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Meeting Name: Land Use Committee Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 5/1/2025 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: Land Use - 2025-05-01 PermittedSomerVisionDwellingUnits_2019-2024 (with 25-0085), Land Use - 2025-05-01 TOD Upzoning (with 25-0085), Land Use - 2025-5-01 Laboratory Uses and Building Types 20241007_Corrected_20250428 (with 24-1460), Land Use - 2025-05-01 6.5 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D)_Updated 20250420 (with 25-0128), Land Use - 2025-05-01 ACE and Office Use Changes 20250117_Correction_20250428 (with 25-0129), Land Use - 2025-05-01 AI Subarea & Alternative Compliance 20250120 Updated 20250430 (with 25-013, Land Use 2025-05-01 PermittedSomerVisionDwellingUnits 2019-2024 Year by Year (with 25-0085), Land Use 2025-05-01 Broadway Corridor Zoning Study 20250403 (with 25-0085).pdf, Land Use 2025-05-01 LUC Meeting 20250501 (with 24-1460, 25-0128, 25-0129, 25-0131).pdf
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25-0722 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of April 3, 2025.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
25-0826 12.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of April 17, 2025.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
25-0085 13.OrderThat the Director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning draft an amendment to the Zoning Ordinances for transit oriented height and density bonuses for additional affordable housing and other enumerated community benefits.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-1460 14.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Articles 2, 4-6, 8, and 9 of the Zoning Ordinance to revise the regulations for laboratory uses and buildings.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-0128 15.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Articles 6, 9, and 10 of the Zoning Ordinance to establish a new Research & Development zoning district.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-0129 16.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Articles 2, 3-6, and 9 of the Zoning Ordinance to revise the regulations for arts and creative enterprise, office, and residential uses.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-0131 17.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Articles 8 and 12 of the Zoning Ordinance to establish a new Arts & Innovation sub-area of the Master Planned Development Overlay District.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-1584 18.Public CommunicationHorace-Ward LLC, Bealm Realty, LLC, Delhi Properties, LLC, and Delhi Properties ll, LLC requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 11 Horace Street, 5-7, 9, 13, and 15 Ward Street, and 15 and 21 South Street from Mid-Rise 4 (MR4) to Mid-Rise 6 (MR6).Recommended to be discharged with no recommendationPass Action details Not available
25-0269 19.Public CommunicationJohn Fragione and Agostino Feola, Trustees of Frala Realty Trust, requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 295-297 Medford Street and 93 Walnut Street from Mid-Rise 3 (MR3) to Mid-Rise 4 (MR4).Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available