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Meeting Name: Land Use Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/4/2015 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber-City Hall-93 Highland Avenue
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198472 3198472OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198642 3198642OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198704 3198704OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198922 4198922OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198638 4198638OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198639 4198639OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198640 4198640OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198641 4198641OrderThat 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 5198542OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198429 10198429Officer's CommunicationRequesting the adoption of a New Zoning Ordinance (updated) to supersede the current Zoning Ordinance as originally adopted on March 23, 1990.Kept in committee  Action details Not available