Information for Meeting of Planning Board
Wednesday January 17, 2024 7:00 PM EST

TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING BOARD AGENDA — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2024

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

Remote access will be available through the following Zoom link:
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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.

BUILDING INSPECTOR’S REPORT: no items

BOARD REVIEW:
·	Rules and Regulation Regarding Consultant Fees – revote
·	Student presentation on affordable housing

BOARD DISCUSSION:
·	MAPC Bylaw Update
o	Update from MAPC check-in meeting (scheduled Thursday, January 11, 2024)
o	Special Permit categories and general guidance language
o	Possible district categories and allowable uses

BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMITTEE UPDATES:
·	Community Preservation Committee – Peter Levasseur
·	Strategic Planning Committee Update – Peter Levasseur
·	Affordable Housing Trust - Shelly Bradbury   
     
BOARD REVIEW OF MEETING MINUTES:  
·	Minutes of January 3, 2024
·	Review of additional prior meeting minutes

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 February 7, 2024 at the Essex Town Hall 2ND Floor Meeting Room, 30 Martin Street, Essex, MA 01929.