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Minutes - Land Use - 9-21-23 Dispositions — File 23-1412
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:30 PM
Virtual
Thursday, September 21, 2023
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair McLaughlin at 6:30 pm and
adjourned at 7:15 pm with a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilor Wilson, Councilor Ewen-Campen,
Councilor Davis, and Chair McLaughlin), 1 absent (Councilor Gomez Mouakad), and none opposed.
Others present: Neha Singh – Mayor’s Office, Sarah Lewis – PPZ, Adam Dash – Adam Dash Law,
Brendan Salisbury – City Clerk’s Office, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees.
Roll Call
Chairperson Matthew McLaughlin, Vice Chair Lance L. Davis, Ben
Ewen-Campen and Jake Wilson
Present:
Beatriz Gomez Mouakad
Absent:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of May 18,
2023.
23-0840
Accepted
Chairperson McLaughlin, Vice Chair Davis, Ward Three City
Councilor Ewen-Campen and City Councilor At Large Wilson
Aye:
Ward Five City Councilor Gomez Mouakad
Absent:
2.
Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Joint Meeting with
the Planning Board on September 7, 2023.
23-1254
Accepted
Chairperson McLaughlin, Vice Chair Davis, Ward Three City
Councilor Ewen-Campen and City Councilor At Large Wilson
Aye:
Ward Five City Councilor Gomez Mouakad
Absent:
3.
NRL WSC 200 Inner Belt Prop, LLC requesting a Zoning Map
Amendment to change the zoning district of 200 Inner Belt Road from
Commercial Industry (CI) to High-Rise (HR).
23-0940
Kept in committee
4.
Daniel C. and Lieba R. Savitt requesting an amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance Map to change the zoning district of 113 Prospect Street from
23-1070
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Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
September 21, 2023
Urban Residence (UR) to Neighborhood Residence (NR).
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson McLaughlin, Vice Chair Davis, Ward Three City
Councilor Ewen-Campen and City Councilor At Large Wilson
Aye:
Ward Five City Councilor Gomez Mouakad
Absent:
5.
David Einis requesting the adoption of an amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance Map to change the zoning district of 0 White Street Place from
Mid-Rise 4 (MR4) to Urban Residential (UR) and 14 White Street Place
from Neighborhood Residential (NR) to UR.
23-1033
Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation
Chairperson McLaughlin, Vice Chair Davis, Ward Three City
Councilor Ewen-Campen and City Councilor At Large Wilson
Aye:
Ward Five City Councilor Gomez Mouakad
Absent:
6.
Amending the Zoning Ordinances Section 10.3, Development Standards,
and Table 10.4.1. to include vegetated roofs.
23-0791
Councilor Ewen-Campen and Councilor Wilson
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
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