Planning and Development Board will meet jointly with the Zoning and Planning Committee in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, September 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Public Hearing on possible ordinance to allow breweries, brew pubs, and other craft beverage production.
Auburndale Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, September 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install front entry railings at 15 Hawthorne
- Review of violation for work done to install HVAC equipment and conduits that were not granted a Certificate of Appropriateness at 94 Grove Street
- Request for Certificate of Appropriateness to remediate the violation for work done to install HVAC equipment and conduits at 94 Grove Street
- Administrative discussion Minutes:
- Review minutes
- Review violation process
- Review Auburndale HDC Design Guidelines
See Staff Memo.
Community Preservation Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, September 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Update on Webster Woods Project
- Public Hearing on the Gath Memorial Pool Funding Amendment ($1,500,000 in CPA Recreation Funding)
- Pre-Proposal Review for the Second Church in Newton Preservation and Accessibility Project ($600,000 in Historic Resource Funds)
- Pre-Proposal Review for the First Baptist Church Bell Tower Preservation Project ($1,750,000 in Historic Resource Funds)
- Other Business:
- Review of Existing and Potential Future Projects
- Review of Current Finances
Packet not yet posted.
Economic Development Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, September 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- City Updates & EDC Discussion
- Guest Speaker: Jeff Cournoyer, managing director of the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst
- Strengthen Village Centers
- EDC letter of Support for Village Center Overlay District
- Newton Highlands Improvement Project
- Facilitate Owning & Operating Businesses
- City Ordinances: Outdoor dining
- Zoning: Instructional centers (private sector)
- Zoning: Craft brewing and bottling
Development Review Committee/Countryside School Building Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 13 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Countryside Schematic Design Progress Review
Zoning Board of Appeals will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 13 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Request for a Comprehensive Permit, pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40B, to construct a nine-story, mixed-use development with 410 residential units and approximately 10,689 square feet of ground-floor commercial space on 6.98 acres of land located at 160 Charlemont Street and 56 Christina Street in the Mixed Use 1 Zoning District (103 affordable units with 486 parking stalls). See Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Request for a variance to reduce the front setback requirement to 5 feet to construct a detached garage at 409 Crafts Street.
- Request for a Comprehensive Permit,pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40B, to construct a 16-unit residential development on a 25,902-square-foot lot located at 41 Washington Street (reconfiguration of existing dwelling and construction of an addition – 4 affordable units). See Permit documents and Planning Memo.
See Meeting Packet.
Urban Design Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Sign Permits
- 417-427 Lexington Street – KDR Medspa + Wellness
- 93-105 Union Street – ET Fashion
- 456-460 Newtonville Avenue – Dogish
- 230 Needham Street – Serotonin
- Comprehensive Sign Package
- Fence Appeal
- Design Review
Staff Memo or Packet have not been posted.
Planning and Development Board will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, September 14 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- FY23 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Public Hearing Presentation and Vote for a draft of the proposed FY23 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (See also Sage Reports (Beneficiary Data) for the CAPER.)
- Planning Board acting as a Board of Survey will hold a public hearing on a subdivision request for 132 Homer Street
- Discussion/vote on an ordinance to allow for breweries, brew pubs, and other craft beverage production
- Continuation of Public Hearing on Village Center Zoning and on state guidance for implementing the Housing Choice element of the MA Economic Development legislation.
Newton Upper Falls Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, September 14 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
NOTE: Remediation of Violations regarding 1268 Boylston, Unit B have been withdrawn and will be taken up in October.
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to build a sunroom at 7 Lucille Place.
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a shed at 47 Linden Street.
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a fence with gates and a shed at 12 Richardson Road.
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a replacement freestanding CITGO sign with a price sign, change the signage over the garage bays, and change the canopy color, and add CITGO lettering at 1010 Chestnut Street.
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install vents and HVAC equipment with conduits at 34 High Street.
- Administration Discussion
- Administrative approval of vents and HVAC conduits
See Staff Memo.
