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Minutes - Land Use - 2-15-24 Dispositions — File 24-0185
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:30 PM
Virtual
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Joint Meeting with Planning Board
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair McLaughlin at 6:32 pm and
adjourned at 7:56 pm with a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilor Wilson, Councilor Pineda Neufeld,
Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Davis and Chair McLaughlin), none absent, and none opposed.
President Ewen-Campen appointed Councilor Scott to replace him on the Land Use Committee for this
meeting only.
A recess was taken at 6:33 to allow the Planning Board to convene. The recess ended at 6:35
with a roll call of all members present.
Others present: Andrew Graminski – PPZ, Emily Hutchings – PPZ, Jahan Habib – Planning Board,
Michael Capuano - Planning Board, Amelia Aboff - Planning Board, Deborah Howett-Easton -
Planning Board, Luc Schuster - Planning Board, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees.
Roll Call
Ward One City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, Ward Six City
Councilor Lance L. Davis, Ward Seven City Councilor Judy Pineda
Neufeld, City Councilor At Large Jake Wilson and Jefferson
Thomas (J.T.) Scott
Present:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Joint Meeting with
the Planning Board on December 7, 2023.
23-1822
Accepted
Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, Ward Six City Councilor
Davis, Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld, City Councilor
At Large Wilson and Scott
Aye:
2.
Public Hearings
2.1. 15 registered voters requesting a Zoning Text Amendment to amend the
Zoning Ordinances to add Section 8.4.19, Climate & Equity Innovation
Sub-Area Overlay District.
23-1830
Recommended to be withdrawn
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Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
February 15, 2024
2.2. 13 registered voters requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the
zoning district of 8 Park Street, 10 Park Street, 504 Somerville Avenue,
and 7-9 Properzi Way from Mid-Rise 4 (MR4) to Climate & Equity
Innovation Sub-Area Overlay District, and 15-27 Properzi Way, 29
Properzi Way, 26-32 Park Street, 8-14 Tyler Street, 40 Park Street, 15
Dane Street, 7-9 Tyler Street, 460 Somerville Avenue, 444 Somerville
Avenue, 440 Somerville Avenue, 30 Dane Street, and 24-28 Dane Street
from Fabrication (FAB) to Climate & Equity Innovation Sub-Area
Overlay District.
23-1827
Recommended to be withdrawn
2.3. 234 Pearl Street Realty Trust and Goodpitch, LLC requesting the
adoption of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Map to change the
zoning district of 234 and 236 Pearl Street from Mid-Rise 4 (MR4) to
Mid-Rise 6 (MR6).
23-1810
Recommended to be withdrawn
2.4. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinances to
amend Article 9: Use Provisions, and the Permitted Uses tables of all
zoning districts, to establish a Recreational Camp for Children use within
the Recreational Services use category.
24-0037
Kept in committee
2.5. Gregg Donovan requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the
zoning district of 321 Washington Street from Fabrication (FAB) to
Commercial Industry (CI).
24-0059
Kept in committee
Referenced Documents:
•
Land Use - 2024-02-15 Public Comments (with 24-0059)
•
Land Use - 2024-02-15 Public Comments-2 (with 24-0059)
•
Land Use - 2024-02-15 Public Comments (with 23-1810)
•
Land Use - 2024-02-15 Public Comments (with 23-1827, 23-1830, 24-0059)
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