Continuation of the Salem City Council Joint Public Hearing with the Planning Board relative to the Waterfront Industrial Overlay District Zoning Ordinance Amendment - November 16, 2021
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
City of Salem
Continuation of Joint Public Hearing
of the City Council and Planning Board
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 6:00 P.M.
The Salem City Council will hold a Continuation of a Joint Public Meeting with the Planning Board on
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 6:00 P.M. for the purpose of discussing a Zoning Ordinance Amendment
relative to the Waterfront Industrial Overlay District (WIOD) via remote participation in accordance with
Chapter 40A, SS 5, of the Massachusetts General Laws and in accordance with Chapter 20 of the Acts of
2021.
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Very truly yours,
ATTEST: ILENE SIMONS
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A Joint Public Hearing of the City Council and Planning Board was held remotely on Tuesday, November
16, 2021, at 6:00 P.M. for the purpose of discussing a Zoning Ordinance Amendment relative to the
Waterfront Industrial Overlay District (WIOD). The complete text of the proposed amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance is noted below and on file and available for inspection by calling or emailing the City
Clerk’s Office, 93 Washington Street, Salem, MA at 978-619-5610 or isimons@salem.com or the
Department of Planning & Community Development, 2nd floor, City Hall Annex, 98 Washington Street,
Salem, MA. 978-619-5685.
Notice of this meeting was posted on November 4, 2021, at 1:50 P.M. and advertised in the Salem News on
June 30, 2021, and July 7, 2021.
Absent were:
Councillor Christine Madore Presiding
Councillor Madore introduced the Planning Board
Also in attendance were the following:
AMENDING ZONING RELATIVE TO THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (WIOD):
Appearing in Favor:
Appearing Opposed:
Councillor Morsillo Moved that the Public Hearing be Closed by RCV: Yeas Nays Abs
Councillor Morsillo Moved that the matter be referred to the Planning Board for their recommendation by RCV: Yeas Nays Abs
WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (WIOD)
In the year two thousand and Twenty-One
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative Zoning
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 8.6 – Waterfront Industrial Overlay District (WIOD) of the City of Salem Zoning
Ordinance is hereby amended by adding a new table entry to 8.6.3 – Permitted Uses with the following:
PRINCIPAL USES WIOD
C. HOUSING USES
Planned Unit Development……………………………………………………... N
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.