What was decided

The Board of Health approved septic variance and relief requests for 2 Wallace Court, granted a six-month plan extension for 34 Marble Road, and accepted a water supply certificate for 3 Toronto Avenue noting elevated radon and sodium. The Board also heard a tobacco violation appeal from Boulevard Variety and voted to impose a fine, discussed tobacco compliance check results, a rental education project, and various health department updates including a kratom ban and moving future meetings to the second Thursday of the month.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the August 6, 2026 Board of Health minutes as written, 3-0. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the septic variance and relief requests for 2 Wallace Court, 3-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted a six-month extension for 34 Marble Road with no further extensions, 3-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted the water supply certificate for 3 Toronto Avenue with a proviso noting elevated radon and sodium, 3-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Imposed a first nicotine and tobacco violation fine on Boulevard Variety, 3-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Agreed to move future Board of Health meetings to the second Thursday of the month starting in November. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 216 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

Agenda

Agenda not recorded here. It may be in the city's Archive Center (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

variance

Permission from the zoning board to use or build on a property in a way the zoning doesn't allow, such as closer to a lot line, because of a hardship particular to the property.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is known from its minutes in the City of Gloucester Archive Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Gloucester Publick on October 16, 2026.