Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 26 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Appointment of Alexander B. Jablon to the Financial Audit Advisory Committee
- Request to appropriate and expend $1,000,000 from both the Sewer and Water funds to complete the Wash Bay Project at the Crafts Street yard.
- Request to appropriate and expend $11,847.54 from the Stormwater Operating Fund for the full and final settlement of Eastern Bus Company Inc. v. City of Newton.
- Request to appropriate and expend the sum of $90,000 from the B.A.A. Marathon to a Parks, Recreation, and Culture Account to fund playground improvements.
Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 26 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Public Hearing on the following:
- Request for a review, discussion, and amendments relative to Chapter 30 zoning ordinances by adding a new Village Center Overlay District, consisting of four (4) district tiers, by establishing requirements for such District, and requesting amendments to the Zoning Map to include the Village Center Overlay District.
- Request for a discussion on state guidance for implementing the Housing Choice element of the MA Economic Development legislation.
See Planning Memo and Memo from Chair Crossley
Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 27 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Request for a Class 2 Auto Dealers License: Yes Auto Sales Group, 454 Watertown Street
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow parking in the front setback by constructing a second parking stall off of Parker Street and to allow a parking stall with reduced stall depth off Howley Avenue at 437 Parker Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct several additions to the dwelling which requires relief for a second attached garage, total garage area, and dimensions of the proposed dormers at 70 Suffolk Road. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to raze the existing dwelling and construct four residential units in two buildings with dimensional waivers at 20 Clinton Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to raze the dwelling and construct a four-unit three-story multi-family dwelling with garage parking for seven vehicles at 107-109 Elliot Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow Elder Housing with services, to allow development in excess of 20,000 sq. ft., to allow a five-story building, to allow a retaining wall greater than 4’ in height within a setback, to allow free-standing signs, to allow parking within the front setback, and to waive lighting requirements at 11 Florence Street and 318 Boylston Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
Programs and Services Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Public Hearing on a Citizens Petition requesting the Newton City Council amend the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 21, Article 3, Division 3) to apply the following protection regulations to all healthy, not dangerous trees 6 inches of diameter at breast height (DBH) and larger on all properties in the City not owned by the State or Federal Government:
- Require planting replacement or cash payment to mitigate the environmental and health damages to abutters from tree removal;
- Waive the payment or replacement requirement only if the application process provides acceptable certification that the protected tree is dead, diseased, or dangerous, or that removal of the tree will improve the overall health of the tree canopy;
- Protect trees on lots adjacent to construction sites;
- Provide notification to owners of abutting properties of each tree-removal application.