Minutes - Land Use - 12-7-23 Dispositions — File 23-1815

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:30 PM Virtual Thursday, December 7, 2023 Joint Meeting with the Planning Board This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair McLaughlin at 6:31 pm and adjourned at 7:23 pm with a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilor Wilson, Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Davis and Chair McLaughlin), none absent, and none opposed. A recess was taken from 6:32 to 6:34 to allow the Planning Board to convene, and another one from 6:52 to 6:53 to allow the Planning Board to adjourn. Both recesses ended with roll calls with all members present. Others present: Neha Singh – Mayor’s Office, Jahan Habib – Planning Board, Michael Capuano - Planning Board, Amelia Aboff - Planning Board, Deborah Howett-Easton - Planning Board, Luc Schuster - Planning Board, Sarah Lewis – PPZ, Tom Galligani – OSPCD, Nina Gonzalez, Fern Supawanich – Commonwealth Clayworks, 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 November 16, 2023. 23-1710 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: 2. Public Hearings 2.1. Amending Section 7.2.7 of the Zoning Ordinances to add Shared Workspace & Arts Education to Table 7.2.7 Permitted Uses. 23-1625 Councilor Pineda Neufeld Sponsors: Kept in committee 2.2. Charles Zammuto requesting the adoption of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Map to change the zoning district of 563-565 Broadway from 23-1617 Page 1 of 2

Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions December 7, 2023 Urban Residence (UR) to Mid-Rise 4 (MR4). Kept in committee 3. Item to be Withdrawn 3.1. John Fragione and Agostino Feola, Trustees of Frala Realty Trust, requesting the adoption of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Map to change the zoning district of 295-297 Medford Street and 93 Walnut Street from Mid-Rise 3 (MR3) to Mid-Rise 5 (MR5). 23-1305 Recommended to be withdrawn 4. Other Items 4.1. Mai Lau, 635 Somerville Avenue LLC, requesting the adoption of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Map to change the zoning district of 627 Somerville Avenue from Neighborhood Residence (NR) to Mid-Rise 3 (MR3). 23-1306 Kept in committee 4.2. 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: Recommended to be approved as amended Referenced Documents: • Land Use - 2023-12-07 Public Comments (with 23-1625) • Land Use - 2023-12-07 Vegetated Roofs Changes (with 23-0791) • Land Use - 2023-12-07 Amend Zoning Vegetated Roofs Red Lined (with 23-0791) Page 2 of 2