Planning Board

The Planning Board studies the resources, possibilities, and needs of the Town. The Board has the power to make a comprehensive or master plan, setting forth policies to govern the future growth and development of the Town. The Board has the power to regulate the subdivision of land within the Town by the enactment of rules and regulations. The Planning Board makes recommendations at Town Meeting on all proposed warrant articles which affect land use and development, including, but not limited to, proposals to amend the zoning bylaw and zoning map.

Please see the Community and Economic Development page for our library of planning documents for Wakefield. For matters relating to the Planning Board, please email PlanningBoard@wakefield.ma.us.

MBTA 3A Multi-Family Zoning Overlay District Project

The MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District (Article 17) failed at Town Meeting on Monday, April 29, 2024. The deadline for Wakefield to adopt such a district is December 31, 2024, the date for commuter-rail communities. More information will be shared about next steps.

If you need access to any documents related to that spring 2024 Article, connect with Erin Kokinda at (781) 246-6397.

Zoning Recodification

The bylaw review committee is in process of a recodificiation of the Wakefield Zoning Bylaws. Relevant information on this process can be found at:

• Wakefield's Bylaw Review Committee Webpage
• Proposed revisions to the zoning bylaws