City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 23-1198

• File #: 23-1198
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Ordained
• File created: 7/31/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/28/2023
• Final action: 11/30/2023
• Enactment date: 11/21/2023
• Enactment #: 216324
• Title: Requesting ordainment of an amendment to the Somerville Zoning Ordinances, Sections 3.1 Neighborhood Residence and 3.2 Urban Residence, to permit the house and triple decker building types without any conditions, and to repeal the lot depth, dwelling units per lot, and development benefits requirements.
• Indexes: SPCD-Planning & Zoning
• Code sections: Ordinance Zoning -
• Related files: 23-1748, 23-1654, 23-1668, 23-1638

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/30/2023	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
11/21/2023	1	City Council	Ordinance ordained	Pass
11/16/2023	1	Land Use Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
10/19/2023	1	Land Use Committee	Kept in committee
9/28/2023	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting ordainment of an amendment to the Somerville Zoning Ordinances, Sections 3.1 Neighborhood Residence and 3.2 Urban Residence, to permit the house and triple decker building types without any conditions, and to repeal the lot depth, dwelling units per lot, and development benefits requirements.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully submits for this Council’s consideration and ordainment an amendment to Sections 3.1 Neighborhood Residence and 3.2 Urban Residence of the Somerville Zoning Ordinance to permit the house and triple decker building types without any conditions and to repeal the lot depth, dwelling units per lot, development benefits requirements.

Respectfully,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor