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Meeting Name: Land Use Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/30/2020 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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198906 2198906Public CommunicationState Representative Denise Provost submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
201376 2201376Public CommunicationMIT Graduate Student Council submitting comments re: the city's restriction prohibiting more than 4 unrelated persons from sharing a single dwelling unit.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203191 2203191Public CommunicationRod Laurenz submitting comments re: the Community Bike Path.Placed on file  Action details Not available
205150 2205150Public CommunicationGreen and Open Somerville submitting comments re: a Somerville Green Standard in the proposed zoning overhaul.Placed on file  Action details Not available
205330 2205330Public CommunicationKevin Walford submitting comments re: #204953, the proposed zoning ordinance overhaul.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206891 2206891Public CommunicationTori Antonino submitting comments re: #206489, a Zoning Ordinance amendment for slope protection.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206915 2206915Public CommunicationRepresentative Provost submitting comments re: #206481, a proposed zoning amendment for open space requirements for mid-rise and high-rise buildings.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207124 2207124Public CommunicationRepresentative Provost submitting comments re: #205244, a proposed zoning ordinance to regulate the siting of certain facilities near heavily trafficked roadways.Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation  Action details Not available
207245 2207245Officer's CommunicationPlanning Director submitting public comments received re: #206747, the proposed zoning overhaul.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207246 2207246Public CommunicationPublic comments received re: #206747, the proposed zoning overhaul, since the conclusion of the Planning Board's comment period.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207564 2207564Public CommunicationSonia Lipson submitting comments re: #206747, the proposed zoning overhaul, with respect to accessory dwelling units.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207699 2207699Public CommunicationAndrew Greenspon submitting comments re: #206481, a proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment to add a new Section 17.8 re: open space requirements for mid-rise and high-rise buildings.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207866 2207866Public CommunicationPeter and Lai Ying Chan submitting comments re: #206747, the proposed zoning overhaul.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207870 2207870Public CommunicationBill Valletta submitting comments re: #206481 and #207460, proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments re: open space.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208877 2208877Officer's CommunicationHampshire LLC proposing a zoning amendment to re-zone their property at 22 Murdock St to UR.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208878 2208878Officer's CommunicationDean Matarazzo proposing a zoning amendment to re-zone their property at 13 Garfield Ave to UR.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208879 2208879Officer's CommunicationJoy St LTD Partnership proposing a zoning amendment to re-zone their property at 86 Joy St to MR4.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208880 2208880Officer's CommunicationSciucco Family Trust proposing a zoning amendment to re-zone their property at 379 Alewife Brook Pkwy to MR4 or MR5.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208899 2208899Officer's CommunicationJack Saade proposing a zoning amendment to re-zone their property at 453 Somerville Ave to UR.Placed on file  Action details Not available
209222 3209222ResolutionThat the Administration advise the Committee on Land Use how compliance with zoning is and will be monitored and enforced post-certificate of occupancy.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
209293 3209293ResolutionThat the Administration advise this Council on what policy would be necessary to enforce green roof and related requirements in the future.Placed on file  Action details Not available
209295 3209295OrderThat the City Solicitor advise the Committee on Land Use whether the regulation of bedrooms through the zoning ordinance would be allowable by law.Placed on file  Action details Not available
209342 3209342CommunicationProviding compiled property and zoning relief application data, to inform the affordability requirements built into the zoning overhaul.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
209478 3209478OrderThat the Director of SPCD present recommendations for an "Affordable Housing Overlay District" to this Council’s Committee on Land Use, to facilitate the construction of new affordable housing.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208827 3208827OrderThat the Director of SPCD consider adding in the new zoning, a requirement that larger new buildings have indoor storage for trash, to reduce the addition of rats with new developments.Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation  Action details Not available
208831 3208831OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Council regarding the ongoing planning for Boynton Yards.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208832 3208832OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Council regarding specific timelines of planning processes for Brickbottom and Union Square East.Placed on file  Action details Not available
209570 3209570OrderThat the Committee on Land Use review and prioritize its agenda items with the Administration at its January 30 meeting.Work completed  Action details Not available
207937 3207937OrderThat the Director of SPCD update the zoning overhaul draft to reflect a 3-year term for Planning Board members.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208135 3208135Zoning OrdinanceAmending the Zoning Ordinance map to assign 453 Somerville Avenue to the Business-A zoning district.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208131 3208131OrderThat the City Solicitor draft a Home Rule Petition to create a linkage fee to fund an account for the creation and development of public open space.Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation  Action details Not available
208156 3208156ResolutionThat the Administration provide the Land Use Committee with a timeline for when changes could be made within Traffic and Parking and whether a retroactive implementation could be made as well.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208577 3208577OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide a quarterly update regarding development of a neighborhood plan for Brickbottom.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207727 3207727OrderThat the Director of SPCD discuss the 100% Affordable Zoning Overlay District proposal now being considered by the Cambridge City Council.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207366 3207366OrderThat the City Assessor and the Director of SPCD report to this Board in writing, the range and average cost of adding an Accessory Dwelling Unit, and the expected monthly costs to a homeowner of financing such construction.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207367 3207367OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services report to this Board the number of un-permitted dwelling units that are known to exist.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207273 3207273OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services request an environmental impact statement from any contractor applying for a permit to do a project of any kind.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206493 3206493OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on the MMUR consultant's work.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206492 3206492OrderThat the Director of SPCD prioritize zoning, planning and ordinance work for the "transformative districts."Placed on file  Action details Not available
202781 3202781OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the City Solicitor consider limiting vehicle parking stickers for properties that request parking relief from the Zoning Board of Appeals or Planning Board, and opine on the Traffic and Parking Department's authority to limit parking stickers in such developments.Placed on file  Action details Not available
204125 3204125OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on the zoning of Boynton Yards.Placed on file  Action details Not available
201854 3201854OrderThat the Director of SPCD advise this Board on regulating Air BnB rentals through zoning regulation.Placed on file  Action details Not available
200750 3200750OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide this Board with a written breakdown of all special permit and variance applications for the last 3 years, broken out by building type, application type, and purpose.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198915 3198915Public CommunicationAlan Moore submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198916 3198916Public CommunicationThe Affordable Housing Organizing Committee submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198748 3198748OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to the Committee on Land Use a comparison of permits issued from October 2013 to April 2014 vs. October 2014 to April 2015, prior to the Committee’s next meeting on 4/15/15.Placed on file  Action details Not available
199123 3199123OrderThat the City Solicitor provide an opinion on applying the hotel tax to short-term rentals such as Airbnb, and provide advice on whether zoning ordinances would then need to be changed.Placed on file  Action details Not available
196757 3196757OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide an opportunity for public input to the proposed new zoning code overhaul prior to submission to this Board.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198275 3198275Officer's CommunicationThirteen registered voters submitting a Zoning Ordinance amendment to require certain findings by the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals before granting Special Permits.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198412 3198412OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking provide this Board with a breakdown of registered vehicles and residential parking permits in the city over the last 10 years.Work completed  Action details Not available
198413 3198413OrderThat the City Solicitor advise this Board whether the zoning code can restrict the issuance of residential parking permits for residents of those developments where less than 1 parking space per unit is required in the zoning code.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198219 3198219OrderThat the City Solicitor review ordinances from other communities that are similar to the zoning ordinance proposed in #197941 and provide the findings to the Committee on Land Use and the Planning Board.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198695 3198695Public CommunicationNancy Donahue submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198696 3198696Public CommunicationKImberly Rego submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198697 3198697Public CommunicationBill Valletta submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198694 3198694Public CommunicationRep. Provost submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198698 3198698Public CommunicationCecil Cummings submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198715 3198715Public CommunicationEllin Reisner submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198907 3198907Public CommunicationAron Qasba submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198908 3198908Public CommunicationThe Innovative Housing Institute submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198909 3198909Public CommunicationJill Maio submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198745 3198745CommunicationConveying comments on the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198910 3198910Public CommunicationAndrew Walker submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198911 3198911Public CommunicationCharles McKenzie submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198912 3198912Public CommunicationClaudia Murrow submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198913 3198913Public CommunicationLucas Rogers and Mathieu Gagne submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198914 3198914Public CommunicationFred Berman submitting comments re: the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198642 4198642OrderThat the Director of SPCD (Planning) discuss with this Board by April 15 a requirement for Institutional Master Plans as part of the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198554 4198554CommunicationTraffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 1/22/15.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198472 4198472OrderThat the Land Use Committee, during the upcoming zoning overhaul review, examine whether a provision should be added for universities to obtain a special permit before operating housing outside a University District.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198276 4198276Officer's CommunicationThirteen registered voters submitting a Zoning Ordinance amendment to limit the gross floor area increase to 15% for 1- and 2-family dwelling conversions requiring a Special Permit.Placed on file  Action details Not available
199532 4199532Officer's CommunicationAssistant City Solicitor responding to #199123 re: short-term rental room occupancy excise taxes and possible zoning implications.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198777 4198777Officer's CommunicationAssistant City Solicitor responding to #198641 re: a legal opinion of the city's requirements for unrelated adults residing in a dwelling unit.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204428 4204428OrderThat the City Solicitor submit a draft amendment to Zoning Ordinance Section 16.10.2, assuring no future option of a waiver from inclusionary affordable housing requirements.Placed on file  Action details Not available
203235 4203235CommunicationAssistant City Solicitor responding to #202781 re: whether resident parking stickers may be limited for properties that request off-street parking relief from the Special Permit Granting Authority.Placed on file  Action details Not available
203258 4203258OrderThat the City Solicitor consult with the Attorney General on recreational marijuana and prepare a draft ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208134 4208134CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: open space zoning ordinance amendments #206481, #207460, #205054, and #207332.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207371 5207371OrderThat the City Solicitor work with the Director of Sustainability and Environment to draft an ordinance requiring solar renewable energy installation in new commercial development.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206508 5206508CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: #204953, requesting adoption of a new Zoning Ordinance to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available
209551 5209551Officer's CommunicationSenior Planner presenting SomerVision 2040 to this Council.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
209269 5209269CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: #208702, requesting adoption of a new Zoning Ordinance to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available
204524 5204524Officer's Communication18 registered voters submitting a proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance Article 15 to update the housing linkage fee.Placed on file  Action details Not available
200689 5200689Officer's CommunicationPlanning Director submitting the response to comments to #198429, the January, 2015 version of the Somervision zoning overhaul.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198713 5198713CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendation re: #198275, a proposed zoning amendment to require certain findings by the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals before granting Special Permits.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198714 5198714CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendation re: #198276, a proposed zoning amendment to limit the gross floor area increase to 15% for 1 and 2 family dwelling conversions requiring a Special Permit.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198922 5198922OrderThat the Directors of SPCD and Traffic and Parking conduct a transportation and parking analysis of the proposed zoning ordinance and explain the impact of parking changes to residents.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198526 5198526CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: #197941, a zoning ordinance amendment to prohibit the damage or destruction of any shade or fruit trees during the conversion of a single- or two-family dwelling.Placed on file  Action details Not available
195247 5195247Zoning OrdinanceThat the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by changing all CCD45 and CCD55 zoning districts in Ward 4 to RC zoning districts.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198639 5198639OrderThat the Director of SPCD (Planning) submit a plan by March 30 that identifies how the proposed zoning ordinance will affect the zoning of city owned buildings.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198640 5198640OrderThat the Director of SPCD (Planning) submit by March 30 an implementation plan for how the new proposed zoning ordinance relates to water and sewer, other infrastructure changes, police and fire personnel capacity, and public safety buildings.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198704 5198704OrderThat the Director of SPCD (Planning) advise by zoning district (i.e. NR, UR, 3MU) the increase in housing density (e.g. RA & RB change into NR), what is the increase in housing units in the proposed new zoning districts.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198712 6198712CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: #198429, requesting adoption of a new Zoning Ordinance to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198641 6198641OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the City Solicitor advise this Board in writing by March 30 whether the proposed zoning ordinance complies with state law regarding the co-habitation of 4 unrelated adults and how much authority a municipality has in this regard.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198542 6198542OrderThat the Director of SPCD apply an economic modeling construct to the proposed zoning ordinance to demonstrate the likely economic impacts on commercial development, jobs, housing, and other factors.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198638 6198638OrderThat the Director of SPCD (Planning) inform this Board in writing by March 30 of the number of additional dwelling units allowed under the proposed zoning ordinance.Placed on file  Action details Not available
200688 6200688Officer's CommunicationPlanning Director submitting the Housing Needs Assessment required by Zoning Ordinance 13.8 as a pre-requisite to the completion of any amendments to the Inclusionary Zoning requirements.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205055 6205055OrderThat, to assist in considering the proposed zoning overhaul, the Directors of Finance, SomerStat, SPCD and Planning provide this Board with current reports on 1) SomerVision progress, 2) Capital Improvement Plan, 3) Projected revenues from the proposed zoning, and 4) Debt.Placed on file  Action details Not available
204159 6204159Officer's CommunicationProperty owner of 125 Lowell Somerville LLC submitting a proposed zoning map amendment for certain parcels on Lowell Street, Belmont Street, Summer Street, and Highland Avenue.Placed on file  Action details Not available
204331 6204331CommunicationAssistant City Solicitor providing a legal opinion regarding #204159, a proposal by a property owner to amend the zoning map for certain parcels, including one owned by that owner.Placed on file  Action details Not available
202864 6202864Zoning OrdinanceProposing an updated Article 16B in the city's Zoning Ordinances, with attendant Zoning Map changes, to establish a minimum mixed use ratio in designated areas.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203101 6203101Officer's CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: #202864, an Updated Article 16B in the City's Zoning Ordinances to establish a minimum mixed use ratio.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205229 6205229Officer's CommunicationPlanning Board submitting recommendations re: #204893, a zoning amendment regarding PUD waivers.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207461 6207461Zoning OrdinanceSubmitting an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance for the Protection of Significant Trees, by amending Article 2-Definitions and Article 10-Landscaping.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206838 7206838CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: #206285, zoning ordinance amendments regarding adult use marijuana establishments.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206285 7206285Officer's CommunicationCity Solicitor submitting Zoning Ordinance Amendments regarding Adult Use Marijuana Establishments.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207306 7207306CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: #206747, requesting adoption of a new Zoning Ordinance to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available
204399 7204399Officer's CommunicationRequesting the adoption of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance Article 15 to establish a Project Mitigation Fee for Job Creation and Retention.Placed on file  Action details Not available
204400 7204400Officer's CommunicationRequesting the adoption of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance Section 15.5 to update the Project Mitigation Contribution for Affordable Housing.Placed on file  Action details Not available
194295 7194295OrderThat the City Solicitor draft an ordinance preventing the construction of occupancy dwellings attached to existing structures in RA and RB Zones without a Special Permit and neighborhood involvement.Placed on file  Action details Not available
194463 7194463OrderThat the Director of SPCD (Planning) review Zoning Ordinance 4.4.1 and recommend changes to address substantial increases in square footage in projects that can bypass the special permit requirements so developers can build large structures as of right that adversely impact neighbors.Placed on file  Action details Not available
193063 8193063Zoning OrdinanceThat Section 7.2 of the Zoning Ordinance be amended by deleting Section 7.2.a.Placed on file  Action details Not available
205054 8205054Officer's Communication22 registered voters proposing an amendment to Zoning Ordinance 6.4 to establish new open space requirements for certain buildings in the Assembly Sq Mixed Use District.Placed on file  Action details Not available
204708 8204708Officer's CommunicationPlanning Board submitting recommendations re: #204399, #204400, #204524, and #204525, four zoning ordinance proposals for affordable housing linkage fees and/or jobs creation and retention linkage fees.Placed on file  Action details Not available
202409 9202409Officer's CommunicationPlanning Board conveying its recommendations re: #200787, a Zoning Amendment to establish a minimum mixed use ratio.Work completed  Action details Not available
205244 9205244Public Communication15 registered voters proposing an amendment to the Zoning Ordinances by adding a new Ordinance 7.16 regulating certain buildings near heavily trafficked roadways.Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation  Action details Not available
207460 10207460Officer's Communication18 registered voters submitting a proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment to add a new Section 17.8 re: open space requirements for mid-rise and high-rise buildings.Placed on file  Action details Not available
200787 11200787Zoning OrdinanceProposing a new Article 16B in the city's Zoning Ordinances, with attendant Zoning Map changes, to establish a minimum mixed use ratio in designated areas.Work completed  Action details Not available
208702 13208702Officer's CommunicationRequesting the adoption of a New Zoning Ordinance (v4.0 update) to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206481 14206481Officer's Communication18 registered voters submitting a proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment to add a new Section 17.8 re: open space requirements for mid-rise and high-rise buildings.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207332 14207332Officer's CommunicationSubmitting proposed amendments the Zoning Ordinance to establish new open space requirements in the Assembly Sq Mixed Use District, Transit Oriented Districts, and Planned Unit Developments.Placed on file  Action details Not available
204953 14204953Officer's CommunicationRequesting the adoption of a New Zoning Ordinance (1/2018 update) to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206747 20206747Officer's CommunicationRequesting the adoption of a New Zoning Ordinance (9/2018 update) to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198429 21198429Officer's CommunicationRequesting the adoption of a New Zoning Ordinance (updated) to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available
198429 24198429Officer's CommunicationRequesting the adoption of a New Zoning Ordinance (updated) to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Placed on file  Action details Not available