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Zoning Board of Appeals
The Amesbury Zoning Board of Appeals is a quasi-judicial board. The Board hears and decides on: Requests for Variances Appeals of the decisions of the Zoning Enforcement Officer Requests to alter, modify or extend non-conforming uses and structures Requests for Special Permits and findings as set forth in the Amesbury Zoning Bylaws
Upcoming Agendas
NOV 19
Zoning Board of Appeals
Continued ZBA hearings on: a variance application for 25 Chase Street (single‑family home); an appeal challenging the Building Commissioner’s August 11, 2026 determination that a commercial use at 102 Friend St (rear) is a pre‑existing nonconforming use; and a Chapter 40B Comprehensive Permit request for a 95‑unit multifamily cottage development at 27 Kimball Road (25% deed‑restricted).
Recent meetings
OCT 22
Zoning Board of Appeals
Continued public hearing on an appeal challenging the Building Commissioner's August 11, 2026 determination that a commercial use at 102 Friend Street (rear) is a pre-existing nonconforming use. Continued public hearing on a Comprehensive Permit application to construct a 95-unit multifamily cottage rental development at 27 Kimball Road with 25% deed-restricted units.
SEP 24
Zoning Board of Appeals
The board will hear three new zoning matters: a variance request for an addition at 9 Sanborn Terrace, a special permit for a home-occupation massage therapy at 40 Merrimac Street, and an appeal challenging the building commissioner’s determination about a commercial use at 102 Friend Street (rear). A continued public hearing will consider a Comprehensive Permit for a 95-unit multifamily cottage rental development at 27 Kimball Road under Chapter 40B.
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AUG 27
Zoning Board of Appeals
The public hearing on the comprehensive permit application for 27 Kimball Road was continued to the ZBA meeting of September 24, 2026, with the public hearing extension set to October 31, 2026.
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JUL 23
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
Decisions on three residential matters — variance approved for 136 Haverhill Road, finding approved for 10 Portsmouth Road, and special permit plus variance approved for 253 Main Street — and continued review of the 27 Kimball Road comprehensive permit with a staff study ordered to assess whether a Road Safety Audit is warranted.
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JUN 15
Zoning Board of Appeals
Continued public hearings on 253 Main Street (Special Permit and Variance) and the revised 27 Kimball Road Comprehensive Permit (40B) proposal; the Board heard design revisions and public comment on the 86‑unit project and requested confirmation of Kimball Road’s acceptance status from DPW and the Mayor’s Office.
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MAY 18
Zoning Board of Appeals
Continued Chapter 40B public hearing for 27 Kimball Road: the ZBA selected BSC to perform civil, environmental, and traffic peer reviews and unanimously approved soliciting bids for an independent urban design peer review.
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