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Meeting Name: Land Use Committee Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 12/5/2024 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Joint Meeting with the Planning Board
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Land Use - 2024-12-5 Memo 2024 11 21 PB Recommendations (with 24-1197, 24-1367), Land Use - 2024-12-5 Communities Catalyst Fund Memo (with 24-1480).pdf, Land Use - 2024-12-5 OSE Memo (with 24-1312).pdf, Land Use - 2024-12-5 TIFIA 49 Memo (with 24-0909).pdf
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24-1448 11.1.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Sections 2.1 and 11.1 of the Zoning Ordinance to improve the regulation of bicycle parking.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-1447 11.2.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Section 3.2.6 Building Types of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the building types permitted in the Neighborhood Residence (NR) zoning district to also be permitted in the Urban Residence (UR) zoning district.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-1197 12.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Sections 1.1.4, 2.1.1, 3.1.18, 3.2.17, 4.1.15, 4.2.15, 4.3.15, 4.4.16, 5.1.17, 6.1.13, 6.2.15, 6.3.13, 6.4.16, 7.2.9, 7.3.9, 8.2.4.c, 9.2.3, 9.2.6, 11.2.4, 11.2.5, 11.2.6, 11.3, 12.1.7, 15.2.1, and Table 9.1.1 of the Zoning Ordinance to address various parking requirements.Recommended to be approved as amendedPass Action details Not available
24-1367 13.Public CommunicationCharles DeCecca requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 501 Mystic Valley Parkway from Neighborhood Residence (NR) to Urban Residence (UR).Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
24-0790 14.OrderThat the Director of Engineering appear before the Committee on Land Use to discuss how required electrical equipment can modify the plans for already-approved new developments, such as at 379 Somerville Avenue.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-0909 15.OrderThat the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development update this Council on the possibility of receiving additional federal financing for transit-oriented development through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA 49) initiative and the potential eligibility of projects in Somerville.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-1213 16.OrderThat the Director of Planning, Preservation, and Zoning work with this Council to determine how to remove legislative barriers to increasing accessible housing, particularly when residents wish to add accessible features to their home.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-1312 17.OrderThat the Director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning collaborate with this Council on updating the Zoning Ordinance to require all new construction to place electrical transformers below ground.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-1315 18.OrderThat the Director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning reconsider the policy of allowing lot splits and mergers as administrative approvals rather than special permits.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-1480 19.ResolutionThat the Administration explore opportunities to utilize the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Communities Catalyst Fund to spur new housing acquisition or production, particularly in the Winter Hill, Gilman Square, and East Somerville neighborhoods.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available