The Zoning and Planning Committee will continue its discussions on Village Center Zoning. See agenda. Last week, the Building Professionals Zoning Working Group has submitted comments on Village Center Zoning. See Local Building Professionals’ Comments on Draft Village Center Zoning email and Local Building Professionals’ Memo. This week, the Council received an email…
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The proposal to create a 209-unit elder housing project (129 independent units – studio – 2 bedrooms, 52 Assisted Living Units – studio – 2 bedrooms, and 28 Memory Care Units – studio only) with services is back on the Land Use Agenda this Tuesday evening (see agenda and Planning…
Zoning and Planning: The Zoning and Planning Committee will meet both in person (Room 207 and 204) and virtually on Zoom on Monday, June 27th, at 7:00 p.m.. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Request to accept the recommendation from the Community Preservation Committee…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week: 20 Shawmut Park – Attached dwellings- three units in two buildings 53 Neshobe Road – Special Permit to exceed allowed floor area ratio (FAR) The Development Review Team Snapshot can be found here.
July appears to be a busy month for the Land Use Committee with some heavy hitter projects set for public hearings. Mark your calendars: July 12th: Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval by Packard Cove Associates, LLP for a marijuana research facility at 241 – 247 Riverview Avenue Request…
The City Council is queued up to vote on an amendment to the city’s sign ordinance. The current ordinance was recently featured in this Boston Globe article, where Newton residents, Martina and Daniel Jackson, had been subject to an enforcement proceeding brought by the city’s Inspectional Services Department. The Zoning…
The Public Facilities Committee will be the first City Council Committee to review the proposed funding for the Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School Building renovation/addition project. The proposal calls for $49.3 million in bonding. The agenda and supporting documentation can be found here (begins at p. 24). The next stop will be…
Full City Council Meeting: The Full City Council will meet both in person (Council Chambers) and virtually on Zoom on Tuesday, June 21st at 7:45 p.m. Go here to watch the Zoom meeting. You can also watch the live broadcast of the meeting on NewTV – (Comast 9, RCN13, 614(HD),…
Public Safety and Transportation and Finance – June 6, 2022 – Committee Report – Watch the meeting on NewTV here. The item to review and possibly amend the Tiger Parking Permit program was held. Land Use – June 7, 2022 Committee Report (Report not posted in the Friday packet) –…
Zoning and Planning Committee: The Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber (Room 207)/Room 204 and virtually on Zoom on Monday, June 13th at 6:30 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Two appointments to the Planning and Development Board Lee…