Committee Report - Land Use - 10-26-15 — File 200303

Land Use Committee Page 1 of 2 Printed 11/10/2015 October 26, 2015 REPORT OF THE LAND USE COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Dennis M. Sullivan Chair Present Mark Niedergang Vice Chair Present William A. White Jr. Alderman At Large Present Matthew McLaughlin Ward One Alderman Present Maryann M. Heuston Ward Two Alderman Present Robert J. McWatters Ward Three Alderman Absent Tony Lafuente Ward Four Alderman Present Rebekah L. Gewirtz Ward Six Alderman Absent Katjana Ballantyne Ward Seven Alderman Present John M. Connolly Alderman At Large Absent Mary Jo Rossetti Alderman at Large Present Others present: George Proakis - OSPCD, Ethan Lay-Sleeper - OSPCD, Rositha Durham - Clerk of Committees The meeting took place in the Committee Room and was called to order at 6:00 PM by Alderman Sullivan and adjourned at 7:00 PM. Document List: • Medical Marijuana Draft Ordinance (with 199554) • Maps (with 199554) • Planning Board Recommendation (with 200001) Approval of the August 6, 2015 Minutes RESULT: ACCEPTED Approval of the June 4, 2015 Minutes RESULT: ACCEPTED

Land Use Committee Page 2 of 2 Printed 11/10/2015 199554: Requesting an amendment to Zoning Ordinance 7.15 Re: Medical Marijuana Treatment Facilities. Mr. Proakis provided an overview of the Marijuana Treatment Facilities and proposed locations and informed the members that this item needs to be acted on soon or the process might have to start over. Mr. Proakis wants to hear the Board's thoughts on this matter and the proposed locations. A copy of the draft ordinance and a document with maps of Somerville, highlighting some areas being considered for the facility, were distributed to the committee. Mr. Proakis stated that the district now had one additional facility. Possible locations were discussed, including Inner Belt, Mystic Avenue and the area near the Stop and Shop. Alderman Heuston asked why the Union Square area was not considered as a possible location, adding that she is not comfortable putting a facility in her ward as it is very densely populated and could have day care centers in the neighborhoods. RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 200001: Planning Board conveying its recommendations re: #199554, an amendment to Zoning Ordinance 7.15, Medical Marijuana Treatment Facilities. The members were given written copies of the Planning Board’s recommendations. Alderman Niedergang stated he is fine with the Planning Board's recommendation, however, he did suggest ruling out Inner Belt as a possible location and asked that a couple of locations in Ward 5 be removed from the list. Alderman Lafuente asked for the reasoning of recommending that a facility be located on Mystic Avenue. Alderman White felt some information was missing from the recommendation, such as signage size and parking requirements based on square footage. These issues need to be flushed out and given some consideration before making a decision. Alderman Heuston asked that the requested information be sent to the committee before the next meeting. RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE