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
Read more about the project and see recent Q&A presentations.
Proposed Zoning Articles Under Review: Spring Town Meeting
Public hearings will be held March 12. View the agenda with Zoom login details.
- Proposal: Zoning Bylaw Change, Self Storage
- Proposal: Zoning Bylaw Change, Cannabis
- Proposal: Zoning Bylaw Change, MBTA Communities (Planning Board Article)
- Proposal: Zoning Bylaw Change, MBTA Communities (Citizens Petition)
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
Projects for Review
- 154 & 158 Salem Street
- Preliminary Subdivision of Land: Submitted at Planning Board meeting: January 23, 2024
Staff Contacts
Name | Title | Phone |
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Erin Kokinda | Community and Economic Development Director | 781-246-6397 |
Susan Auld | Clerk | (781) 246-6301 |
Samantha P. Elliott | Senior Planner |
Board Members
Board Members
James Hogan
| Board Member, April 2027 |
Matthew Lowry
| Board Member, April 2025 |
Theodore H. Noell
| Chair, April 2026 |
Bill Spaulding
| Board Member, April 2024 |
Kevin York
| Board Member, April 2028 |