Highlights of a quiet week:
- Land Use …reviewing several requests
- Newton Cultural Council …receiving update on Cooper Center for Active Living
- Fair Housing Committee …considering Inclusive Zoning and priorities
- NewCAL Community Construction …meeting for monthly update
City Council
Land Use will meet on Tuesday to consider requests for:
- Changes to site plan and landscaping, including replacing areas of gravel and grass with brick at 275 Grove Street
- Razing the existing garage and constructing a new attached garage, mudroom, and 2.5-story rear addition, with retaining walls exceeding four feet in height in the front yard at 8 Everett Street
- Constructing a single-story rear addition and attached garage in the location of an existing carport at 15 York Road
- Special Permit / Site Plan Approval to establish an accessory apartment as of right within the existing detached historic barn at 6 Lowell Avenue
- Special Permit / Site Plan Approval to allow retaining walls along the sides and rear of the dwelling exceeding four feet in height within the side setback at 54-56 Indiana Terrace
- Allowing a mix of for-profit education, personal instructions, non-accessory parking, wholesale bakery, vehicle storage and vehicle repair, sales and services, and waiving 41 parking stalls at 28-30 Riverdale Avenue
Schools
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
Boards and Commissions
Newton Cultural Council will meet on Monday with an agenda that includes:
- Cooper Center for Active Living Update and Q&A with Director Mignonne Murray
- Modification request project: Siren Songs
- NCC website discussion www.newtonculturalcouncil.org
- MCC Portal and grant submissions to date
- NCC Mission and Activities (Planning and Advocacy)
Fair Housing Committee will meet on Wednesday to consider:
- Fair Housing Training Plans
- Housing Navigator Massachusetts
- Inclusive Zoning Update
- Housing Priorities Task Force Update
- Subcommittee Updates:
- Lottery Results & Lease-ups
- Membership & Nominating
- Fair Housing Award
- Fair Housing Committee Priorities Discussion
- FH Protected Groups
- Learning / Teaching
- Data and Analysis
- Collaboration
Other
NewCAL Community Construction Meeting will be held virtually (Zoom link) on October 1, 6PM-8PM.
This week’s road construction schedule has not yet been posted.