SomervilleMeetings

25-1554 Mayor's Request Ordained

Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Sections 10.10.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.6, 15.1.8, 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.3, 15.2.4, 15.3.1, 15.3.2, and 15.5.2 of the Zoning Ordinance to make pre-submittal meetings optional for most permits and to improve clarity and consistency.

From
Planning & Zoning
Introduced
Oct 5, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
219963
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History

  1. Dec 18, 2025
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Dec 11, 2025
    City Council Ordinance ordained · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.C.5.
  3. Dec 4, 2025
    Land Use Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 2.
  4. Nov 20, 2025
    Land Use Committee Kept in committee Meeting agenda, item 2.
  5. Nov 6, 2025
    Land Use Committee Kept in committee Meeting agenda, item 2.1.
  6. Oct 9, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.2.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully submits for this Council’s consideration and ordainment an amendment to Sections 10.10.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.6, 15.1.8, 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.3, 15.2.4, 15.3.1, 15.3.2, and 15.5.2 of the Zoning Ordinance to make pre-submittal meetings optional for most permits and to improve clarity and consistency across ordinance sections. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Respectfully, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor