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Planning Board

The Planning Board recently developed a Master Plan for Downtown Rockport.

Click here to access the Downtown Master Plan

Click here for the Downtown Master Plan overview

The Planning Board studies the resources and needs of the Town, particularly conditions affecting public welfare and safety related to land use and development. It has total responsibility for all subdivisions, for the administration of the subdivision by-law, and for oversight of land reallocations, protection of wetlands and watershed, and review of site plans required by the town's zoning by-laws. Zoning Map. The Board has the primary responsibility for the writing of zoning by-laws, which must by approved by Town Meeting. The Town Planner assists the Board in its day-to-day work.

Rockport’s Planning Board consists of five elected officials, each elected for three-year terms. The Board members are Cameron Smith; Mary Ruth Sole, healthcare worker and educator; Patty Joy Edgerton, nurse and office administrator; Frederick H. Tarr, III, a land-use consultant, and Henry T. Betts. Mary Bourguignon is the Board’s secretary.

Carolyn J. Britt, AICP, is a professional planner contracted to assist the Board in overseeing the many legal ramifications of permitting subdivisions, land reallocations and reviewing site plans.

Office Hours
Wednesday, Thursday, 8:30 – 4:00
Friday, 8:00 - 1:00
Messages may be left on office phone: 978-546-5008

Meetings
The Planning Board meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Town Hall Annex, 26 Broadway (Old Granite Savings Bank)