Planning & Development, Community Development Block Grant & Housing

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Leominster Office of Planning and Development is to apply best practices to ensure efficient land use development, ensure compliance with policies and standards and provide the public with information and assistance. The Office of Planning and Development provides professional guidance and oversight for all major development projects within the city. The Planning Staff and the Planning Board work to ensure that all new and ongoing development projects are performed in conformance with Massachusetts General Law Chapters 40A and 41, as well as advising on revisions to the Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Rules and Regulations.

Planning & Zoning Documents & Maps

Regulations & Maps

  1. Leominster Subdivision Regulations 2012 (PDF)
  2. Leominster Zoning Map Sheet 1 (PDF)
  3. Leominster Zoning Map Sheet 2 (PDF)
  4. Leominster Zoning Ordinance 2022 (PDF)

Community Information

  1. Best Practices - Massachusetts Low Impact Development Toolkit and Strategies (PDF)
  2. Gateway Plan (PDF)
  3. Gateway Plan 2 Final Pages (PDF)
  4. Gateway Plan Pages 1 to 62 (PDF)
  5. Guide to Growing Greener (PDF)

Planning Applications & Forms

  1. ANR plan application (PDF)
  2. Definitive Plan (PDF)
  3. Preliminary Plan (PDF)
  4. Special Permit (PDF)
  5. Wireless Special Permit Application (PDF)
  6. Site Plan Application *New 12/1/2022
  7. Special Permit Application *New 12/1/2022

Legal Notices

  1. LegalNotice_SubdivisionAmendment_DPWRevisions_3April2023
  2. MeetingNotice_SubdivisionAmendment_MylarSignatures_6March2023_Stamped_Scanned
  3. HearingNotice_ZoningAmendment_LotSize_RA_7November2022
  4. HearingNotice_ZoningAmendment_LotWidth_RR_7November2022
  5. HearingNotice_ZoningAmendment_ParkingUnregisteredVehicles_17October2022
  6. Legal Notice 115 Willard Street_SitePlan_SpecialPermit_USE
  7. Legal Notice 259 and 273 Lancaster Street: SitePlan_SpecialPermit_USE_21November2022_Stamped_Scanned
  8. Legal Notice of Decision: 670CentralStreet: Special Permit-USE: 3October2022
  9. Legal Notice of SubdivisionApproval_PierceStreet_DefinitiveSubdivision_22September2022
  10. LegalNotice_670CentralStreet_SitePlan_SpecialPermit_USE

Zoning Amendments

  1. ZoningAmendment_RA_LotSize
  2. ZoningAmendment_RR_LotWidth

Subdivision Amendments

  1. MylarSignature_OpenPublicMeetingDraft_6March2023
  2. Proposed DPW Revisions to the Subdivision Regulations_3April2023

Annual Reports

View the Annual Reports in our Archive Center.