After three hours of free-ranging debate on the pros and cons of granting both a zoning change and a special permit for 368-390 Watertown Street in Nonantum to allow for the addition of another floor and three more units, the Land Use Committee voted to defeat both items. Nonantum Neighborhood…
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At its regularly scheduled meeting, the Newton Planning and Development Board approved the special permit to rezone the property at 386-390 Watertown Street from BU1 to MU4. In early December, the City Council had granted the owners, John Mula and Nicholas Beaujean, a special permit to build a three-story, mixed-use…
A recent request to revise an approved special permit for development in Nonantum has stirred controversy around a lot that has remained vacant for seven years. On October 7, 2024, the City Council issued a special permit to the owners of the property at 386-394 Watertown Street to build a…
The Zoning & Planning Committee approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): No further action was necessary for other items, and no items were denied or held. Present: Councilors Oliver (Vice-Chair), Albright, Wright, Krintzman, Getz, Danberg, and KalisAbsent: Councilor BakerAlso Present: Councilors Gentile, Malakie, Greenberg, Bixby,…
In a first for the Newton Zoning Board of Appeals, the City Council filed an appeal to an Inspectional Services Department (ISD) ruling – in this case, a ruling stating that the current developer of the four-unit project at 16-22 Clinton Street was not in violation of the approved Council…
Zoning and Planning will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, July 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Land Use will meet virtually (Zoom link) and in person (City Hall, Room 205) on Tuesday, July 23 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Traffic Council will meet virtually…
On Thursday, June 27, the Zoning and Planning Committee met with Newton’s Planning Board to discuss changes to the Zoning Code. The Committee unanimously approved a change proposed by the Planning Department to remove the rarely used Fast Food Establishments language from the Zoning Code. Restaurants are required to get…
On Wednesday, February 28th, Andrew Copoletti of Boylston Properties appeared before the Newton Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to present an updated progress report on the planned development slated for 78 Crafts Street. Since the project is proposed under Chapter 40B (with 20% of the 307 units priced for people…
At the February 15 meeting of the Zoning and Planning Committee, members received an update from the Planning staff regarding the submission of Newton’s documents requesting certification of compliance with the MBTA Communities Law. According to the law, Newton was among 177 communities required to enact a zoning ordinance or…
Thank you to David Mickley for his 1/9/24 Letter to the Editor, criticizing Greg Vasil’s Boston Globe editorial (Massachusetts can make housing more affordable, 12/27/23). Vasil called the Newton zoning law “watered down” and claimed that suburban voters fear that “apartment buildings and dwellers will change their neighborhood’s character and…