Minutes - Land Use - 7-9-24 Dispositions — File 24-1025

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:30 PM Virtual Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Joint Meeting with Planning Board The meeting took place remotely via Zoom and was called to order at 6:31 PM by Chair McLaughlin and adjourned at 11:18 PM on a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilors Wilson, Pineda Neufeld, Ewen-Campen, and McLaughlin) none opposed and one absent (Councilor Davis). Others present: Nick Asermelly, Adam Dash, Dave Kadish, Vladimir Benoit, Marilyn Moedinger, Tony Barros, Stuart Pitchel, Russell Preston, Michael LeBlanc. Planning Board: Michael Capuano – Chair, Amelia Aboff – Vice-Chair, Michael McNeley, Debbie Howitt Easton, Luc Schuster, Jahan Habib –Clerk, Stephen Cary - Liaison. City Staff :Emily Hutchings - OSPCD, Madalyn Letellier - Legislative Services Manager. Roll Call Ward One City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, Ward Six City Councilor Lance L. Davis, Ward Three City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen, Ward Seven City Councilor Judy Pineda Neufeld and City Councilor At Large Jake Wilson Present: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of March 21, 2024. 24-0408 Accepted 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Joint Meeting with the Planning Board on May 2, 2024. 24-0648 Accepted 3. Public Hearings 3.1. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to the Somerville Zoning Ordinance to add Section 8.5 Interim Planning Overlay District (IPOD) and the Brickbottom sub-area. 24-0551 Kept in committee 3.2. Mo Rizkallah requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 5 Homer Square from Neighborhood Residence (NR) to Urban 24-0607 Page 1 of 2

Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions July 9, 2024 Residence (UR). Kept in committee 3.3. 14 registered voters requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 136 School Street from Urban Residence (UR) to Mid-Rise 6 (MR6), 95 Highland Avenue from Neighborhood Residence (NR) to MR6, and 97, 99-99A, 101-103, and 107 Highland Avenue from Mid-Rise 5 (MR5) to MR6. 24-0641 Kept in committee 3.4. 14 registered voters requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 228, 230, 232, 234, 236 Pearl Street from Mid-Rise 4 (MR4) to Mid-Rise 6 (MR6). 24-0642 Kept in committee 3.5. 14 registered voters requesting a Zoning Text Amendment to amend the Zoning Ordinances to add section 8.4.19, Somernova Innovation Sub-Area. 24-0679 Kept in committee 3.6. 15 registered voters requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to include 8 Park Street, 10 Park Street, 504 Somerville Avenue, 7-9 Properzi Way, 15-27 Properzi Way, 29 Properzi Way, 26-32 Park Street, 8-14 Tyler Street, 40 Park Street, 15 Dane Street, 7-9 Tyler Street, 30 Dane Street, 24-28 Dane Street, 460 Somerville Avenue, 444 Somerville Avenue, 440 Somerville Avenue, and 502 Somerville Avenue in the Somernova Innovation Sub-Area. 24-0680 Kept in committee 4. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 8, and Article 10 of the Zoning Ordinances to remove conflicts with the State Building Code. 24-0416 Kept in committee • Land Use - 2024-07-09 Public Comments (with 24-0679, 24-0680) • Land Use - 2024-07-09 Public Comments (with 24-0641) • Land Use - 2024-07-09 Presentation-YMCA (with 24-0641) • Land Use - 2024-07-09 Public Comments (with 24-0551) • Land Use - 2024-07-09 Presentation-Brickbottom (with 24-0551) • Land Use - 2024-07-09 Brickbottom-IPOD_Zoning_Corrected (with 21-0551) • Land Use - 2024-07-09 Density Bonus - Memo to LUC_Corrected (with 24-0416).pdf • Land Use - 2024-07-09 Sustainability Amendments - Density Bonus Changes (with 24-0416) Page 2 of 2