Peabody Planning Board Meeting - March 19, 2026
Peabody Planning Board Meeting
Date: March 19, 2026
Location: World Congress Room, 24 Law Street, PVD, Massachusetts
Note: The applicant for the sole substantive agenda item was absent, leading to a continuance.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes (March 5, 2026): Moved and seconded, unanimous approval without discussion.
Public Comments & Testimony
- None.
Discussion Items
- A&R Land Court – 117 Linfield Street (Applicant: ETS Linfield Street, LLC): The item involved a lot line adjustment combining two parcels (Lot 2, ~3,179 sq ft owned by Thomas and Emily Colden) with the applicant’s property at 117 Linfield Street to create a continuous parcel; the existing building at 117 Linfield Street (~52,362 sq ft) would be demolished. The site is zoned R-1B.
- Applicant Absence: The presenter did not attend. Board members debated whether to proceed without the applicant. Some noted the matter was not a public hearing and could be addressed, but others expressed concern about setting a precedent and the inability to ask questions. The board decided to wait the customary 10 minutes. After the wait, they moved to continue the item to the next meeting.
Key Outcomes
- Minutes Approved: Unanimous vote to approve the March 5, 2026 minutes.
- Land Court Item Continued: Unanimous vote to continue the 117 Linfield Street matter to the next Planning Board meeting (scheduled for April 2, 2026) due to the applicant’s absence.
- No other business: Site building permits, appointments, division board actions, correspondence, regional notices, city council items, and other matters were all listed as none. The meeting was adjourned unanimously.
Meeting Transcript
We're just waiting on the presenter, so this could be an even quicker meeting if they don't show up. Uh we can order the agenda for Thursday, March nineteenth, two thousand twenty-six of the planning board meeting. Uh held at the World Congress Room, twenty-four law street, PVD, Massachusetts. First item on the agenda is the approval of the minutes of uh March fifth, two thousand twenty-six. Uh Mr. Chairman, I move that we uh recommend approval of the minutes for March fifth, twenty twenty-six. Do we have a second? I'll second that. All those in favor. Thank you. Next item on the agenda is A and R Land Court one seventeen Linfield Street, PVD Mass. Um map one oh one lot twenty-one X, the applicant ETS Lindfield Street, L L C requesting endorsement of a plan dated December eighth, two thousand twenty-five. The proposed if uh moves combining lot two, approximately plus or minus three thousand one hundred and seventy-nine square feet within adjacent property owned by Thomas and Emily Colden to create a continuous parcels. Additional the building will be located at one one seven Lindford Street, lot one approximately fifty-two thousand three hundred and sixty-two square feet will be demolished. The site is located within an R one B zoning district for access to this plan and related documents associated with this. Please contact Andrew Belvine at PvdMass dot gov or nine seven eight five three eight fifty-seven eighty three. As of now, the presenter of this uh project is not present at the planning board according to rules. We'll wait. Uh was it ten minutes? Yeah. If he does not show up, we'll request a motion to extend to the next meeting. I would have to believe it. I got here a couple of hours ago. I don't see anyone in Mandas in there, but I know Amanda is not presenting for them. Yeah. This I checked my email, I emailed them that it was the nineteenth, so such a simple thing, too. I mean when you skip to another agenda item. Keep an eye out. They want to add 10 people off to the right. It's a simple simple as that. Or is it a board's decision? I think it'd be up to the board. I mean, I guess it'd be more if you want to hear from them, but yeah, from in speaking with Mr. Holden. I mean they are just moving the lot line just ever so slightly to add a little bit more space to the in essence the family as a unit. Son and daughter-in-law. The rest of the family, they own both fossils and they want to appears to want to make the residential lot to the right ten feet wider, probably. So you just can't do it on your own and say you're gonna prove it without his presence. Without his presence, none of the board members have an opportunity to ask any questions. And I'm only speaking for myself. If there weren't any questions, I mean is there a way? I'm just trying to move progress. Okay. So is there a way to address this tonight without him present? Or are we doing something uh kind of a gray area? I mean, I want to. I'm sure off the top of my head, I just think it would set a weird precedent for moving forwards if this was to happen. If someone finds out we did it with this one, it'd be a good idea. I just think, yeah, I just think I don't think we've never done it in the past. No, I think it feels yeah.
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