Meet the Planning Commission and its Chair Nick Everett
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Meet the Planning Commission and its Chair Nick Everett.
Your Name: Nick Everett
Name of the Board or Commission you chair: City of Rye Planning Commission
Your role: Chair
MyRye.com: What is the charter for your Commission?
Everett: See City of Rye Charter Article 18. This seven member commission includes one member of the Rye City Council. The Planning Commission is responsible for decisions on a variety of land use applications including site plans, subdivisions, wetland permits, coastal consistency determinations, special use permits and outdoor dining permits. The Commission also periodically provides advisory recommendations to the City Council regarding long-range planning concerns and zoning matters.
Who is the City Council liaison to your Commission for 2024?
Everett: The Planning Commission as per Article 18 has one member from the City Council who is a voting member not a liaison. Jamie Jenson is the current member from the City Council.
Looking back across 2023, what were your Commission’s top achievements?
Everett: See the 2023 Annual Review of Planning Commission.
Tell us about you:
How long have you been in the role?
Everett: I have been on the Planning Commission since 2003 and Chair since 2011. Prior to that I was Chair of the Board of Architectural Review from 1994 through 2002.
How much time does your role require in a typical month?
Everett: The Planning Commission meets 20 times a year and schedules 12 site visit days (usually on a Saturday morning).
Where do you live in Rye and how many years have you lived in the City?
Everett: My wife and I grew up in Rye and returned after living in Massachusetts and Australia in 1985. We raised our three children in Rye and two of them now live in Rye with their families. I am retired after careers as a Landscape Architect and as a Construction Manager.
Thank you Nick!
Members of the planning commission:
Name and date of term expiration:
Nicholas Everett, Chair 12-31-26
Andrew Ball 12-31-24
Laura Brett 12-31-24
Dan Bsharat 12-31-26
Rick Schaupp 12-31-25
Steven Secon 12-31-25
