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The Newburyport Planning Board is a seven-member board of volunteers appointed for five-year terms by the Mayor. Members must be residents of the City. Membership is based on experience or interest in the field of planning and zoning and whenever possible includes architects or landscape architects, engineers, Realtors or developers, affordable housing specialists, environmentalists, and attorneys.
The Planning Board considers land subdivision and zoning proposals, Approval Not Required (ANR) applications that generally consist of proposed lot line changes, Site Plan Review applications, and proposed changes to elements of the City's Master Plan. In its deliberation the Board actively supports smart growth objectives and the goals of the City’s Master Plan. The Board holds public hearings, as required, on these applications and makes recommendations to the City Council for its consideration and legislative action. Some members of the Board, working through the Planning Office, lead and/or participate on various committees related to city planning. Some examples include the Strategic Land Use Plan, Waterfront Strategic Plan, and the CPA Committee.
Please submit comments addressed to the Planning Board to planning@cityofnewburyport.com.
Staff Contacts
Name | Title | Phone |
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Andy Port | Planning Director | (978) 465-4400 ext 5 |
Katelyn Sullivan | Planner | (978) 465-4400 ext 2 |
Board Members
Name | Title |
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Rick Taintor | Chair |
Elisabeth DeLisle | Member |
Alden Clark | Secretary |
Robert Koup | Member |
Heather Rogers | Member |
Jamie Pennington | Member |
Charles Palmisano | Vice-Chair |
Brian Balcom | Associate |
Jennifer Bluestein | Associate |