City Council
Zoning and Planning will meet TONIGHT — NOTE: Early Start time — for continued discussion and straw votes on map and text amendments for Village Center Zoning Overlay Districts (VCOD).
Land Use will meet on Tuesday to review and discuss six Special Permit requests:
- 52 Sharpe Road – reduce lot area requirement
- 1349 Centre Street – amend the site plan to allow additional paving on-site
- 89-91 Crafts Street – allow parking in the front setback
- 193 Lake Avenue – accessory apartment with dimensional waivers
- 373 Lexington Street – change a nonconforming two-family dwelling use to two single-family dwellings
- 43 Crafts Street – demolish the existing structure and construct a three-story, three-unit multi-family dwelling
School Committee
Policy Subcommittee will meet in person Monday morning for policy review and revisions.
Boards and Commissions
Fair Housing Lottery Results and Lease Up Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday to discuss data needed to document the lottery process and outcome and review work plans and priorities for the coming year.
Newton Retirement Board will meet on Tuesday and will include a presentation by CFO Maureen Lemieux on the creation of a new stabilization fund.
Newton Housing Partnership will meet on Tuesday to discuss:
- 40B Project Updates: Northland Charlemont; 528 Boylston
- Village Center Zoning & Affordable Incentives: Recap of the public hearing and discussion
- Coordination with Affordable Housing Trust and Fair Housing Committee: discussion
- Newton Housing Partnership Update: Economic Stability / Mobility Initiative – EMPath Partnership
Design Review Committee will meet on Wednesday for a Countryside Elementary School Schematic Design Progress update.
Newton Historical Commission will meet on Thursday to discuss:
- 2 Local Landmark Designations: 2-12 Windsor Road and 19 Highland Avenue
- Local Landmark Review for 242 Islington Road
- Remediation of a Violation for work performed on a Local Landmark: 17-19 Channing Street
- 3 Total Demolition requests: 11 Niles Road; 191 Dedham Street; 41 Hazelhurst Avenue
- 1 Partial Demolition request: Demolition of Chimney on National Register House: 16 Fairmont Avenue
- 2 Waiver of a Demolition Delay requests: 236 Chapel Street; 104 Beethoven Avenue – Waiver Application; Original Application
Other
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities sent this letter to Municipal Officials in the MBTA Communities regarding revisions to the Compliance Guidelines for Multi-Family Zoning Districts. According to the letter, the revisions were made in response to “feedback” they received to provide some credit for mixed-use development zoning districts and are “intended to provide greater flexibility to MBTA communities to adopt new zoning districts in mixed-use neighborhoods and to promote housing opportunities for residents in such neighborhoods.” The letter makes clear that the revisions do not reduce the total number of units required by the Guidelines.
This week’s road construction schedule.