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Board OKs 36 Rental Units After First Vote Fails
Malden's Planning Board approved 36 affordable rental units at 245 Bryant Street only after an initial vote failed and was reconsidered.
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Planning Board Rejects Affordable Housing Zoning Rewrite
Malden's Planning Board voted to recommend against a rewrite of the city's inclusionary zoning ordinance that would have cut the minimum affordable-housing requirement from 15 percent to 10 percent.
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Malden Planning Board Unanimously Backs Data Center Ban, One-Year Moratorium
MALDEN -- June 11, 2026, Malden Planning Board votes 9-0 to recommend a citywide ban on data centers and a one-year moratorium on related permits. The board, meeting jointly with the City Council
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Malden Planning Board Unanimously Approves Wingstop and Medical Spa Special Permits
Malden Planning Board unanimously approves special permits for Wingstop and a medical aesthetics spa. The board, meeting with only six of its expected members present on May 13, required all six affirmative votes to pass either petition and achieved that threshold twice.
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Planning Board approves special permit for acupuncture clinic at 75 Pleasant Street
Malden Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit for an acupuncture clinic.
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Planning Board denies car dealership expansion at Eastern Avenue
Malden Planning Board unanimously denied a used car dealership expansion at 160 Eastern Avenue. The dealership sought approval to increase vehicle capacity from 21 to 52 vehicles and substantially expand both outdoor display and indoor showroom space.
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Malden Planning Board Approves Tattoo Studio and Downtown Pet Boarding Permits
Malden Planning Board unanimously approves tattoo studio and overnight pet boarding permits on August 14.
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Malden Planning Board unanimously approves Broadway warehouse after months of negotiations
Malden Planning Board votes 9-0 to approve a 94,000-square-foot warehouse at the long-troubled Town Line Motel site on Broadway.
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Malden Planning Board Clears Bread of Life Permit, Rejects Nine-Story Office Tower
Malden Planning Board unanimously grants Bread of Life a renewed special permit and recommends the City Council reject a nine-story downtown office tower.
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