Where

Not listed on the city's Agenda Center

Time

Not listed

What was decided

Projects at 2 Rockdale Avenue, 8 Briggs Street, 111 Mason Street, and 61 Salem Street were approved. Requests at 7 Burnside Street and 22 Vista Avenue were continued to September 16, 2026. The meeting also approved a six-month extension at 116 Highland Avenue Unit A1 and elected a secretary officer.

Decisions recorded

• Continued the petition for 7 Burnside Street and 5 Skerry Street Court to September 16, 2026. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the variance for an 18-foot curb cut at 2 Rockdale Avenue, with special conditions. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the variances and special permit at 8 Briggs Street, allowing parking for one car where three are required. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Continued the request for a two-story garage at 22 Vista Avenue to September 16, 2026. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the variances at 111 Mason Street for a rear addition creating a two-family house, with a condition to revise the plot plan to remove parking spaces. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the variance and finding for a nineteen-foot-tall accessory dwelling unit at 61 Salem Street, 5-0. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the minutes of the July 15, 2026 meeting as drafted, with all in favor. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the six-month extension for 116 Highland Avenue Unit A1, 5-0. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Elected Ellen Simpson as Secretary Officer, 5-0. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Determined to be in favor of proposed updates to the application requirements and standard conditions. p. 12page 12 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, 451 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 19, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

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.

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.

ZBA

Zoning Board of Appeals.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Salem's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Salem Publick on October 19, 2026.