Porter Square Zoning (ordinance) APPROVED 4-26-12 — File 192964

Referred out of Land Use Committee on April 23, 2012 - 1 - CITY OF SOMERVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 2012- IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN: ______ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SOMERVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE (SZO) AND ZONING DISTRICTS AND AMENDING THE FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT Be it hereby adopted by the Board of Aldermen, in session assembled, that the below listed sections of the Somerville Zoning Ordinance are hereby amended as identified. 2. Article 6: Establishment of Zoning Districts, Section 6.1.18 Floodplain Overlay Districts, is hereby amended to add section H (additions are underlined): H. Notification of Watercourse Alteration. In a riverine situation, the Special Permit Granting Authority shall notify the following of any alteration or relocation of a watercourse: • Adjacent Communities • NFIP State Coordinator Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600-700 Boston, MA 02114 • NFIP Program Specialist Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region I 99 High Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02110 3. Article 6: Establishment of Zoning Districts, Section 6.5. Transit Oriented Districts (TODs), Table 6.5.F – TOD Dimensional & Use Standards. Dimensional Requirements is hereby amended as follows (additions are underlined and deletions are crossed out): TABLE 6.5.F—TOD Dimensional & Use Standards Dimensional and Use Standards TOD-55 TOD-70 TOD-100 TOD-135 I Permitted Use Clusters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K 6. Effective Date. The effective date (“Effective Date”) of this Ordinance shall be the date of which it is adopted by the Somerville Board of Alderman. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Ordinance shall not apply to any use, structure, or parking proposal for which, prior to the Effective Date, the applicant had applied (a) to the Inspectional Services Department for a building permit, or (b) to the SPGA for a Special Permit (“SP”) for Special Permit with Site Plan Review (“SPSR”); but rather, the validity of the building permit, SP, or SPSR, even if granted after the Effective Date, shall be governed by the zoning in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date.