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Minutes - Land Use - 12-4-25 Dispositions — File 25-1825
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:30 PM
Virtual
Thursday, December 4, 2025
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair McLaughlin at 6:33pm and adjourned
at 6:44pm on a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilors Davis, Sait, Wilson, McLaughlin, 0 opposed, and
1 absent (Ewen-Campen).
Others present: Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Madalyn Letellier - Legislative Services
Manager.
Roll Call
Ward One City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, City Councilor At
Large Jake Wilson, Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait and Ward
Six City Councilor Lance L. Davis
Present:
Ward Three City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen
Absent:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of
November 20, 2025.
25-1780
Accepted
Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, City Councilor At Large
Wilson, Ward Five City Councilor Sait and Ward Six City Councilor
Davis
Aye:
Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen
Absent:
2.
Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Sections 10.10.3, 15.1.2,
15.1.6, 15.1.8, 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.3, 15.2.4, 15.3.1, 15.3.2, and 15.5.2 of
the Zoning Ordinance to make pre-submittal meetings optional for most
permits and to improve clarity and consistency.
25-1554
Recommended to be approved
Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, City Councilor At Large
Wilson, Ward Five City Councilor Sait and Ward Six City Councilor
Davis
Aye:
Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen
Absent:
3.
Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Tables 4.1.13, 4.2.13, 4.3.13,
4.4.13, 5.1.14, 7.2.7, 7.4.8, 8.4.16 (c), and 9.1.1 of the Zoning Ordinance
25-1552
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Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
December 4, 2025
to permit Home-Based Child Day Care accessory uses and make
corrections.
Recommended to be approved
Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, City Councilor At Large
Wilson, Ward Five City Councilor Sait and Ward Six City Councilor
Davis
Aye:
Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen
Absent:
4.
12 registered voters requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the
zoning district of 363 Highland Avenue from Mid-Rise 4 (MR4) to
Mid-Rise 5 (MR5) and from MR4 to Mid-Rise 6 (MR6), and 110 Willow
Avenue MR4 to MR6.
25-1539
Recommended to be approved
Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, City Councilor At Large
Wilson and Ward Five City Councilor Sait
Aye:
Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen
Absent:
Ward Six City Councilor Davis
Recused:
5.
That 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.
25-0085
Councilor McLaughlin, Councilor Davis and Councilor Wilson
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
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