Land use · Capital projects
Projects
Development applications, capital projects, and notices of intent currently before Amesbury's land-use boards.
pending
12 & 14 S Hunt Rd - Certificate of Compliance
pending
59 Lake Attitash Road - Certificate of Compliance
pending
Clarks Road - Request for Determination
pending
13 Lakeshore Drive - Emergency Certificate
pending
3 Old Merrill St - Notice of Intent
pending
28 Haverhill Road - Resource Area Delineation
approved
62 Lake Attitash Rd - Certificate of Compliance
Certificate of Compliance to replace a lakefront dock at 62 Lake Attitash Road with a 30-foot aluminum dock of three 6x10-foot panels for seasonal use.
approved
43 Oakland Street - ANR
pending
30 Belmont Street - Site Plan and Special Permit – Accessory Dwelling Unit
pending
3 Old Merrill St - Site Plan Section XI.C and Special Permit XI.K3
pending
28 Haverhill Road - Site Plan Review
approved
2 Elmwood Street - Special Permit
Subdivision of 2–4 Elmwood St. into two lots with rehabilitation of the existing two‑family house and construction of a new single‑family house, filed for Historic Preservation Special Permit and Site Plan Review.
approved
265, 277, 281, 287, 2871/2 Elm St - Site Plan Review
Rocky Hill is a two‑neighborhood, 381‑unit residential development proposed on roughly 65 acres along Elm Street, consisting of 85 for‑sale homes and 296 rental units with associated amenities, roads, trails and stormwater systems.
pending
4 Lake Attitash Road - Special Permit – XIV Water Resource Protection District
approved
5 and 13 School Street - Special Permit
Restore and convert the Ordway School (9 School) to six residential units and reconstruct the Baley House (5 School) as an in‑kind single‑family home.
approved
14 Maple Street - Site Plan Review and Special Permit
The project subdivides 14 Maple Street into two lots, restores the existing c.1880 Victorian house and constructs one new single‑family home; the Planning Board granted a Historic Preservation Special Permit and site plan approval on April 13, 2026.
pending
29 Lake Attitash Road - Special Permit
approved
Upper Millyard - Request for Determination
The City of Amesbury has filed an RDA to remove the deteriorated ~40-foot pedestrian bridge superstructure over the Powwow River at 25 Friend Street; removal will be by single crane pick with abutments left in place and no in‑water work proposed.
approved
Pond Street - Request for Determination
City DPW proposes to mill and overlay Pond Street from Friend Street to the Powwow River bridge within the existing roadway footprint; work is a Request for Determination of Applicability filed September 2026.
approved
465 Main Street - Request for Determination
Replace asphalt driveway and add a low granite planter at the front of the Welter residence at 465 Main Street; WPA Form 1 filed with the Conservation Commission.
approved
Chestnut Street - Notice of Intent
Boston Gas Company proposes an 8-inch gas main extension on Chestnut Street and installation of a prefabricated PRV in a single concrete vault within the roadway shoulder adjacent to Back River.
pending
4 Lake Attitash Road - Notice of Intent
approved
29 Lake Attitash Road - Notice of Intent
approved
39 Poplar St - Amendment