PlanBeverly

04/05/2023

Beverly Design Standards Public Meeting
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 7:00 pm
Beverly City Hall 3rd Floor and BevCam YouTube

The creation of Design Standards was one of the primary goals that came out of the PlanBeverly Master Plan process. This will be the first public meeting to discuss the draft standards and preliminary mapping proposed by the consultant and steering committee.

For more information visit the City of Beverly calendar on https://www.beverlyma.gov/.

03/16/2023

Join us next Tuesday, 3/21 to learn about the City's efforts to understand the impacts of coastal flooding in the Bass River District. This virtual public forum will include a presentation about the Bass River District Resilience Study currently underway, helping to shape the future of this district by proposing flood resilience solutions to help protect critical infrastructure and utilities, marine and recreation uses, and coastal resource areas.

➡️ Join us on Zoom: bitl.ly/BRPublicForum1
📅 Tuesday, 3/21 at 6 PM

09/20/2021

Please join us for a presentation and discussion about the proposed Bass River Overlay District along River Street across from the Beverly Depot Train Station. This proposed zoning amendment follows recommendations from both the current and prior Master Plans that have recognized this area as an important opportunity to help meet our community's significant housing and economic development needs.

Date: Monday, September 27, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Virtual. There will be no in person access. Meeting link will be provided on the City's Event Calendar prior to the meeting.

12/10/2020

Don't forget about the virtual office hours on the City's calendar to ask questions about the Master Plan.
Thursday 12/10 (today) - 7:00 - 8:00pm
Monday 12/14 - 1:00 - 2:00pm

PlanBeverly MASTER PLAN UPDATE:
The next virtual meeting on the Final Master Plan will be Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 7:00pm, within the regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting. The Planning Board may vote on the plan at this meeting: meet.google.com/zgw-pcxp-vft

12/03/2020

Join us for virtual "Office Hours" on the Master Plan from 4:30pm - 5:30pm today or 10:00am - 11:00am Friday (Note: This link is only for Thursday).
https://meet.google.com/pov-xruf-ext

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11/30/2020

Happy Monday! Here are a few PlanBeverly Master Plan Updates:
The next virtual meeting on the final Master Plan will be Tuesday December 15, 2020 at 7:00pm (within the regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting). The Planning Board may vote on the plan at this meeting.

Virtual Office Hours will be held with Planning Department staff over the next two weeks to ask questions about the Master Plan. Please see the City calendar for times (subject to change). Simply join with the Google Meet link. At any time, you may contact [email protected].

Video of the last presentation to the Planning Board summarizing the Master Plan can be found on BevCam's YouTube page. https://youtu.be/2bQ1Lx62SSk

The final Master Plan can be found and reviewed here: http://plan.beverlyma.gov/ orhttp://www.beverlyma.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PlanBeverly_Draft_Nov13_pages.pdf

PlanBeverly is the comprehensive master planning process for Beverly, Massachusetts. Together, we’ll create a vision for the city’s future.

11/18/2020

If you missed the Planning Board meeting last night on the final Master Plan presentation, you can view the video on BevCam. https://youtu.be/2bQ1Lx62SSk

The Planning Board expects to vote at their December 15, 2020 meeting. The Plan can be found on the City website or the PlanBeverly site http://plan.beverlyma.gov/.

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PlanBeverly is the comprehensive master planning process for Beverly, Massachusetts. Together, we’ll create a vision for the city’s future.

11/13/2020

We are thrilled to finally share with you the complete draft of PlanBeverly - the City's new Master Plan! If you've been participating since the beginning, you know that the preparation of this plan follows an extensive public process held in late 2019 / early 2020, including meetings, workshops, surveys, and opportunities for review of the individual components of the Plan. The Plan was largely compiled by mid-March when the pandemic caused our attention to shift. Read the letter from the Mayor, at the front of the Plan, to learn what we've done since then.

DOWNLOAD THE PLAN HERE:http://www.beverlyma.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PlanBeverly_Draft_Nov13_pages.pdf
You can also find the plan link on the Planning Department's webpage: http://www.beverlyma.gov/departments/planning/. The Plan will be added to http://plan.beverlyma.gov early next week.

The Planning Board will be discussing the plan, virtually, at their meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. This meeting is open to all and will be recorded by BevCam for viewing later. Meeting info is on the City's website.

Send any questions or comments to [email protected].

10/08/2020

The Cities of Beverly and Salem have officially kicked off Resilient
Together, a collective plan to address climate change. Follow the Resilient Together page and please take the survey available now on the project website: https://resilient-together.org/home.

The Climate Action and Resilience plan focuses on reducing the cities’ greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions - the primary pollution that is causing disruption to our climate. Through Resilient Together, the cities strive to exceed Massachusetts’ commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050 while also enhancing the economic, environmental, and social resilience of both communities.

https://www.facebook.com/ResilientTgthr

09/13/2020

Please help the Beverly Cultural Council by answering this short survey.

The Beverly Cultural Council is just one of the City's 41, volunteer-citizen based, boards and commissions. Funded annually by a state grant, via the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the BCC awards small grants to individuals, artists, performers, schools, and non-profit organizations, all to support...

05/12/2020

We want to hear from you!

Beverly’s Planning Department is preparing a Historic Preservation Plan, which will supplement PlanBeverly. Although the March community workshops were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City continues to seek community input on priorities and concerns regarding historic neighborhoods, buildings, preservation tools, and more. Please see an Intro to the survey here:http://www.beverlyma.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Historic-Preservation-Plan-Survey-Introduction.pdf

It takes about 10 minutes to take the survey, which can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BeverlyHP

The results of this survey will help the City of Beverly evaluate the community's goals and concerns related to historic preservation, and set priorities among recommendations to be presented in the City's first Historic Preservation Plan. The plan will be completed in the fall of 2020.

05/12/2020

PlanBeverly Comprehensive Plan Update! We had a full draft of the Comprehensive Plan (or Master Plan) nearly ready for final public review at the time the social distancing orders were put in place in mid-March. We've taken a brief pause as we direct some of our attention to addressing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community. We are also working on a plan for a revised public review process that is safe and accessible. We look forward to sharing the plan with you soon.