board
Wednesday October 04, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING BOARD AGENDA — WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2023

The Public Meeting of the Planning Board will be held at the Essex Town Hall,
2nd floor Meeting Room, 30 Martin Street at 7:00 PM

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BUILDING INSPECTOR’S REPORT:

•	(no items)

BOARD REVIEW:

•	(no items)

BOARD DISCUSSION:

•	MAPC Bylaw Project – 
o	Continued discussion on articles (Articles 4 – 11) for Fall Town Meeting
	4 - General Use District
	5 – Definitions (selection of definitions to update and/or add)
	6 - Dimensional table
	7 - Permitted use table
	8 - Additional Use definitions (selection of additional uses to add)
	9 - Site Plan Review updates (review of proposed changes)
	10 - Special Permit category updates/additions (selection of additional categories)
	11 - Extension of Temporary Moratorium

•	Search for Administrative Assistant 

BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMITTEE UPDATES:

•	Community Preservation Committee – Peter Levasseur
•	Strategic Planning Committee Update – Peter Levasseur
•	Economic Development Committee – Shelly Bradbury
•	Affordable Housing Trust - Shelly Bradbury   
     
BOARD REVIEW OF MEETING MINUTES:  

•	Minutes of May 24, 2023
•	Minutes of July 19, 2023
•	Minutes of July 26, 2023
•	Minutes of August 2, 2023
•	Minutes of August 16, 2023
•	Minutes of August 23, 2023
•	Minutes of September 6, 2023
•	Minutes of September 20, 2023
•	Minutes of September 27, 2023

Consider reorganization of the board 

ADJOURN MEETING

The Agenda Items listed are those items which were reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items may be discussed, and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.  

The next regular meeting of the Town of Essex Planning Board will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at the Essex Town Hall 2ND Floor Meeting Room, 30 Martin Street, Essex, MA.

A special meeting of the Essex Planning Board will be held at 7 PM on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at the Essex Town Hall, 3rd floor Auditorium, 30 Martin Street, Essex, MA, to hold a public hearing for the Zoning Articles that will be on the warrant for Fall Town Meeting (scheduled for Monday, November 13, 2023), as is required by state regulations.