Priority Development Sites in Essex, MA

Essex is a small, charming community on the Essex River and the Great Marsh with a proud coastal heritage.  Essex is friendly to small businesses, entrepreneurs, artists, and outdoor-lovers.

Essex has one General Use District, aside from three areas with defined zoning.  Two of these areas are solely residential, the third area is the Downtown Mixed Use Zoning District which is intended to promote small business by allowing mixed-use within a single building and within the district generally, by right.  The Essex Planning Board has been steadily working to organize the Town’s zoning bylaws and has made great progress over the last two years, including tightening of standards and definitions.  The Planning Board is now working on proposals to carve out specific zones (e.g. residential, commercial, etc.) within the General Use District.

Essex has recently acquired property near the junction of Southern Avenue with Route 133 via the tax-title process and it is possible that the Town will sell that property in the near future.  The property does have a history of environmental contamination issues and would be sold as-is.  The Town is presently considering the method that might be used to sell the property.

In addition, a former package store on the Essex causeway in the heart of the downtown area at 99 Main Street (Route 133) has closed its doors and this property is for sale or lease.  A variety of possible business uses exist for this property.

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