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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. held remotely (see below for instructions to participate) on a Zoning Petition by the City Council to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Articles 2.000, 4.000, 5.000, 6.000, 11.000, 13.000, 14.000, 17.000, 20.000, and 22.000 with the intent of
(a) Removing references to “degree of kinship” from the definitions of “Family” and “Lodging House;”
(b) deleting the definition of “Group Quarters;”
(c) creating definitions for “Residence,” “Transient Accommodation,” “Rooming Unit,” “Guest Unit,” “Tourist House,” and “Hotel or Motel;”
(d) defining and categorizing “Lodging House” as a residence and “Tourist House” and “Hotel or Motel” as transient accommodations; and
(e) amending other Sections of the Zoning Ordinance for consistency with those amended definitions.
TO VIEW DOCUMENTS: Visit www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments online. Printed copies are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts and at the Community Development Department, 344 Broadway.
TO SEND WRITTEN COMMENTS: E-mailing planningboardcomment@cambridgema.gov is preferred. You can also mail comments to Cambridge Planning Board, 344 Broadway, Third Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Written comments received by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting will be considered by Board Members in advance of the meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record.
TO COMMENT IN REAL-TIME: Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 adopted by Massachusetts General Court and approved by the Governor, the City is authorized to use remote participation at meetings of the Cambridge Planning Board. You can view the meeting remotely and make comments by computer or telephone using Zoom Webinar. Visit www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard online to view the full meeting agenda, register for the Zoom Webinar, and get up-to-date information about the meeting.
TO VIEW MEETING ONLY: The meeting will be streamed online through the Open Meeting Portal at www.cambridgema.gov and broadcast on cable TV – Channel 22 within Cambridge.
FOR QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE: Questions concerning the petition may be addressed to Jeff Roberts at 617 349-4639 or jroberts@cambridgema.gov. Contact Swaathi Joseph at 617/349-4668 (TTY 617/349-4621) or sjoseph@cambridgema.gov for information about the meeting.
Legal Notice
Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission
Notice is hereby given that the Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:00PM to consider the following applications under Ch. 2.78, Article III of the City Code and the Order establishing the District.
The meeting will be held online with remote participation. The public can participate online via the Zoom platform (https://zoom.us/) from a phone, tablet, or computer. To join the meeting, register at https://tinyurl.com/MCMay2024 or call (301)715-8592 Webinar ID:
846 9034 4826.
MC-6987:13 Leonard Avenue, Rosanne Hall-Tu. Replace windows.
MC-6988: 84 Kirkland Street, James Gray & Patricia Marti. Alter windows.
Tony Hsiao, Chair
Cambridge Day, The Week, 04/25/24, 05/02/24
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. held remotely (see below for instructions to participate) on a Zoning Petition by Khalida Griffin-Sheperd, et al., to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Section 11.206.1 “Affordable Housing Trust,” Subsections 11.206.1 “Board of Trustees” and 11.206.2 “Receipt and Use of Funds and Property” with the intent of adding two explicit additional purposes for the Trust’s funding, requiring reporting of Trust business to the City Council, requiring payment of stipends for Trust members, requiring the Trust to include members affected by housing instability, and expanding the Trust board from 9 to 13 members.
TO VIEW DOCUMENTS: Visit www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments online. Printed copies are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts and at the Community Development Department, 344 Broadway.
TO SEND WRITTEN COMMENTS: E-mailing planningboardcomment@cambridgema.gov is preferred. You can also mail comments to Cambridge Planning Board, 344 Broadway, Third Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Written comments received by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting will be considered by Board Members in advance of the meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record.
TO COMMENT IN REAL-TIME: Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 adopted by Massachusetts General Court and approved by the Governor, the City is authorized to use remote participation at meetings of the Cambridge Planning Board. You can view the meeting remotely and make comments by computer or telephone using Zoom Webinar. Visit www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard online to view the full meeting agenda, register for the Zoom Webinar, and get up-to-date information about the meeting.
TO VIEW MEETING ONLY: The meeting will be streamed online through the Open Meeting Portal at www.cambridgema.gov and broadcast on cable TV – Channel 22 within Cambridge.
FOR QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE: Questions concerning the petition may be addressed to Jeff Roberts at 617 349-4639 or jroberts@cambridgema.gov. Contact Swaathi Joseph at 617/349-4668 (TTY 617/349-4621) or sjoseph@cambridgema.gov for information about the meeting.
LEGAL NOTICE
CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 6:00 PM to consider the following matters under M.G.L. Ch. 40C and Ch. 2.78 of the Code of the City of Cambridge:
This meeting will be held online with remote participation. The public may participate via Zoom webinar (https://zoom.us/) from a phone, tablet, or computer. To join the meeting, register at: https://tinyurl.com/CHCmay2-2024 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID#: 824 9698 0354 Confirm meeting details and materials at https://tinyurl.com/CHistComm. Written comment is welcome up to 24 hours before the meeting at histcomm@cambridgema.gov.
Public Hearing: Alterations to Designated Properties
Case 5029: 11 Garden St., by First Church in Cambridge. Report on condition of the cockerel weathervane and request to fabricate and install a replica on the church tower.
Case 5098: 4 Berkeley St., by Sowing Seeds LLC – Steve Shabet, Trustee. Replace select windows, restore missing trim, repair porch.
Case 5099: 12-30 Palmer St., by Harvard Cooperative Society, owner, o/b/o Harvard University, tenant. Add new window openings and a new main entrance with metal lantern/trellis. Modify grade levels and pavement for access to retail spaces. Install new benches and planters.
Case 5100: 9-11A and 11B Mt. Auburn St., by The Packard Humanities Institute, owner, o/b/o Mt Auburn MLD LLC. Construct third-floor addition at #9-11A. Construct new dormers at #11B. Remove the connecting structure and mechanical lift. Renovate the exterior of both buildings.
Bruce A. Irving, Chair
Cambridge Week, 4/18/24, 4/25/24
Cases may be taken out of order and approved at the beginning of the meeting. Persons who wish to have a hearing on a case should notify the Commission in advance or be present at the beginning of the meeting when the Consent Agenda will be discussed.
City of Cambridge
Massachusetts
BOARD OF ZONING APPEAL
831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge, MA.
617) 349-6100
The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Virtual Public Meeting, THURSDAY – MAY 9, 2024. Members of the public can participate or view the meeting remotely using the Zoom Webinar link: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/85299551558
Or join by phone: Dial +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 – Webinar ID: 852 9955 1558
6:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-264436 40 GRANITE STREET Residence C Zone
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE – C/O IRAM FAROOQ, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
Variance: To continue Saturday use of area as a farmers’ market, starting June through November, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM as previously approved by the BZA in 2013, case #10399, and in 2018, case #017109-2019.
Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.36.a (Open Lot Retail sales Establishment). & Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
6:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-264704 39 SAVILLE STREET Residence B Zone
SUZANNE N. HABER & WILLIAM L. THOMPSON – C/O SARAH L. RHATIGAN, ESQ.
Special Permit: Rear addition to non-conforming two-family structure increasing Gross Floor Area/Floor Area Ratio and new skylight within setback on different wall. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d (Non-Conforming Two-Family Structure). Sec. 8.22.2.c (New Window Within Setback). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
7:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-264622 70 INMAN STREET Residence C-1 Zone
SUSAN SCHWEITZER
Variance: Construction of a two-story addition to an existing 2-family dwelling.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
7:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-265150 2 PARKWAY TERRACE Residence A-2 Zone ADRINA DEVITRE & SHAHZAD SHAEFI – C/O JAMES J. RAFFERTY, ESQ.
Special Permit: To build a conforming addition to a pre-existing nonconforming single-family residence. The proposed addition does not increase the nature of the existing nonconformity, nor does it increase the structure by more than 25% since it first became nonconforming. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.c (Non-Conforming Structure).
Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
7:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-263613 73 FAYETTE STREET – Unit 1 Residence C-1 Zone TOMAS & ELIZABETH WALSH – C/O EDRICK VANBEUZEKOM, ARCHITECT
Variance: Enclosure of existing covered porch within existing non-conforming footprint of building. No increase of non-conformity with the exception of its gross floor area. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
TO VIEW BZA CASE APPLICATIONS, PLANS & SUBMISSIONS, GO TO: https://www.cambridgema.gov/inspection/zoning.aspx at top of page, click “Calendar” > Click hearing date > Click “Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda.” Any information filed after the agenda has been posted can be viewed at the Inspectional Services Department located at 831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge by appointment only. Copies of this petition are also on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, MA. Interested persons may provide comments to the Board of Zoning Appeal by participating during the hearing and/or may provide written comments for the Board’s consideration by mailing or delivering them to the attention of the Secretary, Board of Zoning Appeal,
831 Mass Avenue, 02139 or by emailing them to mpacheco@cambridgema.gov. Comments must be submitted prior to the Hearing and include the Case Number. Continued cases are not re-advertised but are posted on the office board at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall & on the same BZA Web Page 48 hours prior to hearing.
CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL – FINANCE COMMITTEE
FY25 BUDGET HEARING SCHEDULE
The Finance Committee will conduct public hearings on the city and school budgets covering the fiscal period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 – commencing at 9:00 A.M.
City Clerk
City Council
Election Commission
Employee Benefits
Equity and Inclusion
Diversity
DGVPI
Executive – Leadership
Communications
Housing Liaison
Tourism
Finance Admin.
Auditing
Assessing
Budget
General Services
Information Technology
Purchasing
Treasury/Revenue
Human Resources
Law
Mayor’s Office
Public Celebrations
Reserve
Animal Commission
Community Safety
Emergency Communications
Fire Department
Inspectional Services
License Commission
Police Department
PRAB / Peace Commission
Traffic, Parking & Transportation
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024- commencing at 6:00 P.M.
School Department
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024 – commencing at 9:00 A.M.
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cable TV
Capital Building Projects
Community Development
Debt Service
Historical Commission
Housing
Office of Sustainability
Public Works
Water
Women’s Commission
Human Rights Commission
Human Services
Library
Veterans’ Services
Cherry Sheet
MWRA
City Overview Section
Financial Summaries Section
Revenue Section
Public Investment Section
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 at 9:00 A.M.
If necessary
MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2024 – Regular City Council Meeting
Anticipated Budget Adoption
A stronger
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