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City of Malden
200 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
(781) 397-7000

Departments > Engineering, Planning & Waterworks

Engineering, Planning & Waterworks

John J. Russell, P.E. - Director
200 Pleasant St., Room 617
Malden, MA 02148
E-mail: jrussell@cityofmalden.org
Telephone: (781) 397-7040/ (781) 397-7020
Fax: (781) 397-7023

Gary Stead - Assistant City Engineer
E-mail: gstead@cityofmalden.org

Michelle A. Romero- Principal Planner
E-mail: mromero@cityofmalden.org

Engineering, Planning & Waterworks Department
Engineering Staff is responsible for the development, design and construction oversight of all city roadway and utility construction projects. The Division provides technical assistance and project management functions to other city departments, private contractors, private engineers, private surveyors and the general public regarding municipal infrastructure, street layouts, property boundaries, drainage systems, traffic issues, etc.

Forms/PDFs:

Pertinent Links:

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Middlesex South Registry of Deeds (Search by property address, owner or other data, for deeds, plans and other documents recorded after 1974) 

Water/Sewer Department
This Department is responsible for the maintenance of the City’s water and wewer distribution systems. This Department coordinates the water main flushing program, hydrant flow testing and addresses water pressure issues and sewer main blockages.

Water Meter Department
This Department is responsible for the maintenance of the City’s water meter system and water quality testing requirements. This Department maintains the City’s water pumping stations.

Planning Division
Planning staff reviews and makes recommendations regarding development proposals that require special permits under the City zoning ordinance; amendments to the zoning ordinance; any matters subject to the subdivision control law. Planning staff advises the Planning Board and provides professional, procedural and technical support assistance during meetings of the Board and public hearings conducted by the Board. The Planning Board and staff oversee master planning activities. Planning staff consults with City officials, property owners, developers, realtors and attorneys regarding potential development proposals and zoning and subdivision control related matters.

Planning Board
The Planning Board consists of nine voting members, composed from nine regular members and two associate members. All members are citizens of Malden and all are appointed by the Mayor. See below for list of current Planning Board members.

The Planning Board meets monthly on the second Wednesday of the month at 7 pm in the Herbert L. Jackson Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, City Hall.

The Planning Board is the special permit granting authority (SPGA) for all residential and commercial development in the City, except high-rise (6-12 story) residential development in the Central Business district, for which the City Council is the SPGA. The Planning Board is the Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) for drive-thrus in all business and industrial districts, and a member of the Planning Board serves on the SPRC for the Residential Incentive Overlay District and the Rowe Quarry Reclamation and Redevelopment District. As SPGA and SPRC, the Planning Board applies state and local zoning laws (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A and the Chapter 12 of the Revised Ordinances of 1991, as amended, of the City of Malden).

The Planning Board administers the state and local subdivision control law (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41 and the Rules and Regulations of the Malden Planning Board Governing the Subdivision of Land) to all subdivisions of land in the City, including new single and multiple lot subdivisions and new streets.

A member of the Planning Board serves as the Chair of the Master Plan Steering Committee.

Planning Board Members 2010

Regular Members:
Timothy L. Glynn, Chairman
Charles Ioven, Vice Chairman
Patricia Lawhorne, Clerk
Peter Chiu
Diane Chuha
Lorraine Danca
Robert Foley
Simon Mzaouakk
Michael Cipriano

Associate Members:
Vance Ferratusco

Master Planning Activities
Recent master planning activities of the Malden Planning Board are described under the Malden Visioning Project (already on City website).

Forms/PDFs

Pertinent Links:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (view or purchase a color copy of a FEMA Flood Map or search for a particular property by address) 

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (search by city/town, address, chemical type and other date for property classified as a waste site and/or subject to state Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection limitations) 

Middlesex South Registry of Deeds (Search by property address, owner or other data, for deeds, plans and other documents recorded after 1974)

U.S Census Bureau (search for data by city/town using the American Factfinder program) 

National Register of Historic Places (search by address for property listed on the Register) 

Massachusetts Historic Commission (search by address for property that has been inventoried)