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Staff to draft zoning guided by feedback; consultants to post materials and return in September

Newburyport City planning workshop · July 23, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff said they will use the workshop feedback to draft zoning options and promised additional outreach, both online and in future public meetings; consultants will post the presentation and survey results and return on September 23 to show revised concepts.

Andy Ford and the consultant team emphasized that the workshop is one of several public meetings and that materials will be posted online for review. David Gamble said the team will use tonight’s feedback to refine the framework and return with more detailed options in the fall; he told attendees, “We’ll show you how it can evolve” at the follow‑up meeting.

Staff committed to varied outreach formats to broaden engagement—workshops, surveys, and planning board sessions—and to incorporate trade‑offs and nonnegotiables (design review requirements, parking ratios, ground‑floor transparency) into the zoning options. The project team asked attendees to complete the live poll and volunteered to work with neighborhood groups and schools to increase outreach.