Planning Board continues Preserve at Essex subdivision review
Planning Board · Meeting of April 1, 2026
Essex Planning Board continues Preserve at Essex hearing, approves garage siting. During the third session of the public hearing on the proposed 36-lot Open Space Residential Development, Town Counsel Amy Kwessel clarified that the Planning Board's authority in subdivision control is limited to infrastructure review; the board cannot deny single-family construction, cannot require affordable housing, and cannot consider potential impacts on schools or municipal services. The board approved siting of a new garage at 63 Southern Avenue by majority vote, with Shelly Bradbury abstaining.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of April 1, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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