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Meeting Name: Land Use Committee Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 6/17/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: Land Use - 2025-06-17 TOD Upzoning Updates (with 25-0085), Land Use - 2025-06-17 Proposed Amendment to (with 25-0131).pdf, Land Use - 2025-06-17 Requested Amendment (with 25-0131 and 25-0128).pdf, Land Use - 2025-06-17 Opinion from Law (with 25-0590).pdf
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25-1111 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Joint Meeting of June 5, 2025.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
25-0338 12.OrderThat the Director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning provide the Committee on Land Use with an opinion as to whether the City Council may dictate standards and materials used for outdoor bike facilities.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-0246 13.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services and the Director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning discuss with this Council, Type IV heavy timber construction now permitted in the 10th edition of Massachusetts State Building Code 780 and potential impacts on inspections, development, and the Zoning Ordinance.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-0200 14.Public Communication15 registered voters requesting a Zoning Text Amendment to amend the Zoning Ordinance sections 3.1.8c, 3.1.9c, 3.1.10c, 3.1.13k, 3.1.13l, 3.2.12l. and 3.2.12m.Recommended to be placed on file  Action details Not available
25-0131 15.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.Recommended to be approved as amendedPass Action details Not available
25-0085 16.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
25-0128 17.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.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-0129 18.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.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-0590 19.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Article 2 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the Building Official to waive certain dimensional standards for means of egress.Recommended to be approved as amendedPass Action details Not available