Minutes - Land Use - 10-5-23 Dispositions — File 23-1514

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:30 PM Virtual Thursday, October 5, 2023 This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair McLaughlin at 6:30 pm and adjourned at 6:58 pm with a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilor Wilson, Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Ewen-Campen, and Chair McLaughlin), 1 absent (Councilor Davis), and none opposed. Councilor Davis was absent because he was attending a Ward 6 community meeting. Others present: Neha Singh – Mayor’s Office, Dan Bartman – OSPCD, Tom Galligani – OSPCD, Doug Gensler – North River Company, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees. Roll Call Chairperson Matthew McLaughlin, Ben Ewen-Campen, Beatriz Gomez Mouakad and Jake Wilson Present: Vice Chair Lance L. Davis Absent: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of September 21, 2023. 23-1417 Accepted Chairperson McLaughlin, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Five City Councilor Gomez Mouakad and City Councilor At Large Wilson Aye: Vice Chair Davis Absent: 2. 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 3. 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. 23-0612 Councilor McLaughlin, Councilor Davis, Councilor Burnley Jr., Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Strezo, Councilor Wilson, Councilor Ewen-Campen and Councilor Gomez Mouakad Sponsors: Page 1 of 2

Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions October 5, 2023 Kept in committee 4. That this City Council's Committee on Land Use work with the Director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning to draft an amendment to the Zoning Ordinances to remove the prohibition on more than four unrelated adults living together. 23-0052 Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Burnley Jr., Councilor Clingan, Councilor Davis, Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Kelly, Councilor McLaughlin, Councilor Scott, Councilor Strezo and Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Kept in committee 5. That the Director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning update this Council on current draft zoning requirements of the MBTA Communities Act. 22-1593 Councilor Ewen-Campen Sponsors: Kept in committee 6. Conveying the Somerville Linkage Nexus Study Final Report. 23-0356 Recommended to be marked work completed 7. That the Director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning update this Council on the status of the property on Palmer Court, purchased by the city for the purpose of creating green space. 23-0459 Councilor McLaughlin Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed 8. 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 Recommended to be placed on file Chairperson McLaughlin, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Five City Councilor Gomez Mouakad and City Councilor At Large Wilson Aye: Vice Chair Davis Absent: Referenced Documents: • Land Use - 2023-10-05 Public Comments (with 23-0940) • Land Use - 2023-10-05 Public Comments-2 (with 23-0940) Page 2 of 2