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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. located at Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Second Floor, and/or conducted remotely (see details below) on special permit application case
PB-407 For the property located at 729, 735-737, 745, and 755 Concord Avenue for which the Applicant is Boylston Properties seeking special permits pursuant to Sections 6.44.1 Modification of setback requirements for on grade open parking facilities, 19.20 Project Review Special Permit, 20.1100.5.5.9.3 Yard Requirements Waiver, and 22.35.3 Reduction of Green Roofs requirement for a proposal to Construct a 12-story residential building of approximately 232,464 square feet gross floor area with 236 residential units, 15 on grade parking spaces, and 272 long-term and short-term bicycle parking spaces.
You can attend the meeting in person, or view the meeting remotely and make comments by computer or telephone using Zoom Webinar. NOTE: The hearing may be remote-only if there is a change to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law before the date of the hearing.
Go to www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard to view application documents, send written comments before the hearing, or learn how to join the hearing online or by phone. Contact the Community Development Department at cddzoning@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4600 with questions. Written comments received by 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the meeting will be considered by Board Members in advance of the meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. located at Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Second Floor, and/or conducted remotely (see details below) on a Zoning Petition by Cambridge City Council to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Article 11.000 with the intent to Amend certain subsections of the Affordable Housing Overlay, Section 11.207 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance, with the intent of limiting allowable height increases in Residence C-1 districts, removing references to provisions in the base zoning that are no longer applicable, and clarifying references to departments responsible for enforcement.
You can attend the meeting in person, or view the meeting remotely and make comments by computer or telephone using Zoom Webinar. NOTE: The hearing may be remote-only if there is a change to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law before the date of the hearing.
Go to www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard to view petition documents, send written comments before the hearing, or learn how to join the hearing online or by phone. Contact the Community Development Department at cddzoning@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4600 with questions. Written comments received by 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the meeting will be considered by Board Members in advance of the meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record.
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, April 7, 2025 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/MC042025 or call (301)715-8592 Webinar ID: 817 6914 9120.
MC-7240: 37 Highland Avenue, by Phuong Pham. Replace siding.
Tony Hsiao, Chair
Cambridge Day, The Week, 03/27/25, 04/03/25
BOARD OF ZONING APPEAL
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Massachusetts
831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge, MA. (617) 349-6100
The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Virtual Public Meeting, THURSDAY – APRIL 10, 2025. Members of the public can participate or view the meeting remotely using the Zoom Webinar link: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/i/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-1152085
60 FIRST STREET
PUD-4/Business A-Zone/PUD-8
NW CAMBRIDGE PROPERTY OWNER LLC – C/O JASON PARILLO, PRO-SIGN SERVICE Variance: Installation of a wall sign exceeding available frontage allowed by Article 7.
Art. 7.000, Sec. 7.16.22.c (Wall Sign). & Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
6:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-1152923
1611 CAMBRIDGE STREET
ATRIUS MSO LLC – C/O RACHEL WATSKY, ESQ.
Residence C-2 Zone
Variance: Replacement of pre-existing signage on the property with 2 new signs updating the identification of the medical establishment. Art. 7.000, Sec. 7.16.21.b (Signs in Residence Districts). & Sec. 7.18.2 (Non-Conforming Signs, Other Signs). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
7:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-1154651
1751 MASS AVENUE
Mass Ave Overlay/Business A-2 Zone
SEUNG HEUK CHANG – C/O YAEL GETS SCHOEN, ARCHITECT Special Permit: Change to windows in facades that are within the setbacks and addition of skylights to roof that is within the side setback. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.33 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.a (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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.
Ordinance 2025-4 – Final Publication
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-4 – FINAL PUBLICATION
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Five
AN ORDINANCE
In amendment to the Ordinance entitled “Cambridge Municipal Code”
That the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge be amended in Chapter 2.24 – City Clerk Department, Section 2.24.050 entitled “Fee schedule” as follows:
2.24.050 Fee schedule.
Effective April 1, 2025, the fees for the City Clerk Department shall be as follows:
| Marriage Intention | $50.00 |
| Marriage Certificate | $15.00 |
| Birth Amendment/Corrections | $50.00 |
| Birth Certificates | $15.00 |
| Delayed Birth Record | $50.00 |
| Correct Death Errors | $50.00 |
| Death Certificate | $15.00 |
| Correct Marriage Certificate | $50.00 |
| Examine Vital Records: | |
| per hour or portion thereof) | $15.00 |
| per additional one-half-hour or portion thereof) | $7.00 |
| Domestic Partnership Applications | $50.00 |
| Domestic Partnership Certificate | $15.00 |
| Notarizing Non-Municipal Documents | $5.00 |
| Constables | $100.00 |
| Business Certificates (including
certified copy) |
$50.00 |
| Amending Business Certificate | $10.00 |
| Termination of Business Certificate | $5.00 |
| Register Podiatrist | $60.00 |
| Register Electrolysis | $60.00 |
| Optometry Certificate | $60.00 |
| Physician/Osteopath Certificate | $60.00 |
| Power of Attorney | $35.00 |
| Closing-out Inventory | $10.00 |
| Petition for Zoning Amendment | $150.00 |
| Certified Copies Requested by
Senior Citizen |
$5.00 |
| Zoning Code Book (hard copy) | $100.00 |
| Municipal Code Book (hard copy) | $100.00 |
(Amended, 03/24/2025; Ord. 1348, 5/21/2012; Ord. 1320, 5/18/2009; 1294, Amended, 05/22/2006; Ord. 1292, Added, 11/14/2005; 1280, Added, 09/27/2004; 1274, Amended, 06/14/2004; Ord. 1133, 1992)
In City Council March 24, 2025.
Ordained as amended by a yea and nay vote:-
Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0.
Attest:- Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk
A true copy;
ATTEST:-
Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk
A stronger
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