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Methuen board adopts multifamily design guidelines; 47 Lowell special-permit tabled for lack of quorum
Summary
The Methuen Community Development Board voted to adopt citywide multifamily overlay design guidelines on July 9, 2025, after a consultant presentation. A separate special-permit discussion for 47 Lowell Street was tabled because the board lacked the five members required to decide.
Methuen — The Methuen Community Development Board on July 9 adopted a set of multifamily overlay district design guidelines intended to guide future multifamily and mixed-use projects citywide. The board voted to adopt the document after a presentation by Emily Ennis of Ennis Associates and a short discussion of how the guidelines would be applied.
Emily Ennis, principal at Ennis Associates, told the board the guidelines flow from the city’s MBTA Communities Act work and aim “for high quality context sensitive housing development in Methuen, that fit with the city's long term goals for livability, inclusivity, and resilience.” Ennis outlined three subareas covered by the guidelines — Riverside Drive, the Pleasant Valley…
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