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Planning Board approves minor modifications, continues applications

Planning Board approves residential modifications, continues four applications. Chair Pascal Rettig's board unanimously approved a minor modification to 102 Kimball Road for house design changes and driveway adjustments, with Tracey Chalifour abstaining, and approved a driveway-paving modification

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves Congress Street project with conditions

Amesbury Planning Board approves Congress Street project with landscaping conditions. The board voted 6-0-1 to approve a site plan and special permit for 84 Congress Street, with Eric Girard abstaining, requiring that the final vegetation buffer and planting plan receive Office of Community and

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board recommends Housing Production Plan with amendments

Amesbury Planning Board backs Housing Production Plan with amendments. Board Member Tracey Chalifour moved to recommend the city's housing strategy to City Council with corrections to the Amesbury Priority Housing Target Areas table on page 38, citing misaligned project phases and unit counts. The

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves design for 2-4 Elmwood Street

Planning Board approves Elmwood Street residential design. The board voted 5-0 with one abstention to approve a historic preservation special permit for a new residential building at 2-4 Elmwood Street following design adjustments including a 10-foot front setback and repositioned garage to protect

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves three historic preservation projects unanimously

Amesbury Planning Board approves three historic preservation residential projects in single evening. Chair Pascal Rettig and the six-member board unanimously approved special permits and site plans for 5 and 13 School Street, 14 Maple Street, and 19 Prospect Street, each receiving 6-0 votes. The

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