Vinnin Square Design Guidelines Community Meeting

This past May, Town Meeting approved zoning changes that regulate a portion of Vinnin Square located between Essex Street and Paradise Road. These zoning changes are intended to encourage future mixed use redevelopment and investments that would strengthen the Town’s commercial tax base. The adoption of “Design Guidelines” is a required component of the new zoning. The purpose of Design Guidelines is to provide direction for and help regulate the architectural, landscape and pedestrian aspects of any future redevelopment project.

The Town of Swampscott, with the Planning Board as the lead, is working with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to facilitate a planning process to develop the Design Guidelines for this area. We invite Swampscott residents to join us for an interactive community meeting where you will provide feedback to help to define the Town’s vision for this portion of Vinnin Square, identify priorities for Design Guidelines, and begin to establish parameters for a successful transformation of Vinnin Square properties.

If you have questions or special needs, please contact: Josh Fiala, Metropolitan Area Planning Council at (617) 933-0760 or jfiala@mapc.org.