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Community Development
The mission of the Community Development & Planning Office is to coordinate all planning, transportation, housing, and economic development activities for city agencies. The department is to provide a comprehensive vision of the City’s long-range goals, and to administer local development controls in a fair and equitable manner consistent with those goals. The office creates and implements specific programs to achieve a more vibrant downtown, diversify our economy, develop a range of housing types, protects ecologically sensitive open space networks, and promotes a safe, efficient, and environmentally conscious transportation system.
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- Peabody EPA Cleanup Application
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Link-Flood Maps
- NFIP Public Awareness Materials Order Form
- Housing Rehabilitation Assistance
- Special Event Application (Private Property)
- Special Event Application (City Owned Property)
- Guidelines for use of the Leather City Common
- The attached manual is intended to be used as a guide to the many organizations that serve low-income youth and families in Cape Ann and on the North Shore, which include the towns of Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, and Wenham.
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- Community Development
- Inclusionary Zoning Revised Guidelines
- Inclusionary Zoning Affordable Housing Application
- Affordable Housing Participation Agreement
- FY 2025 Income Limits Documentation System
- Local Initiative Progam Application-CD-ST-2
- Lottery Agents
- DHCD's Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing and Resident Selection Plan
- Local Initiative Program (LIP) Affordable Housing Deed Rider(Example ONLY)
- Planning
- Economic Development
The City of Peabody's proactive approach to economic development resulted in the establishment of a revolving loan pool of funds administered by the Department of Community Development and Planning and a five member Community Development Authority.
- Projects
- Peabody Greenways
- Bikeway Public Hearing Presentation
- Environmental Justice Screening Form (English)
- Environmental Justice Screening Form (Portuguese)
- Environmental Justice Screening Form (Spanish)
- The Border to Boston Trail Brochure & Map
- Independence Greenway Map
- Independence Greenway & Border to Boston Connection Feasibility Report
- Peabody & Salem Hosting Resilient North River Public Forum on Jan 25th at 6:00pm
- 2021 Peabody Salem Multi-Use Path Feasibility Study
- North River Phase II Final Report
- North River Resiliency, Canal Wall, And Riverwalk Project Webinar
- North River Canal Wall & Riverwalk Project Presentation January 2021
- North River Resiliency, Canal Wall & Riverwalk Project Presentation May 2019
- North River Canal Wall & Riverwalk Evaluation & Design Alternative Analysis
VISION2035 is the Citys roadmap to a flourishing and successful future.
- To review the final plan please click below
- VISION2035
- Community Preservation Committee
- The Community Preservation Act (CPA) helps communities preserve open space and historic sites, create affordable housing, and develop outdoor recreational facilities. The CPA is funded through a local option surcharge on property tax bills and a state match on those surcharges.