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Ordinance 2025-7 – Public Hearing
Public Notice
Relative to Zoning
City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Office of the City Clerk
The Ordinance Committee, comprised of the entire membership of the City Council, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on a Zoning Petition by the 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allowable height increases in Residence C-1 districts, removing references to provisions in the base zoning that are no longer applicable, and clarifying references to departments responsible for enforcement.
This public hearing will be hybrid allowing participation in the Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA and remotely via ZOOM. The ZOOM URL to view the meeting is https://cambridgema.zoom.us/s/97895847144 . If you would like to speak at this Public Hearing, please register to do so using this URL:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/CityCouncil/PublicCommentSignUpForm . You may also email comments to the City Clerk at Cityclerk@cambridgema.gov .
To request a copy of the amendment in full, e-mail City Clerk, Diane LeBlanc at DLeBlanc@Cambridgema.gov . Copies are also available at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments .
The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please contact the City Clerk at 617-349-4260 or at DLeBlanc@Cambridgema.gov .
For the Committee,
Vice Mayor Marc McGovern, Chair
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. located at Remote participation on Zoom (see details below) on a Zoning Petition by BMR-320 Charles LLC c/o BioMed Realty, L.P. to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Article 20.000 with the intent to
Create a new overlay district called the East Cambridge Community Enhancement (ECCE) Overlay
District that would 1) allow for increases in height and floor area by special permit to facilitate the conversion of older industrial properties to new structures in a way that will 2) improve the edge of the district adjacent to Ahern Field, improve the pedestrian experience within the zoning district, and/or provide support for community services in East Cambridge.
This hearing will be on Zoom Webinar. 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.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
located at Remote participation on Zoom (see details below)
on a Zoning Petition by Cambridge City Council to amend the Cambridge Article 5.000 and Section 20.70 Zoning Ordinance in with the intent of (1) replacing the Floodplain Overlay and Planning Board Special Permit with the Massachusetts model ordinance structure for permitting development in the flood plain through administrative review; (2) updating references to the most recent FEMA maps to maintain compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program; and (3) revising other parts of the Zoning Ordinance for internal consistency.
This hearing will be on Zoom Webinar. 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.
Ordinance 2025-9 – Public Hearing
Public Notice
Relative to Zoning
City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Office of the City Clerk
The Ordinance Committee, comprised of the entire membership of the City Council, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on a Zoning Petition by the Cambridge City Council to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Article 5.000 and Section 20.70 with the intent of (1) replacing the Floodplain Overlay and Planning Board Special Permit with the Massachusetts model ordinance structure for permitting development in the flood plain through administrative review; (2) updating references to the most recent FEMA maps to maintain compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program; and (3) revising other parts of the Zoning Ordinance for internal consistency.
This public hearing will be hybrid allowing participation in the Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA and remotely via ZOOM. The ZOOM URL to view the meeting is https://cambridgema.zoom.us/s/97895847144 . If you would like to speak at this Public Hearing, please register to do so using this URL:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/CityCouncil/PublicCommentSignUpForm . You may also email comments to the City Clerk at Cityclerk@cambridgema.gov .
To request a copy of the amendment in full, e-mail City Clerk, Diane LeBlanc at DLeBlanc@Cambridgema.gov . Copies are also available at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments .
The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please contact the City Clerk at 617-349-4260 or at DLeBlanc@Cambridgema.gov .
For the Committee,
Vice Mayor Marc McGovern, Chair
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