Planning Board
Reviews and approves new housing developments, commercial buildings, and land subdivisions before construction begins.
28 items across 8 meetings.
June 9, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Approving minutes from the 5/26/2026 meeting.
• Status unclear
No specific old business items listed on the agenda.
• Status unclear
No specific new business items listed; includes opening and reviewing mail, minutes, and payroll.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjournment.
May 26, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior minutes.
📋 Proposed
Coming up May 26: discussion of James Cemetery at 138 South Ave and off Harvard St.
📍 138 South Ave and off Harvard St.
📋 Proposed
Board to welcome a new member and set summer hours.
📋 Proposed
Routine review of mail, minutes, payroll, then adjournment.
May 12, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Approval of minutes from the 4/28/2026 meeting.
📋 Proposed
Coming up May 12: application and plan review for 25 Rye Hill Street, a potential development affecting nearby properties.
📍 25 Rye Hill Street
💬 Discussed
Discussion of hiring a new recording secretary for the board.
💬 Discussed
Routine review of incoming mail, minutes, and payroll.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjournment.
April 28, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of the April 14, 2026 minutes.
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 28: review and approval of a development plan for 9 Wild Turkey Lane.
📍 9 Wild Turkey Lane
📋 Proposed
Routine handling of mail, minutes, and payroll.
📋 Proposed
End of meeting.
April 21, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 21: amend Board of Appeals bylaw so special permits lapse after three years unless substantial use or construction has begun, barring good cause.
📍 Town Hall Auditorium, 54 South Ave.
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 21: loosen ADU rules — replace 'single-family' with 'principal dwelling,' drop minimum floor area, exempt interior ADUs from site plan review, clarify parking, and allow ADUs in nonconforming structures.
📍 Town Hall Auditorium, 54 South Ave.
April 14, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 14: proposed amendment to Chapter 240 creating a Smart Growth Overlay District under M.G.L. c.40R, allowing denser, compact housing with affordable-housing requirements, parking rules, design standards, and site-plan procedures.
📍 Town Hall Auditorium, 54 South Ave., Whitman
April 14, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
61 Meadow Lane comes up for review; agenda gives no further detail on the matter.
📍 61 Meadow Lane
📋 Proposed
Routine handling of correspondence, minutes, and payroll.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourns.
March 24, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
No specific old business items listed on the agenda.
• Status unclear
Anything within the Planning Board's purview, plus mail and payroll; no specific items named.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjournment.