Projects

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.

The project renovates two historic duplexes at 38 and 40 Prospect Street, places preservation restrictions on them, and creates a new lot with a single‑family house for a total of five residential units.

Needham Bank applied for replacement and new signage at 1 Haverhill Rd.; the Planning Board approved two acrylic wall signs and one ground cabinet sign (total 64.5 sq ft) on Sept. 22, 2025.

A single non-illuminated projecting storefront sign (36" x 22.5") for Lamacchia Realty at 20 Market St., approved by the Planning Board on August 11, 2025, pending a building permit.

Site Plan Review application to convert a two‑story barn at 28 Back River Rd into a one‑bedroom ADU, including new below‑ground water and sewer connections.

Site Plan approval was granted July 29, 2024 to replace the former Friendly’s at 37 Clark’s Road with a ~2,400 sf Starbucks coffee shop with drive‑through, subject to site, stormwater, traffic, landscaping, signage and construction conditions.

The Planning Board approved two signs for The Juice House at 21 Water Street: a 3-foot circular wall sign and a 2' x 1' lawn sign, with installation requiring a building permit.

Planning Board approved a non‑illuminated, two‑sided Komacel hanging sign (58" x 54") for Grind & Go at 68 Haverhill Rd on June 9, 2025; a building permit must be obtained prior to installation.

A proposal for a five‑bedroom single‑family house at 31 Newton Road on a 1.95‑acre lot with driveway crossing and stormwater controls, approved by the Planning Board on March 24, 2025, subject to conditions and additional permits.

The Planning Board approved a special permit and site plan review on Feb 10, 2025 to construct a detached 1‑bedroom accessory dwelling unit (16' x 24', up to 384 sq ft) at 233 Lions Mouth Road, subject to conditions and required permits.

Planning Board approved a November 25, 2024 modification to the 2018 subdivision at 87 South Hampton Road that revises lot lines and places permanent conservation restrictions on the designated open space parcel.

Sign permit approved for Sunoco at 108 Macy St.: reface of existing pylon, three illuminated canopy signs, dispenser re‑imaging, and forecourt finishes; building/electrical permits required before installation.

Modification application to install State Police/Motorola antennas and related equipment on the existing 180-foot self-support tower at 89 Powow Street; structural analysis reports the tower can carry the proposed loading.

Planning Board approved a site plan and special permits on Sept. 23, 2024 to replace most existing marina structures with a new elevated restaurant (~4,700 sf), a two‑story marina facility, site improvements and 99 parking spaces, subject to conditions and additional municipal and conservation approvals.

A single 6.67 sq ft projecting blade sign for Gallagher at 34 Market Street was approved by the Planning Board on February 10, 2025; building permits are required prior to installation.

A Special Permit was approved to convert the second floor of an existing detached 22'×26' garage at 35A Pleasant Valley Road into a approximately 550 sq ft Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (DADU).

Sign application for a wall-mounted 20 sq ft sign at 53 Friend Street in Amesbury, to be reviewed by the city’s design review body and planning board.

A redevelopment of the former Larry’s Marina at 2 and 13 Merrimac Street proposing a new elevated restaurant, a two-story marina operations building, parking, boardwalk and stormwater improvements, approved by the Planning Board with conditions on 9/23/2024.