Projects

Planning Board approved removal of a detached garage and construction of a one‑and‑one‑half‑story detached ADU (18×25 ft, up to 900 sq ft) at 12 Oak Street on September 14, 2026.

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.

A single 36" × 28" carved pine hanging storefront sign for The Fruitful Fig at 57 Main Street was approved by the Planning Board on August 24, 2026.

Conversion of the existing 2½‑story brick building at 29 Water Street into six residential units with floodplain protections and requested parking waivers.

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.

Subdivision approved to create two lots at 102 Kimball Road including a new buildable lot for a two-family duplex and a parcel to be conveyed to the City as conserved open space.

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.

The Amesbury Planning Board approved a sign application for 57 Main Street on September 23, 2024, contingent on the applicant clarifying which business name will be the primary sign legend before obtaining a building permit.

Planning Board approved a 16 sq. ft. freestanding sign for Main Street Congregational Church at 135 Main Street on July 27, 2026, conditioned on a city licensing agreement for placement on city property.

Preserve the 18th‑century house at 201 Elm, place a preservation restriction on it, convert it for multi‑family use and add a 2‑unit building and a 1‑unit Cape on the combined 0.84‑acre site (Decision issued 06/09/2025).

Permanent wall sign for Oye Mira Mexican Restaurant at 100 Macy St, 60 sq ft aluminum raceway with illuminated acrylic letters, slated for Planning Board review in Amesbury's Downtown District.

Redevelopment of the Marina at Amesbury Point proposing a new elevated 4,700 sq ft restaurant, a two‑story marina operations/Member’s Club building, and associated parking and stormwater controls at 2 and 13 Merrimac Street.

Special Permit to expand an existing single‑family home at 30 Lake Attitash Road, with a proposed first‑floor living room addition and a two‑bedroom second floor, and associated erosion‑control measures near a mapped wetlands buffer.

Rehabilitation of three historic mill buildings plus a new parking building to create 124 mixed‑use residential units (including 12 affordable units) and ground‑floor commercial space at 9 Oakland Street.

Conversion of the existing single‑story commercial building at 26 Friend Street into a four‑story mixed‑use building with one commercial space and three residential units, approved by the Planning Board on July 14, 2025.

Boston Gas Company filed an RDA asking the Conservation Commission to confirm that a man‑made 26,000 sf stormwater basin at 8 Noel Street is not a jurisdictional wetland; a public hearing is scheduled for September 2, 2025.

Convert the second floor of the detached garage at 84 Congress Street into a 1-bedroom, 1-bath ADU (~483 sq ft); site plan and Special Permit are under Planning Board review.