2025-08-27 DRB Agenda
City Hall Annex • 98 Washington Street • Salem, Massachusetts 01970 • (978) 619-5685
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Design Review Board
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
6:00 pm
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Design Review Board will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 6:00
p.m. via remote participation pursuant to Section 30A of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, as amended by Section 40 of
Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, and further amended by Section 1 of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025, the City is authorized
to conduct remote meetings of its public bodies through June 30, 2027.
Every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological
means. If we are unable to do so on matters not requiring a public hearing, we will post on the City of Salem’s website an
audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.
Individuals may participate remotely in the meeting via a remote participation platform called Zoom. Members of the
public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting may access the remote participation
meeting through any one of the following ways:
• Go to the website link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84298788620?pwd=VElMWmQ0Sm5rN0dBNnYwMlJMc1UyQT09 ; or
• Go to the website link www.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID # 842 9878 8620 and Passcode 032989; or
• Dial toll-free phone number 877-853-5257. When prompted enter meeting ID # 842 9878 8620. Those
only dialing in will not have access to the direct video feed of the meeting but can follow along with the
project materials available for download at: DRB Meeting Materials.
Members of the public attending this meeting virtually will be allowed to make comments if they wish to do so,
during the portion of the meeting designated for public comment. If you would like to make a comment, please
use the ‘Raise Hand’ feature; if you are participating via phone, press *9 to raise your hand. The Chair of the
Board, with the assistance of City Staff, will provide all participants who have raised their hands with an
opportunity to speak.
Roll Call
Signs in the Urban Renewal Area
1. 30 Church Street: Crazy Good Kitchen
2. 281 Essex Street, Unit C3: The Good Witch of Salem
3. 100 Washington Street: Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe
4. 322 Derby Street: Rouge Cosmetics
5. 75 Washington Street: Dire Wolf Tavern
Paul Durand, Chair Elizabeth Murray
Leeann Leftwich Marc Perras
Kate Martin Sarah Tarbet
Catherine Miller
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Projects in the Urban Renewal Area
1. 128 Washington Street: Signage & Small Project Review – Review of proposed signage and facade modifications
at Ba Banh Mi.
2. 311 Derby Street: Signage, Facade Modifications & Extension of Premise for Outdoor Dining – Review of
proposed signage, facade modifications, and outdoor dining at The Goat.
3. 288 Derby Street: Small Project Review – Review of proposal to modify the rear façade by adding faux
storefronts with display windows. Request to continue to the November DRB meeting
4. 216 Essex Street: Small Project Review – Proposal to modify the façade to facilitate the change in use from
offices to hotel, including new doors, new trim paint, and new light fixtures. The use of public land adjacent to
the property will be considered at a later date via a separate permit application.
5. 301 Essex Street: Schematic Design Review – Review of residential units and interior building layout. The DRB
previously recommended approval of exterior designs for the amendment, which consists of the ground floor as
commercial space instead of a parking garage.
Projects Outside of the Urban Renewal Area
1. 342 Highland Ave: Entrance Corridor – Pre-Construction Document Review – Review of AL Prime Gas Station
pre-construction documents which account for changes from previous DRB review in 2021.
New/Old Business
1. Approval of Minutes:
a. July 23, 2025
2. Staff Updates, if any
Upcoming Meetings
1. SRA: September 10
2. DRB: September 24
Adjournment
Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law M.G.L. c. 30A §18 -25 and City Ordinance Sections 2-028 through 2-2033.
Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening
device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the
City of Salem ADA Coordinator as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.