What was decided

Approved a home at 29 Flume Rd., an accessory unit at 47 Ye Olde County Rd., a porch at 22 Calder St., and a sign at 67 Middle St. Continued 21 Walnut St. and 103 Essex Ave. Denied a deck at 8 Angle St. and tabled review of comprehensive permit rules.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the minutes of the 8/27/2026 meeting, 4-0. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Chair signing the decisions for 1000 Washington St. and 15 Traverse St., 5-0. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Motion to approve a special permit and/or variance for a deck at 8 Angle St. failed, 1 in favor and 3 opposed. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Continued the application for an addition at 21 Walnut St. to the October 8, 2026 meeting, 4-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a variance extension for MS9 Rose Realty, LLC at 18-18B Rogers St. to May 15, 2027, 4-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a special permit and/or variance to construct a porch at 22 Calder St., 4-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Continued the application for an addition at 103 Essex Ave. to the October 8, 2026 meeting, 4-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the YMCA of the North Shore application for a sign permit at 67 Middle St., 4-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a special permit and/or variances to construct a single-family home at 29 Flume Rd., 4-0. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a special permit for an accessory dwelling unit at 47 Ye Olde County Rd., 4-0. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Tabled the review of the Rules and Regulations for MGL, c. 40B, S 21 Comprehensive Permits until the next meeting, 4-0. p. 8page 8 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, 145 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 23, 2026.

Agenda

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

Terms used here

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

Open Meeting Law

The state law (M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Sections 18 to 25) that requires public boards to meet in public, post notice of their meetings in advance, and keep minutes.

Order of Conditions

The Conservation Commission's permit for work in or near wetlands, with the conditions the work must follow.

special permit

Permission from a board the zoning names, such as the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board, for a use or project the zoning allows only with that board's approval.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

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 23, 2026.