Land Use Committee

Virtual

Agenda — 8 items

1. 1 (Posted online: 8/15/26 at 10:15 AM)
2. 2 This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Ewen-Campen at 6:34 pm and adjourned at 7:42 pm on a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Davis, Clingan, Sait, McLaughlin and Ewen-Campen), 0 opposed, and 0 absent. Others present: Samantha Carr - Land Use Analyst, Katherine Wiese - Economic Development Planner, Fiona DiMartino - Planning Division Deputy Director and Delaney Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees
3. 3 Roll Call
4. 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of May 21, 2026. 26-0942 Accepted Pass
5. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of June 18, 2026. 26-1147 Accepted Pass
6. 3. Requesting approval of the Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing (UCH-TIF) Zone, Plan, and Form of Agreement for Assembly Square and East Somerville. 26-0746 Recommended to be approved Pass
7. 4. Proposing an amendment to Section 2.1.1 of the Zoning Ordinance regarding Homeless Shelters. 26-0835 Recommended to be approved as amended Pass
8. 7 Referenced Documents: • Land Use - 2026-09-03 Homeless Shelter Provisions Research (with 26-0835) • Land Use - 2026-09-03 Proposed Permitting Homeless Shelter With NR (with 26-0835) • Land Use - 2026-09-03 Proposed Permitting Homeless Shelter Without NR (with 26-0835)

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