Full City Council: The Full City Council will meet both in person (Council Chamber – Room 207) and virtually (go here for Zoom meeting) on Monday, July 11th at 7:45 p.m.
See Reports Docket and New Docket.
Real Property Reuse: The Real Property Reuse Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber – Room 207) and virtually (go here for Zoom meeting) on Monday, July 11th at 6:30 p.m.
The agenda includes the following:
- Recommendation of Planning Director to make available for sale or lease, pursuance to the City of Newton Ordinances Section 2-7 a parcel of city-owned land known as Section 44 Block 14 Lot 60 on Whitlowe Road. See Planning Memo
Zoning and Planning: The Zoning and Planning Committee will meet both in person (Room 204) and virtually (go here for Zoom meeting) on Monday, July 11th at 7:15 p.m.
The agenda includes the following:
- Appointment of Fred Brustman to the Auburndale Historic District Commission
- Appointment of Scott Aquilina to the Chestnut Hill Historic District Commission
Land Use: The Land Use Committee will meet both in person (Council Chamber – Room 207) and virtually (go here for Zoom meeting) on Tuesday, July 12th at 6:00 p.m.
The agenda includes the following:
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct an enclosed front vestibule and two‐story side addition with a garage below, exceeding the maximum FAR allowed and further reducing nonconforming front and rear setbacks at 4 Edgewood Road – See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow retaining walls greater than 4’ within the side and rear setbacks at 10 Elberta Terrace – See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow a marijuana research facility at 241‐247 Riverview Avenue – See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo
- Request to amend a previously approved Special Permit/Site Plan to allow a medical office use and to waive 17 additional parking stalls at 141‐149 California Street – See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo
- Request to Withdraw the following petition without prejudice:
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct an additional story resulting in an 8‐story building, to determine density and dimensional controls for the project, to allow assigned parking, to allow reduced parking stall width and depth, to allow reduced accessible stalls, and to allow reduced aisle width, at 333 Nahanton Street and 677 Winchester Street – See Special Permit documents
Public Safety and Transportation: The Public Safety and Transportation Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, July 13th at 8:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting.
The agenda includes the following:
- Request from City Clerk to approve a plan to provide a sufficient number of police officers for each polling location to meet the obligations of “The VOTES Act” which changed the responsibility of detailing a sufficient number of police officers for each polling place from the Chief of Police to the City Council.
Programs and Services: The Programs and Services Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, July 13th at 7:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting.
The agenda includes the following:
- Request for a discussion with the Planning Department and possible amendments regarding time restrictions for filing Special Permits for Major Projects.
- Request authorization to acquire whether by purchase or friendly eminent domain the property at 47 Walnut Place adjacent to the current Senior Center.
Public Facilities: The Public Facilities Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, July 13th at 7:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting.
The agenda includes the following:
- Reappointment of Jay Snyder to the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy.
- Petition for a grant of location to install conduit in Windsor Road and in Kinmouth Road.
- Request from the Design Review Committee for 5-58 schematic design and site plan approval at 345 Walnut Street for the design of the new 33,000 SF facility to replace the current Senior Center located at 345 Walnut Street in Newtonville to meet the needs and interests of Newton’s older adults.
- Request to appropriate and expend $19,500,000 and authorize a general obligation borrowing of an equal amount for the Newton Center for Active Living (NewCAL) and authorization to apply any premium received upon the sale of the bonds or notes, less the cost of preparing, issuing, and marketing them, and any accrued interest received upon the delivery of the bonds or notes to the costs of the project and to reduce the amount authorized to be borrowed for the project by like amount.
