Information for Meeting of Planning Board
Wednesday August 23, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING BOARD AGENDA — WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2023

The Public Meeting of the Planning Board will be held at the Essex Town Hall,
3rd Floor Auditorium, 30 Martin Street at 7:00 PM

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Please note that while an option for remote attendance is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or its quality, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest in any specific item on this agenda should make plans for in-person versus virtual attendance accordingly. At this time remote participation is not available, only remote observation.

This is a special meeting of the Planning Board and is intended to be a Public Forum with time to invite questions and comments from members of the public.  Regular Planning Board business will not be conducted.  The meeting is joint with the Board of Selectmen, and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) representative(s) will be in attendance as the Town’s consultant for the zoning bylaw update project.

DISCUSSION TOPICS 
(Note that the sequence of discussion topics may vary from sequence below as needed.)

•	Discuss proposed Zoning Bylaw changes for 2023 Fall Town Meeting
o	Formalize a General Use District (townwide except for existing districts)
o	Definition updates, consolidation and additions
o	Dimensional Requirements Table
o	Use tables and possible additional use categories
o	Updates to Site Plan Review procedures & requirements
	Option to extend the Change of Use Moratorium if SPR updates do not pass at Town Meeting
o	Special Permits 
	Possible new categories 
	Updates to cell tower section

•	Future Zoning Bylaw changes (2024 Town Meetings and on)

PUBLIC COMMENT – questions and/or comments

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 7:00 PM on Wednesday September 6, 2023 at the Essex Town Hall, 2ND Floor Meeting Room, 30 Martin Street, Essex, MA.