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TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING BOARD AGENDA — APRIL 19, 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
BUILDING COMMISSIONER’S REPORT:
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PUBLIC HEARING:
Notice is hereby given that the Essex Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, beginning at 7:30 PM at the Essex Town Hall 3rd floor auditorium, 30 Martin Street, Essex, MA 01929, on two proposed warrant articles for the May 1, 2023 Annual Town Meeting. The articles will be heard sequentially, starting with Article 18.
The articles are summarized below. The complete, proposed text is available at the Office of the Town Clerk during business hours and on the Town’s website at essexma.org under the Town Meeting tab on the home page.
ARTICLE 18: “To see if the Town will vote to renumber and revise the Essex Zoning Bylaw of the Town from its original numbering and arrangement, as amended through May 2, 2022, to the numbering, codification, arrangement, sequence, and captions, including updating section references in the text of the bylaw where applicable and as shown, all as set forth on the document titled “Reorganized Essex Zoning Bylaw”, a copy of which is available at the office of the Town Clerk and on the Town’s website at www.essexma.org.”
ARTICLE 19 “To see if the Town will vote to make the following changes to the Essex Zoning Bylaw,” which include wording and spelling corrections.
Lisa O’Donnell, Chairman, Essex Planning Board
BOARD REVIEW:
BOARD DISCUSSION:
· MAPC —
· Future Board Meetings —
· Regulations for independent peer review —
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 April 5, 2023
MEETING TO ADJOURN
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 May 3, 2023 at the Essex Town Hall 2ND Floor Meeting Room, 30 Martin Street, Essex, MA 01929. |