Land Use Committee

Committee Room and Remote Participation

Agenda — 10 items

1. 1 (Posted online: 3/31/25 at 4:15 PM)
2. 2 Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, this meeting of a City Council Committee will be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels. Copy & paste the following link into your internet browser to view this meeting live: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_djr_iA-BRle8NPCQwWLg6g Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e. CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance, at 617-625-6600 x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov.
3. 3 This meeting was held in person in the Committee Room and via Zoom and was called to order by Chair McLaughlin at 6:31pm and adjourned at 7:41m on a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Davis, Sait, Wilson, Scott, and McLaughlin), 0 opposed, and 0 absent. The Committe went into recess at 6:32pm and returned at 6:34pm on a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Davis, Sait, Wilson, Scott, and McLaughlin), 0 opposed, and 0 absent. Others present: : Amelia Aboff – Vice Chair of Planning Board, Michael Capuano – Chair of Planning Board, Jahan Habib – Clerk of Planning Board, Michael McNeley – Member of Planning Board, Lynn Richards – Member of Planning Board, Luc Schuster, Member of Planning Board, Nicholas Antanavica – Director of Inspectional Services Department, Josh Eckart-Lee - Sustainability Planner, Emily Hutchings - Senior Planner OSPCD, Stephen Cary - Planner OSPCD, Madalyn Letellier - Legislative Services Manager.
4. 4 Roll Call
5. 1. Public Hearings
6. 1.1. 15 registered voters requesting a Zoning Text Amendment to amend the Zoning Ordinance sections 3.1.8c, 3.1.9c, 3.1.10c, 3.1.13k, 3.1.13l, 3.2.12l. and 3.2.12m. 25-0200 Kept in committee
7. 1.3. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Article 2 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the Building Official to waive certain dimensional standards for means of egress. 25-0590 Kept in committee
8. 1.2. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Articles 2-5 and 10 of the Zoning Ordinance to remove conflicts with the State Building Code. 25-0457 Kept in committee
9. 8 Referenced Documents: • Land Use 2025-04-17 Accessibility & Egress (with 25-0590) • Land Use - 2025-04-17 DensityBonusUpdate-04.17.2025 (with 25-0457) • Land Use - 2025-04-17 Presentation - Somerville YIMBY (with 25-0200) • Land Use - 2025-04-17 FINAL SZO Sustainability Interpretation-Attachments 10.28.24 (with 25-0457)
10. 1.3. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Article 2 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the Building Official to waive certain dimensional standards for means of egress.