Projects

Site Plan Review filed to convert the house at 47 Macy Street (19,476 SF lot) from residential to a commercial dog grooming use via an interior remodel and code upgrades.

The Planning Board approved a Special Permit to convert the second floor of the existing garage at 6 Cedar Court into an Accessory Dwelling Unit, with conditions including DPW utility verification and recording the decision.

Massachusetts Electric Company received Planning Board approval on Nov 10, 2025 to install a temporary mobile substation (≈7,110 sq ft yard) at 0 & 14 Mill Street with required wetlands review, screening plantings, and time‑limited conditions.

Small addition and stair reconstruction at a lakefront single‑family property with erosion controls and an Order of Conditions from the Conservation Commission.

Replacement 60‑sf wall sign proposed at 18 South Hunt Road, mounted at the front entrance and illuminated with LEDs.

Aqua Laboratories received Planning Board approval for a non‑illuminated, double‑sided monument sign (43" x 72", 21.5 sq ft) at 8 Industrial Way on November 10, 2025.

A Notice of Intent was filed to install a removable 40‑foot seasonal aluminum dock (192 sq ft) at the rear of 121 Whitehall Road on Lake Gardner; the project received NHESP clearance and proceeded through the Conservation Commission permitting process (DEP file 002‑1352) with a Certificate of Compliance recorded.

A sign-area variance request for a permanently installed business sign at 43 Main Street, with materials and deeded property details on file.

Needham Bank applied for new wall and ground signage at 5 Market Street; the Planning Board approved the revised sign package on October 27, 2025 with a condition requiring building‑owner sign-location approval before a building permit is issued.

A seasonal floating dock with ramp and landward platforms is proposed at 81 Pleasant Valley Road; the work is the subject of a Notice of Intent and an Order of Conditions from the Amesbury Conservation Commission.

Replace leaning retaining wall at 501 Main Street with a new Shea block wall; work affects ~395 linear feet of bank and 334 sq ft of riverfront/Bordering Land Subject to Flooding and is under Conservation Commission review.

Request for Certificate of Compliance for MassDOT highway work along I-495 Northbound in Amesbury, seeking confirmation of completion under the Order of Conditions.

An RDA filed August 12, 2025 asks the Amesbury Conservation Commission to confirm that a man‑made 26,000‑sf stormwater basin at 8 Noel Street is not a jurisdictional wetland.