Planning Board
Reviews and approves new housing developments, commercial buildings, and land subdivisions before construction begins.
38 items across 9 meetings.
June 17, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Board will hear a request to release the financial bond guaranteeing completion of subdivision improvements at Canton Reserve.
💰 Bond amount not specified
📍 Canton Reserve
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
💬 Discussed
Board will discuss its meeting schedule for July and August; next confirmed meeting is July 15, 2026.
• Status unclear
Open opportunity for items not known 48 hours before the meeting.
May 20, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Annual reorganization of Planning Board officers.
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on relocating the wedding lawn east of the parking lot, adding 3 padel courts with fencing and lighting, and removing 17 parking spaces at 23 Pecunit Street.
📍 23 Pecunit Street
📋 Proposed
Town Planner Connor Murphy to review and discuss Planning Board application forms.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
April 1, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Continuance requested to April 15 for a site plan to relocate a wedding lawn, add 3 padel courts with lighting/fencing, and remove 17 parking spaces at this event venue.
📍 23 Pecunit Street, Canton
💬 Discussed
Hearing on a proposed 12-lot single-family subdivision (Assessors Map 53, Lots 4, 5 & 16) in a Single Resident AA zone within the Groundwater Protection Overlay District, continued from January 21.
📍 70 & 74 Green Lane and 90 Green Street, Canton
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
March 18, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Consultant Krista Moravec (Horsley Witten) will present and discuss Canton's Open Space and Recreation Plan update.
📋 Proposed
Request to transfer land only (no new lot created) from The Carroll Trust; ANR (Approval Not Required) means the split meets frontage rules without a full subdivision.
📍 375 Pleasant Street, Canton
📋 Proposed
Wedding venue seeks approval to relocate its wedding lawn, add 3 padel courts with lighting and fencing, and remove 17 parking spaces.
📍 23 Pecunit Street, Canton
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan review for Galvin Middle School, carried over from December 2025 and two January 2026 sessions.
📍 55 Pecunit Street, Canton
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
March 4, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Presenter Jen Wexler will brief the board on a specialized zoning code and related Annual Town Meeting Article 33.
🔄 Postponed
Continued public hearing on a proposed 12-lot subdivision in the Single Resident AA zone and Groundwater Protection Overlay District; Assessors Map 53, Lots 4, 5 & 16.
📍 70 & 74 Green Lane and 90 Green Street
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on site plan changes at Galvin Middle School, ongoing since December 2025.
📍 55 Pecunit Street
📋 Proposed
Select Board referred these three roads to the Planning Board for layout approval ahead of formal town acceptance.
📍 Stonewood Drive, Isabella Circle, Holly Way
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
February 18, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Proposed bylaw changes to Section 8.1 align Canton's ADU (in-law apartment) rules with the 2024 state Affordable Homes Act, potentially expanding where and how ADUs are allowed.
📋 Proposed
Updates zoning definitions in Section 11 to match language in the 2024 Affordable Homes Act, in preparation for 2026 Annual Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Proposed removal of the Canton Center Economic Opportunity District A from the zoning map, heading to 2026 Annual Town Meeting for a vote.
📍 Canton Center
🔄 Postponed
Select Board has approved intent to lay out Stonewood Drive, Isabella Circle, and Holly Way as public roads; Planning Board review required before town acceptance.
📍 Stonewood Drive, Isabella Circle, Holly Way
📋 Proposed
Application to install a non-illuminated new building sign at Canton Cleaners, 12 Revere Street (applicant: Signs by Tomorrow).
📍 12 Revere Street
🔄 Postponed
Continued site plan review for Galvin Middle School at 55 Pecunit Street, originally filed December 2025 and carried through multiple meetings.
📍 55 Pecunit Street
📋 Proposed
Town Planner and Master Plan Implementation Committee Chair will present and seek approval of updated Master Plan action items.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
February 4, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on site plan changes at Galvin Middle School, carried over from December 17 and January 7 meetings.
📍 55 Pecunit Street, Canton (Galvin Middle School)
📋 Proposed
Board will issue recommendations on formally accepting streets in Canton Reserve and Yorkshire Estates into town ownership, which affects maintenance responsibility.
📍 Canton Reserve; Yorkshire Estates
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
January 21, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on site plan for Galvin Middle School; originally opened December 17, 2025 and continued from January 7, 2026.
📍 55 Pecunit Street
📋 Proposed
Applicants seek approval of a 12-lot subdivision on three parcels (Map 53, Lots 4, 5 & 16) zoned Single Resident AA within the Groundwater Protection Overlay District.
📍 70 & 74 Green Lane and 90 Green Street
📋 Proposed
Review and approve minutes from November 5, November 19, December 3, and December 17, 2025.
January 7, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
The January 7, 2026 Planning Board meeting has been cancelled; next meeting is January 21, 2026.
📍 801 Washington Street, Memorial Hall
🔄 Postponed
Site Plan Review for Galvin Middle School at 55 Pecunit Street, continued from December 17, 2025, will not be heard January 7 due to cancellation.
📍 55 Pecunit Street
🔄 Postponed
Review and approval of prior meeting minutes — deferred due to cancellation.