Minutes - Land Use - 5-18-23 Dispositions — File 23-0834

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:30 PM Virtual Thursday, May 18, 2023 JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING BOARD This meeting was held via GoToWebinar and was called to order by Chair McLaughlin at 6:36 pm and adjourned at 9:09 pm with a roll call vote of all in favor (Councilor Wilson, Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Davis, and Chair McLaughlin), none absent, and none opposed. A recess was taken at 6:37 pm for the Planning Board to convene, and ended at 6:40 pm with a roll call of 4 present (Councilor Wilson, Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Ewen-Campen, and Chair McLaughlin) and 1 absent (Councilor Davis). Others present: Dan Bartman – OSPCD, William Blackmer – OSPCD, Morena Zelaya – OSPCD, Karl Seidman – Karl F. Seidman Consulting Services, Jameson Brown, Tim Talun, William Proia, Bryan Chou, Molly Kaviar, Noah Sawyer, Michael Capuano – Planning Board, Erin Geno – Planning Board, Amelia Aboff – Planning Board, Luc Shuster – Planning Board, Michael McNeley – Planning Board, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees. Roll Call Chairperson Matthew McLaughlin, Vice Chair Lance L. Davis, Ben Ewen-Campen, Beatriz Gomez Mouakad and Jake Wilson Present: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of May 4, 2023. 23-0719 Accepted Chairperson McLaughlin, Vice Chair Davis, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Five City Councilor Gomez Mouakad and City Councilor At Large Wilson Aye: Public Hearing - Item #23-0506 2. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Section 12.2 of the Zoning Ordinances to reflect the recommendations in the 2022 Somerville Linkage Nexus Study. 23-0506 Kept in committee Public Hearing - Item #23-0634 3. John Fragione and Agostino Feola, requesting the adoption of an amendment 23-0634 Page 1 of 2

Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions May 18, 2023 to the Zoning Ordinance Map to change the zoning district of 295-297 Medford Street and 93 Walnut Street from MR3 to MR5. Recommended to be withdrawn Public Hearing - Item #23-0635 4. Union Square One Development, LLC requesting the adoption of a Zoning Text Amendment to Section 8.17. g. iii to permit variations to build out regulations by special permit in the CC5 District, USQ sub-area. 23-0635 Kept in committee Public Hearing - Item #23-0660 5. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Section 8.1, Affordable Housing, of the Zoning Ordinances to remove errant text and amend the dimensional standards. 23-0660 Kept in committee Referenced Documents: • Land Use - 2023-05-18 23linkageletter (with 23-0506) • Land Use - 2023-05-18 Somerville Linkage Study (with 23-0506) • Land Use - 2023-05-18 Linkage Amendment 2023 05 17 Update (with 23-0506) • Land Use - 2023-05-18 Zoning Presentation V1 (with 23-0635) • Land Use - 2023-05-18 USQ - D6 - Letter to Somerville City Council and Planning Board (with 23- 0635) Page 2 of 2