Planning Board public hearing – Oct 7, 2026
- Where
- 255 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01840
- Scheduled until
- 8:00 PM
Location from the city calendar. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.
What was decided
Minutes haven't been posted on the city's Agenda Center (opens in new tab) yet, 12 days after the meeting. Minutes usually come out after the board approves them at a later meeting.
Agenda
The board will hold public hearings on a special permit for illuminated signs at 141 Winthrop Ave and a special permit to redevelop 539-557 Common St into multifamily commercial mixed use. The board will also review the Open Space and Recreation Plan.
Agenda items
- Special permit petition for 141 Winthrop Ave to install internally illuminated signs for a Veterinary Hospital
- Special permit petition for 539-557 Common St (lots 145-0-15, 145-0-16, & 145-0-7) to redevelop the site into multifamily commercial mixed use
- Open Space and Recreation Plan - review and discussion
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Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 913 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved .
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- Version saved (opens in new tab) (PDF, 910 KB)
Terms used here
- special permit
- Permission from a board the zoning names, such as the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board, for a use or project the zoning allows only with that board's approval.
Changes since posting
- A revised agenda was posted.
- A revised agenda was posted.
Source
This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.
- Planning Board - Public Hearing (opens in new tab), on the city calendar
- 10-07-2026 PLANNING BOARD AGENDA - PUBLIC HEARING (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center
- 10-07-2026 PLANNING BOARD AGENDA - PUBLIC HEARING - REVISED (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center
First recorded by Lawrence Publick on .