Joint City Council and Planning Board public hearing – Sep 9, 2026
- Where
- 93 Washington Street, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Salem, MA 01970
What was decided
The first proposal would define data centers and prohibit them in every Salem zoning district. The second would remove parking minimums for two-family homes, according to Councilor King. The minutes record a referral vote for the data center proposal but no recorded vote on the parking motion.
Decisions recorded
- Referred the proposed data center zoning ordinance for review, all in favor. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
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Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 302 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved .
Earlier versions of these minutes:
- Version saved (opens in new tab) (PDF, 120 KB)
Agenda
A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).
Terms used here
- CBA
- Collective bargaining agreement: a contract between the city or town and a union of its employees, setting pay and working conditions.
- 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.
Source
This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.
- Joint Public Hearing between the Salem City Council and the Planning Board (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center
- Joint Public Hearing Planning Board/City Council Agenda Sept, 9 2026 (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center
- Joint Public Hearing with the Planning Board September 9, 2026 (opens in new tab), on the city's meeting portal
First recorded by Salem Publick on .