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Minutes - Land Use - 4-2-26 Dispositions — File 26-0606
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Thursday, April 2, 2026
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Ewen-Campen at 6:02 pm and
adjourned at 7:03 pm on a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilors Davis, Clingan, Sait, Ewen-Campen),
0 opposed and 1 absent (Councilor McLaughlin).
Others present: Dan Bartman - Director of Planning, Preservation, and Zoning, Madalyn Letellier -
Assistant City Clerk, Legislative Services.
Roll Call
Ward Six City Councilor Lance L. Davis, Ward Four City Councilor
Jesse Clingan, Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait and Ward
Three City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen
Present:
Ward Two City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin
Absent:
Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of December
4, 2025.
25-1859
Accepted
Ward Six City Councilor Davis, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan,
Ward Five City Councilor Sait and Ward Three City Councilor
Ewen-Campen
Aye:
Ward Two City Councilor McLaughlin
Absent:
Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Section 8.1 of the Zoning
Ordinance to provide for larger buildings, additional dimensional flexibility,
and fewer use restrictions for affordable housing projects.
26-0204
Kept in committee
Referenced Documents:
•
Land Use - 2026-04-2 AH Overlay Amendment (with 26-0204)
•
Land Use - 2026-04-02 AH Overlay Presentation (with 26-0204)
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