The Peabody Planning Board voted Aug. 7 to endorse a plan for 33 Pulaski Street under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 41, Section 81P, an endorsement that the town clerk said means approval is not required for subdivision review.
The endorsement, sought by 33 Pulaski LLC, was presented by John Kelty, the applicant’s attorney, who told the board the submission included a note citing MGL Chapter 41, Section 81P and asked for the board’s signature. “That statement provides us with the 81P endorsement that this is not a subdivision, requiring the filing of a preliminary or a definitive plan,” Kelty said.
Board members asked no substantive questions before moving to approve and endorse the plan prepared by Easter Land Survey dated June 2, 2025. A roll‑call vote recorded unanimous approval by the board members present.
The board and Kelty noted the endorsement does not resolve zoning or building‑permit issues. Kelty said whether the building commissioner will issue a building permit “would be a matter for the commissioner to determine,” and that the 81P endorsement “gives it no status under zoning.” Tom St. Pierre, identified in the meeting as the building commissioner, had participated in prior discussions of the plan, the attorney said.
The board’s action was limited to the 81P endorsement; board members did not take separate action on zoning compliance or building permits. Any questions about structures, foundations or permit issuance were left to the building commissioner and relevant departments.
The board placed the endorsed plan in the record and moved on to other agenda items.