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 1January2023

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. MeetingNotice_SubdivisionAmendment_MylarSignatures_6March2023_Stamped_Scanned
  2. HearingNotice_ZoningAmendment_LotSize_RA_7November2022
  3. HearingNotice_ZoningAmendment_LotWidth_RR_7November2022
  4. HearingNotice_ZoningAmendment_ParkingUnregisteredVehicles_17October2022
  5. Legal Notice 115 Willard Street_SitePlan_SpecialPermit_USE
  6. Legal Notice 259 and 273 Lancaster Street: SitePlan_SpecialPermit_USE_21November2022_Stamped_Scanned
  7. Legal Notice of Decision: 670CentralStreet: Special Permit-USE: 3October2022
  8. Legal Notice of SubdivisionApproval_PierceStreet_DefinitiveSubdivision_22September2022
  9. LegalNotice_670CentralStreet_SitePlan_SpecialPermit_USE
  10. Legal Notice Brooks Pond: Lot8A: Site Plan: SpecialPermit_USE_20June2023
  11. Legal Notice: Brooks Pond: Lot9A: Site Plan: Special Permit_USE_20June2023
  12. LegalNotice_PierceStreet_DefinitiveSubdivision_21August2023
  13. Legal Notice: 155 Tanzio Road_SpecialPermit_USE_18September2023
  14. Legal Notice: 1281 Central Street SpecialPermit_USE_18September2023
  15. NoticeofDecision_REVISED_PierceStreet_DefinitiveSubdivision_15September2023
  16. LegalNotice_468MainSt_SitePlan_SpecialPermit_USE_16October2023

Zoning Amendments

  1. ZoningAmendment_RA_LotSize
  2. ZoningAmendment_RR_LotWidth

Subdivision Amendments

  1. Subdivision Amendments: DPW Revisions
  2. Subdivision Amendment: MylarSignature
  3. Subdivision Amendment: Post Office
  4. Subdivision Amendment: Performance Guarantee
  5. Subdivision Amendment: Sidewalk Width

Annual Reports

View the Annual Reports in our Archive Center.